Professional Experience:
• Achieved 100% unqualified external audits and restored confidence of donors, management, and member states.
• Managed 23+ donor-funded grants (USD 20K – USD 5M) with full compliance across EU, UN, World Bank, AfDB, GiZ, SIDA, DFID, and other partners.
• Restored 15+ grants with prior adverse audit opinions to clean, audit-ready status through rigorous reconciliations and controls (SADC).
• Cleared 5–8 years of financial reporting backlog within five months, re-establishing donor trust and funding continuity (OACPS).
• Reduced ineligible expenditure by 94% and implemented a robust document-tracking system ensuring zero data loss.
• Secured a €3.5 M overdraft facility via strategic cash-flow forecasting, maintaining uninterrupted operations.
• Designed automated Excel-based planning and reporting tools, shifting from ad-hoc to consistent monthly reporting.
• Created cost-optimisation models enabling 20%+ savings and better management decisions.
• Established the PMER Framework and redesigned annual work-programme formats, linking planning and implementation to strategic objectives.
• Strengthened risk management and internal controls through a proactive, auditor-minded approach.
• Trained and coached cross-functional teams on ERP, donor compliance, responsible spending, and reporting excellence.
CORE SKILLS:
Financial Governance | Donor Compliance | Audit Readiness | Risk Management | ERP (SUN, SIMS, MS Office) | Budgeting & Forecasting | Strategic Reporting | Cost Optimisation | Stakeholder Engagement | Capacity Building
VALUES
I deliver all assignments with integrity, ethics, and professionalism, combining strategic financial leadership with hands-on execution to build trust, transparency, and accountability across teams and stakeholders.