Grants Management, & Donor Reporting:

Determine financial position of the projects with reports on Global fund\'s budget adherence, identified variances, performed analyses and recommended resolution or reallocation of resources.
Examine monthly expenditure of the grant with respect to the approved budget, met external reporting deadlines; prepares budgets and reports with exactness and compliance; liaise with donors and HQ when necessary.
Leveraged a keen eye for details to prepare and present grant-wise operational and strategic financial and portfolio analysis to senior management for effective and efficient decision making.
Defined and maintained adequate system for staff coverage and non-thematic cost analysis; conducted organizational risk assessments and risk mitigation plan for senior leadership and stakeholder review.
Reviewed donor reports ensuring financial alignment between project outputs and expenses. Supervised donor financial reporting, review ledgers and authorize expense re-classification.
Strengthened internal control processes in areas related to grant/contract management; guided changes in SOPs to optimize payment procedure also assess financial controls to minimize the risk of fraud and theft.

Financial Management

Generated financial statements as per IAS principals; introduced and devised policies, processes and controls to ensure SCI and donor compliance; reviewed financial policies and procedures and suggested improvement.
Produced and shared grant financial reports from SRs and record PR records with accuracy, variance analysis and ensured its coherence with the programmatic reports., also reviewed the financial reports from partner organizations and identify errors and gaps.
Served as a resource in all efforts to manage the entire project liquidity process to ensure adequate funds are available to meet sub-recipient disbursement requirements and arising obligations.

Budget Management:

Preparation of PR and SRs budgets, revision and amendments for the Global grant according to donor guidelines; ensure coverage for staffing, travel, program and office cost.
Ensured country office allocations into the new budget as per SCI cost-share guidelines., also reviewed budget spending and advise relevant staff on spending status and ask for feedback on all over/underspending.
Updated all grant-related modifications and approvals; devised spending controls for both save the children and partners budgets by conducting meetings with budget holders and Sub Recipient Organization’s verifications.

Sub-Awards Management:

Performed Capacity assessment of sub-recipients during the selection process of the grant; conducted targeted risk assessments of sub-grant programs and make recommendations for assistance and/or corrective actions. 
Developed training package for all sub-recipients covering different areas, reviewed and verified all financial reports submitted by the partner organizations using various tools like desk review, spot checks, surprise visits etc.
Reviewed and cross-validated the potential sub-grantees proposals and budgets in the process of awarding grants.

Staff & Sub Recipients Capacity Building:

Identified finance staff training needs to increase their capacity to maintain and improve financial reporting and fiscal management as per organization and donor requirements.
Organized grant management training for partners, Budget Holders, sub-office staff; ensured capacity building and orientation workshops for all sub-recipients in grant and financial management on donors’ regulations.

Donor Funded projects financial management

Recording and tracking of all grant expenditures for PR and SRs.

Preparation of PUDR, AFR, Annual tax report for GF and submitted to HQ.

Communicated timely and accurate financial analysis of the grants for taking appropriate corrective measures; generated financial statements as per international accounting standards.
Monthly management reports for Project Director and present variance analysis and ensuring its coherence with the programmatic reports; conducted audits, checks for monitoring and verifications of the partners’ financial reports.
Preparation of 
Consolidated and finalized monthly accounts & posted in Agresso accounting software, also delivered sterling support in the external audit and follow up action tracker for the observations and recommendations.

Grants Management, Risk Management & Donor Reporting:

Highlight variances, provide analyses and recommend resolution or reallocation of resources. Updated Award Management System (AMS) at all times for the active grants and executed process workflows for approvals.
Ensured all donor communications, requests, amendments, etc. are communicated effectively and quickly to the relevant SCI offices and recorded/stored for future reference;
Reviewed all sub-grant agreements compliance to ensure conditions acceptability, practical, and in line with donor guidelines; ensure all donor reports and reporting materials are appropriately filed in up-to-date, consistent, soft and hard libraries available.

Budget Management and Sub-Awards Management & Compliance:

Developed budgets, revisions and amendments as per donor guidelines; oversaw budget spending and advise relevant staff on spending status and ask for feedback on all over/underspending.

To ensure correctness and completeness of Sub Recipients’ financial reports and their timely submission.

Work with SRs on the capacity building training.

