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Dubai, AE

Asia, Africa And Middle East

Engaged in various consultancies for USAID projects (Asia, Africa and Middle East) as finance backstop including remote assistance for semi-annual accounting reports, budget realignments, work plans, forecasting, reviewed spending performance by monthly and quarterly burn rates. Contributed to proposal development for. Deputy Chief of Party Operations.

Kabul, Afghanistan

Deputy Chief of Party for RLS-F during its close-out period, supporting two pillars of $18 million U.S. Government Rule of Law Strategy and USAID assistance to governance in Afghanistan. o Project financial, administrative, compliance and grants, procurement, and subcontracts support to the execution of the project. o Direct supervision of the Contracts.

Bauchi, Nigeria

Director of Finance and Grants for $44 million project focused on strengthening state and local government capacity to deliver basic education services and provide access to education and health services for Orphans and Vulnerable Children (OVC) in two northern Nigerian states: Sokoto and Bauchi. o Ensured internal control compliance, accounting, and.

Juba, South Sudan

Provided finance and grants leadership to $44 million project focused on transitioning health service delivery from relief to development and specifically, expanding access and coverage by enhancing quality of health services through an integrated package of high-impact services. o Responsible for managing the quality and timely flow of information between.

Salmiya, State Of Kuwait

Supported Iraqi, US, and coalition military forces and variety of international corporations to which ALMCO provides life support services. o Responsible for accounts in Kuwait office and main contact for project support and funding. Managed project accounts and financial reports. Supervised all cash management and monthly projections. o Oversight of all.

Salmiya, State Of Kuwait

Finance Manager for a women-owned minority business in the Middle East region, providing a wide range of services including logistic services and support. o Responsible for overall financial activities in field and regional offices in Kuwait and Iraq. Trained and supervised local and field office accounting staff. o Assisted in ensuring effective oversight.

Erbil, Iraq

Finance Director for program that fosters direct citizen’s participation in the rehabilitation of their communities to address local needs. o Supported management of over 200 small grants under the Marla Ruzicka Iraq War Victims Fund.o Contributed to monthly field financial reports for ACDI/VOCA and USAID. Oversaw all financial activities in remote field.

Baghdad, Iraq

Served as Chief Accountant for the $51 million project providing support to Iraqi Basic Education (Education II) which functioned under the direction of the Iraqi Ministry of Education (MOE), to improve the quality and efficiency of Iraq's schools. o The project supported the priority objectives of the MOE while building key personnel capacity. Assisted.

Baghdad, Iraq

Served as Chief Accountant for a $57 million project that distributed school materials, equipment, and supplies to schools and students in Iraq. o Managed accountants in the five field offices (Baghdad, Basra, Hillah, Erbil, and Kuwait) and provided financial guidance on financial management policies and procedures. RISE project distributed $8 million in.

Jabriya, Kuwait

o Assisted Contracts and Finance Manager in transitioning RISE accounting from manual system to automated accounting system. Maintained and regularly updated entries to accounting system for remote Kuwait office and RISE field offices. o Performed audits and reconciliations for RISE field offices and Kuwait offices. Reformed financial analysis of RISE.