Finance and Operations Officer
International Alert
Total years of experience :11 years, 10 Months
Finance:
• Preparation and review of all payments for processing, including preparation of payment request, checking nominal and budget codes, supporting documents and their approval.
• Recording all receipts and payments in monthly cashbook.
• Preparation of bank and cash reconciliations.
• Uploading of Pakistan program accounts in organization’s financial system (SUN System - Infor10).
• Responsible for ensuring implementing organizations financial policies.
• Reviewing and processing of trip advances.
• Accurately preparing and processing of staff salaries and withholding taxes.
• Focal person for all project audits and internal audits.
• Responsible for producing consolidated financial reports for donor report including Canadian International Development Agency, Development Alternatives Incorporated Inc., European Union, UK Government - Foreign Commonwealth Office, and World Bank, and . Also has knowledge of key donors such as Norwegian MFA, Swedish International Development Agency and USAID.
• Work with program teams in developing and revising budget including budget justification.
• Preparation of Pakistan country office annual budget, cash flow forecasts, quarterly review and monitoring of budgets and forecast.
• Conducting pre-award financial assessments for partner organizations.
• Capacity building of sub-grantees in relation to International Alert’s policies and donor regulation and compliance matters.
• Ensuring financial reports from partners are received well in time and are produced in the prescribed format.
• Preparation of financial statements.
Operations and Admin:
• Providing logistical support to staff during field visits.
• Coordinating with travel agents, hotel management, transport service providers for smooth field visit.
• Updating vendor data base.
• Managing day to day operations in office.
• Preparation of Request for Quotations (RFQ) and Terms of Reference (TOR) for procurement of goods and services.
• Assist with and troubleshoot Information Technology matters.
• Updating Security manual of Pakistan office.
• Conducting Security Risk Analysis.
• Communicating with staff in field and issuing security advisories as required.
• Custodian of Office assets and inventory.
Center for Professional Excellence for the one year assisting in ‘Financial Accounting’, ‘Corporate and Business Law’, ‘Audit and Assurance’, ’Business Analysis’ and ‘Corporate Governance, Risk and Ethics’. During this time my responsibilities include:
•Responsible conducting revision lectures.
•Problem solving of students regarding course.
I have successfully completed my ACCA qualification in December 2015. With completion of my qualification I am now a certified chartered accountant with specialized skills of financial and cost accounting, auditing, and performance management.
Received advance diploma in Accounting and Business form the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).
Was awarded diploma in accounting and business by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA)
Successfully completed my Cambridge International Examination Advance level examinations with majors in Accounting, Economics and Sociology.