Responsible for all financial management of PMU for Malaria grant as PR and supporting HIV grant as SR and reporting to NACP.
Preparation of PUDR, AFR and consolidation of SRs financial reports, variance analysis and ensured compliance with the programmatic reports.
Led the capacity assessment and evaluation of SRs during the selection process of the grant.
Reviewed potential sub-grantees proposals and budgets in the process of awarding grants sub-grantees financial reports & expenditure consolidation on a quarterly basis.
Compare the actual expenditures incurred with the budget and investigate the reason for variances and take corrective measures on monthly basis.
Performed field visits to sub-grantees to check the financial report supporting documents. Issued management letters to partners for audit observations. Closely monitored subgrantees advances and timely liquidations and recording.
Consolidated and finalized the monthly accounts & posting in Agresso accounting software; reviewed all sub-grant agreements compliance to ensure that conditions are acceptable, practical and in line with donor guidelines.

Preparation of GF budgets for PR and SRs and covering all aspects as per GF budgeting guidelines.


Visit all SRs on a quarterly basis for spot checks of financial documents and financial management systems of sub-recipients and prepare management letters covering observations and recommendations.

Enforced PR policies, processes and controls to ensure contractual compliance.
Ensured quarterly advance liquidation for partner’s expenses and managed the entire project liquidity process to ensure adequate funds are available to meet sub-recipient disbursement requirements and arising obligations.
Support LFA in the verification process and address all queries related to Finance section.
Support KPMG during an external audit.

Implement and administer Mercy Corps systems for internal control, compliance, and financial reporting functions in accordance with donor regulations.
Ensure compliance with Mercy Corps and donor policies and procedures for all goods and services during the financial review at various stages of Purchase Request, Purchase Order, and payment request.
Jointly prepare monthly management reports including expenditures by /projects (pipelines), partners reporting, as well as other financial information and provide to Director Finance in a timely manner.
Perform financial review of purchase requests, purchase orders, and payment requests to ensure compliance with MC policies and procedures and donors’ requirements.
Prepare/review prepayments and accruals of cash transfer transactions and any other relevant/required monthly accrual entries.
Ensure monthly balance sheet reconciliation of all cash transfer related transactions
Prepare/review necessary reclassification entries and other accounts’ adjustments;
Provide advice, training, and consultation on compliance with MC policies and procedures as well as donor compliance requirements to finance and non-finance team members.
Support the creation and maintenance of systems that ensure effective and transparent use of financial resources for timely and informative reporting in line with donors’ and Mercy Corps’ policies.
Prepare Cash flow for all projects and supervise the fund flow to subgrantees/IPs/SRs and Field Offices.
Closely monitor IPs/SRs advances and timely liquidations and recording.
Conduct meetings with the respective project managers/officers in order to provide grant management support and to prevent overspending or underspending.
Supervise finance officer for Liquidation of Project Advances and follow up for liquidation
Train Mercy Corps staff in areas of contract, financial management and procurement of goods and services.
Contribute to country team-building efforts, help team members identify problem-solving options and ensure the integration of all team members into relevant decision-making processes.
Support of sub-office finance staff remotely and with the frequent travels to relevant field locations.
Coordination with external auditors for smooth issuance of the audit reports.

Worked as Financial Analyst in the Specialist Advisory Services of Grant Thornton (GT) Pakistan – Islamabad after completing four years of article ship. During my stay at AASR, gained well-diversified experience in the field of auditing, Specialist Advisory Services and taxation. Worked on special assignments of the World Bank, INGOs, Technical Assistance Management Agency TAMA, Futures Group, Research Triangle Institute (RTI), USAID, DFID, ZTBL, BOK, NHA and NGOs.
Specific areas of experience include:
Special Audit of all USAID grantees across Pakistan and conducted financial verification and certification awarded by RTI under the ESRA Program.

Capacity Building of the provincial staff for the World Bank HIV project in donor financial management.
Tax returns for individuals and companies.
Onsite grantees assessments and contractual compliance for USAID grantees.
Development of Procurement and Distribution System for health-related organizations.
Financial verifications and reports sharing with top management of the organization.
Specialist advisory services to companies in their plan for acquiring companies.
Preparation of Policies and Procedures & Standard Operating Procedures for organizations.