Hanadi Akroush

Lead end-to-end financial and operational management for multi-donor, multi-currency programs across Jordan
and Syria, ensuring full compliance with LWF policies, donor requirements, and local regulations.
Develop and monitor annual and multi-year budgets, cash flow forecasts, and burn-rate analysis, providing
strategic financial insights to senior management and country leadership.
Oversee donor financial reporting and ensure timely, accurate submissions aligned with institutional donor
guidelines (including ECHO, ACT, ELCA, and other partners).
Manage payroll, taxation, and social security compliance across different legal and banking environments,
including complex Syria banking constraints.
Strengthen internal controls, financial SOPs, and risk mitigation measures to address audit findings and improve
overall financial governance.
Lead internal and external audits, coordinate responses, and ensure timely closure of audit observations.
Supervise, mentor, and build the capacity of finance staff, improving reporting quality, accountability, and team
performance.
Act as a key finance focal point in senior management, donor, and inter-agency meetings, supporting operational
and strategic decision-making.

Review and check the eligibility of the applications received under the grant
programs; Responsible of evaluation committee meetings; Responsible of
training grants management and compliance; Coordinate closely with the
technical team in charge; handling the Due Diligence process and
completeness; Draft the RFA for Digiskills grants; Draft the technical content
for grant agreements; Developing utilities that enable TSPs to streamline
compliance verification processes; Performing milestone verification
procedures and granting approval in adherence to the stipulated
requirements of the World Bank and the Ministry of Digital Economy and
Entrepreneurship (MoDEE); Ensure timely submission of programmatic and
financial reporting; Process grant disbursements in coordination with the
MoDEE finance; Monitor and document the grant workflow processes, forms,
templates, reports and data to assure full compliance with internal controls
and legal requirements; Create and update donor reports; following up on
budgeting and planning the projects grantees. Process grant modification
and closeout letters; checking validity of grants according to the donors
requirements and regulation; participating in the Grants restructuring and
Donors agreements modifications.

Managed the full sub-grant lifecycle for a World Bank-funded program, from RFA development and
evaluation through due diligence, contracting, implementation, and close-out.
Led comprehensive partner due diligence assessments covering financial management capacity, internal
controls, procurement, staffing, and compliance readiness.
Reviewed and negotiated partner budgets, milestone structures, and grant agreements to ensure value
for money, risk mitigation, and donor compliance.
Developed and implemented grant management SOPs, tools, and templates to standardize processes
and improve operational efficiency.
Oversaw milestone-based payments, expenditure verification, and financial reporting for multiple
training service providers.
Provided hands-on technical support and capacity building to partners on financial reporting,
documentation, and compliance requirements.
Coordinated closely with program, M&E, and data management teams to ensure financial performance
aligned with program delivery and employment outcomes.

Perform cost Evaluation and reasonableness of cost proposals received in
answers to RFPs issued by USAID BGA, communication will be through
USAID BGA staff, but comments need to be presented by the offeror
Perform market research on comparative costs, and provide references for
cost reasonableness on cost items accordingly Provide narrative on the cost
verification process that is to be included in the procurement summary
memo

Created, reviewed, and revised the due diligence forms used for
different types of beneficiaries, and according to each opportunity’s
unique requirements;
Organized and performed the due diligence process for shortlisted
firms to receive grants, and provide recommendations to rectify the
findings;
Performed a cost verification for all budgets received, including
communication with the shortlisted firms, doing market research on
comparative costs, and providing reference for cost reasonableness
for all cost items;
Compiled a data base of cost items provided by shortlisted firms, to be
referenced for future use

Managed project budgets and donor financial reporting.
Supported audits and ensured compliance with USAID regulations.

Undertook Partner Pre-award Financial Assessments
as per Mercy Corps/OFDA/USAID sub-grant
procedures and make recommendations for areas of
improvement based on the findings.
Assisted partners to prepare budgets (including
phased budgets) and review of partner budgets
according to partner budget review checklist and in
line with program activities. In addition to many
inputs in the proposal Writing and Project design
phase.
Created Capacity Building modules and providing
the needed training on these modules to the staff
and partners’ Staff.
Checked financial compliance for MC partners
against OFDA/USAID regulations (2CFR200)
Reviewed sub grantee financial reporting package in
line with financial report review checklist, including
amounts, calculations and supporting documents,
ensuring compliance with supporting
documentation matrix, compile all comments in one
document and follow-up and close issues with
partner Finance staff.

Held progressive finance roles in NGO and corporate settings, including Acting Officer and covering accounting, payroll, financial reporting, and internal controls.
Additionally, provided freelance finance and grants support, including Cost Verification Support for reviewing proposal budgets and assessing cost reasonableness, and serving as a Compliance Grant
Consultant, conducting due diligence, budget reviews, and supporting compliance measures for multiple
projects.