Amer Nofal

• Oversaw all aspects of the project’s finance department to ensure expenses are compliant and recorded in accordance with project, company and USAID polices, procedures and regulations.
• Coordinated with the home office to disseminate proper protocols or to communicate on areas of cooperation of the field office is operating under consistent financial practices.
• Used strong interpersonal skills to effectively work with all staff and ensure that Chemonics financial policies are followed and in full compliance with applicable US government requirements. Reviewed financial management and monitored implementation of grants activities.
• Supervised daily financial operations of the contract, which included cash flow management, time sheet recording. Reported on financial aspects of the project, daily monitoring of obligations, budgets and expenditures.
• Processed the monthly field office expenditures & submitted to the home office on monthly basis.
• Performed financial tracking of local vendors and fixed price contracts. Confirmed backup documentation is complete for local employment agreements including both long and short term.
• Processed the payment of all vendors. Ensured backup documentation is complete for all procurement of commodities and services.
• Assisted the Field Director and Senior Operations Manager to ensure that personal policies sand regulations are strictly implemented.
• Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and monthly financial projections for the project.
• Performed financial analysis upon request.
• Prepared and reviewed financial reports to USAID and Chemonics home office.
• Performed financial tracking of the grant advances and liquidation reports.
• Prepared payroll for both head office and regional office employees on a monthly basis.
• Performed financial tracking of local sub-contractors and fixed price contracts.
• Monitored actual versus budgeted expenditures for grants activities.
• Assisted as needed in reviewing and building partner organization financial worthiness and capacity to administer funding received through the project.

Duties and Responsibilities:
Accounts Receivable & Cash Receipts Management:
• Identify on a daily basis all cash and wire transfers received based upon online bank activity and wire confirmations provided by Treasury Department.
• Prepare bank deposit slips of all cash receipts, coordinating with NBDS department daily, for deposit into bank accounts, both accurately and timely.
• Make deposit daily into bank accounts.
• Prepare cash receipt entry forms utilizing Excel which includes coding of all cash receipts, attach all appropriate supporting documentation and input into Cost point, accurately and timely in accordance with established deadlines.
• Communicate with the Treasurer, Grant Accountants and Affiliates to ensure all wire transfers and other bank credits are coded accurately, appropriately and timely.
• Submit all cash receipt documentation, timely, to the supervisor, for review, approval and posting.
• Maintain accurate filing of all cash receipt documentation, cash receipt edit reports and cash receipt posting reports.
• Prepare bank reconciliations for $18 MM cash accounts and all FINCA entities on a monthly basis.
• Communicate with HQ controller all outstanding items and issues for timely resolution
• Responsible for recording all outgoing wires of all AP items.

Assist with Inter-Company Balance Reconciliations:
• Reports on regular basis intercompany balances for affiliate fees, management fees and other reimbursable expenses
• Work with affiliates in obtaining all Due To/From accounts balances on a monthly basis
• Prepare Aged Receivables report for distribution to Treasurer, and RD’s on a monthly basis

 Prepared monthly payroll.
 Prepared monthly and annual financial statements based on GAAP.
 Prepared monthly account reconciliation and analysis.
 Responsibility for production accounting including oversight of standard costing.
 Prepared monthly calculations, payments and reports.
 Performed trial balance and financial statement reviews to ensure the accuracy and integrity of the financial statements as well as identifying of unusual items and variances, responsible for preparing audit schedules and confirmations for annual audits.
 Maintained monthly sales and margin reports.
 Prepared monthly income tax estimated payments.

Accomplishments and Achievements:
Automated the pay slips preparation for the 1, 500 employees which reduced the time needed from 2 days\two employee to 10 min\one employee.

 Responsible for month-end and year-end activities including journal entries, reconciliation and analysis.
 Preparation of financial statements.
 Reconciliation and general ledger work and payroll.
 Cash posting, month end close.