Yaw Kyei Boateng

• Prepare monthly payroll for over 48 staff members and manage Chemonics' online payment platform
  (Ecobank Omniplus), ensuring accuracy and smooth transaction processing.
• Serve as the primary contact with the Ghana Revenue Authority, ensuring compliance with tax and
  regulatory requirements.
• Track and prepare aging analysis for accounts receivable and payable, and manage correction entries in
  ABACUS per PMU reviews.
• Acted as the primary contact with the Ghana Revenue Authority, maintaining compliance with tax and regulatory requirements.
• Lead the preparation of monthly bank reconciliations and provide financial support to project staff for
  budget tracking, reporting, and forecasting.
• Monitor compliance with internal controls and financial policies across all project activities.

Led the grants administration, donor compliance, subaward management, contractual oversight, and financial governance for a complex USAID-funded development programme. Worked closely with programme leadership, finance, procurement, legal, and consortium partners to ensure that programme implementation complied with donor regulations, contractual obligations, and organizational policies while safeguarding donor resources.

Provided strategic technical support throughout the grant lifecycle, from partner due diligence and agreement development to implementation monitoring, compliance reviews, financial oversight, and award close-out. Supported programme leadership in strengthening institutional accountability and reducing financial and operational risk across implementing partners.

Key Responsibilities

• Managed the administration and compliance oversight of a donor-funded programme portfolio valued at approximately US$18.5 million, ensuring effective stewardship of donor resources and compliance with grant agreements.
• Coordinated administration of five consortium partners and twenty-three subcontractors, ensuring compliance with contractual obligations, donor regulations, and internal policies, which strengthened accountability during implementation.
• Led the preparation, review, negotiation, amendment, and close-out of grants, cooperative agreements, consultancy contracts, and service agreements in accordance with USAID requirements and organisational procedures.
• Conducted comprehensive partner due diligence assessments, organizational capacity reviews, and financial risk assessments before the execution of subaward agreements.
• Monitored partner financial performance, expenditure trends, and contractual compliance to identify emerging risks, recommending corrective actions to mitigate potential issues.
• Reviewed partner financial reports, supporting documentation, invoices, reimbursement requests, and expenditure justifications to ensure allowability, accuracy, and completeness before payment processing.
• Collaborated closely with programme management, procurement, finance, legal, and technical teams to ensure that financial decisions supported programme objectives while maintaining full compliance with donor regulations.
• Maintained complete grant documentation, contractual records, compliance files, audit trails, and partner correspondence to support financial transparency and organizational accountability.
• Coordinated internal compliance reviews and supported external donor monitoring visits, financial assessments, and audit engagements by preparing documentation and responding to audit queries.
• Monitored grant implementation schedules, reporting deadlines, contractual deliverables, and financial obligations to ensure timely programme execution and donor reporting.
• Assisted programme leadership in budget monitoring, financial forecasting, pipeline analysis, and expenditure tracking to strengthen financial planning and decision-making.
• Developed compliance monitoring tools, financial assessment templates, and standardized documentation, enhancing consistency and facilitating effective compliance across implementing partners.
• Provided continuous technical guidance to consortium partners on financial management, donor compliance, documentation standards, procurement requirements, and contractual obligations.

Selected Achievements

• Successfully managed compliance oversight for a US$18.5 million USAID-funded programme while supporting five consortium partners and twenty-three subcontractors, strengthening accountability across the implementation structure.
• Strengthened organisational compliance by redesigning financial assessment and partner monitoring processes that improved documentation quality, reduced compliance risks, and enhanced donor confidence.
• Played a leading role in improving internal control procedures, contributing to a 98% reduction in external audit findings through stronger documentation, proactive compliance monitoring, and enhanced financial governance.
• Designed practical partner monitoring tools that standardized compliance reviews and improved the quality and consistency of financial oversight across multiple implementing partners.
• Delivered financial compliance and grants management training to implementing partners, improving their understanding of donor regulations, contractual requirements, and financial accountability, which reduced recurring compliance issues.
• Strengthened collaboration between programme management, finance, procurement, and technical teams, improving coordination and enabling timely implementation of programme activities.
• Supported donor reporting through accurate financial analysis, compliance reviews, and timely preparation of documentation required for programme management and audit purposes.
• Contributed to effective risk management by identifying compliance gaps early, recommending corrective actions, and monitoring implementation until full resolution.

Key Contributions to Organizational Success

• Enhanced donor confidence through consistent application of financial controls, transparent documentation, and compliance with USAID and organisational requirements.
• Improved programme efficiency by streamlining grant administration processes and strengthening coordination among implementing partners.
• Supported sustainable partner capacity development by providing technical mentoring in grants management, financial reporting, internal controls, and compliance.
• Established standardized compliance procedures that improved accountability, strengthened governance, and supported successful programme implementation.Improved workflow efficiency with thorough process analysis.
• Resolved technical issues promptly, enhancing overall system performance.
• Implemented data security measures to protect sensitive information.
• Streamlined operational procedures with innovative system improvements.

• Managed a £40,000,000 budget portfolio from MCF, directly contributing to securing additional funding
  from MCF and other donors.
• Oversaw financial operations across multiple accounts from five different donors, ensuring alignment
  with financial goals and performance targets.
• Developed and implemented accounting, financial, and operational systems to streamline processes and
  enhance organizational efficiency.
• Supervised a team of 10 regional accountants and 14 Accounts Department staff, ensuring effective
  financial management and reporting.
• Established and managed budget and cash flow forecast assessment tools to support the preparation of
  quarterly management reports.
• Developed strategic business plans and daily cash flow management practices to support organizational
  financial sustainability.
• Developed and implemented accounting, financial, and operational systems to streamline processes and enhance organizational efficiency.
• Analysed complex financial data, providing meaningful insights for company leadership.
• Prepared regular cash flow reports assisting in better fund allocation.
• Streamlined invoice processing reducing errors and delays.

• Supervised 12 communities with over 120 clusters of women’s groups, managing revolving
  microfinance budget of over US$5,000,000.
• Developed and implemented accounting systems to produce monthly financial reports for home
  office in USA.
• Supervised and reviewed monthly balance sheet reconciliations to ensure accuracy and compliance with
  financial policies.
• Prepared quarterly management accounts by developing and implementing efficient accounting,
  financial, and operational systems.
• Coordinated budget preparation, implementation, and variance analysis to maintain alignment with
  organizational financial goals.
• Provided guidance and oversight in managing financial operations and ensuring the effective utilization
  of microfinance funds.