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Dr. Michael Kwakye

PhD Accounting & Finance · MBA Finance · CA

A Chartered Accountant with over 15 years of experience across finance, audit, public sector accounting and academia, with expertise in financial planning, risk assessment and internal controls.

Faculty area
Financial Crimes and Forensic Audit
Professional experience
15+ years

Biography

Dr. Michael Kwakye, CA, is a Chartered Accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICAG) and 15+ years of progressive experience across multiple disciplines, including Media, Audit, Travel & Tour, Public Sector Accounting, and Academia. He is a passionate, performance-driven Finance Executive and a dynamic, tech- and business-savvy, result-oriented Business Leader who understands how to translate numbers and strategy into tangible organizational operational excellence.

He has garnered varied experience and proven success in Financial Planning, Risk Assessments, Capacity Building and Mentoring, Training, Data & Documentation Analysis, Procurement & Contracts Review, Regulatory Experience, Project Execution and Financial Reporting – Over the years, he has displayed demonstrable capabilities in executing Operational, Financial and Internal Controls to ensure reliable Financial Reporting, Risk Mitigation, Policies, Laws & Regulations Compliance in achieving corporate objectives.

Qualifications & affiliations

  • Universidad Empresarial De Costa Rica-(2022-2025), PhD in Accounting and Finance
  • University of Cape Coast, Central Region (2022), MBA in Finance
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana (ICA-Ghana), Accra (2016), Chartered Accountant (CA)
  • Institute of Internal Auditors, Ghana (IIA-Ghana), Accra (2025)
  • Institute of Directors, Ghana (IoD), Accra (2024)
  • Institute of Certified Business Analyst and Consultants, Ghana (ICBAC), Accra (2024), Membership Category: Doctoral Fellow
  • Chartered Institute of Financial and Investment Analysts, Ghana (CIFIAG), Accra (2024), Membership Category: Fellow

Selected experience

Payroll Dummy Runs for all affected payrolls, Migration of salaries of staff of sub-vented agencies, Advice on acounting matters, Financial Crimes & Forensic

Controller and Accountant General Department (CAGD)- Head Office, Payroll Processing Directorate) – Principal Accountant
  1. Assisting in the Creation of Jobs / Ranks and assigning valid grades to the IPPD system by the end of the ensuing month's payroll cycle after receiving the letter
  2. Assisting in the implementation of the salary structure of covered entities on the IPPD by the end of the ensuing month's payroll cycle after receiving the letter
  3. Assisting in the Processing of Payroll Dummy Runs for all affected payrolls as per the monthly payroll timetable
Controller and Accountant General Department (CAGD)- Seconded to Ghana Book Development Council) – Principal Accountant
  1. Supervising the day-to-day administration of the Accounts Section of Ghana Book Development Council
  2. Providing advice on accounting matters to the Executive Director of GBDC
  3. Making input into the preparation and review of the budget of GBDC
  4. Maintaining proper books of accounts and records on the Internally Generated Funds of the Council through GIFMIS Platform.
  5. Preparing of monthly and annual financial reports
  6. Ensuring that accounting transactions are properly captured in appropriate ledgers using the GIFMIS systems
  7. Directing and coordinating the activities of accounting officers at the Council
Department of Co-Operatives (Ministries, Accra) – Entity Tender Committee Member

Ensuring procurement is compliant with Act 663 as amended and Regulations Reviewing and approving procurement plans Confirming costs and matching with available funds Facilitating contract administration and ensuring compliance with reporting requirements Assisting Head of Entity in disposal of stores, vehicles and equipment Approving invitation documents – tenders, RFQs, RFPs and pre-qualification Reviewing of procurement schedules and specifications and terms of references Reviewing evaluation reports and award contracts up to their threshold Approving contract amendments

Professional focus

  • Financial planning
  • Risk assessment
  • Internal controls

Professional memberships & service

  • Member, Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana (ICA-GH)
  • Member, Institute of Directors-Ghana (IoD-GH)
  • Member, Chartered Institute of Financial and Investment Analyst-Ghana, (CIFIAG)
  • Member, Institute of Internal Auditors-Ghana (IIA)
  • Doctoral Fellow, Institute of Certified Business Analyst and Consultants. (ICBAC)
  • Secretary, KasCity District Society of ICAG (January 2021 to Present)
  • Member/Treasurer/Board Member/Sergeant-At-Arms (2015-17) of the Rotary Club of Accra Ridge
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