Awel Mezgebe Setargew, Finance and Administration Manager

Awel Mezgebe Setargew

Finance and Administration Manager

African Constituency Bureau

Location
Ethiopia
Education
Higher diploma, Accounting and Business
Experience
23 years, 11 Months

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Total years of experience :23 years, 11 Months

Finance and Administration Manager at African Constituency Bureau
  • Ethiopia
  • My current job since March 2017

a) Assist the ED and budget-holders in preparing budgets and revisions in line with the Strategic Framework. This involves supporting, facilitating and consolidating the budgets.

b) Monitor the implementation of the approved budget together with the ED.

c) Review existing financial systems on an on-going basis to develop and improve internal controls complying with The Bureau’s policies and procedures.

d) Ensure proper recording of income and expenditure to comply with The Bureau’s and funding agencies/donor requirements.

e) Advise ED and senior staff on financial planning, controlling and monitoring of The Bureau and funding agencies/donor income.

f) Provide support to other Staff of The Bureau on financial matters.

g) Monitor grants to Partners against their program performance, in conjunction with ED and other Bureau staff, and provide Partners with financial technical assistance and other support where necessary.

h) Ensure that the country financial operations comply with all legal and statutory requirements of relevant national legislation and regulations e.g. income tax rules, custom rules, Audits and financial reporting.

i) Safeguard and account for all assets, funds and financial interests of The Bureau.

j) Produce accurate and high quality financial reports on a timely basis to funding agencies/donors, ED and the Board as detailed in the Manual.

Administration and Finance Director at Ethiopian Public Health Association
  • Ethiopia
  • November 2013 to February 2017

November 2013- Now Administration and Finance Director, Ethiopian Public Health Assosiation, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Follow up and raise the awareness of staff to donor specific rules and regulations specially terms and conditions of Cooperative Agreements by providing training and orientation. Manage PMS, ERA Commons and SAM registration of EPHA.plan, organize, direct, co-ordinate, control and supervise human resources, financial and procurement and materials management.Prepare and review annual budget, and analize variance in the budget along with narrative description of budgetary implementation. Consolidate financial statments, and timely provide accounting information to external aouditors, submit financial reports to donors timely.

Finance and Grant Coordinator at Ethiopian Public Health Assosiation
  • June 2011 to October 2013

June 2011-October 2013 Finance and Grant Coordinator, Ethiopian Public Health Assosiation,
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

As a Finance and Grant Coordinator, I managed PMS, ERA commons and SAM registration of EPHA. I was always support the staff to comply with donors rules and regulation like CDC, USAID, WHO and others. I was responsible to coordinate and support finance persons and budget holders in budget preparation, budget monitoring and variance analysis preparation, cash flow projection and proper financial documentation.I was also responsible to ensure proper implementation of terms and conditions of Cooperative Agreements, financial procedures, procurement process and asset management of the organization and donors.

at Organozed by Pan African Training Inistitute
  • January 2012 to December 2012

➢ September 17-28, 2012 Advanced Budgetory and Budgetory Control South Africa
Organozed by Pan African Training Inistitute

A/Admin and Finance Officer
  • March 2010 to May 2011

March 2010- May 2011 A/Admin and Finance Officer, Save the Children UK, Sekota, Ethiopia

Tracking all project expenditure against budget, analyze recurrent costs and expenditure trends, to know the financial position of the project in order to plan for the future. preparing and revising budgets, preparing financial reports for the donor, providing regular financial updates to the Senior Project Manager/Project Manager as and when required. Posting of financial information on the sun systems once paid by the Cashier and certified by the Senior Project Manager/Project Manager.
Accessing and printing financial statements such as Budget Monitoring in U.S. Dollars and PRGEX from the SUN system. Certify that all payments are substantiated by an appropriate source document, and authorized by budget holders before any payments are effected.
Ensure adherence to financial procedures and purchasing procedures of the organization.Carry out variance analysis, Field Budget System reports, and cash flow projection. Follow up on timely settlement of different kinds of advances, utility and communication bills.

Adminstration and Finance Head, Merkezel Berhan, Dessie, Ethiopia
  • September 2004 to February 2010

September 2004- February 2010 Adminstration and Finance Head, Merkezel Berhan, Dessie, Ethiopia

Planning, coordinating leading and controlling over all financial and administrative activities of the organization.Ensure that all staffs clearly understand the organization policies and procedures.Ensure proper implementation of financial and administrative procedures, perform the recruitment and selection of new employees. Ensure effective documentation and file management in the theoffice that covers both electronic and physical filing.
Making sure the correct deduction of income taxes from staff monthly salaries are paid to the Inland Revenue Authority on a monthly basis. Manage employment contracts and personnel files, salary increment and leave of the staff. Follow up asset and inventory management in the office.

Deputy Director, Merkezel Berhan, Dessie, Ethiopia
  • July 2000 to August 2004

July 2000- August 2004 Deputy Director, Merkezel Berhan, Dessie, Ethiopia

Planning, coordinating leading and controlling over all teaching learning process of the school.Ensure that allteachers clearly understand the schoolpolicies and procedures.prepare time table and participate in the recruitment and selection of new teachers.

Education

Higher diploma, Accounting and Business
  • at ACCA
  • April 2016
Master's degree, Human Resources Management
  • at Addis Ababa University
  • July 2014
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at St. Mary university college
  • January 2008
Bachelor's degree, Economics, , AddisAbaba, Ethiopia
  • at Admas University college
  • January 2008
Bachelor's degree, Management, , AddisAbaba, Ethiopia
  • at Alpha University college
  • January 2007
Diploma, Accounting
  • at Admas University college
  • January 2005
Bachelor's degree, Chemistry
  • at St. Mary university college
  • January 2005

Specialties & Skills

Forecasting
Budget Preparation
Proactivity
Customer Service
Problem Solving
DOCUMENTATION
CONTRACTS
FILE MANAGEMENT
FINANCE
INVENTORY
RECRUITMENT

Languages

Amharic
Expert
Arabic
Intermediate
English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Strategic Human Resources Management, training and Development (Training)
Training Institute:
London Corporate Training
Date Attended:
March 2015
Duration:
80 hours
Financial Management for Donor Funded Projects (Training)
Training Institute:
Pan African Training Institute
Date Attended:
May 2012
Duration:
80 hours
Grants Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Management Concepts
Date Attended:
June 2015
Duration:
40 hours
Advanced Financial management (Training)
Training Institute:
Pan African Training Institute
Date Attended:
June 2013
Duration:
40 hours
Financial Grant Management (Training)
Training Institute:
Save The Children
Date Attended:
November 2010
Duration:
24 hours
Advanced Budgetory and Budgetory Control (Training)
Training Institute:
African Institute of Management
Date Attended:
September 2012
Duration:
80 hours

Hobbies

  • Helping needy
  • Watching TV (News) Aljazeera, CNN and others