People

GEORGE KATAKO

MANAGING PARTNER

George has been with SCG since the beginning. His role involves organisation and strategy development, teaching, training and developing staff and clients, technical work and leading the effort to build a marketing system that can lead SCG to be number 5 in the industry in Ghana. He is passionate about using his accounting knowledge and business experiences to help other businesses and strives to get young people to plan their lives and build their own foundations for long term success. George is a serious
minded professional who always keeps his promises and is not afraid to take a stand.

COLLINS BOATENG

PARTNER

In his role as the audit partner, Collins is responsible for growing and managing the audit function as business. He is involved in strategy development, quality assurance and building relationships with client. He is also responsible for ensuring that throughout the firm, we have adequate learning and training programs, and our staff prepare adequately for their certification exams. Collins is passionate about doing things right at the first instance, and is an advocate for making the pursuit of high standards a habit. When he isn’t developing the business, Collins spends his time reading both technical and motivational items

EMILE VORGBE

PARTNER

Emile manages the audit department and together with the other partners, he works on strategies to develop the business. In addition to planning and reviewing audit assignments, he is heavily involved in developing and managing the audit team, securing appropriate technology, developing processes for growing the business unit. Emile is technical, detail orientated and is great at talking to clients about how they use audit findings to improve their business. He believes strongly that an audit should add value and that a carefully planned, an audit could provide assurance as well as contribute to growing a business. When he’s not thinking about how to grow the audit business, you can find him listening to Hillsong or relaxing at the beach.

Alex Dsane

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Our Chief Operating Officer, Alex supervises the payroll services unit and the support units of the firm. He plays a key role in setting the strategic direction of the firm and supporting the Managing Partner in implementing the firm’s marketing initiatives. Alex is an organized professional and highly respected member of the firm. He enjoys team building, having a solution-oriented approach to issues and availing the firm of the breadth and depth of his experience. Alex has over 30 years’ experience in accounting, auditing, banking and general management. He loves to read and is passionate about quality service and establishing, negotiating and managing effective working relationships.

IVY AMOAKO-MENSAH

HR/ADMIN

The quality of our people is critical to our success. Ivy advises and assists managers of the firm in implementing appropriate HR policies for managing the Human Resources of their Unit. She is good at planning, organizing and coordinating with people in the firm. She enjoys researching various HR topics to develop her own knowledge and skills to meet the high standards of the firm. She is passionate about helping SCG build an organization that is both demanding, fun to work in and values integrity and professionalism. Ivy loves to travel and her dream is to see the world.

“Being at peace with each other, honesty and truth would make the world a better place.”

MERCY BADU

FINANCE

Mercy joined SCG in 2009 and has been involved in building and managing the Client Accounting Service Unit since she joined the firm. She is currently the Finance manager and her role involves managing the internal financial affairs of the firm. She is also in charge of client on-boarding, assisting clients with advisory services, and helping clients to implement accounting policies and procedures. Mercy is passionate about the business growth of her clients. Her clients often commend her on her time management skills and service delivery. Mercy’s career goal is to become an entrepreneur, and in her spare time, she loves to cook, watch movies or travel around.

JAMES ETU

DATA ANALYTICS

James is the Data and Analytics Manager at SCG. He transitioned into tech from an audit and accounting background with over eight years of experience in full-cycle accounting as an Accounting professional. He held various managerial positions within and outside of the firm. James is currently responsible for leading all data and analytics initiatives as well as driving the firm’s Digital Transformation and Data Strategy. James loves being an auditor more than an accountant. He finds joy working in tech and business and has since been an advocate for tech as a big business enabler.

AMOS ADU

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT/MARKETING

 Amos initiates, drives and coordinates various internal programmes designed by the firm and the department. Amos is skilled at managing people, processes and customer relationships. He enjoys motivating people and look for opportunity to add value to client business. He is pragmatic and progressive and likes to challenge himself with new ideas and approaches to achieve results. Amos is a firm believer in team building and synergy. He loves to read management, leadership and motivational books and articles. ‘Our Iceberg is Melting’ by John Kotter is his favorite.

FRANK ODURO

IT OFFICER

 Frank’s role involves ensuring the SCG ICT infrastructure is current and relevant to the business and is being used effectively. He ensures that the business is adequately protected from cyber threats and other disasters for business continuity. Frank enjoys learning and understanding business processes, finding IT solutions for business problems, and continually working on self-development.

SCG does high quality work efficiently and maintains high ethical standards. This is achieved by investing in staff training and development and in the tools and technology at SCG.