Daniel Chilongo Bac, Acca, Ca (Mw) Email & Phone Number

Lilongwe, Central Region, Malawi

Responsible for oversight, at post level, of the Finance aspects of the Agency's cooperative agreements portfolio and providing auditing technical assistance to CDC-DGHT cooperative agreement Implementing Partners to ensure compliance with federal appropriation and assistance LAW and tracks the submission and follow-up of annual audit reports to the CDC Office of Grants Services (OGS).

Zomba

• Partners with HR team, Programs staff and other key stakeholders to develop, implement, and coordinate the organization’s risk management strategy, policies and guidelines.• Certify that the organization complies will all donor requirements (rules and regulations), applicable organizational policies, national legislation etc.• Ensure that internal control processes and systems are adequate to minimize risks• Conduct thorough assistance and spot checking using necessary tools• Develop and implement annual compliance plan to ensure full compliance coverage• Introduces a culture of risk and compliance management supported by policies and guidance.• Implements, supports and audits relevant quality assurance systems across the organization.• Develops and maintains an on-going risk matrix.• Creates action plans to assess, design and measure how risk and compliance policies and procedures will be implemented and conduct regular audits to demonstrative effectiveness.• Responds to risk incidents and internal control situations in National Office and satellite Offices, as needed, including conducting special investigations.• Ensures that relevant staff and volunteers understand the policies and compliance issues through trainings and other tools.• Ensures that a complete, best practice set of internal regulatory documents (such as manuals, procedures, job descriptions, etc.) exists and is modified/updated as needed.• Report on gross misconduct or suspected fraudulent activities to the Board and Executive Directors within 24 Hours.• Serve as a Member of internal compliance review team• Advise, for best service, the extent to which organizational culture’ and values enhance clients or beneficiaries’ satisfaction. Beneficiaries may include marginalized populations, government officials, legislators, suppliers of goods and services, private sector etc.• Oversee and advice on contracts, memorandum of understandings and any agreements.

Malawi

> Develop annual audit plan and coordinate audit activities.> Perform audits for business operations, finances, compliance with policies and procedures.> Oversee audit planning and reporting activities according to established policies.> Supervise audit team to ensure quality and on-time delivery.> Evaluate performance of audit staffs and provide appropriate feedback.> Assist in risk assessment and mitigation activities.> Organize trainings for audit team for skill development.> Coordinate with team to review audit findings.> Prepare reports with audit findings and recommendations.> Assist in developing budgets and timelines for upcoming audits.> Evaluate current audit procedures and recommend improvements.> Evaluate and enhance internal controls to improve operational efficiency> Communicate audit status to management on regular basis.> Discuss with management about audit observations, recommendations and actions to be taken> Prepare clear and complete audit work papers and store them in department repository.> Analyze and resolve audit issues in a timely fashion.

Malawi

• Leading audit client engagements, which include audit planning executing, directing, and completing financial audits.• Proactively interact with key client’s management to gather information, resolve problems, and make recommendations for business and process improvements.• Reviewing the work of Junior Auditors and Semi Senior Auditors.• Managerial responsibilities for a team of Audit Semi Seniors and Audit Juniors plus other external Audit staff.• Taking full responsibility of the day to day audit process.• Completing audits on time and submit well written reports directly to the Audit Manager.• Attending client meetings.• Ability to find ways of increasing compliance and efficiency.• Ensure that Deloitte techniques are applied accurately and consistently in all areas of work delegated.

Lilongwe, Malawi

• Manage team activities and delegate assignments to ensure timely issuance of audit report• Carrying out risk assessment procedures and internal control identifications through documentation of client business processes and other procedures• Testing Design and Implementation of internal controls of clients to deliver value for money on the audits. • Conduct financial statements audit on both private and publicly traded clients in various industries including: Manufacturing, Retail, Motor vehicle, statutory corporations, Financial Institutions • Develop and adjust audit plans based on risk assessment of the client/audit areas• Coordinate with team members and client personnel to resolve complex accounting issues/audit findings• Supervise, train, evaluate, and provide feedback to junior staff to ensure their future development• Perform accounting research to solve issues that arise during the course of the audit engagement • Prepare and analyse financial statements using accepted accounting and statistical procedures to determine audit conclusions• Prepare detailed reports and memorandums on audit findings

Lilongwe

• Assessing compliance with financial regulations and controls by executing audit program steps, testing general ledger, account balances, balance sheets, income statements and related financial statements; examining and analysing records, reports, operating practices, and documentation• Assessing risk and internal controls by identifying areas of non-compliance; evaluating manual and automated financial processes; identifying process weaknesses and inefficiencies and operational issues.• Asset and liability verification by comparison and analysis of items and collateral to documentation• Completing audit work papers and memoranda by documenting audit steps and findings.• Protecting reputation of clients by keeping information confidential

Mzuzu -Malawi

- Preparing reconciliations,eg sales and debtors- Preparing weekly cash collection reports- Preparing daily cash analysis reports- preparing aged debtors listings and aged analysis reports- Assisting customers- Performing cashier duties.

Member Of Association Of Chartered Certified Accountants (Acca,Uk)

Self-study

Cetificate In Forensic Training Masterclass, Financial Forensics And Fraud Investigation

The main topics covered were ; √ The 20 fraud and corruption prevention and detection strategies. √ The preliminary or pre_engagement.

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting, Credit

Activities and Societies: SOCAS member