MSL Student Stories: Eric Ofosu
No Straight LinesThe Eric Ofosu story
Chartered Accountant. Chartered Tax Practitioner. Three national awards in under three years. And a results sheet with scores in the 50s that Eric Ofosu holds up just as proudly as the 92.
Every student who has ever sat a professional examination knows the moment. The results are out, the page is loading, and your whole journey seems to hang on a single number. Whatever that number turns out to be, it never tells the whole story. This series exists for the whole story.
Eric Ofosu qualified as a Chartered Accountant in November 2024 and as a Chartered Tax Practitioner in February 2026. What follows is his story, in his own words. The record, set out at the end, is ours.
The scores I refuse to hide
I am an Associate Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICAG), having qualified in November 2024, and an Associate Member of the Chartered Institute of Taxation, Ghana (CITG), qualifying in February 2026.
I prepared for both my ICAG and CITG professional examinations with MSL Business School. My results across the two programmes tell the full story of a professional journey; scores in the 90s, 80s, 70s, 60s and 50s, with my highest mark being 92 in Management Accounting at Level 2 of the CA Examinations.
This range of scores is not something I hide; it is something I hold up as evidence that the path to excellence is rarely a straight line.Eric Ofosu
I am equally straightforward about hard times. Scoring in the 50s after aiming for the 90s is not failure; it is formation. As the saying goes, a smooth sea never makes a good sailor.
The sittings that did not go as planned did not define me; they developed me. I passed every stage and came out stronger for the struggle.
Before the charters
I completed my secondary education at St. Peter's Senior High School, where I obtained the West African Senior School Certificate. I hold a Bachelor of Science in Administration (Accounting) from the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, graduating with First Class Honours and a Cumulative Weighted Average of 80.20 percent.
Before my current role, I served as a PFM Support Officer at the Internal Audit Agency, contributing to the development and publication of the PFM Compliance League Table covering hundreds of public sector institutions across Ghana.
Today I work as a Tax and Accounts professional at Elixir Audits (Chartered Accountants) in Accra, where I handle tax compliance, advisory and audit support across a range of clients.
Effort, faith and the people who show you the way
My journey is shaped by a conviction I return to often: that in every divine plan, there is the role of God and the role of man.
You do your part; study, show up, put in the work, give it your all, and trust God with the outcome.Eric Ofosu
That partnership between effort and faith has carried me through my toughest moments.
I am a firm believer that God makes MAN through MAN and that the Greats learn from the Greats. Whatever you want to achieve in life has probably been done by someone before you. With the right guidance, they can show you the way.
For me, that guidance came through Michael Siaw Larbi and the entire MSL team, whose mentorship, dedication and expertise made a defining difference in my professional journey.
Three sittings, three national awards
Professional status
Associate Member, ICAG (qualified November 2024); Associate Member, CITG (qualified February 2026)
National awards
Three, across ICAG and CITG examinations
University
BSc Administration (Accounting), KNUST; First Class Honours
Secondary school
St. Peter's Senior High School
Currently
Tax and Accounts professional, Elixir Audits (Chartered Accountants), Accra
Prepared with
MSL Business School, ICAG and CITG programmes
ICAG July 2024 sitting
Overall Best Student, Public Sector Accounting & Finance
Presented at the ICAG Graduation in Accra on 12 October 2024.
CITG August 2025 sitting
Overall Best Student, Oil, Gas & Other Minerals Taxation
Presented at the CITG Graduation on 6 December 2025.
CITG February 2026 sitting
Overall Best Student, Strategic Tax Planning
Presented at the CITG Graduation on 30 May 2026, the same ceremony where MSL students swept all six top Final Level awards.
Professional status stated in this story is correct as at publication, June 2026.
Start your own MSL story
If you are reading this on the night of a result that was not the plan, or halfway through a preparation that feels heavier than you expected, Eric's sheet is for you. The 50s sit on the same record as the 92, and that record ends in two qualifications and three national awards. The line bends. It still rises.
Eric prepared for both ICAG and CITG with MSL Business School, the school behind a national awards record that keeps growing. Your journey does not need to be a straight line. It only needs to start.
MSL Student Stories tells the real journeys of MSL Business School students and graduates, in their own words; the wins, the resits, the bounce-backs and everything in between. Every story is told whole.
