Experience

CONSULAQUA Hamburg Beratungsgesellschaft mbH

• Germany
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Team Leader - Financial Management Expert

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  World bank. Integrated Water Management and Development Project (IWMDP). Objective: Development of bankable project proposals in 6 Umbrella Authorities (UA) (in the rural areas of Central, Easter, North, Mid -West, Southwest and Karamojain) in Uganda to achieve sustainable service delivery resulting in an increase in cover-age and in levels of service.

• TL - Financial Institutional Expert

  • Jan 2022 - Present

  Assess and Provide Accompanying Training Measures in order to strengthen the institutional and personnel capacities in the Project Execution Agency (PEA) of the Eastern Water and Sanitation Company (EWSC) with a specific focus on NRW and network management

• Financial Expert

  • Apr 2021 - Present

  Provision of consultancy services for a feasibility and site investigation study (phase 2) into artificial aquifer storage and recovery (asr) applications in the sultanate of Oman. PAW /HO/GDPA 118/2019. Objective: To conduct a feasibility study by carrying out site surveys, infiltration testing, groundwater and hydraulic modelling and cost estimating for Artificial Aquifer Storage and Recovery (ASR) schemes in the MIS-Region of the Sultanate of Oman

• Financial and Commercial Expert RWSP III Albania

  • May 2019 - Jun 2022

  RWSP III (Rural water Supply) for the municipalities of Bilisht, Diber, Klos, Tropojë, Himare, Ura Vajgurore and Bulqize. Lead team of local experts in changing and professionalising financial and commercial organisations and processes of 7 public utilities



Sachsen Wasser GmbH

• Germany
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Cross-Border International Finance and Business Plan expert

  • Feb 2022 - Present

  To support local utility companies, through financial, technical, commercial, human resources and management training to fully manage the water and sanitation facilities, to achieve 100% cost recovery for the targeted refugee/IDP camps and host community areas in Kabasa and Qansaxley in Dolow Somalia, Kabribeya, Sheder and Aw-Barre in Ethiopia, Rwamwanja in Uganda and Kasalla in Sudan. To support local utility companies, through financial, technical, commercial, human resources and management training to fully manage the water and sanitation facilities, to achieve 100% cost recovery for the targeted refugee/IDP camps and host community areas in Kabasa and Qansaxley in Dolow Somalia, Kabribeya, Sheder and Aw-Barre in Ethiopia, Rwamwanja in Uganda and Kasalla in Sudan.


CES Consulting Engineers Salzgitter GmbH
• Germany
• Architecture and Planning
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Financial Management and Procurement Expert

  • Dec 2018 - Present


CS Management Control BV

• General manager, Financial Management and Institutional Expert

  • Apr 2003 - Present

  Self employed. Working as strategic, financial, commercial and institutional management expert in several IFIs funded water/wastewater infrastructure projects globally such as: Romania, Bosnia, Albania, Poland, Serbia, India,Latvia, Kenya, Indonesia, Russia, Oman, Ukraine, Egypt, Nepal, Bangladesh, Georgia, Papua New Guinea, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Bahrain. Self employed. Working as strategic, financial, commercial and institutional management expert in several IFIs funded water/wastewater infrastructure projects globally such as: Romania, Bosnia, Albania, Poland, Serbia, India,Latvia, Kenya, Indonesia, Russia, Oman, Ukraine, Egypt, Nepal, Bangladesh, Georgia, Papua New Guinea, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Bahrain.



