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Consulting, advising individual citizens on filing of their annual tax returns, consulting & advising small and medium size enterprises in putting up financial structure develop policies and procedures, point of sale management systems and stock management systems & management of construction project. Key Achievements: Supported 50 clients in filing their annual tax returns, resulting in zero penalties or fines. Successfully led the completion of a 5-bedroom house skeleton, achieving a cost savings of KES 500,000. Responsibilities: Assisting individual citizens in filing their annual tax returns, ensuring compliance and accuracy. Providing strategic support to small and medium-sized enterprises in optimizing capital structures, managing capital expenditures, and navigating enterprise development procedures, including the implementation of point-of-sale and stock management systems. Leading and managing construction projects, overseeing budget management, coordinating drawings and necessary approvals, sourcing contractors and materials, and supervising staff.

Providing Financial and Grants technical leadership covering five countries – Ethiopia, South Sudan, Somalia, Kenya and the Regional office in Nairobi. Leading in coordinating financial strategy development & execution, finance structure review and update, support country finance teams in process and output improvement, finance staff management, led in regional annual financial planning, tracking of business forecast and budgets performance, support with country financial reporting and reconciliations, support with cash flow management, risk, compliance and audit management Position: Regional Finance Specialist Key Achievements: Collaborated effectively to achieve a 20% targeted budget growth in 2020, surpassing this target by 15% in 2021 and by 30% in 2022. Led initiatives to resolve program execution & expenditure-related risks, eliminating the need for donor refunds Successfully achieved zero noncompliance in audit reports. Spearheaded efforts to collect 84% of donor receivables and managed forex negotiations, securing a 0.4% gain on receipts. Enhanced the timeliness of accountancy reporting by reducing the reporting timeline by 8 days. Part of the Risk management working group, developed the regional risk register and disseminated the same for use at the regional and 8 country offices, mitigating against financial risks & improved financial processes, also led in fraud investigations and corruption reports Spearheaded development of annual budgets and financial goals; led in full cost recovery, indirect cost (NICRA) to finance 100% of identified funding gap & generate reserves of $350,000. Responsibilities: Managed an annual program budget exceeding $85 million and a regional office's operating budget $1.8m, while providing technical financial management across four countries (Kenya, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Somalia & the Regional office) supporting grants, contracts and operations. Contributed to the development and execution of the regional financial strategic direction, establishing clear objectives, KPIs, and reporting scorecard to drive performance. Led a comprehensive review of the finance structure fit for strategy execution, segregation of duties and succession planning and optimal financial operations. Led in program kickoff meetings, providing guidance on the planning, forecasting and performance tracking tool; tracking financial data, reporting on periodic financial performance results and financial system efficiency & compliance dash boards. Validated proposals budgets per donor requirements ensuring 100% timely submission of funding proposals, tracked and reported on budget performance, financial statements and timely donor reports Supported with internal audit and external audit, monthly accountancy closure, reconciliations, timely validation of donor reports. Supported to solve problems, improve processes, shared cost recharges; cost recovery analysis for strategic investments; mitigating risks related to program implementation & budget spending Spearheaded the recruitment, onboarding, and performance evaluation of key finance staff, introducing innovative motivation strategies, drafting individual objectives and development plans and providing capacity building, mentorship, coaching, and training. Supported in treasury management, request of funds from head office Led to identify policy gaps, prioritized development & update of financial policy per risk factors managed internal control & desk reviews ensuring compliance to policies, procedures, donor requirements & local laws. Led in financial software implementation & automation of financial, reporting processes. Managed donor requirements and utilized key financial systems.

Implement practices and guidelines in the area of Finances, Accounting, Grants, Human Resources, Administration and IT for the CI-Kenya and CI-Botswana. Led in country annual plans & budgets, projects budgets development, management and reporting, risk & compliance management, Annual & internal audit coordination, Human resources management including recruitment of finance staff, onboarding, staff management Position: Operations Manager, Kenya and Botswana Key Achievements: Successfully operationalized the Africa Field Division's regional office and Botswana office, securing necessary facilities and compliance. Recommended and executed the insourcing of payroll processes in Kenya and Botswana, saving the organization Kes 1 million annually. Led in annual budget planning, cost and budget shortfall management, ensuring accurate financial reporting and adherence to timelines, will 0% expenditure reported under shortfall. Carried out a finance workshop to non-finance managers, disseminating financial policies and procedure, ensuring 100% compliance in financial processes Responsibilities: Managed an annual operating and project budget of $1.2 million for Kenya and Botswana, reporting to the Senior Regional Operations Director. Implemented practices and guidelines across finance, accounting, grants, HR, administration, and ICT for CI-Kenya and CI-Botswana. Spearheaded treasury, accounting practices, cashflow management and request of funds from our head office, ensuring we have adequate funds for operations and program implementation Reviewed internal controls, risk and internal audit compliance reports, providing feedback and ensuring follow-up on recommendations. Managed monthly accountancy closure, provisions of accounting schedules, balance sheet reconciliations. Supported the recruitment, onboarding, and performance review of finance staff, offering mentorship and on-the-job training. Assisted HQ HR with research to ensure compliance with local and global standards, and supported expatriates with legal and administrative requirements.

Oversight of regional finances for both operations, programs at the regional and country offices within East Africa – Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Led in Providing technical support to country offices in financial management, review of finance, operations policies and procedures, Multiyear, Annual Budget development & management, Cash flow & bank management, Support with Internal control, risk and compliance management, Sub-grant agreement development and compliance management, regional office payroll management & Finance staff management

In charge of Project, cycle finance management for all projects implemented by self and partner organizations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania and Ethiopia. Led in capacity assessment & capacity building of partner organizations and organization finance staffs, review of funding proposal budgets, project implementation monitoring, project audit coordination & project close out coordination’s and reporting

Providing oversight in country’s financial management, leading in budget development, implementation & financial analysis & reporting, cashflow management, audit coordination