Mr. Joseph Kum is an astute, dynamic and seasoned professional accounting practitioner with over 16 years of experience in financial accounting, financial management and management accounting. He qualified as chartered accountant in 2010 and a fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountants, Ghana. He holds Executive Masters in Business Administration (Finance Option) from Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi (KNUST) and a bachelor degree in commerce from University of Cape Coast, (UCC). He is also a member of Ghana Association of University Administrators, GAUA.
His experiences in public sector cut across preparation of IPSAS compliant financial statements, budget preparation and monitoring, project financial management, taxation and preparation of management accounting reports.
He has been a full-time staff of UCC since 2008 and has held various positions within the University such as Acting College Finance Officer – College of Education Studies, Accounts Supervisor – Central Stores, Adehye, Oguaa and Atlantic Halls and UCC Basic School, Accountant – Faculty of Arts, School of Agriculture and School of Biological Sciences.
At the instance of Vice-Chancellor, UCC, he led a team tasked to recommend innovative ways of financing all capital projects approved in UCC 2022 Budget. He also played a key role as member and Financial Secretary of Finance Sub-Committee of Local Organizing Committee set up to determine budget for 15th Regional Universities Forum for Capacity Building (RUFORUM) Annual General Meeting hosted by UCC in 2019. Mr. Kum is also actively involved in part-time academic assignments such as On and Off-Campus Teaching Practice Supervisions.
He has participated in a number of international and local conferences including Continuous Professional Development on Tax Compliance and Tax Planning Strategies, World Conference on Transformative Education, International Conference on Educational Research for Development, Evolving Role of 21st Century Accountants in Mauritius and Workshop on International Public Sector Accounting Standards.
Kum has to his credit a number of publications in reputable academic and professional journals and as well as memoranda in the areas of financial administration and general management. His publications include: Service quality and customer satisfaction about online banking: Managerial implications for contemporary organizations, 2025, The effect of capital structure on performance of banks in Ghana: Evidence from listed banks on Ghana Stock Exchange, 2021, Impact of personal tax reliefs on income tax liabilities of employees in Ghana: Case study of University of Cape Coast employees, 2020, and Promoting the integrity of accounting profession: The role of the professional accountant, 2020.
His memoranda includes: Operations of call account: Repercussions of setting the non-interest bearing minimum balance to zero- The case of College of Education Studies, UCC, 2022, Review of withholding tax on entertainment allowance payable to hall tutors in UCC, 2021 and The Need for cashier at the Meat Processing Unit of UCC, 2020.
Currently, he was Chairman of Assin South District Assembly ASDA) and Ewim Polyclinic Audit Committees between 2022 to 2024 and still serves as a member of ADSA Audit Committee. He is also a pastor and married with three children.
