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JOSEPH TEYE

JOSEPH TEYE

ACCRA

Summary

Dynamic Grants and Sub-Awards Management Specialist with extensive experience at CARE International, excelling in grant management and partnership relations. Proven track record in capacity building and compliance oversight, utilizing SUN Systems for financial management. Adept at fostering institutional linkages and enhancing program effectiveness through strategic monitoring and training initiatives.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience

Work History

Grants and Sub-Awards Management specialist

CARE International
06.2023 - Current
  • I provide oversight of sub-awards
  • Work with partners to understand contractual clauses in the agreement, support their development of workplans, conduct due diligence assessment, provide capacity building

Head of Programs

Black Buffalo International
02.2022 - 06.2023
  • I am responsible for Overall project management including ethics, Grants, Compliance and Finance Management
  • I led the NGO startup, handle fair trade issues, exports orientation and managing community development and grants for Ghana and Togo
  • I handle all aspects of finance and operations involving budget management, preparing ad-hoc management reports, payroll administration, partners monitoring and relations management, disbursement of funds, developing operations manual and sees to its implementation, handles donor and statutory reporting
  • I provide country programs leadership for the grant team handling mentoring, coaching and appraisals

Compliance Manager

POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
07.2021 - 02.2022
  • I manage all aspects of grant administration through donor engagement, sub-awards using various instruments including contracts, donor reporting and audit issues and providing operational oversight for finance department
  • I conduct due diligence assessment of partners handled all aspects of sub recipient management ranging from assessment of partners, monitoring planning, actual monitoring, capacity building based on assessment scores and managing internal control improvement plan with partners and work with them to implement correction action plans
  • I provide training for staff and partners on USG donor regulations and PSI policies and procedures
  • I develop monitoring plan and associate procedures in line with specific requirement of the PMI Vector link project
  • I work with Various Government functionaries and Head Office staff for complex governance, strategy and contractual management issues
  • I handle rigorous compliance issues encompassing funding request for donor approval, branding and marking requirements, sub-award management and procurement management
  • General organization operation and systems compliance reviews and serving as a backbone for system re-design
  • I lead the operations team in correct execution and implantation of internal policies and procedures for all areas of program support (facility, fleet, IT, finance, administration, human resource, and procurement)
  • I supervise statutory compliance issues and make appropriate recommendation for management consideration when necessary

Audit Associate

MASSIM CONSULT
03.2020 - 06.2021
  • I handle clients tax planning
  • Audit planning involving risk assessment
  • Field activities involving risk assessment, substantive testing, analytical reviews and vouching
  • General Business consulting and work with the IT division for business process re-engineering for clients
  • Work in a team for preparation of accounts for clients

Deputy Finance Manager

USCCB-Catholic Relief Services
01.2011 - 09.2019
  • I served in various capacities, from Accounts Manager to Grants and Compliance Coordinator, and ended as Deputy Finance Manager.
  • In my tenure of office, I worked with partners (governmental institutions, CBOs, church partners, and a wide range of stakeholders) on USG and other major donor grants for a broad-based portfolio of projects in WASH, agriculture, health, education, emergency relief to victims of disaster, and peacebuilding, reaching some of Ghana's most vulnerable communities.
  • As a super user of many financial systems, including SUN Systems, Xero Accounting software, QuickBooks, and Tally, I was able to manage a broad spectrum of partners, assisting them in capacity building where weaknesses existed.
  • The major tasks I handled are summarized below:
  • I handled all aspects of financial management, including budgeting and budget management, financial reporting, donor-specific reporting, financial analysis, and preparation of grants and management reports.
  • I worked with the head of operations for all aspects of sub-recipient management, ranging from the assessment of partners, monitoring planning, actual monitoring, capacity building based on assessment scores, and managing the internal control improvement plan with partners.
  • I also assisted in program support services management in line with policy.
  • I processed payments, ensuring that all support documents are in place, handled staff and partners' advances, and liquidations in adherence to policy.
  • I managed partnership relations involving government institutions, MDAs, church partners, and community-based organizations.
  • I handled risk assessment, developed training materials for the capacity building of partners, and designed a reporting and monitoring system to ensure effective feedback.
  • I served as the focal person for policy analysis, led the risk assessment process to identify areas where policies are either not working or are inadequate, and prepared a brief for management review on mitigation measures.
  • I had been involved in a series of fraud investigations where the misuse of project funds is suspected.
  • I assisted in the preparation of contracts and Partner Agreements for sub-awards to partners.
  • I manage payroll for Ghana and the entire West Africa sub-region, handle all related deductions, ensure payment of statutory returns on time, and prepare payroll journals based on employee timesheets for import into the finance software.
  • I facilitated all forms of audit processes, including Uniform Guidance Audits, Annual Statutory Audits, and Internal Audits, by liaising with auditors, retrieving all documents requested, providing explanations when needed, and working with management to respond to open audit queries.
  • Oversaw budget preparation, ensuring alignment with strategic goals and financial health.