UNOPS

• Denmark
• Non-profit Organizations
• 700 & Above Employee

• Master Planning Financial Expert

  • Jul 2021 - Jul 2022

  Develop a result based capacity building process pilot in four towns (El Fasher, Zalingei, Geneina and Nyala) around Darfur, to act as a basis model for performance-based management of utilities in Sudan focussing on 10 key functional measures: (1) Service delivery, (2) Water Quality, (3) Resource Management, (4) Asset Man-agement, (5) Operation of the utility, (6) Financial Performance, (7) Customer Service, (8) Institutional effectiveness, (9) Management effectiveness and (10) Manage-ment effectiveness. Specific tasks: (1) Assessing and updating the existing masterplan financial components for El Fasher and Zalingei and create new masterplans for Geneina and Nyala. Specific analyses of current general tariff settings and methodologies used and update accordingly with specific attention to stakeholders involvement and capacity building aspects. (2) Realise financial management strengthening capacities of existing financial and commercial processes. Show less

• Strategy and Business Planning Expert

  • Jan 2021 - Jul 2021

  Capacity Building of Itang Waterutility Gambella, UNICEF 43285696. Objective: Identify key challenges and action plan to derive sustainability (no subsidies) in due time. Key tasks (1) update existing 3 years business plan through stakeholders consultation (UNICEF, Regulator and Board of Directors) and strategical workshop, (2) Asses tariff structure and create financial model with several tariff scenario’s including high level affordability and willingness criteria ; (3) Assess feasibiity of UNICEF’s exiting stategies of the utility; (4) Create business plan and conclude with a workshop presenting key outcomes and agreed directions. Show less



Seureca

• France
• Environmental Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Financial Expert Seureca-Veolia Hebron Project

  • Sep 2018 - Jul 2019

  Technical assistance to strengthen and support Hebron Municipality in establishing a viable water and wastewater Hebron Municipality Urban Utility. Technical assistance to strengthen and support Hebron Municipality in establishing a viable water and wastewater Hebron Municipality Urban Utility.



Seureca-Veolia

• Financial Management Expert

  • Sep 2017 - Dec 2018

  Technical Assistance to MCA Zambia and Lusaka City Council (LCC) (task 2) to implement preferred option on the Institutional Evaluation, Situation Assessment and Options Analysis for Strategic Drainage Operations and Municipal Waste Management for LCC . (1) Lead the client in Corporate Governance specific change management actions; (2) Set up a structure for asset valuation and accurate asset registration and pre-pare procedures accordingly; (3) Develop a clear financial framework structure to budget, record and report on all CAPEX and OPEX related matters in relation to Solid Waste and Drainage, including the design and implementation of an appropriate financial accounting system in compliance with IFRS;(4) Manage legal changes based on acts and laws to be incorporated in specific authorities, governmental entities and the new utility Show less

• Financial Asset Management Expert

  • Jul 2017 - Nov 2018

  World Bank: assist MCA-Zambia and LWSC in assessing relevant and priority improvements to the Asset Management practices within LWSC. Specific tasks:: (1) To Review and reconcile the current Financial Asset Registry practices and proposed Financial Asset Registry practices by Fichtner report; (2) Propose Data Quality Standards for the assets under the Financial Asset Registry; (3) To analyse current financial statements (profit and Loss, balance sheet, cashflow statements) and present in a simplified form suitable to be used as input into the: Business Planning Model (Investment Model & Financial Model); (4) To prepare a loans and debt repayment schedules for the entire planning horizon; (5) To prepare a comprehensive CAPEX and OPEX (fixed and variable) budget in suitable form for investment planning model Show less



Hydrophil GmbH

• Austria
• Environmental Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Tariff and Cost accounting expert

  • Dec 2016 - Dec 2018

  EBRD. Support the Government of Kazakhstan in implementing a modernized legal, institutional and methodological tariff framework for economic regulation of infrastructure in Kazakhstan that will be conducive to economic efficiency and incentive tariff regulation and likely to attract and sustain private investment throughout the Kazakh economy. EBRD. Support the Government of Kazakhstan in implementing a modernized legal, institutional and methodological tariff framework for economic regulation of infrastructure in Kazakhstan that will be conducive to economic efficiency and incentive tariff regulation and likely to attract and sustain private investment throughout the Kazakh economy.



