MARTIN OKYERE

• Conduct financial audits by reviewing financial statements and verifying the accuracy of financial records to ensure compliance with the Public Finance Management Act and its regulations.
• Conduct technical and analytical reviews of statutory tax deductions.
• Monitor and report on the status of implementation of external audit recommendations and ensure that appropriate actions are taken to address identified issues.
• Assess the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls in the Ministry and make recommendations to management for improvement.
• Prepared detailed audit reports, including actionable recommendations, and presented findings to management.

Achievements:

• Successfully led a team and completed the audit of transport sector improvement projects under the World Bank.
• Led a team to investigate suspected cases of fraud and financial irregularities in the Ministry and its Agencies and provided Parliament (Public Accounts Committee of Ghana) and the Economic and Organised Crime Office with investigative reports.

• Examined loan applications and documents for creditworthiness and repayment capacity.
• Analyzed potential lending markets and formed referral networks to reach out to potential customers.
• Developed relationships with external appraisers to value loan collateral.
• Responded to customer inquiries about rates and the status of loan applications to maintain excellent customer service.

Achievements:

• Single-handedly convinced and persuaded over three hundred (300) government employees to do business with us.
• Performed gap analysis to identify areas of improvement.

• Compiled and analysed financial data and prepared monthly and annual financial statements.
• Examined, investigated, and corrected errors and inconsistencies in financial records, entries and reports.
• Prepared inputs for newly posted nursing staff.
• Prepared technical and special reports for MCHNP and TUBERCULOSIS.
• Pre-auditing of claims prior to final submission

Achievements:

• Created a ledger coding system to make the posting of transactions more efficient and accurate.
• Resolved a long-standing bank error in the books of accounts that had been bothering management since 2014.