Nairobi County, Kenya
➡️ WHO I AM: With 9+ years’ experience working for Non- Profit Organizations, 3 years spend at Country Office management level, and currently at global level supporting Country Offices in different regions, I have demonstrated my competency in my career progression from non-profits accounting to taking responsibility formulating strategic and long-term business plans, providing leadership and strategic direction for finance and operations functions in line with the organization strategy and vision. ▶️ WHAT I DO: I have significant experience in delivering results in complex and volatile contexts, with demonstrated competencies in managing multi-million dollar portfolios of grants with accuracy and precision. From analyzing financial systems/performances and generating detailed reports to developing intricate financial models and presenting findings to senior management teams, my background has prepared me to excel in challenging global financial role. ▶️ HOW I DO IT: I possess good knowledge and experience of complex operations, including working with partners and providing financial development and management support to multiple donor-funded projects I have a solid track record of performing under pressure, and strict deadlines, with attention to detail and focus on analyzing the root cause of issues. ▶ HOW I CONTRIBUTE TO TEAM GOALS I am result oriented purpose-driven person who believes in building strong cohesive teams that work towards the overall goal of the organization. Dealing with multiple countries had caused me to be responsive and quick to find customized solutions that meet the country context of the countries that I work with. ▶️ THE BOTTOM LINE . . . I DELIVER. ☛ Automated BVA reports in 11 out of 13 countries, Ensuring 99% accuracy in the automated reports compared to manually generated reports and Reducing the time spent on report generation by 50-70%. ☛ Successfully rolled out of the Audit Compliance Tracker across the Africa Asia region, ensuring full implementation and compliance monitoring for all offices. ▶️ SPECIALTIES: ✏️ Financial Reporting and Advisory ✏️ Budgetary control and Expenditure Tracking ✏️ Ethical compliance ✏️ Accounting & Finance Systems ✏️ Project Management ✏️ Internal Control Reviews ✏️ Grants Management ✏️ Donor regulations ☑ My style of leadership is active listening, recognition of people effort, equity decision making, trusting and dedicating responsibilities based on people strength. ☑ LET’S CONNECT: 🤝 Send me a connect request -or- 📧 [email protected] -or- 👉 Shoot me a message
▶️ Key Achievements: 🏆 Automated BVA reports in 11 out of 13 countries, Ensuring 99% accuracy in the automated reports compared to manually generated reports and Reducing the time spent on report generation by 50-70%. 🏆 Assuming Netsuite support tasks to reduce consultant costs by 90%, lowering monthly expenses from $8,000 to $800. 🏆 Ensured on-time submission of management reports by the 12th day of each month, enabling the senior management team to make effective and strategic decisions. 🏆 Ensured timely and accurate donor reporting, complying with donor regulations and rules, resulting in no under or overspending. This contributed to transparency and trust with donors and stakeholders. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▶️ Key Contributions & Results ✦ Coordinating & guiding finance operations to ensure adequate support is provided to field teams, and ensuring adequate structure and capacity in field offices to provide effective support to programs. ✦ Identifying and acting upon deficiencies and areas for improvement in the Finance team, providing training and other capacity building where necessary to ensure that capacity is continuously developing. ✦ Coordinating, planning and cash flow plans, and ensuring the availability of funds and the accurate maintenance of bank maintenance. ✦ Creating presentations that provide insightful analysis, identify required action items, and effectively frame decisions to be made. ✦ Consolidating the Organization’s cash flow request to ensure funds are transferred to the countries on time. ✦ Identifying and researching variances to forecast, budget, and prior-year expenses, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement. ✦ Coordinating communication with the donor on finance-related issues and ensuring overall accountability for the quality, accuracy, and timeliness of donor reports.
▶️ Key Achievements: 🏆 Reviewed the Africa-Asia projects cost allocation methodology monthly, resulting to accuracy in rate application and calculation. 🏆 Consolidated and reviewed cash flow forecasts by the 25th of every month for all Africa Asia countries with 95% accuracy. 🏆 Successfully rolled out of the Audit Compliance Tracker across the Africa Asia region, ensuring full implementation and compliance monitoring for all offices. 🏆 Ensured portfolio review and feedback from Africa-Asia country offices was updated on POWERBI after every portfolio meeting. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▶️ Key Contributions & Results ✦ Provided support and coordination in accounting, financial, reporting and budgeting processes for RI Country offices assigned in Africa-Asia. ✦ Oversaw and supported country offices in order to implement, maintain and improve financial management system, policies and procedures. ✦ Oversaw the month end closing process for the assigned country offices ensuring timelines set were adhered to and completed a month-end review checklist for each country. ✦ Provided training and oversight to country finance staff in order to enhance and develop country finance staff capabilities. ✦ Reviewed and provided support during donor proposal budgets preparation, the preparation of their Master budgets and donor financial reporting to the country offices. ✦ Provided policy clarifications and assistance to the Country offices in understanding and complying with RI and donor policy and procedures. ✦ Provided support in response to audit findings and followed up on the implementation of financial audit recommendations by the assigned country offices.
▶️ Key Achievements: 🏆 Successfully rolled out the Sage payroll system in Kenya, South Sudan, and Sudan, achieving 100% implementation. 🏆 Resolved 95% of audit findings within 30 days of the audit report issuance and conducted follow-up audits on significant findings within six months to ensure corrective actions were implemented for the Kenya Statutory audit. 🏆 Completed month-end closing activities within 5 business days of the month-end and ensured reconciliation of all accounts by the month-end close date for the Kenya office. ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ ▶️ Key Contributions & Results ✦ Provided financial oversight of the RI projects including budget preparations, monitoring, ensuring compliance with donor requirements and donor reporting, ✦ Prepared monthly internal financial reports including review of bank reconciliation statements, review of all payable and receivable accounts, cash count, checking of coding and made sure data entered into the system was correct. ✦ Coordinated with internal and external auditors and made sure financial records and backup documentation were ready for internal and external audits. ✦ Reviewed cash requests from the country offices and the balances they had in Netsuite to ensure all their liabilities were met and didn’t hold a lot of cash in our banks. ✦ Coordinated with internal and external auditors and made sure that financial records and backup documentation were ready for internal and external audits happening at the Regional office. ✦ Reviewed all payments per finance policy and procedures to check completeness before approval by the signatories. Verified correct coding based on the BVA ensuring that costs were charged to budget line with available funding.