Mr. Winsley S. Nanka is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Fraud Examiner, with many years of experience in both the United States and Liberia in the private and public sectors. He has extensive experience in Government and non-profit auditing, corporate accounting and financial management systems and controls. He is also very knowledgeable of International Standards of Supreme Audit Institutions (ISSAIs) and US Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS) and the US Generally Accepted Accounting Principles. Mr. Nanka has a deep understanding of the inner workings of Supreme Audit Institutions (INTOSAI), especially the Organization of Supreme Audit Institutions, English Speaking African countries (AFROSAI-E).
Mr. Nanka has participated extensively in Liberia’s post-war public financial management initiatives, including working with Liberia’s international partners and the Ministry of Finance and Development Planning to adopt International Public sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS 2), the implementation of the Integrated Financial Management System (IFMIS), as well as the Charts of Accounts of the Government of Liberia, among others. The Deputy Auditor-General for Audit Service has a very deep understanding of the role accountability and transparency play in good governance.
As the Deputy Auditor-General, he has played a significant role in the rebuilding of the General Auditing Commission on the basis of Chapter 53 of the Executive Law of 1972; 1977 LIMA Declarations, 2007 MEXICO Declarations, INTOSAI Standards and the GAC Act of 2014.
Mr. Nanka was appointed twice as Acting Auditor General of the Republic of Liberia, assuming the strategic direction of the General Auditing Commission.
He holds a BBA degree in Accounting, with minor in Economics from the University of Liberia, an MBA concentration in Finance from Eastern University and a Master of Science Degree in Accounting from Widener University – both in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
He is the holder of certificates/diplomas in various management training, workshops, and seminars, including Harvard University, American Management Association, as well as the Graduate School USA, among many others.
