Jacob Ahadzi is a career civil servant with over 13 years of experience in public financial management, accounting, taxation and public sector internal auditing. He is well-versed in risk assessment, governance review, internal control review and control improvement advisory.
He holds a Bachelor of Education in Social Sciences degree with a major in Accounting from the University of Cape Coast (UCC) and a Master of Research in Accounting from the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA).
He is a Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Tax Practitioner, with membership in the Institute of Chartered Accountants (Ghana), the Chartered Institute of Taxation (Ghana) and the Institute of Internal Auditors (Ghana). He has demonstrated expertise in audit management, risk assessment, and tax advisory, complemented by a strong proficiency in International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS), and Ghana's tax laws. He is recognized for enhancing operational efficiency and leading staff training programs. He is adept at guiding teams to achieve comprehensive audit reviews and compliance. He was awarded the most hardworking Internal Auditor in the Civil Service by the Office of the Head of Civil Service in 2021.
Before serving in his current position, he served as the Chief Internal Auditor at the Ministry of Finance. He had also previously served as the Principal Internal Auditor at the Ministry of Health. In both capacities, he led several successful audit and investigation assignments.
He has been instrumental in developing Ministry of Finance staff capacity in Ghana’s tax regimes, especially the income tax and value added tax, IPSAS and recently the Global Internal Audit Standards. He has also facilitated training for various public sector institutions in public financial management.
He successfully led his team of Internal Auditors from the Ministry of Finance to develop an operational and policy framework for the operationalization of the Public Financial Management Compliance Desk (PFM-CD), which was approved by the Minister for Finance on 30th April 2025 to support the World Bank’s Development Policy Operation (DPO). The PFM-CD has been established at the Ministry as an independent unit headed by a director.
Jacob is a strong believer in teamwork and ensures that his team is motivated to give off the maximum best.
