Budget Administration Consultant
The Pragma Corporation
Total years of experience :28 years, 2 Months
The assignment focuses on providing technical assistance and developing the Government of Libya Budget Execution process including but not limited to:
• Reporting of in-year financial transactions.
• End of the year general accounts.
• Cash Management.
• Internal Auditing and Financial Controls.
• Undertake screening of projects for potential conflicts with GCFI compliance policies and discard activities generally incompatible with GCFI compliance standards.
• Support initial and further review and adaptation of all GCFI Standard Documents related to financial management issues.
• Assist in developing new GCFI Standard Documents in the area of finance, if any.
• In support of the capacity-building short-term expert, contribute to the capacity-building measures for PMT members to ensure that financial reporting procedures and templates are being used appropriately and timely;
• Support assessing capacity building needs in financial management, developing and proposing relevant training measures, rendering refresher training, and training new PMT members, if required.
• Support the conduction of regular and random compliance checks of the procedures and documents applied by the PMTs.
• Support in independent validation of PMT monitoring of financial progress.
• Contribute to reports and prepare communication material as per work requirement
• Building awareness, knowledge, and understanding of ministers, deputies, and director generals on how to transition to program budgeting
• Preparing a roadmap for the transition and a comprehensive program budgeting manual to provide guidance for transitioning from line item to program budgeting
• Training a cadre of MOF and MOP Planning technical staff on how to implement the roadmap for transitioning to program budgeting and to train line ministry staff on program budgeting implementation
• Build MOF capacity to prepare a national budget and financial data, information, and reports in a timely and regular manner and make this information available on the MOF and other government websites.
• Support MOF to prepare a citizen’s guide to the budget for public dissemination that would increase understanding of the Federal budget projects and activities that improve local service delivery.
• Consult with the Deputy Minister and DGs of Investment of the GOI and KRG MOP and determine how to implement multiyear investment budgeting aligned with and integrated with the program budgeting implementation reform activities.
• Support the MOP with the MOF to integrate the multiyear investment budgeting reform activity with a phased approach over five years.
• Provide ad hoc advice and support to the PFM team and STTA provincial consultants with decentralized budget technical assistance work, as needed.
• Evaluability assessment
• Desk review
• Definition of the evaluation framework and matrix, and of the methodology, (data collection tools and protocols, development of the theory of change, etc.)
• Briefings with the Client
• Primary data collection
• Data analysis
• Preparation of all deliverables in coordination with the other team members.
• Adviser to PFM Team Leader
• Follow up with provincial coordinators on the implementation of the work plan
• Coordinate with the M&E team to provide relevant information related to activities implemented.
• Prepare weekly, and monthly reports to be submitted to Reporting Section
• Develop training materials on PFM topics
• Conduct training courses for the local and federal government on PFM
• Prepare analytic reports on different PFM topics related to PFM issues in Iraq
Budgeting Adviser, Nov. 2016- present
Chemonics International
My duties were:
Developed and implemented Local Financial Management system.
Developed and implemented Local Revenues Generation road map.
Lead the establishment of Financial Affaires Directorate in 15 provinces.
Lead the establishment of Local Revenues Unit in 15 provinces.
Develop the Integrated Planning and Budgeting process for local governments.
Develop Planning and Budgeting manual.
Lead and conduct several national workshops in budgeting area.
. Provided technical assistance to other team lead on financial issues related to their area of activities
. Mentoring and providing technical gaudiness to budgeting team members to ensure a smooth implementation of program activities
. Identified MOF impediments that hamper the transition of functions from a financial perspective
• Assisted in development of LGP II work plans 2007-2009.
• Trained local officials on the importance and methods of public participation in the budgeting process.
• Worked with Provincial Councils and Governors' Offices to establish policies to utilize in developing Provincial Development Strategies and annual investment budgets.
• Provided monthly reporting of budget execution statues to PRT, USAID, LGP II headquarters, and e-PRT.
• Co-authored an e-PRT field manual it is used by military and other e-PRTs as a guide to understand the Iraqi financial and administrative systems. This document was presented to the US Congress.
• Served as key adviser and consultant to LGP headquarters Policy Team advisers.
• Developed a financial reporting system for the Provincial Councils.
• Co-authored Discussion Papers created by the LGP Policy Team.
• Participated in all briefings of LGP for USAID officials and Coalition Forces officers.
• Participated with Babil PRT to establish the Project Management Unit in Babil Provincial Council to manage the Accelerated Reconstruction and Development Program funds.
• Prepared training material in public finance, public budgeting, internal controls, financial planning, public management, and auditing systems.
• After the Iraq CoR passed the Provincial Powers Act, delivered numerous training sessions, workshops, On-the-Job trainings, conferences, and technical assistance, utilizing training materials I developed, to provincial authorities at all levels to help them understand and exercise their powers.
• Led a team of 15 employees conducting fiscal training for Provincial Councils and departments throughout Babil, Wasit, Najaf, Karbala, and Diwaniyah provinces.
• Insured the implementation of LGP work plan through the region.
• Advised regional provincial governments on fiscal issues.
• Participated in the budget preparation process for the provincial departments
• Assisted Provincial Councils in budget discussions with the departments
• Delivered technical assistance to U.S. advisers on PRTs and other USAID partners in Iraq.
• Participated with Babil PRT to establish the Project Management Unit in Babil Provincial
• Served as financial consultant for Babil Provincial Council.
• Insured the implementation of LGP work plan through the region.
• Enhanced local authorities capacity on contracting process, budget execution reporting, monitoring budget execution, and service delivery efficiency.
Head, Auditing Section, State Company for Telecommunications
Babil, Iraq November 2001-October 2003
• Served on team of auditors created by LGP to audit local departments in Najaf province.
• Audited all Najaf local departments' financial transactions and reports to both Najaf Provincial Council and the Governor's Office. LGP undertook this action since the Iraqi Supreme Board of Auditing was not functioning.
Owner and Director, Al Ali Plastic Company
Babel, Iraq 2000-1992
• With 10 employees, produced plastic products including household items.
Assistant Accountant, Bechtel Corporation Basra, Iraq 1977-1978
• B.S.C. in Economics and Administration, Basra University 1980
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