Bloomberg Market Concepts
Financial markets and market concepts
Career
Accountant — M Hospitality Group Limited
Bistro 22 Kitchen + Bar · Accra, Ghana · Aug 2018 – Oct 2025
James maintained accounting records and supporting documentation, monitored inventory and costs, processed statutory payments, and reconciled financial transactions while monitoring expenditure.
National Service Personnel — Accounts Department
Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly · Sep 2017 – Jul 2018
He supported daily and monthly revenue reconciliation, investigated discrepancies, maintained records and assisted with reporting and administrative work.
Bookkeeper — Mainframe Systems Limited
Accra, Ghana · Jul 2013 – Aug 2017
His responsibilities included recording income, expenditure and other transactions, preparing invoices and receipts, and supporting accounts payable, accounts receivable and reconciliations.
Education
MSc Accounting and Financial Management
Coventry University · Expected 2026
Postgraduate study includes financial accounting and auditing, management accounting and corporate strategy, corporate finance and risk management, and data analysis and research methods.
BSc Accounting
Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) · 2013 – 2017
Professional expertise
IT, Digital & Creative Skills
IT Support & Troubleshooting
James has practical capabilities in computer setup and configuration, Windows installation, software and driver installation, hardware troubleshooting, printers and peripherals, Wi-Fi and network troubleshooting, malware removal and general technical support.
Web, Domains & Cloud Technologies
His digital capabilities include website creation and maintenance, web hosting, domain management, DNS configuration, Cloudflare, professional email configuration, MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC records, and email integration.
Productivity & Business Systems
James works with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, alongside accounting and business systems including QuickBooks, Xero, Sage 50 and Odoo.
Data & Technical Skills
His practical data skills include advanced Excel, formulas, PivotTables, lookups, data analysis and general digital problem-solving.
Graphic Design, Printing & Digital Media
James also has capabilities in graphic design, visual content creation, layouts, digital design and print production for professional and personal projects.
Professional development
Bloomberg Certifications
Bloomberg for Education coursework complements James’s accounting and finance experience and postgraduate study, with learning spanning financial markets, sustainable finance and spreadsheet-based financial analysis.
Bloomberg Finance Fundamentals
Financial systems, investment and risk fundamentals
Environmental, Social and Governance
Sustainable finance, ESG integration and governance
Bloomberg Spreadsheet Analysis
Bloomberg Query Language in Excel; macroeconomic, equity and fixed-income analysis
Completed October 2026 · Issued by Bloomberg for Education
Research
Remittances and exchange-rate dynamics in Ghana
James’s MSc dissertation, titled Exploring the Nexus Between Remittance Inflows and Exchange Rate Volatility in Ghana’s Frontier Market, examines the relationship between remittance inflows and exchange-rate volatility in Ghana. The analysis uses quarterly data from 2006 to 2025 and explores conditional volatility using GARCH and EGARCH models.
Postgraduate dissertation in progressHonours & leadership
Employee of the Year
M Hospitality Group Limited · 2020 & 2022
Public Relations Officer
GIMPA Sports Club · 2016 – 2017
Contact
For professional enquiries, networking or research discussions, James can be contacted by email or through LinkedIn.