PKF

• Nigeria
• Accounting
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Utility management accounting expert

  • Jun 2018 - Oct 2018

  Consulting Services for Institutional Strengthening/Capacity Building, Finance and Accounting Department of WASCO. Key activities: (1): Conduct an assessment of the organization and its structure, functions, responsibilities (key activities) and staffing of the Finance and Accounting Department (2) Prepare Financial Policy Manual and standard operational procedures accordingly on fixed assets, accounts receivables, billing and collection and monthly/year end closing and reporting. Consulting Services for Institutional Strengthening/Capacity Building, Finance and Accounting Department of WASCO. Key activities: (1): Conduct an assessment of the organization and its structure, functions, responsibilities (key activities) and staffing of the Finance and Accounting Department (2) Prepare Financial Policy Manual and standard operational procedures accordingly on fixed assets, accounts receivables, billing and collection and monthly/year end closing and reporting.



AquaMundo GmbH

• Germany
• Utilities

• Financial Management Specialist

  • Mar 2016 - Oct 2018

  World Bank. Advising and assisting the BVK and PCU in maintaining the comprehensive financial system and overall accounting functions, procedures and activities of the Project.Support the elaboration and implementation of the comprehensive financial management system and procedures including, contracting, disbursement, accounting and reporting for the Project.Train the BVK and the PCU’s staffs in project management, financial management, the World Bank’s procedures and other related to project’s activities. Show less



SMEC Asset Management

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• International PPP expert

  • Mar 2017 - Jun 2018

  To design strategic (PPP) framework ensuring the two Local Government councils in Zaria make up the project area and discharge their responsibilities efficiently with appropriate private sector participation in the design, management, to ensure 100% collection processing and disposal of solid waste generated as allocated in consultation with all the stakeholders To design strategic (PPP) framework ensuring the two Local Government councils in Zaria make up the project area and discharge their responsibilities efficiently with appropriate private sector participation in the design, management, to ensure 100% collection processing and disposal of solid waste generated as allocated in consultation with all the stakeholders



PLANET S.A.

• Business Consulting and Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Financial - Institutional Expert

  • Feb 2016 - Jul 2017

  EU. Framework Organisational Development to transfer PNG's current PMU for WASH investments into a new National Water and Sanitation Health Authority (NWSHA). Objectives include (i) the preparation of an Organisational Development Plan, (ii) Prepare a WASH program Operations Manual. EU. Framework Organisational Development to transfer PNG's current PMU for WASH investments into a new National Water and Sanitation Health Authority (NWSHA). Objectives include (i) the preparation of an Organisational Development Plan, (ii) Prepare a WASH program Operations Manual.

• Commercial Expert (short term)

  • Jun 2016 - Dec 2016

  Advise on improving billing, collection and bad debtors procedures in 6 utilities: UK Berat-Kuçova, UK Librazhd, UK Delvina, UK Gjirokastra, Water Department of the Municipality Kamza, UK Lushnja. Advise on improving billing, collection and bad debtors procedures in 6 utilities: UK Berat-Kuçova, UK Librazhd, UK Delvina, UK Gjirokastra, Water Department of the Municipality Kamza, UK Lushnja.



SachsenWasser GMBH

• Germany
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Management - Utility Expert at SachsenWasser GMBH

  • Jul 2013 - May 2016

  ADB funded (3 million USD) management contract (MC) as part of Multi-tranche Financing Facility (MFF) loan to Georgia for financing up to $500 million over a period of 2011-19. Responsibilities: Lead team of local accounting and financial managers (6) in order to: Assess cost accounting system, GL base, cost / profit center potentials, efficiency of accounting and control policies, including improvements and trainings. Conducted three days strategic workshop and created Strategic 5 years business Plan, improve financial reporting using full IFRS, assess and improve budget system and procurement system. Develop and train local staff in financial control procedures by setting up financial standard operational procedures and Internal Audit department. Design and train staff in setting up ABC system for one of the service centers to allocate costs to water, wastewater and sales activities. Show less



UNDP

• United States
• International Affairs
• 700 & Above Employee

• Team Leader / Public Finance Expert

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2015

  Lead team of Development Finance and Aid Assessment (DFAA) experts in inception phase in assessing, analyzing and recommending on the potential implications of changes in the different sources of development finance in Bangladesh for the pursuit of national development priorities and its transition. Lead team of Development Finance and Aid Assessment (DFAA) experts in inception phase in assessing, analyzing and recommending on the potential implications of changes in the different sources of development finance in Bangladesh for the pursuit of national development priorities and its transition.



