1. CURRICULUM VITAE
Yussif-Zingnaa Abubakari
P. O. Box CT 3140
Accra.
Mobile: 0233243953096 or 0233207330830 Email: zingnaa@gmail.com
Place of Birth: Tamale
Marital Status: Married
Nationality: Ghanaian
Sex: Male
OBJECTIVE
With my over nine years of experience as a Finance/Administrative Officer I would like to serve a
reputed organisation where my priority would be to make the organisation achieve its goals and
objectives effectively and efficiently.
EDUCATION
2011-2014 OPEN UNIVERVISITY MALAYSIA (OUM)
BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTING WITH HONOURS
1997–2000 TAMALE POLYTECHNIC
HND ACCOUNTANCY
INDEPENDENT COURSE WORK
STUDENT: LEVEL TWO (2) - INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS (ICA) GHANA
EXPERIENCE
• Worked as Finance/Administrative Officer over nine (9) years
• Having knowledge on various accounting practices and procedures
• Adept at using accounting software for various accounting tasks
• Knowledge in excel, word, powerpoint, internet/email

2. • Writing daily reports, resolving enquiries from employees, reconciling bank accounts, maintaining fixed
asset inventory, posting of cashbook receipts and payments.
• Filed annual returns at the Registrar General and Social Welfare Department as required by law
• Communicating with Internal Revenue Service, banks, partners and external auditors
• Preparing reports for all donor supported projects on daily, quarterly and yearly basis.
• Assist in scheduling and general set up tasks for meetings in local communities as requested.
• Check and correct entry for input errors.
• Assist with travel arrangements as necessary.
• Monitor and maintain office supplies and materials.
• Assisted with completing project proposals as assigned.
• Thorough working knowledge of filing and record keeping systems and ability to operate office equipment
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Finance/Administrative Officer: (2005-Date) Foundation for Security and Development in Africa (FOSDA) an
NGO based in Ghana and working in the three Northern Regions.
• Responsible for the day to day recording of financial transactions
• Prepare monthly and annual financial reports.
• Prepare monthly bank reconciliation statements and filed
• Undertake monthly analysis of all financial statements and update the account.
• Assist in audit exercises
• Ensure that all movable and immovable properties of FOSDA are insured.
• Prepare and paid staff salaries and other benefits.
• Prepared and paid staff IRS and SSNIT contributions.
• Paid all utility bills such as water, electricity and telephone.
• Raised PV’s for project, capital and petty cash expenditure.
• Supervised the activities of the Programme Officers, Maintenance Officer, Front Desk Officer, Guesthouse
Caretaker, Security Officers and National Service Personnel.
• Purchased and supply all office stationery as well as monitoring them judiciously.
• Monitored staff attendance to work and leave schedules.
• Organised and manage all FOSDA documents including filling system and library.
• Made payments on behalf of FOSDA upon approval of transactions by management.
• Supervised the maintenance and schedule of all FOSDA vehicles.
• Assist Programme Officers by providing logistics and secretarial services during workshops

3. • Responsible for all other administrative duties.
Business College International, Tamale (Nov 2003-May 2005)
Coordinator –
• Created an understanding and enthusiasm for creative teaching and learning as a key to raising
achievement, aspiration and motivation
• Involved parents, proprietor and other members of the community extensively throughout the programme
• Developed, through dialogue with the wider school community, an enquiry based approach which
addresses a range of issues relevant to the broader developmental needs of the school and its learners
and is linked to the school improvement plan
• Ensured that students played a meaningful and active role in learning that can truly reflect their interests,
needs and enthusiasms
• Assisted with identifying and recruiting potential Mentor Teachers.
• Acted as liaison between parents, students, proprietor and teachers.
Tamale Metropolitan Assembly (Nov 2000-Sept 2001).
National Service Personnel- Budget Assistant
• Assisted the Budget Officer to prepare annual budget for the Assembly.
• Collected data for budget formulation
National Youth Council, Tamale (1998 – 2000)
Industrial Attachment –
• Assisted the Accountant in preparing bank reconciliation statements
• Assisted in preparation of quarterly returns
WORKSHOPS
12th
to 13th
December 2005: Capacity Building on Financial reporting for Research and Advocacy
Organisations(RAO) by Ghana Research and Advocacy Programme (G-RAP)
13th
to 15th
February 2008: Regional Control Arms Programme Financial Reporting Workshop, Ziguinchor, Senegal.
9th
to 10th
April 2008: Capacity Building on budget analysis, financial reporting by Oxfam GB Senegal in Accra.
15th
to 16th
June 2011: Finance and Administration Workshop by IBIS West Africa. MJ Grand Hotel East Legon.
HOBBIES: Cycling, Music and Reading.
REFERENCES:
1. Theodora W. Anti
Project Manager
Foundation for Security and Development in Africa

4. Accra
Tel: 0233243203060
Email: teikoanti@gmail.com
2. Mohammed Issahaku,
Finance Manger, MEDA Ghana,
Tamale.
Tel: 0233244436323 or 0233204354355
Email: chopiiza1@yahoo.com
3. Dorcas Adjeley Yobo
Trainer at Global Platform Ghana. Actionaid
Tamale.
Tel: 0541360690
Email: dorcas.yobo@actionaid.org