KUMASI TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY

SCHOOL OF BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT STUDIES

DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTANCY AND ACCOUNTING

INFORMATION SYSTEM

INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT REPORT

BY

AMPOMAH TAWIAH MABEL

HAC 051500186

AT KUMASI METROPOLITAN ASSEMBLY

(FINANCE DEPARTMENT)

STARTING FROM WEDNESDAY 21ST JUNE, 2017 TO FRIDAY 4TH

AUGUST, 2017
 TABLE OF CONTENTS

DEDICATION

PREFACE

AKNOWLEDGEMENT

CHAPTER ONE

OBJECTIVES OF INDUSTRIAL ATTACHMENT

BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION

VISION STATEMENT

MISSIONS STATEMENT

CHAPTER TWO

SCHEDULE OF WORK

TYPES OF FINANCE DOCUMENT

BENEFITS OF STUDENT

CHAPTER THREE

CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS

OPPORTUNITIES

CHAPTER FOUR

CONCLUSION
 DECLARATION

I Ampomah Tawiah Mabel declare that I am the sole writer of this report which
serve as a partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of the Higher
National Diploma.

SIGNATURE.

AMPOMAH TAWIAH MABEL

HAC 051500186
 PREFACE

This report is prepared to fulfill the requirement of the HIGHER NATIONAL

DIPOLMA program of the Kumasi Technical University.

This report contains information gathered during my 6weeks of industrial

attachment with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

I would like to acknowledge the Most High God for protection and guidance in
my life.

I would also like to acknowledge my lovely mother Mrs. Agnes Amponsah Bonsu
for her support in my education career.

Mr. Samuel Opoku Amponsah and Mr. Isaac Agyemang also need to be
acknowledge very much for being so kind supportive to me throughout my
industrial attachment period.
 CHAPTER ONE

INTRODUCTION

This report is based on the industrial attachment I offered at Kumasi Metropolitan

Assembly (Finance Department).The institution is a Governmental institution with
many departments. My purpose for this attachment was to learn and acquire some
knowledge and skills on the working environments related to my program of study.

OBJECTIVES:

These are some of the objectives of the industrial attachment.

To make the transaction from school to the world smoothly and to enhance
students contracts for jobs.
To enlist and strengthen employment in industrial activities and in the entire
educational activity.
To expose students to the working methods which are not taught in the
school.
Helps to assess the interest of the occupation the students plans to undertake.
To provide students with the opportunity to apply knowledge in real work
situation by bringing the gap between polytechnics work and the actual
practice.

BACKGROUND OF THE ORGANIZATION

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly(KMA) was established in 1995 by

legislative instrument 1614.The institution is located in the Ashanti Region
of Ghana in the Transitional Forest zone about 270km north or the capital
Accra. Its unique central position makes it accessible from all corners of the
country. It is the second largest city in the country and the administrative
 capital of Ashanti Region. The company is a growing metropolis with an
estimated population of more than Two (2) million and an annual growth
rate at about 5.4%.It covers a total land area of 254square kilometers
stretching between Latitude 6.35 to 6.40 and Longitude 1.30 to 1.35 on
elevation which range between 250 to 300 motion of 13,730,349 in 2010
housing and population census.
There are concentrations of economic activities in the city .The first
and most location is the central Business District (CBD) which embraces the
kejetia lorry park, central Market and the Adum shopping centre. The other
Economic models include the Suame magazine vehicle repair centre, the
kaase Asokwa industrial area and the Anloga market.The Kumasi
Metropolitan Assembly has sixteen (16) departments and twenty four (24)
town council.

VISION STATEMENT

The vision of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is to develop Kumasi

into a safe and vibrant city by improving a city management in rough to good
governance, local economic development tourism promotion as well as improved
sanitation, improved environmental and social services and a patrol infrastructure.
MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of the assembly is committed to improving the quality of life

of the people in the metropolis through the provision of essential services and
creation of an enabling environment to ensure the total sustainability of the city by
a well-motivated staff, with prime functions of districts assemblies as stated in the
local government Act of 1993 Act 462 section 10,thus the district shall be
responsible for the overall development of the district and shall form mutate and
execute planned programs and strategies for the effective mobilization of the
resources necessary for the overall development of the district.
 CHAPTER TWO

SCHEDULE OF WORK

The required time to report at work was 7:50am and close at 5:00pm from
Mondays to Fridays. Saturdays and Sundays are usually resting days for the
employees of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly. At the Finance Department, the
head is the Metropolitan Finance Officer (MFO) who is Mr.Kankam and the
Deputy who was also our supervisor is Mr.Samuel Opoku Amponsah and other
staff members including National service and industrial attachment personnel.

CALCULATION AND ACCOUNTING OF REVENUE COLLECTION

The Finance department of Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly is responsible

for Monitoring of Revenue collection, Writing of Reports, Secretarial duties,
checking of pay slips, preparing of Cash Book and entering of data. Collecting of
common fund expenditure and revenue data from the Treasury, preparing of Bank
Reconciliation Statement and Final Account.

HOW THE REVENUE FROM VARIOUS SUB-METROS ARE

MONITORIED

There are nine (9) sub-metros which are as follows:

1. Subin sub-Metro
2. Nhyiaeso sub-Metro
3. Asokwa sub-Metro
4. Oforikrom sub-Metro
 5. Manhyia sub-Metro
6. Old Tafo sub-Metro
7. Suame sub-Metro
8. Bantama sub-Metro
9. Kwadaso sub-Metro

The various sub-metros bring their receipt book to the finance department
office to check whether the amount paid to the revenue department tallies
with the receipt book.
MATHEMATICAL CALCULATION

GCR

CR

COMMISSION

KMA.

SUB- METRO.

DAILIES

RENT
 BENEFITS OF STUDENT

PRACTICAL KNOWLEDGE

Above all, the compulsory supervised industrial attachment has been of great help
to me since it gave me the basis of how to apply the knowledge in my everyday
life.

EXPOSURE TO WORKING ENVIRONMENT

My exposure to the working environment was of huge benefit to me since it

enabled me to know what working environment is and what the environment is
made up, what to do and what not to do when you find yourself in the working
environment. Making new friends and meeting new people was also an advantage
to me during my industrial attachment with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.

TEAM WORK

The exposure during the attachment made me to be able to work with my

supervisor, workers as well as colleagues to perform a task.
 CHAPTER THREE

CHALLENGES AND PROBLEMS

In spite of the benefits I had at the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly,
finance department precise.

Financial support was a major challenge, because students dont get allowances
and salaries, monies for transport came from the students themselves and that was
a major challenge during the attachment.

OPPORTUNITIES

Working with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has made me get a

great opportunity to work with them after school. I have also get some working
experience that will guide me.
 CHAPTER FOUR

CONCLUSION

The industrial attachment with the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly has

broadened my knowledge as to various departments and function of the assembly.
It has also exposed me to work in the finance department.

RECOMMENDATIONS

The school should at least at least allocate about 50% of the students to
some industries.

The school should educate students about industrial environment and its
implications in their future career.

I suggest every student undergo industrial attachment for practical experience to

enable them to work effective after school.

I recommend that students who take part in the industrial attachment should be
given some allowances at least to support them with transportation.