ABDUL-KARIMU ALHASSAN

Seasoned Financial Project Management professional with proven expertise in accounting processes, systems oversight and compliance reporting. Knowledgeable about contract administration, budgeting, project management and all other aspects of successful financial operations. Talented team builder and supervisor with expertise to develop and maintain consistent, accurate, and legal accounting structures.

I have over 10 years’ experience in research project and grant management including multi-country/sites projects management (initiating, planning, executing, monitoring/controlling, and closing out), budgeting and budget negotiation, reporting to both management & funders, setting up research/grant agreements and seawards, financial and project management. Offer training support to research staff especially project/grant managers and coordinators including finance team on project/grant management. Abdul-Karimu had successfully managed over 50 projects/grants (both short and long periods with duration ranging from a month to 10 years) over the last 10 years from both local and international funders. Some of the funders include National Institute of Health, GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals SA (GSK), United Nations Foundation (UNF), USAID, Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (PATH), World Health Organization, Newmont Ghana Gold Limited, European Commission, NIHR CLEAN-Air(Africa) Global Health Research Group, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, The International Vaccine Institute (IVI), The European and Developing Countries Clinical Trials Partnership(EDCTP), UNICEF Ghana, The Wellcome Trust Limited, etc. I also have extensive knowledge in internal auditing and can provide advice on internal controls, assist institutions to set up new internal audit unit with ease and support existing Internal Audit Unit to strengthen their capacity.

• Malaria Vaccine Pilot Evaluation (MVPE) Investigators’ Meeting, World Health Organization (WHO), Lusaka, Zambia, 30 November - 02 December 2023
• 35 Hour Training in Project Management Professional, Okin Value Ltd Institute of Project Management (PMI) Ghana, 27 May - 30 June 2023
• Malaria Vaccine Pilot Evaluation (MVPE) Investigators’ Meeting, World Health Organization (WHO), Lilongwe, Malawi, 13-16 March 2023
• Financial and Project Management Training on EDCTP2 Grants, European & Development Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Dakar, Senegal, 17 - 18 November 2022
• 1st International Society for Environmental Epidemiology Africa Chapter Conference, 26 -27 July 2022
• Training in Professional Project Management, Institute of Project Management (PMI) Ghana, 06 November - 04 December 2021
• Personal Leadership Development & Productivity Training workshop, Axis Human Capital, Kintampo Health Research Centre, 17 - 18 January 2019
• Inventory Automation Training on Sage Pastel Evolution Software, Multisoft Solutions, Kintampo Health Research, 30 October - 1 November 2017
• Project Management Training, USAID Evaluate for Health (E4H), Kintampo Health Research Centre, 17 - 18 July 2017
• Financial and Project Management Training, European & Development Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Dakar, Senegal, 11 - 13 April 2016
• International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) Training, Price Waterhouse Coopers (PwC) Ghana, Kintampo Health Research Centre, 30 March - 1 April 2016
• Project Management Training, European & Development Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Dakar, Senegal, 25 - 28 March 2015
• Advanced Microsoft Excel 2010 Training Workshop, European & Development Countries Clinical Trials Partnership (EDCTP), Dakar, Senegal, 27 - 28 March 2015
• Web base training on “Holistic Strategies to Address Cyber Intelligence and Fraud”, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), 19 March 2014
• Web base training on “Ten Secrets for Better Project Scheduling”, TenStep Inc., USA, 12 December 2013
• Training on Proposal Writing, Kintampo Health Research Centre, 18 September 2013
• Training workshop on “The Fundamental of Audit Process”, Internal Audit Agency, Accra, 14 - 17 May 2013
• Training workshop on the Scope and Application of the Procurement Act, 2003 (Act 663), Kintampo Health Research Centre, Consultant Owusu-Yeboa, Nyampong & Associates, 13 - 15 June 2012

• Leadership and Management in Health, University of Washington, USA, September - December 2023
• Project Management in Global Health, University of Washington, USA, June - August 2023
• Effective Communication for Accountants, Online, Walden University, 7 January - 28 April 2013
• Certificate in Oil and Gas, Marketing, Goodwill International Ghana Ltd, April 2011 - September 2012

• Audit Committee, Kintampo Health Research Centre – Co-opted Member, June 2023 - Date
• Management Committee, Kintampo Health Research Centre - Member, 2014 - Date
• Audit Committee, Nalerigu College of Nursing and Midwifery, Nalerigu – Member, 2021 - Date
• Tender Committee, Kintampo Health Research Centre - Member, 2014 - Date
• Provident Fund/Tier 3 and Tier 2 Board of Trustees of Kintampo Health Research Centre - Member (Financial Advisor), 2012 - Date

• Member of Project Management Institute (PMI) both Global and Ghana Chapters
• Associate Member of Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE), USA
• Member of Institute of Internal Auditors, Ghana
• Institute of Chartered Accountant, Ghana (ICAG) – Part 2

• Dr. Kwaku Poku Asante, Director, Kintampo Health Research Centre, P. O. Box 200, Kintampo, Ghana, kwakupoku.asante@kintampo-hrc.org, +233208956598
• Mr. Jacob Saah, Administrator, Kintampo Health Research Centre, P. O. Box 200, Kintampo, Ghana, jakesaah@yahoo.com, +233202814206