Uphold High Standards Of Professionalism--Accountants, Audit Firms Urged

A professor of Accounting and Finance has charged accounting professionals to be guided by ethics and morality in their professional conduct.

Prof. J.B.K. Aheto stressed that ethics and morality were the key ingredients which set the best consultancy firms apart from others.

He was speaking at the official launch of the headquarters of Deon and Noed International (DNI), an Audit, Tax and Advisory services firm in Accra.

Prof Aheto charged the partners Dr. Christopher Kwame Sokpor (Senior Partner); Sena Dake, (Audit Partner and director) and Dr Edem Sokpor (Executive Director of Advisory) of DNI not to accept businesses or contracts from companies who would not adhere to truth and morality in their business operations.

“I urge you to wash your hands-off businesses that do not have integrity, we should not accept anything that does not have integrity.

“We should also make sure that we wash our hands off if there is the least chance or the appearance of the impression that the people we associate with lack integrity,” he said.

In a brief introduction on the genesis of DNI, Dr Sokpor revealed that the company, which is a total consultancy firm began operations from Adabraka in Accra in 2009.

He indicated that DNI aspires to be number five, after the top four accounting firms in the world as the firm could boast of some of the best pool of world-class professionals and systems.

The business which started in 2009, DNI now had a presence in seven countries including Ghana (Accra and Volta Region offices), Sierra Leone, Liberia, Nigeria, United Kingdom, Guinea, and Togo.

He revealed that the company’s pool of professionals and associates spread across the world, an advantage, which ensured that all clients received the best value for money all the time”.

Joseph Odartey Lamptey, the past president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG) said DNI would reach higher heights and would achieve laurels in the nearest future.

He believes this is because of the efficient people, systems and processes that they have put in place for their growing clients.

Mr Lamptey said the ICAG would want to see many companies that were growing and contributing to the socio-economic development of the country. “

“We want to see businesses that produce goods and services, businesses that employ Ghanaians and contribute to the social development of this country.

“I am privileged to know this morning that the principals of this firm are not only into debit and credit but they are actually providing advice to businesses, both in the area of audit, tax, and advisory and growing clients businesses”, he stressed.

Mr Lamptey indicated that he was confident that the firm would succeed because of its rich leadership.