Experience

ForAfrika

• South Africa
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Finance Manager

  • Jan 2023 - Present

  In collaboration with the Director of Finance and Grants, establish and maintain a financial and Grants system fulfilling all the donor rules and regulations and in line with FORAFRIKA financial policies and procedures; Responsible for supervising the day-to-day work of the finance officers reporting to her/him; Support non-finance staff through in-house training. Manage the monthly accounting cycle and bank account monitoring and reconciliation Collaborate with the Director of Finance and Grants to maintain monthly budget tracking sheet (BTS) and update at least monthly and as necessary in a timely manner and make it ready for monthly financial analysis; Review and track program budget(s) on at least a quarterly basis, and prepare a report for Senior Management and Board meeting. Collaborate with the Director of Finance and Grants to prepare the annual Financial Reports, accruals report, and other reports, as may be specified on the year-end reporting guideline. Review and monitor field operations budget with the project team; this may include reviewing activities cost projections; Review and certify the monthly payroll, invoices, and payment requests and prepare the monthly salary journals. Prepare expenditure projections in collaboration with the Director of Finance and Grants and place timely cash flow(commitment) requests to Global Support Office in SA. Review and certify the monthly field accounts documentation, including Sun system vouchers and reconciliation reports prepared by the Finance Officers and present them for approval; Respond to queries raised on Finance reports uploaded to Shared drive and resolve them in a timely manner; Be a key participant during the preparation of the work plan and work closely with the technical team to prepare and monitor costed work plans; Ensure that all project-incurred expenses are paid in a timely manner. Develop and maintain an effective professional relationship with ForAfrika’s local bank. Show less



Action Africa Help International

• Kenya
• Non-profit Organizations
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Jan 2018 - May 2022

  -Successfully implemented and administered financial budget with better results between the year 2018 to 2021, this made AAHI continues to get funding from BMZ through Bftw, the current project ending in 2023-Prepared Financial reports (Sub grantees and special projects) on a monthly basis and analyzed spending trends and provide feedback to sub-grantees on areas with significant over/under spending.-Initiated project Start up plans, Project Implementation Plans (PIP) and Led the project end closure processes -Monitored financial progress during the life of the major projects to identify any deficiencies and determine if earlier deficiencies have been corrected and resolved any financial difficulties revealed by project evaluation teams-Conducted post-award financial management training for recipients on an individual basis during organized workshops and training sessions-Reviewed significant changes in the systems and procedures and helped coordinate sound accounting practices and adequate internal controls and procedures at Action Africa Help International-Developed assets register that captures all information when transferring an asset from one point to another point, this has helped in asset tracking of the organization-Offered Financial Capacity building to finance staff and non-finance staff on budget management, and other financial management skills including sub-grantees/Partners -Ensure that sub grantees-related processes and procedures are consistently implemented through the use of compliance checks and agreements Show less

• Finance and Administration Officer

  • Jan 2015 - Dec 2017

   Preparation of Monthly Cash and Bank reconciliation for the project under custody Verifies supporting documents to ensure completeness before payments are made. Preparation of Project Variance analysis for the Project team for decision making  Ensure daily booking of approved expenditure in the Pastel Finance system Preparation of payroll for the project under docket Monitor accounts receivable and supports project managers with collection efforts to ensure that all staff advance are reconciled up to date. Monthly analyze the Profit & Loss accounts monthly, as assigned by the Country Finance Manager Payment of Statutory deductions like PIT to the government of South Sudan and NSIF to the pool account on a timely basis to avoid litigation of the organization  Preparation of Monthly cash flow for the project to be submitted to the Country Finance Manager for review and approval Ensure financial records are kept up-to-date with the latest transactions and changes. Daily Petty cash Management at the field level and ensure adherence to AAHI Finance manual Supervise Logistic Assistant, Admin Assistant and ensure logistic management is as per the standard and does not impede on project operation Show less

• Finance Assistant

  • Jun 2014 - Dec 2014

  • Preparing cheques based on approved payment vouchers and maintain cheques register• Receiving cash and processing the receipts into their respective cash receipt journals on daily basis.• Review all payment requests in order to certify correctness and ensures all appropriate supporting documents have been provided and correct budget lines used. Thereafter preparing payment vouchers and ensuring the disbursement of payments.• Making payments and processing the cash payments into their relevant cash payments journals.• Preparation of appropriate documentation for banking transactions (bank drafts, transfers, cheques books.)• Maintenance of filing systems for payment vouchers, receipts, bank statements• Updating all the cash receipts and payments into sub journal on daily basis.• Assisting finance manager in drawing budget for field operation • Preparing monthly report on cash receipt and payments.• Reconciling all the cash receipt and payment on monthly basis• Ensuring that all the procurement procedures are complete before making any payment.• Ensuring that all records of cash receipt and payment are updated daily and are all complete with all the necessary supporting documents e.g. invoices, goods receive note, purchase record etc Show less



Eyira Adventist Vocational Academy

• South Sudan

• Business and Operation Officer

  • Jan 2013 - May 2014

  • Prepare easy understandable Monthly financial report of the school and to be review by the school ADCOM and yearly financial report for Board review and action • Preparation of balance control account reconciliation for the school and ensure that prepayments and accruals are followed in a right procedure • Review and ensure that all cash and bank payment are correctly recorded with all their account number • Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation to determine actual balances in the safe and in the bank • Prepares, updates and administers payroll and staff turnover records on a monthly basis and ensure that staff advance register is updated • Review all expense reports and make sure all financial information are in line with SDA financial policy • Evaluate and improve the school’s financial performance including efficient and effective treasury • Prepare Bank Reconciliation for the schools for the schools account the school is operating Show less