CV Profile No.57536

Experience in the following industries :

• Banking, insurance, finance
• Education, training
• Government services
• Services other
• Social, public and human services

Professional experience

• Cluster Finance Manager
• Give Directly, Inc.
• Since 10.2018
• As the manager responsible for the regional finance functions, below are some of my responsibilities: • Lead the recruitment, onboarding, capacity development and management of the regional finance team; • Manage the regional finance team support to each country stakeholder group (incl. the Regional Director, CDs, program teams, data & technology teams, program internal audit teams, etc.); • I also oversee and manage each country’s annual external audit process, as well as provide support to the org-wide global audit (ie. the required annual USAID single audit); • I’m responsible for in-country compliance with Government and donors’ regulations as cascaded down to each country finance function; • I’m also responsible for preparing monthly, quarterly, annual, and end of projects close-out financial reports for donors such as USAID, King Philanthropy, SIDA, World Bank, etc. • In tandem with the Regional and Countries Directors, I manage the regional budgeting process with a regional annual average envelope of $70.6mil covering over seven projects; • I oversee the regional monthly accounting close process that is incorporated into the org-wide accounting close;

• Financial Systems Specialist
• Checchi Consulting
• 12.2015 - 01.2018
• As the Financial Systems Specialist, I performed the following roles: • Assessed existing systems (financial management, procurement, assets management, etc.) to determine institutional strength and weaknesses; • Improved strength when necessary and fixed weaknesses in the systems; • Wrote policies and reviewed with the partners in order to tailor appropriately to partner’s environment; • Wrote operational manuals that include policies and standard operating procedures; • Developed basic technical training course (work plan costing) to deliver training to relevant staff of the partners; • Coached and mentored partners Finance Officers/ Managers, Procurement Officers/ Manager, Assets Management Officers; • Submitted weekly reports for activities carried out with partners to USAID through my employer; • Conducted capacity assessment and developed a draft capacity building action plan for the Liberia Anti-corruption commission (LACC); • Along with the Administrative Systems Specialist, initiated the work with two partners (Liberia Anti-corruption Commission and the Liberian National Bar Association) to develop both institutions’ strategic plans for five years.

• Financial Analyst
• USAID/LIBERIA
• 12.2007 - 10.2012
• As one of two of USAID/ Liberia’s Financial Analysts the following were the detail of my function: • Provided technical guidance on USAID procedures and accounting control requirements to the strategic objective (SO) teams (Democracy/ Governance and Education portfolios), recipients, and host government officials. I also had oversight financial management responsibility of all four mission’s technical/ (SO) teams (Economic Growth, Democracy & Governance, Education, and Health) as a result of the resignation of my counterpart Financial Analyst; • Prepared the financial aspects of project design and implementation documents, such as budgets and financial plans for Grant Agreements, etc.; and performed project financial analyses; • Established the accounts for USAID unilateral and bilateral projects/programs, grants, and centrally funded projects; • Supervised Project Accountants and oversaw the clearance process for the daily transaction documents ensuring funds availability, validity of transactions after receiving budget allowances established by Washington, and verified the congressional notification requirements; • Verified accuracy of financial data and appropriateness of documentation present to support accounting entries and to support fulfillment of conditions precedent to disbursement; • Coordinated the audit contracting process for the SO teams to include reviewing and clearing of audit scopes of work.

• Audit Full Senior
• VOSCON - Deloitte/Touche
• 06.2003 - 01.2004
• As an Audit Senior, I was responsible to report to the senior audit partner and the senior consultancy partner or the Audit Manager; • I was responsible to plan the audit work to be undertaken by assessing various audit risk, making judgment on preliminary materiality level, the allocation of the level to accounts or components balances, establishment of samples; and ensure that assistants were properly supervised to carry out the plan in order to meet audit objective; • I was responsible for the supervision of audit team members on various assignments; • I was responsible for the revision of team members’ working papers and the organization and completion of the entire file. • Started my first job as Audit Trainee in 1998. And became the fastest promoted staff, within six months in the history of the firm, from Trainee to Semi-senior; then to Audit Supervisor upon my return to the Audit Firm.

• Accounts Receivable & Interco Accounts Supervisor
• Firestone Plantations Company
• 01.2000 - 06.2003
• As the A/R supervisor, I was responsible for the supervision of all staff of the Receivables and Inter-company section as well as reporting directly to the Accounting Manager and the Controller; • Prepared various monthly and annual reports to management and head office (parent company, Akron Ohio, USA) for management decision making purpose; • Proxied for two other Supervisors (Cash/Bank, and Accounts Payable sections) during their absences; • Ensured reconciliation of all intercompany and control and subsidiary accounts receivable accounts;