[vc_row][vc_column][us_person image=”270″ name=”Richard Ansah QUAIGRAIN” role=”Senior Consultant, Public Sector” layout=”simple_circle” img_size=”full” linkedin=”https://www.linkedin.com/in/richardquaigrain/” css=”%7B%22default%22%3A%7B%22font-size%22%3A%2218px%22%7D%7D”][/us_person][vc_column_text css=”%7B%22mobiles%22%3A%7B%22font-size%22%3A%2218px%22%7D%7D”]Richard has over ten years of experience in public sector accounting, auditing, asset management, financial management, procurement, capacity building planning, and facilitation. He has been involved in supporting the financial processes of local government institutions, civil society organizations, and corporate organizations committed to sound financial management and rural development. He has served as a team member on several projects in capacity building training, financial management, monitoring and evaluation, and has worked with organizations such as Link Community Development, Le Plafond Consulting Services, JDP Consulting Services, Maple Consult, Plan Consult, OBAP Services, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), George Harwills Consult, and Public Procurement Authority.
Richard has also been involved in the Ministry of local Government and Rural Development exercise on Functional and Organizational Assessment Tool (FOAT), which is now a Districts Performance Assessment Tool (DPAT) under the District Development Facility (DDF) for Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs), funded by GOG, DANIDA and World Bank. He assessed the financial management, auditing, and procurement components for seven consecutive assessment periods since 2009.
Richard facilitated a team of Japanese consultants on the Monitoring and Evaluation of JICA (ODA Loan) Projects in Ghana and subsequently engaged on the JICA/MOFA five-year Financial Management Improvement project for Ministry of Food and Agriculture (MOFA) funded by Japanese government.
Richard graduated with a Masters of Business Administration (Finance option) from the University of Wales Institute, Cardiff-UK, Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Cape Coast, a Fellow of the Institute of Professional Financial Managers (IPFM-UK), and an Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting from the Chartered Institute of Management Accountant (CIMA-UK).[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]