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KENNETH KYEI BOATENG

Accra

Summary

Adept at financial analysis and leadership, I've significantly enhanced financial operations at MoFA, managing projects like GIZ and World Bank. My expertise in budgetary controls and financial risk management, coupled with a track record of resolving audit queries, positions me as a key asset for driving fiscal integrity and efficiency.

Overview

29
29
years of professional experience

Work History

Chief Accountant, Directorate of Crop Services, MoFA

Controller and Accountant Gen. Dept. (MOFA)
09.2020 - Current
  • Charged with the overall financial responsibilities of the Directorate including managing project portfolios such as GIZ, AGRA, World Bank, and National fertilizer subsidy
  • Preparation of annual financial statement of the Directorate
  • Signatory to all accounts of the Directorate
  • Liaises with Financial Controller (MoFA) on all financial issues of the directorate
  • Exercises direct supervision of Accounting Staff and provides professional guidance as well
  • Support the preparation of Annual Budgets and implements Budgetary Controls
  • Checks and authorized all payments for completeness and correctness before directing them for processing
  • Prepares quarterly returns to the needs of all different project requirement;
  • Checks and affirms monthly Bank Reconciliation Statements for control purposes;
  • Assists to resolve audit queries raised by Auditors in collaboration with affected stakeholder

Project Accountant

West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP)
06.2018 - 08.2020
  • Company Overview: This is a World Bank project under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture with the objective of increasing productivity of selected crops in Ghana and West Africa
  • Responsible for the overall finances of the project
  • This is a World Bank project under the Ministry of Food and Agriculture with the objective of increasing productivity of selected crops in Ghana and West Africa

Deputy Head of Finance (Head of Finance in 2016)

National Identification Authority (NIA)
01.2013 - 05.2018
  • Signatory to all accounts in the absence of Head of Finance;
  • Liaises with Head of Finance in handling all financial matters;
  • Supervise subordinate Accounting Staff and provides professional guidance as well;
  • Support the preparation of Annual Budgets and implements Budgetary Controls;
  • Support preparation of all financial statements and supporting schedules;
  • Checks the accuracy of authorized payments for completeness and correctness before directing them for processing;
  • Checks and affirms monthly Bank Reconciliation Statements for control purposes;
  • Assists to resolve audit queries raised by Auditors in collaboration with affected stakeholder

Senior Accountant

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (PWD)-PRESTIGE (CAGD)
10.2006 - 12.2012
  • Company Overview: Prestige is a region under PWD that manages both movable and non-movable assets of the Executive Arm of Government and undertakes Government Contracts as well
  • Preparation of draft final accounts of the Department
  • Liaising with the Department’s stakeholders on behalf of the department
  • Supervising all Accounts duties
  • Preparation of the Department Budgets and appraisal of project for the award of contracts
  • Prestige is a region under PWD that manages both movable and non-movable assets of the Executive Arm of Government and undertakes Government Contracts as well

Internal Auditor

ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY (CAGD)
11.2001 - 09.2006
  • During the reporting period, the Assembly was zoned into six (6) sub-metros and with other Departments
  • I headed the Internal Audit Unit of two (2) prominent sub-metros which saw a lot of reforms

Accounts Officer

SCANSTYLE MIM LIMITED
06.1996 - 02.1998
  • Company Overview: Scanstyle was a manufacturer of Garden Furniture for the European market with a monthly turnover of about seven hundred thousand pounds (£700,000.00) and a labor force of about 150 people
  • I was charged with analysis of expenditure and coding of financial transactions
  • Scanstyle was a manufacturer of Garden Furniture for the European market with a monthly turnover of about seven hundred thousand pounds (£700,000.00) and a labor force of about 150 people

Education

MBA - Accounting and Finance

UPSA
01.2011

BSc - Accounting

UPSA
01.2008

Skills

  • Financial analysis
  • Budget preparation
  • Budgetary controls
  • Performance indicators
  • Performance reporting
  • Financial resource management
  • Financial risk management
  • Quantitative techniques
  • Cost-benefit analysis
  • Leadership

Staffid

59774

Personal Information

  • Hobbies: reading, following international politics and business
  • Date of Birth: 03/12/74
  • Marital Status: Married

Trainingsattended

  • ECOWAS financial reporting system and procurement
  • World bank procurement system
  • Advance excel reporting
  • GIFMIS reporting system

References

  • Mr. Augustine Dankwah, West Africa Agriculture Productivity Program (MoFA), P.O. Box M37 Ministries, Accra
  • Abdul Rashid Tahiru, Financial Controller, MOFA, P.O. Box M37 Ministries, Accra

Corecompetenciesandstrengths

  • Prepare and analyse financial information for statutory and decision-making purpose;
  • Prepare budget and institute budgetary controls to achieve organizational objectives;
  • Institute performance indicator and performance reporting;
  • Ability to manage financial resources to create and manage value;
  • Ability to identify, measure, reduce or avoid financial risk.
  • Ability to use quantitative techniques to determine relative importance of scenarios;
  • Ability to evaluate cost benefit of alternative solutions;
  • Ability to lead others.

Timeline

Chief Accountant, Directorate of Crop Services, MoFA

Controller and Accountant Gen. Dept. (MOFA)
09.2020 - Current

Project Accountant

West Africa Agricultural Productivity Program (WAAPP)
06.2018 - 08.2020

Deputy Head of Finance (Head of Finance in 2016)

National Identification Authority (NIA)
01.2013 - 05.2018

Senior Accountant

PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT (PWD)-PRESTIGE (CAGD)
10.2006 - 12.2012

Internal Auditor

ACCRA METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY (CAGD)
11.2001 - 09.2006

Accounts Officer

SCANSTYLE MIM LIMITED
06.1996 - 02.1998

MBA - Accounting and Finance

UPSA

BSc - Accounting

UPSA

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