Amadou Ba Email & Phone Number

Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire

Abidjan, Cote D'Ivoire

• Team leader for audit engagements on behalf of various donors such as the European Union, the Danish Embassy, GIZ, UNICEF, UNDP, UNFPA. The missions were conducted in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, Central African Republic, Togo, Chad, Burkina Faso, Benin, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, France, United States and Canada.• Preforms micro assessments of entities both in the non-governmental and governmental sectors in accordance of the United Nations’ HACT procedures• Provides accounting and financial supervisory role on audit assignments.• Promotes careful management of audit assignments and contracts. • Participates in the development of accounting, administrative and financial monitoring tools.• Ensures the implementation and monitoring of the action plans presented to the Risk Committee and, where applicable, to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors. • In charge of drafting audit reports and monitors the implementation of action plans. • Evaluates control of risks and internal control of processes. • Proposes improvements to optimize operational and financial activities and mitigate identified risks.

Abidjan, Côte D’Ivoire

Dakar, Senegal

• Performed assessments on a basis of a site visits, interviews and a review of relevant documentation sufficient to complete the diagnostic of the entities’ significant processes.• Led the completion of the micro assessment questionnaire based on the procedures performed during the assessment period. • Discussed the results of the questionnaire with relevant entities’ personnel and the donor contracting authority before finalizing it and delivering the executive summary detailing the overall risk rating (high, significant, moderate or low)• Performed capacity development review to identify strengths and weaknesses of the entities’ capacity for financial management and to assess the establishment of appropriate cash transfer modalities, procedures, and assurance activities to be applied by the entities.• Drafted recommendations to resolve/eliminate internal control weaknesses noted, including capacity development measures.• Provided guidance to the recipient’s finance officer regarding the financial requirements of the project and office operations funded by the donors’ community.• Assessed appropriate use of funds and their proper alignment with projects’ work plans and budget.• Ensured that financial controls are implemented and tested to prevent over expenditure of budgets and to ensure that funds are safeguarded to avoid their misappropriation • Assessed the implementation of sound financial reporting of expenditures and resources in accordance with donors' financial requirement.• Assessed human resources administration procedures to ensure that they are in place for project staff, including tracking of leave, sick days, absence, and other HR actions.

Washington D.C. Metro Area

• Led various Agreed upon Procedures for the Department of Payment Management (DPM), the Department of States (DoS) PEPFAR project and the Organization of American States (OAS).• Led auditing activities around the planning, testing, and wrap up of various auditing procedures, including fraud assessment, internal control walkthrough and testing, internal control cycle documentation, interim and year-end substantive testing, and findings assessment.• Led high level meetings with clients and provide audit status to the Inspector General and to staff members of the Government Accountancy Office (GAO).• Held discussions with clients and request updates to system narratives of significant processes and update cycle memos accordingly.• Developed a risk control matrix identifying the significant class of transactions/processes, their associated risks and what could go wrongs of the corresponding key controls. • Led the performance of walkthroughs for significant classes of transaction/processes • Reviewed and prepare assessment of the operating effectiveness of controls tested as documented in the significant account/processes Control Risk Matrix based on the results of test of controls.• Discussed with management any revisions related to the process for grants, single audit, compact agreements, and cooperative agreements. • Documented the preliminarily assessment of the design effectiveness of the Grant monitoring process and follow-up activities performed by those in charge with governance. • Utilized the United States Federal Audit Clearinghouse Single Audit Database Search Page to verify if an audit report was received timely and the awardee was in compliance with the A-133 Single Audit Act.• Attended and taught various training programs to improve technical skills and knowledge to stay up-to-date with changes in GAAP, GAAS, and GAGAS

Bachelor In Arts, Finance And Investments

Baccalaureat, Serie A