Kabul Afghanistan - Management
Systems International
Total years of experience :32 years, 1 Months
January 2011 to September 2011 - Kabul Afghanistan - Management
Systems International (MSI) - Director of Finance and Administration -
Assistance to Afghanistan Anti-Corruption Authority, accountable for the program management and oversight of all finance, IT, Human Resources and
administrative aspects of the program.
- Supervise the finance team to ensure timely, quality, and accurate
financial reports and practices.
- Oversee the processing of all payments to vendors and grantees.
- Provide financial an budgetary controls, prepare and analyze budgets,
develop financial reports, and make recommendations to HQ on budget
expenditures;
- Provide oversight of project administration and HR management support
functions such as hiring, training, development, performance evaluation and management as well as ensuring compliance with local labor laws.
- Handle all procurements within the threshold delegated to the field.
- Liaise with the Security provider on all life-support and Security issues.
April 2010 December 2010 - International Relief and Development
(IRD), Baghdad Iraq - Director of Finance and Administration and Deputy
COP - Technical Assistance to the Ministry of Interior (TAME) project.
In addition to the above mentioned functions served as Deputy COP by monitoring all project activities and overseeing the Monitoring and Evaluation
function. Served as deputy COP and Acted as COP during the absences of the
COP.
January 2009 to November 2009 - Management Sciences for Health
(MSH), Kinshasa, RDC - Director of Finance & Operations and Deputy COP -
Leadership Management and Sustainability project (LMS) . Oversee the
Administrative, Financial, logistic and procurement functions of the main
office in Kinshasa and four regional offices in the Kasai Provinces.
June 2007 - October 2008 - Development Alternatives Inc. (DAI)
Kabul Afghanistan - Senior Finance Manager - Local Governance and
Community Development project (LGCD)
January 2004- March 2007 - Consultant - Cabinet d'Expertise
(CAEX)
Perform local and Foreign Non-Governmental Organization assessments, including
staff training on internal control issues and donors requirements. Participate in the Capacity Building of local NGOs and Micro Finance Institutions.
1988-2003 - U.S. Agency for International Development
USAID/Morocco Financial Management Operations Officer and Deputy
Controller
- In charge of the Accounting, Disbursements processing, Budgeting and
Reporting, Loan and Audit Management, cash management as well as the Financial
Analysis section.
- Administer the day-to-day Financial Management and direct the functioning and maintenance of operations of a comprehensive accounting system and other
Internet based applications. Oversee monthly reconciliations and the personnel
payroll processing including contributions to Social benefits and monitor all
payments to vendors and contractors.
- Develop and prescribe appropriate systems of internal controls and provides
guidance on financial management principles and standards.
- review, analyze and finalize the preparation of the budget plan on the basis of departmental submissions
- Develop budgets for project and non-project assistance for appropriated
Funds and Trust Funds. Analyze and provide input into finalization of program
budget.
- Review and record allotments, including redeployment of funds when necessary, ensuring appropriate expenditures; monitor budget implementation and determine/recommend reallocation of funds when necessary; monitor
expenditures to ensure that they remain within authorized levels; ensuring
compliance with financial regulations and rules and established policies and procedures;
- Participated during the summer 2003 as Deputy Controller in the launching of
USAID/Iraq in Baghdad.
1985-1987 Citibank/Morocco, Marketing and Credit Officer
Prepare Credit approval Packages. Perform financial and risk assessment of potential corporate bank clients. Perform sector studies as well as
feasibility studies for new bank branches.
1974-1979 Chimicolor S.A., Casablanca
Sales Manager, Industrial Sector.
1984 - MBA - Georgia State University, Atlanta, Georgia
- 1979 - BS Economics - Hassan II University, Casablanca, Morocco
- 1972 - Baccalauréat Economics - Lycée Descartes, Rabat, Morocco