The Department of Accounting, Banking and Finance in collaboration with Prymage Consultancy Ltd has hosted a two-day training programme in Forensic Accounting for its MSc. Accounting students from 27 to 28 February 2026 at the Centre for Innovation, Technology, Skills and Entrepreneurship (CITSET) lab.
The training programme aimed at providing participants with advance forensic auditing techniques, using the latest Tally accounting software and equipping them with practical skills relevant to modern financial investigation.
The Head of Department of Accounting, Banking and Finance at the GCTU Business School, Dr. Emmanuel Attah Kumah Amponsah, noted that this initiative reflects GCTU’s commitment to providing industry-relevant education and preparing its postgraduate students to meet the growing demand for skilled forensic accounting professionals. Through hands-on sessions and expert guidance, participants gain valuable experience in detecting financial irregularities, analyzing digital financial records and preparing audit reports using modern technological tools.
Dr. Amponsah further emphasized that incorporating forensic audit training using modern Tally software – such as TallyPrime with its Edit Log/Audit Trail feature – into the MSc Forensic Science programme helps bridge the gap between digital forensics and financial accounting. He noted that this approach would equip students with practical, industry-relevant skills to effectively identify, investigate and prevent financial crimes.
Giving his remarks, the Dean of the GCTU School of Graduate Studies and Research (SGSR), Prof. Frank Gyimah Sackey, emphasized that as Dean of SGSR, it is his role to ensure efficient, effective teaching and learning, giving students knowledge, keeping them abreast of global technical advances, enabling them to contribute meaningfully to society. According to him, the training would help students beyond the classroom by enhancing their accounting and auditing knowledge, boosting job-market opportunities, stressing that, it would give them competitive edge that makes them employable across business sectors. Prof. Gyimah Sackey further added that, the training would prepare students to able to detect fraud, waste, and abuse; recover funds; improve controls and protect reputations. “This training will enhance your skills to boutique consulting, investor due diligence, vendor audits, nonprofit accountability projects, and global mobility,” he elaborated.
The training programme was expertly facilitated by the Manager of Prymage Consultancy Ltd, Mr. Samuel Anim. He indicated that his organization handles sales, after-service and ERP software implementation, including Quickbooks, M-Fest, ERPNext, Sage, Tally and many more. Mr. Anim underscored the need for forensic accounting students to learn fraud detection tools, highlighting TallyCam software for setting up accounts and tracing who did what and how to gather evidence. He took participants through a comprehensive case study to ensure they understood. Mr. Anim noted that in this AI era, tools handle much of the work so students must learn new technologies instead of relying on manual accounting.
At the end of the training programme, participants were awarded certificates of participation.
