Philip, [B. Com Hons (Cape Coast), MBA (Legon), CA (Ghana), CFE (USA)], is a highly motivated Finance, Operations, Grants, Subcontracts and Compliance professional with over 18 years of experience providing operational leadership on international development projects in Ghana for donors such as USAID, DFID, Global Affairs of Canada (formerly CIDA) and AUSAID. He has a proven track record in ensuring compliance and high-quality donor reporting.
Philip has broad project operations management experience, including grants and subcontracts management, financial reporting, compliance and audits, financial planning and budgeting, inventory and asset management, fleet and facilities management, human resource management, and project closeout. He is adept at developing Finance, Procurement, Human Resource and Grant Manuals, and building the capacity of staff, grantees and subcontractors.
He has supported successful financial management and grant closeouts at organisations including World Vision Ghana, World University Service of Canada, USAID Agriculture Policy Support Project/Chemonics International, PMI/USAID Vectorlink Project/Population Services International, and PMI/USAID Evolve Project/Population Services International.
Philip has managed donor projects with budgets amounting to US$25 million. As a consultant to FCDO funding to STAR Ghana, he conducted due diligence and capacity assessments of civil society, private-sector and public-sector organisations in Ghana and made recommendations for funding and capacity building. As a Grants and Subcontracts Manager at Chemonics Inc./USAID Agriculture Policy Support Project, he also conducted Pre-Award Surveys (NUPAS) and recommended institutional capacity improvements and funding.
