Educational Background:

Bah is a Chartered Accountant (Fellow, Association of Chartered Certified Accountants – FCCA).

• Information Technology (IT) Expert”
  • Computer Science/Data Processing (University of Science & Technology, Ghana)
  • Certified in the Governance of Enterprise IT (CGEIT)
  • Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA)
  • Certified Information Security Manager (CISM)
  • Certified ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management Systems) Lead Implementer
  • Certified ISO/IEC 27001 (Information Security Management Systems) Senior Lead Auditor
• Project Management Specialist
  • Certified in PRINCE2 Project Management Foundation
  • Certified PRINCE2 Project Management Practitioner
• Diploma in French Language
• Training in Diplomatic Practice, Etiquette, Protocol and Negotiation

Working Experience

March 2014 to Date: Accountant General

October 2009 to February 2014

• Project Manager(Consultant) – Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS) Project, Accountant General’s Department, Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs, Banjul, The Gambia

September 2005 to September 2009

• Financial Management Specialist (Consultant) – IFMIS Project, Accountant General’s Department, Ministry of Finance & Economic Affairs, Banjul, The Gambia

June 2003 to August 2005

• Finance & Admin Manager – Sunbeach Hotel & Resort, Bakau, The Gambia

May 2002 to May 2003

·      Internal Audit Manager – International Bank for Commerce (Gambia) Ltd.

February 1995 – May 1999

• IT Manager – International Bank for Commerce (Gambia) Ltd.

April 1985 – January 1995

• Data Processing Officer – International Trypanotolerance Centre (ITC, Gambia)

Achievements

• Developed a standardized Chart of Accounts for the entire Government
• Automated the Public Financial Management (PFM) function of the Government, through the implementation of the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS)
• Extended/implemented the IFMIS to all the Local Government Councils
• Extended/implemented the IFMIS to all the Embassies/Foreign Missions
• Eliminated government payments using cash; implemented Electronic Funds Transfer system
• Eliminated backlog in the production of Government Financial Statements, with 2021 Financial Statements already produced and submitted for audit.