SMEC

• France
• Business Consulting and Services

• International PPP expert

  • Jan 2013 - Jan 2014

  Investigate private sector involvement in the 2nd city of Nepal. Assessed the following public services: solid waste management, sewage extension including a new waste water treatment plant, drainage channel renewal and public roads. Provided the client with a general PPP framework and a detailed SWM PPP assessment report for the offered services based on best (international) practices. Conducted a Business Plan to assess the financial viability of the customer to receive a Governmental loan for extending and renew public services. Show less



Associate to WYG International

• Senior Financial Management, Commercial and Asset Management Expert - EU project Egypt

  • Nov 2010 - Oct 2012

  Strengthen all financial, MIS, commercial and asset management related processes in Improvement Water and Wasterwater Services € 300 Million programme in Egypt for 4 local utilities with a service area of 15 million people. Assessment and Technical assistance in Financiel Management and Accouting, Commercial management and systems, tariff (both water and wastewater) and cost recovery restructuring, Asset management development, strategy setting and business planning. Workshops and Training on the jobs. Show less



GFA Consulting / Cowi AS

• Finance + accounting specialist

  • Apr 2010 - Nov 2010

  Feasibility study for waterutility Chernivtsi (Ukraine) for a 20 million Euros loan component. Audit of public accounts. Tariff and cost recovery study, based on EU directives. Financial modeling to determine best investment components using dynamic costs methodology principles. Feasibility study for waterutility Chernivtsi (Ukraine) for a 20 million Euros loan component. Audit of public accounts. Tariff and cost recovery study, based on EU directives. Financial modeling to determine best investment components using dynamic costs methodology principles.



Veolia Environmental Services

• United Kingdom
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Manager / CFO project Oman

  • Jul 2006 - Aug 2009

  Assisting and directing client in: 1. Annual reporting settings; 2. Financial Corporate Planning for 10 billion US dollar wastewater project in Muscat Oman, developing and implementing milestone agreements with Ministry of Finance; 3. cost accounting; 4. capacity building / training in financial instruments, PPP and financial strategies, business planning, cost accounting; 5. Asset management initiating and development 6. etc Assisting and directing client in: 1. Annual reporting settings; 2. Financial Corporate Planning for 10 billion US dollar wastewater project in Muscat Oman, developing and implementing milestone agreements with Ministry of Finance; 3. cost accounting; 4. capacity building / training in financial instruments, PPP and financial strategies, business planning, cost accounting; 5. Asset management initiating and development 6. etc



BerlinWasser

• Environmental Services

• Financial Management Expert / deputy Team Leader

  • Jan 2005 - Feb 2006

  Financial expert in Worldbank directed 4 cities strenghtening and water infrastructure rehabilitation programme. Overall responsible for specify, procure and implement new billing and accounting system in 4 water-wastewater utilities. Financial expert in Worldbank directed 4 cities strenghtening and water infrastructure rehabilitation programme. Overall responsible for specify, procure and implement new billing and accounting system in 4 water-wastewater utilities.



BDO Accountants - Newmarkets

• Senior Manager

  • Aug 1998 - Apr 2003

  Financial consultant, financial expert and team leader in several EU, WorldBank, Dutch Government and other IFIs funded water and wastewater projects. Tasks: financial modeling, feasibility studies, financial risk assessment, capacity building, trainings etc. Countries worked: Romania, Hungary, Albania, Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Latvia Financial consultant, financial expert and team leader in several EU, WorldBank, Dutch Government and other IFIs funded water and wastewater projects. Tasks: financial modeling, feasibility studies, financial risk assessment, capacity building, trainings etc. Countries worked: Romania, Hungary, Albania, Czech Republic, Russia, Poland, Latvia



WMN Hydron Vitens

• Head Financial Planning

  • Aug 1991 - Jul 1998

  Financial Controller Financial Controller