Accountant-General workers pledge protect image of dept.

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Story: Lucy Adoma Yeboah
STAFF of the Controller and Accountant-General’s Department (CAGD) have pledged not to knowingly be party to any illegal activities or engage in acts that will bring into disrepute the work of the accounting profession and the CAGD.
They have resolved to perform their work in honesty and diligence in accordance with the financial laws of the country.
These were contained in a communiqué issued after the annual three-day national delegates conference held in Kumasi on the theme, “Meeting the Challenges of the Public Financial Management Reforms”.
In addition, the staff stated that they would provide transparent, timely, client-focused and cost-effective financial management services for the government and the public.
“We shall exhibit the highest level of professionalism in the discharge of our duties and shall perform our work in accordance with generally accepted principles of accounting, financial laws, the standards and guidelines of the CAGD,” they pledged.
In order to the perform creditably, the staff stressed that they would constantly update and make information readily available to all stakeholders.
For its part, the management of department resolved to give a hearing to members of staff who would be suspected to have misconducted themselves before action was taken.
To improve on performance, the management pledged to lay emphasis on the department’s capacity building programmes, adding that it would pursue the establishment of a university college for the staff of the department.
It also touched on the need to sustain and continue to ensure that reports and financial statements were submitted on a timely basis as required by the financial laws and collaborate with the management of district assemblies to enhance good working relations between accounting staff and other staff of district assemblies for better service delivery.
It pointed out that there was the need for better service delivery to the people, since the citizens had the right to determine the services and goods they deserved, especially an efficient and effective financial management system in the public sector.
“The government and citizens of Ghana deserve the delivery of quality good service,” it was observed.