Highly accomplished, results driven accounting and financial management executive with overall more than 19 years of Progressive experience in finance operations, management of international multi million dollar organizations and external audits. I have worked with International Organization in financial management, book-keeping, Procurements, HR, Admun and audit. While working I have developed Professional and Technical expertise in budgets, reporting to Head Office and different donors, maintenance of all financial record, monitoring and capacity building of partners and providing financial updates/advice to the Management. I have a good command on MS Office and financial software i.e Agresso, SUN, Hogia Art and Peachtree.
Responsible for balance sheet reconciliations and assist with the period end consolidation of results in to the management control report. • Providing monthly financial reporting package and reporting on variances to Senior Leadership team. • Capacity building of HR, Finance and admin staff. • Review all financial reports and submission to donors as per donor’s format. • Review of cash payments. Checking of cash reconciliations. Responsible for verification of all receipts / payments. • Prepare monthly cash and bank reconciliation reports. • Prepare and quarterly funds requisition to donors. • Prepare project’s financial report on monthly basis. • Responsible of Tax calculation and deduction on salaries and all payments, deposit and online uploading of tax statement. • Managed budget allocation, quarterly forecasting, ensured fund availability and monitored cash budget • Compilation and analysis of actual expenditure to budget, commentary for under/over spending to donors/management satisfaction • Performed special month end and year end activities for each project and grant • Formulated and implemented follow up schedules for monitoring the projects and grants according to contractual commitment • Playing lead role in conducting the annual/project audit and providing response of audit finding findings. • Handling month and year end closing. • Establish accounting and administrative internal controls to ensure the organization assets are protected from the financial miss-management. • Preparation/review of monthly salaries and payments and deduction of taxes. • Review of procurements according to the projects requirement and organizational rules and policies. • Maintain complete record of advances, travel claims, overtime and mobile entitlement
• Posting and tracking of expenditure related grant
• Match budget figures with narrative proposal and respective log frame
• Roll out strategy to mitigate grant related risk
• Review of grant agreements to ensure that the terms and conditions are acceptable and practicable
• Support budget holders in preparing their budgets in the system and related donor mapping.
• Review of financial transactions of funds received and spent within the financial policies of SCI.
• Coordinate with budget holders to Check, calculate and code to ensure correct posting and coding for the grants and in the event of a mistake, rectify it.
• Manage gains/losses for all the grants for those s/he responsible.
• Assessment for selection of new implement partner.
• Financial monitoring, review and capacity building of partner organizations. Reviewing of financial statement of partners organizations and releases next of installments
• Responsible to carry financial correspondence with implementing partners.
• Preparation of timely and accurate financial reports.
• Filing of complete documentation of each grant
• Close out the ended grants in a timely manner
• Review of computerized books of accounts maintained in SUN database, extracting of different reports from database.
• Financial reporting to the head office, budget holders and donor agencies
• Maintaining a thorough system of internal audit and financial control
• Financial monitoring, review and capacity building of sub office staff. Reviewing of monthly financial statements of sub offices and posting data into SUN database
• Review of cash payments. Checking of cash reconciliations. Responsible for verification of all receipts / payments and approval of cash vouchers.
• Facilitation to the auditors’ team in conducting audit of SC USA Pakistan different grants, responding to auditors observations and implementation of audit observations, assisting auditors to field visits (SC USA partners organizations and other facilities)
• Supporting programe staff in preparation and realignment of their budgets
•Senior member of procurement committee.
• Technical guidance to management, programe staff on financial matters
• Efficient use of tools/reports to facilitate budget monitoring
• Review of financial transactions of funds received and spent within the financial policies of SCS.
• Coordinate with budget holders to Check, calculate and code to ensure correct posting and coding for the grants and in the event of a mistake, rectify it.
• Manage gains/losses for all the grants for those s/he responsible.
• Responsible to carry financial correspondence with implementing partners and sub offices.
• Support Senior Managers in preparation of replying to queries of donors and HQ about grants related matters.
• Support team in chasing of debts from donors.
• Close out the ended grants in a timely manner
• Supporting programe staff in preparation and realignment of their budgets
• Roll out sub-grant agreements and contracts clauses with Partners to ensure that they fulfil donor’s/legal requirements with subsequent financial monitoring
• Support team in assessment of Partner capacity to address all related risk
• Visit all projects to check that appropriate financial systems are in place and resolve financial matters, and produce visit reports with recommendations for the concerned Manager and senior members of the team
• Support partners in building their capacity for efficient financial management.
• Monitoring accounts provided by partner agencies and assist in the preparation of budget for funding proposals.
• Review all financial reports submitted by SCC partners for all projects.
• Keep track of quarterly installments made to partners and ensure all required reports are received before disbursing the funds.
• Responsible for management and operation of the Agresso financial system.
• Review of computerized books of accounts maintained in AGRESSO Accounting database and entering budgets in Agresso database, Extracting of different deports from database, Focal person for Agresso database in Pakistan
• Financial reporting to the head office, management and other donor agencies
• Maintaining a thorough system of internal audit and financial control
• Financial monitoring, review and capacity building of partner organizations. Reviewing of financial statement of partners organizations
• Cash forecasting, supervising fund requisitions and transfers from the head office & other donors. Ensure compliance with donors and SCS guidelines.
• Responsible for verification of all receipts / payments and monitoring of payroll and calculations of income tax on staff salaries.
• Preparation and revisions of budget in consultation with the Management team
• Review and approval of bank reconciliations and dealing with banks/ financial institutions
• Facilitation to the auditors’ team in conducting audit of SCS Pakistan Programme, responding to auditors observations and implementation of audit observations, assisting auditors to field visits (SCS partners organizations and other facilities)
• Implementation of Auditor recommendations as soon as possible.
• Technical guidance to management, programe staff on financial matters
• Lesion with Head Office and Regional on financial issues.
• Review and develop finance policies and procedures to maintain a well-controlled environment.
• Responsible for accurate and timely submission of financial reports and tax payments to GoP.