Abubakar Bello, CPA

Abubakar is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensed in Virginia. He joined Emerging Consulting Group (ECG) in July 2017 to support clients with proposal budget development, preparation of financial statements, bookkeeping, and providing accounting support.

From Jan 2016 – April 2016 and Jan 2017 – April 2017, Abubakar served as a Tax Return Preparer for Metro Computax Services Inc. where he prepared federal and state income tax returns for individuals and small business owners. He assisted clients with IRS correspondence audits and minimizing tax liabilities. Abubakar received awards for exceptional customer service and accurate tax returns during both employment periods.

From Jan 2011 – May 2014, he worked as an Independent Consultant for Aid Scope Consulting. During his tenure, he trained six non-profit organizations to improve their organizational structures, financial management, and reporting and assisted in meeting donor funding and lending requirements. He also provided advice and facilitated documentation for three participants of a credit guarantee program resulting in the approval and disbursement of credit facilities.

As an Investment Manager at Asset and Resource Management (ARM) Company from September 2008 to Aug 2010, Abubakar provided superior quality investment service and managed client portfolios in line with investment plans and economic conditions. He also prepared financial year budgets and forecasts and designed strategies to achieve the budgets.

From 2000 to August 2008, Abubakar worked as a credit analyst and relationship manager for United Bank for Africa and Access Bank where he analyzed financial statements of small and medium-sized firms for credit facilities appraisals, provided cash management solutions to customers for collections, payments and elimination of idle cash. He mentored and trained seven credit officers in bank processes, credit appraisal and relationship management.

He also holds a Bachelor’s of Science Degree in Economics from the University of Jos, Nigeria and a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Leicester, United Kingdom.