N°8950 Administrative and financial director
• ACCOUNT MANAGEMENT
• FINANCIAL PLANNING
• TAX PLANNING
Level of experience : Over 10 years
Level of study : Postgraduate
Country : Ghana
Local time : 12:31 ( UTC +00:00 )
Availability : In 1 month
Number : #8950
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Experiences
Director of Finance and Adminsitration
As the Director of Finance and Administration (DFA), I report to and support the Country Director in the provision of strategic leadership, management of the organization and the provision of oversight and support to the operations and finance staff. I am also responsible for the oversight and management of the following project functions and services: financial planning and management; grants and contracts management, procurement of goods and services; project administration; physical facilities management; contract management; logistics and ensuring compliance with CDC regulations; MGIC Nigeria policies and procedures; and Nigerian laws and regulations.
Finance and Budget Management
• Provide support and leadership to the management team in budget development, monitoring and analysis of financial information and reports. Coordinate input for the annual budgeting process with the Country Director and Program Directors.
• Manage and supervise monitoring and tracking systems for the budget. Advise the Country Director on financial status and budgetary decisions.
• Supervise finance and administrative staff, and facilitate team work to plan for and meet applicable HQ reporting timelines and statutory report filing deadlines
Trainings
Ghana
Forensic Audit and Investigation:
Online
• Certificate, Procurement and Logistics.:
Certifications
Institute of Chartered Accountants-Ghana
Institute of Chartered Accountants-Ghana
Certification Authority :
ICAG
Licence : 107363
What do you want to do ?
About me
Professional Summary
A Finance Professional with 17 years’ experience in managing donor funds in the non-governmental industry. Possess excellent financial management skills, tax planning skills, cash flow forecasting and payroll management, grant managements among other key skills. Technically skilled with Sales/Financial Force ERP, Unit 4 ERP, QuickBooks, Sun Accounting Software, and Tally Accounting, willing to harness skills and experience in other leadership roles. Solomon has overseen a budget portfolio of an average of $180m with an annual average portfolio of $15m which were mainly funded from USAID through Center for Disease Control (CDC), UKAID, Mastercard Foundation, Department for International Development (DFID), Global Fund, Chemonics, The Carter Center funded by Gate and Melinda Foundation, Hilton Foundation, JICA, UNICEF, USAID through FHI360 Neglected Tropical Diseases project with Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Cummins Foundation among others. Also managed smaller grants from funding institutions such as: Taskforce for Global Health, Global Health Security, Estee Lauder, Trimble, Tolkien, Queens Trust, Norwegian Foundation (NORAD), Patagonia among others.
Education: Solomon holds an MBA Accounting and Finance from Maastricht School of Management, The Netherlands, Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Cape Coast Ghana and High National Diploma, HND Accountancy, Tamale Technical University.
Professional membership: Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ghana, holds Post Chartered Diploma in Forensic Audit and Investigations and also holds certificates in short courses in procurement and logistics and project management for development professionals. High level experience in leading audit and preparation of management accounts for audit. Successfully led CAMFED through a five-year audit with KPMG, and 2 years audit with PWC.