CV - Franck Samson AGBECI - English Version
CV - Franck Samson AGBECI - English Version
CV - Franck Samson AGBECI - English Version
PROFILE
I am ACCA finalist, currently at the ACCA Strategic Professional – Options level. I am Audit &
Advisory professional in both English (IFRS/IAS) and francophone (OHADA) systems. I have
fourteen (14) years’ work experience with ten (10) years in audit and advisory.
Currently working with BDO UK LLP a grant audit consultant, I mainly audit the German Agency for
International Cooperation (GIZ) in Ghana.
Group Head, Internal Audit of an Oil & Gas Group in Abuja – Nigeria; I was actively involved in the
design and implementation of the parent's and the subsidiaries’ internal control.
In audit & advisory firms, I have held senior positions: Audit manager, head of training. I have a good
knowledge of the International Standard on Auditing (ISA), International Financial Reporting
Standards (IFRS /IAS) and development projects/programs audit procedures.
I started my Audit career as a Junior Auditor in Audit & Accountancy Firms up to the position of
Audit Manager. I have been involved in the audit engagements of many
companies in diversified industries including Banks, Micro finance, Manufacturing, Oil & Gas, NGOs
, development projects financed by international donors like the World Bank, the African
Development Bank (Afdb), Kfw, the IDB, French Development Agency, EU, etc.
COMPUTER SKILLS
CaseWare Working Papers- The leading software solution for Audit and assurance
engagement management.
Word, Excel (advanced), PowerPoint (very good knowledge)
SAGE SARRI – Thalia (Accounting software)
TOMPRO (Project accounting software)
Good knowledge of internet
Benin - Nigeria - Togo - Ghana - Burkina Faso – Niger – Cameroon – Rep. of Congo.
EMPLOYMENTS
Crowe TG is Audit and Advisory firm with offices in Togo. It is a member of Crowe Global. Crowe
Global, known as Crowe, formerly Crowe Horwath International, is a multinational professional
services network. It is the 9th largest global accounting network in the world by revenue. The network
includes more than 220 firms with over 42,000 employees in 130 countries.
At Crowe TG I manage the entire audit process of a diversified client base assigned to me, including
Banks, State companies, private companies, sole traders, partnerships, NGO in various industries and
programs / projects financed by the World Bank, African Development Bank, Islamic Development
Bank, etc.
Specific Roles & Responsibilities:
Identify individual client's business process and audit risks, develop audit strategy and oversee
the entire audit process;
Develop testing methodologies to evaluate the adequacy of controls;
Manage engagement team ranging from six (6) to fifteen (15) members;
Allocate responsibilities to auditor staff;
Review team members’ work for accuracy and compliance;
Present audit findings to client’s management team (exit meeting);
Submit reports written in French and/or English to audit partner for review and sign off.
FIDEXCO SA is Audit and Advisory firm with offices in Burkina Faso. It is a member of ERA AUDIT
INTERNATIONAL offering audit, taxation, financial reporting and consultancy services. I manage the
entire audit process of a diversified client base, including public companies, private companies, sole
traders, partnerships, NGO in various industries and programs / projects financed by the World Bank,
African Development Bank, Islamic Development Bank, etc.
Specific Roles & Responsibilities:
Manage engagement team sizes ranging from six (6) to fifteen (15)members;
Identify individual client's business process and audit risks, develop audit strategy and oversee
the entire audit process;
Develop testing methodologies to evaluate the adequacy of controls;
Gestion Conseil Management (GCM) is Audit and Advisory firm offering audit, taxation, financial
reporting and consultancy services with offices in Benin and France. It has a diversified client base in
various industries, including public companies, private companies, sole traders, partnerships, NGO
and programs / projects financed by the World Bank, African Development Bank, Islamic
Development Bank, etc. I consulted with the firm on a Financial Due Diligence engagement for the
privatisation of the Congolese state water distribution company in Rep. of Congo to determine the
accurate value of assets and liabilities.
Specific Roles & Responsibilities:
I led the Financial due diligence engagement financed by the World Bank which includes three inter-
related components:
- Industrial and non-industrial fixed assets physical inventory, update of the fixed assets register
and assessment of depreciation plan;
- Assets and liabilities valuation;
- Financial statement audit.
I was in charge of Planning, execution and reporting on the three components to the Inter-ministerial
Technical Committee put in place by the Prime Minister for reforms in water and electricity Sectors.
ATLASFIELD GROUP LTD is a conglomerate with four (4) wholly owned subsidiaries with the Head
office in Abuja and subsidiaries in other States in Nigeria. The subsidiaries are in various industries:
event planning & management, oil &gas downstream, plastics production, water & beverages
processing and industrial printing.
Specific Roles & Responsibilities:
Conduct internal audits and on-going reviews of operating procedures, and compliance with
policies and regulations;
Audit of consolidated financial statements prepared on quarterly basis;
Prepare group annual audit schedule under close supervision of Board
chairman for the review and appraisal of the soundness and proper
application of controls;
Active involvement in the design and implementation of operating procedurethrough monthly
reports detailing conclusions and recommendations for improvement;
Recommend employee training and modifications to procedures as needed;
Serve as liaison for all external audit and regulatory agencies.
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