By: John S. Morlu II, CPA
Some employees come to work. Others come to grow, build, and leave a legacy. Beauty Gbewonyo is one of those rare professionals.
Nine years ago, Beauty joined JS Morlu Ghana as a receptionist. Through hard work, discipline, loyalty, and a commitment to learning, she steadily advanced from receptionist to office assistant and eventually to Chief Accountant.
Today, we are incredibly proud to celebrate another major milestone: Beauty is now a Chartered Accountant in Ghana!
But her professional qualifications tell only part of the story.
Beauty is intelligent, respectful, discreet, dependable, and deeply committed to doing what is right. She has earned the trust and respect of her colleagues through nine years of consistent service, including staying the course through the difficult days of COVID-19.
And she has one remarkable quality that deserves special recognition.
At JS Morlu, we affectionately call her “Ms. Stingy.”
Why? Because when it comes to protecting company money, Beauty questions every penny. And yes, that includes expenses requested by the CEO!
She understands something every great accountant should know: Company money is not personal money. Every dollar matters, every expense deserves scrutiny, and accountability applies to everyone.
As a CEO, you cannot ask for a better professional attitude.
Over the years, I have met many talented and good-hearted professionals. Beauty belongs among the very best. If I were to identify the top 5% of professionals based on integrity, loyalty, humility, and commitment, she would certainly be on that list.
Her story also reminds us of something important:
Not everyone needs to arrive with an impressive title. Sometimes, all someone needs is an opportunity, the right attitude, and the determination to grow.
Nine years. Four professional milestones. One remarkable journey.
And through it all, Beauty has remained the same humble, respectful, trustworthy person we welcomed years ago.
We spend so much time discussing business challenges, performance, and results that we sometimes forget to stop and celebrate the people who quietly make organizations stronger.
Today, we stop for Beauty.
On behalf of the entire JS Morlu family, congratulations, Ms. Beauty Gbewonyo, Chartered Accountant!
Thank you for nine years of loyalty, professionalism, integrity, and dedication. We are proud of what you have accomplished and even prouder of the person you continue to be.
To everyone reading this: Please join us in congratulating Beauty!
And Beauty, one small request from the CEO: Now that you are a Chartered Accountant, perhaps you can approve just one expense without asking me ten questions!
On second thought, please don’t change. That is exactly why we trust you.
Congratulations, Beauty. You have earned every bit of this recognition.
Author: John S. Morlu II, CPA is the CEO and Chief Strategist of JS Morlu LLC, a licensed public accounting and management consultancy firm in Woodbridge, Virginia. He has more than 20 years of professional experience in auditing and advisory work, including service as Auditor General of Liberia and FAR and DCAA compliance work at Unisys Federal Systems. He has led international audit engagements and works across the firm’s government contracting, assurance and advisory practices. He is also the founder of ReckSoft, FinovatePro, Fixaars, Signal Playbook AI and Ratevora.