Anastasia Adjoa Menyawovor

Created and distributed marketing materials for upcoming events.

• Greeted visitors upon arrival at the office, answered phone calls, and responded to emails.
• Researched best practices in volunteer management techniques from other organizations.
• Led group discussions about current issues related to volunteering within the community.
• Followed directions from supervisors and completed tasks within appropriate timeframe.
• Offered support and assistance to community members.
• Helped with prep, set up, and breakdown of community and public events.
• Collaborated with others by contributing time, effort and skills to achieve the organization's goals.
• Greeted guests and offered assistance in finding specific departments or personnel.

Direct, coordinate, and supervise the activities of the Audit Department.

• Evaluated the effectiveness of risk management to ensure that risks are reduced to acceptable levels.l.
• Determine the resource needs of the department, and prepare the annual work plan and budget for approval.
• Prepared integrated audits of head office and regions and submitted reports with findings and recommendations to senior management and the audit committee,
• Assist the Audit Committee and prepare the annual Audit Committee Report for review, approval, and submission to the appropriate bodies.
• Collaborate with other departments such as IT Security , Engineering and Human Resource to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Managed and trained team members in critical areas to enhance Internal audit performance and improve operational efficiency.
• Carried out investigations into suspected incidents of misappropriation and mismanagement of funds and procurement irregularities and reported to the Audit Committee.
• Reviewed all new contracts prior to first payment, ensuring that payments are made in accordance with the conditions of contracts and government policies.
• Assisted clients in determining business strategy and achieving profitability goals.
• Prepared audit reports detailing findings, recommendations, action plans, timelines.

• RWESCKT

• Akvo/Flow Data Collection & Monitoring tools

• Analysis of years of service
• Computation of superannuation
• Recommendation for payment to Finance Officer 4

