On Thursday, 4th July 2024, the Electronic Salary Payment Voucher (ESPV) unit at the Controller and Accountant General Department in Accra, Ghana convened a meeting with all stakeholders of the various institutions within the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality at the Municipal Assembly Conference Hall. The purpose of the engagement was to educate all stakeholders on the payroll management system.
Mr. Felix Asare Ohene from ESPV in his initial presentation elaborated on the functions of the Payroll Processing Division (PPD) such as; payroll processing, salary disbursement, tax deductions, and other related aspects.
He also educated them on the ESPV setup, the steps to do validations and the relevant information on the new format of validation. All questions about the challenges stakeholders faced when it comes to validation were addressed by the ESPV team.
In the subsequent presentation, Mr. Felix Asare Ohene again educated them on certain terms like invalidated staff, unverified staff, unauthorized reactivation and nominal roll as well as what to do when faced with challenges related to aforementioned issues.
He stressed on the importance of nominal roll, advising that every institution must have it as it is crucial to ensure accurate payroll processing, employee verification, human resource management, audit and accountability, amongst others. Nominal roll are to be on the spreadsheet for efficiency instead of pdf or word Mr. Felix Asare Ohene said.
By: Abraham Tettey Wayo
MIO: Lower Manya Krobo.