Experience

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  Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC)

  • Ghana
  • Non-profit Organizations
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Acting Finance Manager

    • Jan 2023 - Aug 2023

    • Managing financial planning and investor relations • Designing and implementing appropriate financing tools for GCIC and its clients • Designing appropriate financial due diligence procedures for clients’ projects and perform financial assessment of projects • Manage financial monitoring and reporting • Over-see travel arrangement and monitor travel expenditures • Ensure compliance with internal policies, Donors investors’ requirements • Assist with mouth-end and year-end close; and annual audit • Prepare and assists with other account reconciliations as requested by the Director of Finance

  • Finance & Grant Administration Specialist (Global Affairs Canada (CAD10M Funding))

    • Aug 2021 - Aug 2023

    • Ensures monitoring and execution of financial and related activities e.g. annual budgeting, administration, procurement and logistics in line with all applicable legislations and regulations and applicable guidelines • Collects, review, analyze and interpret (trends in) financial and non-financial data, drafts financial and administrative reports on project/fund/donor financial and non-financial indicators, using the corporate reporting formats and within donor guidelines • Prepare and communicate on budgets, communicates and monitors procedures, guidelines and work instructions for financial administration for the programme • Ensure Checks and consolidates financial data for the programme/fund, ensures processing of accounts payable and accounts receivable, tax related requirements, carries out reconciliation of administrations, manages the ledger accounts as well as manages and maintains cash and liquidity levels, aligned to financial regulations, GCIC financial standards and donor requirements • Provides financial data and analyses to relevant internal and external parties as input for further decision-making and handling as well as answers questions regarding financial administration and data, based on requests and procedures • Conduct internal compliance, identifies and addresses risk areas and implements measures to minimize the risk of irregularities in consultation with the Financial Manager • Responsible for Monitoring of all financial transactions according to donor and GCIC authorizations and procedures, especially the procurement regulations • Ensure accurate and timely financial reports to donor • Prepare, check and communicate forecasts and project depletion of the programme. • Assist the Centre to coordinate and conduct monthly due-diligence site visits • Disburse grants to entrepreneurs • Ensure matching grants guidelines are properly adhered to where applicable • Prepare Monthly reports on grant usage to Finance Manager

  • Finance Officer (The World Bank Group ($8.5M Funding))

    • Aug 2017 - Aug 2021

    • Processed and prepared financial and business forms for the purpose of checking account balances, facilitating purchases, etc.• Performed routine calculations to produce analyses and reports as requested by senior Management.• Followed up on invoices from Suppliers .• Reviewed and Reported on departmental and program budgets. • Collected and entered data for various financial spreadsheets .• Reviewed and audited financial statements and reports, ensured all calculations and data entries are correct .• Reconciled any discrepancies or errors identified on GCIC financial reports.• Collected information for and prepared payroll payments for employees.• Assisted the finance team in creating financial reports on a regular basis.• Adhered to GCIC’s financial policies and procedures.• Answered questions and provide assistance to stakeholders and clients as needed.• Attended finance department-wide meetings, sometimes assisting with financial reporting to managers and senior executives • Suggested changes or improvements to increase accuracy, efficiency, and cost reductions.• Prepared monthly reports on the Proof of concept and Technology and product development grants.• Prepared monthly bank reconciliations for all the project bank accounts and ledgers.• Maintained the centre’s petty cash float.• Scrutinized, accepted and processed grant applications.• Developed, implemented, and ensured adherence to grant administration manual.• Setup and managed an online database for sending and receiving invoices, receipts, templates, and other documentation for each cohort.• Ensured that all applications are supported by proper documentation and clearances in order to make the grant process work effectively and efficiently.• Assist in examining the progress of the funded project and whether the money is being utilized as required.

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  Ghana Climate Innovation Centre (GCIC) (Standard Chartered Women In Technology Project)

  • Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

  • Project Finance Officer

    • Jan 2021 - Aug 2023
    • Accra, Greater Accra Region, Ghana

    • Set up, manage, and provide grant financial assistance related to the grant-making component of the program activities. • Ensure grants management and reporting are compliant with the Centre’s grants management regulations .• Follow-up on the grant files updated with budgets, grant contracts, and agreements • Ensure the preparation and timely submission of grant technical and financial reports and budget transfers.• Ensure grantee complete the pre-award requirements (Due diligence site visit assessment) and signed grant agreement and grant modifications.• Ensure that grant money is used according to the operational and financial needs of the program by reviewing the supporting documents through regular spot checks.• In collaboration with the program team, follow whether grantees submit all the required reports and other deliverables as per the program description and implementation plan. • Ensure that grantees follow applicable regulations and spend the grant funds as intended .• Review grantee invoices against the approved milestone schedules to verify that milestones are invoiced as budgeted .• Provides technical assistance as required to build capacity of grantees

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  Halfast Mineral Haulage and Construction Company Limited

  • Ghana

  • Accounts Manager

    • Aug 2016 - Jul 2017
    • Ghana

    • Ensured monitoring and execution of financial and related activities e.g. annual budgeting, administration, procurement and logistics in line with all applicable legislations and regulations and applicable guidelines;• Collected, reviewed, analysed and interpreted (trends in) financial and non-financial data, drafts financial and administrative reports on project/fund/donor financial and non-financial indicators, using the corporate reporting formats and within donor guidelines;• Prepared and communicated on budgets, communicates and monitors procedures, guidelines and work instructions for financial administration for the programme;• Ensured Checks and consolidates financial data for the programme/fund, ensured processing of accounts payable and accounts receivable, tax related requirements, carries out reconciliation of administrations, manages the ledger accounts as well as manages and maintains cash and liquidity levels, aligned to financial regulations, GCIC financial standards and donor requirements;• Provided financial data and analyses to relevant internal and external parties as input for further decision-making and handling as well as answers questions regarding financial administration and data, based on requests and procedures;• Conducted internal compliance, identifies and addresses risk areas and implements measures to minimize the risk of irregularities in consultation with the Financial Manager;• Responsible for Monitoring of all financial transactions according to donor and GCIC authorizations and procedures, especially the procurement regulations;• Ensured accurate and timely financial reports to donor;• Prepared, checked and communicate forecasts and project depletion of the programme.