Zonal Accountant

Social Investment Fund
09.2007 - 12.2010
  • Managed the corporate finance tasks including all financial, management and statutory accounting and reporting, Bank reconciliations
  • Prepared monthly, quarterly and bi-annual financial statements for OFID and AfDB, consolidated financial reports that encompasses all spending partners in the consortium, I reviewed budgets and balance sheet periodically and did all reconciliations
  • Prepared documentation to assist with preparing statutory returns, including income tax
  • Prepared statutory reports and liaised with auditors for both grant / donor audit and year-end audit
  • Prepares project status reports monthly to support technical reports for donors and performed inventory reconciliations and handled the office petty cash on imprest basis
  • Supervised back office operations including administrative staff, ensuring record keeping of all HR documents, contracts, external agreements and MoUs
  • Carry out sub-recipient monitoring and assisted in training the core staff of the district assemblies in the management of the projects funds

Accounts Manager

State Enterprises Commission
07.2002 - 06.2004
  • I handled all aspects of financial management including budgeting and budget management in line with the public financial reform, financial reporting, donor specific reporting, financial analysis and preparation of special project reports and management reports
  • I collaborated with Controller and Accountant General and Ministry of Finance to facilitate series of workshops
  • Prepared monthly management accounts, expenditure returns to sector ministry on quarterly basis, and performed general ledger reconciliations, supervise coding of transactions into the finance systems in line with the Government accounts codes
  • Prepared the monthly payroll and all related reports
  • Managed the fixed assets register
  • Supervised employees in the Finance and Administration Department and was responsible for the overall direction, coordination and evaluation of this unit
  • Coordinated the preparation of year-end statutory accounts and tax return
  • Prepared reports required by regulatory agencies and assists in audits of company accounts
  • Reviewed and compiled financial data from 32 State Own Enterprises across Ghana including balance sheets, profit and loss statements, treasury reports, budgets and forecasts and supervised the entry of these data into a system using ACCPAC

Education

ACCA – Part Qualified - writing Final papers

03.2025

MBA - In Accounting

University Of Cape Coast
05.2019

M A - in NGO Management and Rural Development

University for Development Studies
01.2014

Bachelors of Commerce (B’Com) -

University of Cape Coast
01.2008

Skills

  • Grant Management
  • Program Management
  • Finance functions
  • USG Award Management
  • Partnership Relations Management
  • Subrecipient Training
  • Monitoring and capacity building
  • Technical Skills Building
  • Institutional Linkage Development
  • Major donor reporting requirements
  • Various Microsoft Suite
  • SPSS
  • SUN Systems
  • Query and analysis
  • Oracle Database
  • SharePoint

References

  • Charles Otu, CARE INTERNATIONAL, 0596918858, charles.otu@care.org
  • Donald Campbell, CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES, +1 - 443-536-4679, donald.campbell@crs.org
  • Patrick Daniere, World Vision International, Mali Country Program, +1-301-332-9272 / +223-98899750, patrick_daniere@wvi.org

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 09/15/74
  • Marital Status: Married

Professional Development

  • Global Finance Managers Training, 2018, CRS, Baltimore, USA
  • Financial Management, 2014, MANGO
  • USG Award management workshop, 2014, CRS & USAID, Abuja
  • Management Quality / Operations Summit, 2013, CRS WARO
  • SUN System and Vision, Query & Analysis, 2011, CRS West Africa Sub Region
  • Social Inclusion transfer course, 2010, Africa Development Bank
  • Payroll tax workshop, 2009, Internal Revenue Service

Accomplishments

  • I have won many spot awards in recognition of my commitment, professional competence, and high-level achievement in my career from previous employers. Award certificates are available upon request

Affiliations

  • I have successfully led and managed project management systems in the West Africa subregion while working at Catholic Relief Services

Timeline

Grants and Sub-Awards Management specialist

CARE International
06.2023 - Current

Head of Programs

Black Buffalo International
02.2022 - 06.2023

Compliance Manager

POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL
07.2021 - 02.2022

Audit Associate

MASSIM CONSULT
03.2020 - 06.2021

Deputy Finance Manager

USCCB-Catholic Relief Services
01.2011 - 09.2019

Zonal Accountant

Social Investment Fund
09.2007 - 12.2010

Accounts Manager

State Enterprises Commission
07.2002 - 06.2004

ACCA – Part Qualified - writing Final papers

MBA - In Accounting

University Of Cape Coast

M A - in NGO Management and Rural Development

University for Development Studies

Bachelors of Commerce (B’Com) -

University of Cape Coast

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