• Management and Public Administration

• International Audit /Financial Reporting Standards

• For Certified Internal Auditor (, ) Examination on behalf of the Institute of Internal Auditors
• Anastasia has trained over 150 internal auditors, preparing them to sit the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examinations in Ghana and Sierra Leone
• Between, and 2021 about 52 candidates sat and passed various levels of the exams while 8, 7 and 3 of these fully certified in 2020, 2021 and 2023 respectively
• Integrated Audit of IDA-SRWSP-AF USD50million Small Towns water and sanitation project in six regions across the country from 2017 – 2021
• These audits revealed the inability of some regions to effectively manage the awarded contracts, delays by some contractors in starting work, with some delaying for about six months when construction work was to be completed in eight months
• There were also instances of shoddy work especially in the construction of office buildings which were overlooked and the works certified and handed over
• Audit of IDA/GOG funded US$75million Sustainable Rural Water and Sanitation Project in 90 districts across six regions in Ghana-2011-2016
• The audit of these projects revealed the shoddy work done by some contractors, and the weak supervision by some consultants who had no clerk of work on site, and in some cases connivance between contractors and consultants to certify whatever had been done irrespective of the quality challenges
• AFD/GOG funded Euro 18.2million Peri-urban, rural and Small Towns Water Supply and sanitation project in Brong Ahafo from 2012 – 2015
• The continuous auditing and site visit of this project resulted in the verification of works prior to payment of certificates since some contractors and consultants provided certificates for unfinished and none-existent works
• Two of the contracts for Small Town Water system construction were abrogated and later re-awarded by and managed by CWSA instead of the District Assemblies
• A move that saved about GHS230,000.00 on the project
• She led the audit of Multi-million US Dollar IDA funded CWSP 1 & 2 projects in six regions of the country from 2005-2009, resulting in improvement in the Agency’s contract management and borehole investigations, siting and drilling supervision contract terms and conditions, which were identified as not being administered effectively
• The Chief Internal Auditor also reviewed all left-over funds in the various districts and followed up with the affected regions to collect the funds
• These funds was used to procure two Toyota Hylux pick-up vehicles for CWSA
• CIDA funded water and sanitation project in the Northern region- Continuous Funding: Conduct project performance audit to review compliance of project implementation by the Project Management Unit with the project agreement signed with Ghana
• EU funded 20 Small Towns Water and Sanitation Project in Western and Central regions, to evaluate project implementation and the effectiveness of community engagement activities by the project management team and software consultant who could not speak any local language in the rural communities, as well as the effective management of community contribution by the regional office of CWSA
• This audit resulted in the transfer of community contributions on the project to CWSA head office for accountability and efficient utilisation since the project paid 100%
• Undertook a project implementation audit of the GOG funded 5 Borehole per District project in 2008 and 2009 in all regions
• The audit revealed that in some cases the contractors did not even visit the sites after taking their mobilization, while others provided guarantees with expiry dates that pre-ceded that project completion period, making it difficult for the Agency to call on the guarantees when such contractors defaulted
• This resulted in a change of strategy, such that subsequent project only accepted open ended guarantees that were valid until completion of works
• Carried out Financial and Technical audit of the GOG funded GHS7million 20,000 Borehole Project in 2012 in four regions
• This audit revealed some contractors who submitted fictitious guarantees
• The guarantees were verified from the Bank
• And when it turned out to be forged, she assisted the lay enforcement agencies to arrest the culprit in an arranged meeting between her and the culprit
• Follow up and accountability audit of the USD11.20million 3District Water Scheme in Greater Accra and Volta regions to promote sustainability
• The audit revealed that after about five years of operation, the private operator had collected revenue of about GHS400,000.00 without proper accountability
• There was also no continuous maintenance of the water system infrastructure, running down the system without investing any part of the revenue
• This called for a review of the agreement between the district assemblies and the private operators, and the percentages allowed for the three categories of accounts ie
• Sanitation, long term replacement and operational accounts
• Conducted investigations into the activities of some contractors and consultants in Western and Central regions including Bothside Construction Ltd, for fraudulent activities conducted on the GoG funded 90 boreholes project in the two regions and recommended sanctions in line with the signed contracts
• Anastasia carries out continuous monitoring of daily transactions, projects and programmes for compliance with laws and procedures and to achieve value-for-money
• Pre-auditing of transactions also reveals inaccuracies, incomplete transactions and inadequately supported transactions for action to be taken on them prior to processing and payment to prevent financial losses
• RISK MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL ACTIVITIES
• Provide leadership to my team to prepare risk- based audit plans aligned to the objectives, strategies and risks of CWSA while specific assignment plans are aligned to the specific project objectives so as to unravel non-compliance, non-performance and delays, submit comprehensive reports and work together with management to improve upon them
• Advise the Board on risk management activities and champion the development of risk management policy and charter, board risk management and governance charters for effective governance of the agency and in compliance with the provisions of the Public Financial Management Act 2016 (Act 921)
• Provide quarterly orientation to the Audit Committee on critical risks and control issues for prioritisation and mitigation by management
• Serve as a member of the IT Committee and advise on IT Risks and Controls and IT enabled investments for effective and efficient project implementation
• Develop and periodically review the Organisation’s Internal Audit Strategic Plan as well as Internal Audit Charter in accordance with the International Professional Practices Framework (IPPF) to ensure that the purpose, authority, and responsibilities of the audit function are well captured and documented to give impetus to the audit activity under the signature of the Chairman of the Audit Committee and the Chief Executive
• In order to uphold the integrity of the Agency, regular reviews and updates of risks related to the execution of the Agency’s mandate are carried out, prepare annual and quarterly audit assignment plans for the unit to carry out relevant audits to add value to the operations of CWSA
• Review draft audit reports for accuracy and consistency and ensure that conclusions are supported by evidence before they are finalised and issued to clients and management
• Prepared training plans for Internal Audit staff based on identified needs of the staff to operate effectively in CWSA, and handle emerging corporate management and internal audit issues in line with the Institute of Internal Auditors’ Common Body of Knowledge (CBOK)
• With good insight, Anastasia participated in various negotiation meetings with management and Development Partners (DPs), foreign missions, consultants, and contractors
• These include the World Bank Team, AFD, African Development Bank, DANIDA, Triple S, SMARTERWASH and Strengthening Local Government Service Delivery
• I have also participated in several project document reviews
• Coordinate the work of the Audit Committee (AC) and provide extracts on critical audit observations and recommendations that need their attention, follow up and resolution
• Liaise with external auditors to agree on the scope of external audits in an effort to avoid duplications and harness the human and financial resources of the audit department to follow up and ensure that critical recommendations are implemented by management within the stipulated time period
• Review external audit reports and recommendations, as well as reports from the Public Accounts Committee of Parliament and advise management.

• Project Management in Ghana and Surrounding West Africa Countries

• Efficient Management of National Resources- The Role of Internal Auditors

• My hobbies are singing and reading

• Of Non-formal education at the Volta Region

• Risk Analysis
• Planning and implementation of debt risk analysis
• Field verification of debtors
• Report findings to Sales Director
• National Service Personnel, MSC
• PROJECT MANAGEMENT, IDL, ACCRA- Kwame Nkrumah university of Science and Technology, Kumasi
• Developed and implemented industrial safety protocols.

• Financial Management and Disbursement in World Bank-Financed Projects
• IDA (Certificate

• Conduct Risk Assessment
• Develop strategic and annual Audit plans
• Review assignment plans
• Review Work Programmes
• Supervise engagements
• Review draft audit reports
• Conduct follow up audits
• Facilitate continuous development activities
• Carry out team building activities

• Conduct Risk Assessment
• Develop strategic and annual Audit plans
• Complete assignment plans
• Draft, Review and submit audit reports
• Conduct follow up audits