Controller and Accountant General’s Department (CAGD) has organized
a two- day sensitization workshop for staff of
department in Municipal and District Assembly’s in the Brong Ahafo region
on the Ghana Integrated Financial Management Information System (GIFMIS); a
public financial management catalyst.
The workshop is in line with efforts of the country’s purse managers
to improve public financial management (PFM) specifically on budgeting,
resource management, fiscal planning, internal controls, accounting and
reporting, audit and monitoring and external accountability, thus the
introduction of GIFMIS.
GIFMIS, launched in 2009 is a component of the Public
Financial Management Reform Programme (PUFMAP)
which is intended at improving macro-economic stability fiscal discipline in
the country.
GIFMIS is expected to serve
as government’s official system to be used in budgeting, accounting, financial
reporting and auditing of public funds when fully implemented at all levels of
governance.
It takes into cognizance all aspects of financial management
including revenue management (Ghana Revenue Authority Act 2009), Integrated
Personnel and Payroll Database, Audit Reforms (internal audit agency Act 2003),
Aid and Debt Management (ADM) and Procurement Reforms.
In a speech read on her behalf, the Acting Controller and
Accountant General, Mrs. Grace Adzore, underscored the importance for personnel
of the Department to acquaint themselves with the nature, operations and
capabilities of the systems in order to derive associate benefits such as
accuracy, timely and reliability.
Mrs. Adzore noted that GIFMIS marks another significant milestone
in government’s PFM reforms. Adding that, Government embarked on several PFM
reforms in the past to address challenges emanating from public funds
management but could not yield much result because they were implemented in an
uncoordinated and piece meal manner.
“This time round, GIFMIS which is an ICT-based PRM Information
System is going to be the working tool for the Department through MDAs/MMDAs at
central, regional and district levels,” she disclosed.
The Scheme according to her provides for the establishment of a
hierarchical staffing structure for all the staff. It also spells out the
various qualifications, experience and mode of entry to each grade as well as
mode of promotion or progression from one grade to the other.
From Vivianna Mensah, Sunyani
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