As a seasoned and strategic Finance and Accounting Professional with over eight years of experience in the relief and development sector in organizations with wide network of partnerships, complex collaborative arrangements and beneficiary networks. I am a highly capable change- agent who consistently refines and revitalizes strategies, initiates change and facilitates solutions-driven in team collaboration work environment. Moreover, I am able to process and convert ideas into action quickly with great results. My donor experience is rich and diverse particularly with exposure to a diversity of development sector donors with ranging compliance demands as well as set up of unique new programs of different thematic areas. I have gained expertise in; grant management, developing, implementing systems and monitoring procedures, donor compliance, financial accounting, budgeting, analysis, reporting, auditing and human capital management.

Grants Management: I excel in conducting reviews of the internal control systems of grantees, undertaking pre-grant capacity assessments of potential grant recipients and reviewing grant recipients work plans and budgets. I have also participated in the grant review and selection process to ensure all due diligence procedures are undertaken.

Program Management: Experienced in the design, support, planning and the implementation and development of program activities by ensuring that all the activities involved are implemented by the project staff in accordance to the guidelines.

Monitoring and Evaluation: An expert in monitoring country programs expenditure against approved budgets. This includes producing monthly monitoring reports indicating the status of each of the country programs.

Pre Award Assessment: Adept with facilitating the development of & maintaining the system of a database of grantees/partners including a tracking system that provided frequent updates on fund – flows, reporting requirements, audits and monitored contract deliverables and budget revisions.

Management Accounting Skills: Vastly experienced in management accounting in compliance with donor requirements, International Financial reporting standards and IPSAS. Skilled in handling general accounting tasks such as reconciliations and general ledgers maintenance and integrity.

Financial and Budgetary Controls: I have excelled in monitoring expenditure, managing cash flow and working capital by monitoring the cash position with various tools, accounts payable and receivable reconciliations, cash, bank, treasury reconciliations, tracking of payments and receipts and setting up all internal control procedures.

Financial Reporting skills: I have gained substantial knowledge and experience in preparing financial statements namely; financial donor reports, management accounts, cash flow statements, in-depth variance analysis, preparing, monitoring and controlling the budget.

Auditing and Assurance Skills: Experienced in performing different kinds of audit, spot checks and compliance reviews for assets, liabilities, income and expenses designed to ensure that they are adequately disclosed.