Mrs. Jemima FAYAH
Director, Finance and Services
Mrs. Jemima Fayah is the Finance Director of the Bui Power Authority. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing all financial activities, reporting on revenue, training accounting staff, budgeting, disbursing funds to departments, managing risk, implementing policies, and improving financial processes.
Jemima began her career in administration after obtaining a degree in Chemistry. She however played a key role in forestalling an imminent crisis due to the unanticipated free fall of the Ghanaian Cedi in 1999 as Administrative Manager of Electronic Supplies & Engineering Services Ltd (ES&ESL). She was also tasked at the time to take charge of Client Service and deal with the company’s major supplier, Maplin UK on issues bordering price fluctuation.
In 2001, she saw the need to pursue further education in Business Administration due to her career path. In 2004, after obtaining an MBA (Finance) at the University of Ghana, Jemima worked for three years as a Research Assistant on an HIV Clinical Research Project (FHI) and was responsible for the welfare/safety and counselling of participants/volunteers on the research program
In 2007, she Joined the inaugural team at the Microfinance and Small Loans Center, MASLOC as Executive Assistant to the Director, Finance and later became the Acting Head, Administration until she left in 2010.
Jemima Fayah joined Bui Power Authority in 2010 as Executive Assistant to the Chief Executive Officer. She later joined the Finance team and is currently the Director, Finance.
In 2018 she was tasked with the institution of an Internal Audit Unit within the Authority as per the Public Financial Management Act and all other statutory requirements; and led the Internal Audit team for 16 months to ensure its full establishment.
Jemima Fayah is a Chartered Management Accountant, holds an MBA degree in Finance plus a BSc degree in Chemistry, and a certified Internal Auditor with over 18 years’ experience in Research, Administration, Microfinance, Internal Audit and Financial control
Jemima Fayah is a member, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) and Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA).