Meet the Team

We offer a team of dedicated professionals, many of whom hold internationally-recognized credentials. Many of our client-service staff bring years of experience in service-delivery, in Liberia, Africa and elsewhere around the world. 

Profiles of senior team members are provided below.

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    Dr. George Fonderson

    FOUNDING PARTNER AND CHAIRMAN

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    Arthur Fumbah

    PARTNER

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Dr. George Fonderson

FOUNDING PARTNER AND CHAIRMAN

George is a Certified Public Accountant accredited in Washington DC, USA, a Chartered Professional Accountant accredited in Ontario, Canada, and a Certified Information Systems Auditor. He is founding partner of the firm, and its current Board Chair. As a Fulbright Scholar, George studied finance and international business in the USA, and holds a Doctorate in Business Administration. Additionally, George is a member of the Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants, the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ghana, and the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya. He has had an active professional career as an international business consultant, audit professional, strategic advisor, and educator for more than 30 years.

George was previously a Partner at a Big-4 accountancy firm and held senior roles in the firm’s international network, including Director of consulting operations (Liberia), Board Member and Head of West Africa consulting operations (based in Ghana), Education Coordinator for Africa (based in South Africa), Regional Coordinator for Africa (based in South Africa), Partner-in-Charge of East Africa Risk Management Services (based in Kenya) and Firm Director (Canada). During this period, he was privileged to represent the Africa region on the network’s Risk Management and Information Technology Committees for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMA) Region.

George has been a lecturer at the College of Business and Public Administration, University of Liberia and is past Secretary-General of the Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (LICPA). He has chaired many of the Institute’s standing committees and remains keenly involved in the development of the accounting industry in Liberia. He has been a member of the Technical and Standard Setters Forum of the Pan African Federation of Accountants (PAFA) and has served on the Editorial Board of the publication, Finance and Accounting Policy Pro Manual (FAPP), published by First Reference in Canada. George is a past Vice President of the Liberia Business Association and, in 1994, received the association’s Distinguished Personality Award for his contributions toward the development and enhancement of Liberian business initiatives. George is a member of the Board of Empowerment Squared (Liberia).

As Chairman of Baker Tilly Liberia, George oversees activities relating to the firm’s strategy and international alliances.

gfonderson@bakertillyliberia.com
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Arthur Fumbah

PARTNER

Arthur is a Mason Fellow and holds an MPA Degree in Public Financial Management from Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government. He is also a Chartered Accountant and member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ghana, as well as a Chartered Tax Practitioner. Arthur has been in professional practice for over 25 years and has gained deep experience in both Liberia and Ghana.

Between 2008 and 2011, Arthur served as Deputy Minister for Expenditure and Debt Management at the Ministry of Finance, Republic of Liberia. Prior to serving in the public sector, Arthur was Manager for Audit and Taxation at VOSCON (Liberia), Baker Tilly Liberia’s predecessor firm. Arthur joined the firm at its inception in 1992 and, in 1996, was sponsored by the firm to study and qualify as Chartered Accountant in Ghana. He spent a number of years on secondment to Deloitte & Touche (Ghana), when VOSCON (Liberia) was associated with Deloitte. Arthur also obtained useful industry experience while in Ghana, serving as General Manager for Finance at the Margins Group of Companies for a period four years (2000-2003).

Arthur was involved in major public financial management reforms in Liberia including the Direct Deposit Scheme, automation of the budget execution process, development of the comprehensive Public Financial Management Law and the accompanying regulations, the comprehensive Chart of Accounts, the Internal Audit Strategy, the Debt Management Strategy and the adoption of the Cash Basis International Public Sector Accounting Standards.

Arthur is past President of the Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants (LICPA). He was Liberia’s representative on the Examination Harmonization Committee of the Accounting Technician Scheme for West Africa and the Committee of the Accountancy Bodies of West Africa (ABWA) responsible for the adoption of Internal Financial Reporting Standards and International Public Sector Accounting Standards.

Arthur has been an adjunct lecturer in accounting, auditing, taxation, financial management and public sector finance at the University of Liberia, Stella Maris Polytechnic, the Liberian Institute of Certified Public Accountants. By appointment of the President of Liberia, he has served as a Board Member of the Liberia Institute of Public Administration.

afumbah@bakertillyliberia.com

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