Key skills and expertise

Bringing over 9 years of experience in audit and assurance, financial analysis, modeling, forecasting, budgeting, planning, and risk management, the expert is skilled in developing business strategies and implementing control procedures. Career highlights include leading projects across the Western Balkans and Europe, with notable achievements such as increasing profits by 30% in business ventures and enhancing existing projects' performance by 23%. Previously held roles include Business Development Expert, Management Consultant, and Head of Audit & Project Analysis, with responsibilities spanning project leadership, financial planning, and stakeholder negotiations.

Project experience and donor exposure

The expert has collaborated with international donors such as the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP). Worked across diverse projects involving roles as a Management Consultant and Public Financial Advisor for initiatives like the Green City Action Plan in Kyrgyzstan and the National Disaster Risk Reduction Strategy in Albania. These projects focused on governance and infrastructure, with activities spanning national and regional scales in countries including Kyrgyzstan and Albania.

Sectors and geographic focus

With a background in key sectors including macroeconomics and public finance, anti-corruption, banking, institutional development, SME and private sector development, finance and accounting, and audit, the expert has held roles encompassing business development, management consulting, and audit leadership. Responsibilities have included financial analysis, risk management, and strategic planning. The expert's interdisciplinary knowledge spans financial modeling and business performance improvement, applied regionally in the Western Balkans and Europe, enhancing both public and private sector initiatives. Geographic experience includes extensive work in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, France, Italy, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Montenegro, North Macedonia, and Serbia, with a deep familiarity with regional development issues and local governance, particularly in the Western Balkans.

Languages and education

The expert is a native Albanian speaker and fluent in English, Italian, French, German, and Spanish, facilitating communication in multilingual teams and international projects across multiple countries, including Albania, France, Italy, and the Western Balkans. The educational background includes a Master's degree in Finance, Accounting, and Audit from the Faculty of Economics at the University of Tirana, as part of a twinning program with Turin University, and a Bachelor's degree in Finance from the same institution in Albania.