Country Finance Officer
Danish Refugee Council
Total years of experience :10 years, 0 Months
Working with Finance & Accounting Officer responsibilities by providing support for programs with a yearly budget of
40M$. Managing Payments, Cash Distributions, Accounts Payable, Prepayments, Bookkeeping, and Loss Ledger. Supporting in updating Budget Reports, Final Financial Reports, and Year-end closing.
● Reconciled Cash & Bank, Profit & Loss, balance sheet, and interim ledgers. Based on the findings, it saved thousands of dollars in loss.
● Processed monthly payroll for salary resource scheduling for over 200 employees using Microsoft Dynamics ERP.
● Facilitated over 45 financial audits in all auditing aspects for projects with an overall budget of around 80 M$ granted by US, UN, and EU donors.
● Created and implemented an archiving system for Iraq operations, wrote an archiving guideline, and led the archiving of all Iraq operations' finance documents from 2019 to 2022. Started a new way of referring to transactions in the ERP system and documents which saved 100 hours of work during audits.
● Provided technical support to Iraq colleagues and shared new ideas and ways for using the ERP system, in their daily tasks which saved many hours of their daily working.
● Processed monthly payroll for 20 employees by calculating timesheets and payment processing.
● Managed cash and bank, by reviewing, processing, and bookkeeping 70 payments on average monthly.
● Supported preparing of financial reports for the GIZ project by reviewing and adjusting transactions.
● Led accounts reconciliation at month-end closure by settling accounts.
● Led internal financial audit on 2018 records, procedures, and documents. This resulted in the development of some internal controls.
Coordinated to deliver vocational training to refugees, IDP, and host communities in KRG with the Qudra Project.
● Trained over 20 people on employment skills by providing courses in CV making, building connections, LinkedIn, Job search, and interview tips.
● Coordinated over 7 vocational training in areas such as Business Management, Marketing, Graphic and Web Design, and Event Planning. Advised some trainee beneficiaries with budget plans preparing for their startups.
● Coordinated and planned for the Business Canvas 2019 event in Erbil, which helped many beneficiaries to meet with business owners to get opportunities.
● Built and designed a chart of accounts for Sidar holding, and a bookkeeping template using Excel.
● Prepared trial balance after completing bookkeeping.
● Supported developing companies systems by modifying and creating new standards, policies, and internal control procedures to comply with ISO 9001:2015 quality management system and prepared organizational structures for companies operating in the Oil industry and other fields such as Halband Oil and United Catering.
● Prepared and processed payroll for around 500 employees on a monthly basis.
● Managed cash and bank, by preparing, processing, and bookkeeping on average 100 payments monthly.
● Controlled budget by preparing monthly forecasts, analyzing, and monitoring budget vs actual reports.
● Reconciled accounting ledgers, and supported the preparation of financial reports for 5 projects for HQ.
● Led internal auditing for 2016 - 2017 documents, and facilitated donor’s external audits.
● Oversaw personnel of over 6 team members, including bellman, housekeeper, maintenance technician, barman, waiters, and cleaners to deliver all services to guests.
● Built capacity for 4 new receptionists by training them on using the Hotel Management System (Omega),
hospitality practices, policies, and cash management.
● Booked and hosted around 14 room bookings on a daily basis using the Hotel Management System (Omega).
● Managed cash, budget, and bookkeeping of daily bookings income, and expenses.
● Set up customer devices around 4 laptops on a daily basis by installing Windows OS, Applications, and Drivers.
● Repaired 2 laptops and flashed ROM on an Asus Smartphone on average daily, by troubleshooting, diagnosing issues, changing laptop parts, basic motherboard maintenance, upgrading laptop hardware, and parts cleaning.
● Provided services to customers with sales and Technical Support.
● Repaired 2 laptops and flashed 3 Smartphones on average daily, by changing parts, installing Systems, and flashing phones using flashing tools such as Z3x box, and Octopus box.
● Led a team of 1 staff member, providing ongoing mentorship and support to ensure consistent achievement of goals and targets.
● Served around 10 customers on a daily basis by selling to customers and managing cash.
● Installed security system, and internet network in a college, by setting up and configuring security cameras, in addition to installing internet routers and switches.
● Managed bookkeeping of daily activities using the Al-Ameen accounting system. And reconciled cash accounts and prepared balance sheets on a monthly basis.
● Managed running the shop, by providing services to the customers.