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Business News of Monday, 10 April 2017

Source: thefinder.com

Isaac Crentsil is new Commissioner of Customs

Isaac Crentsil is now Commissioner of Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority Isaac Crentsil is now Commissioner of Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority

President Nana Akufo-Addo has elevated Isaac Crentsil from Deputy Commissioner to Commissioner of Customs Division of the Ghana Revenue Authority (GRA) will effect from today.

The official handing over to pull out the outgoing Commissioner will, however, take place on Thursday.

Prior to this appointment, Crentsil was the Deputy Commissioner of Customs in charge of Post Clearance Audit.

The 54-year-old has spent half of his life in the service.

He has been in the service for the past 27 years which means he joined the service at the age of 27 years.
Isaac Crentsil holds, among others, Executive Master in Business Administration (EMBA-Finance) from the University of Ghana Business School.

He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountant Ghana (ICA GH) and also a member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation (Ghana) and also holds a Post Chartered Diploma Certificate in Forensic Audit from the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana).

Mr Crentsil has also headed various departments in Customs, namely: Purchasing, Accounts and Budget, Internal Audit, Accounts and Debt Recovery, Finance, Corporate Planning, Change Management and Post Clearance Audit.

In the Integration and Modernization of the Ghana Revenue Authority, Mr. Crentsil facilitated the Change Management process by selecting and training Change Agents to propagate the message to staff on successful movement from their current states to their future states.

He was the Project Manager that led the process of setting-up of the Post Clearance Audit Department with the objective to ensure holistic audit based customs control for trade facilitation and revenue maximization to achieve the goal of optimal revenue collection.

Mr. Crentsil has participated in a number of courses both internationally and locally, notable among them are: the World Customs Organization Knowledge Academy for Customs and Trade in Brussels, Post Clearance Audit and Compliance Risk Management (Advanced) in partnership with Humber College Institute of Technology & Advanced Learning, Ontario Canada.

Others are: Basic Investigation of Computer and Electronic Crimes course in Budapest-Hungary, Customs Risk Management in Cape Town-South Africa, and Advanced International Program in Oil and Gas Financial Management, organised by University of Texas at Dallas and its Center for International Accounting Development.

Other conferences/seminar attended locally include: Transfer Pricing and Valuation - Korea Experiences, Transfer Pricing and its Tax Implication and Strategic Thinking for Competitive Advantage.