Senior Accounting, Audit and Operational Manager with more than 20 years working experience in international companies in Mozambique, Angola and D.R. Congo. Fluent in Portuguese and English, practical in French and proficient in several local additional languages. Strong technical competencies and sound management, planning and organizational skills. Effective group member with highest standards of integrity and ethics, excellent communication and presentation skills and proven ability to build effective teams and cooperative relationships across the institution.
Finance & Compliance Manager
• Providing leadership to Finance and Administration Departments and ensuring that all financial transactions from all projects (CDC, DOD, MCSP, USAID, TIP TOP and MOZAL), are processed accurately, in a timely manner and according to internal policies and procedures as well as donor regulations; • Authorized the disbursement of funds for payments of administrative and financial processes including salaries for all staff of existing projects across the country • Uphold the compliance risk-based framework by identifying and assessing the effectiveness of controls in place via engagement with management and, where necessary, develop actions plans to address control deficiencies or gaps identified • Developing, implementing and maintaining processes and controls of accounts payable, billing, payroll and expense reporting; • Assisting in the management of grant funding, beneficiary compliance, reconciliation and reporting; • Ad hoc financial scenario planning and preparation; • Engaging in Internal Audit planning, scheduling and execution; • Being the focal point to ensure effective, open and clear communication between Finance and Administration departments and external stakeholders; • Managing and preparing supply agreements, procurement contracts and service delivery standard compliance; • Developing and adapting processes to improve administrative productivity, efficiency and operational costs.
• Establishing a credible and effective operational Internal Audit function; • Leading national staff through modernization and change process; • Training and equipping audit staff and managers; • Evaluating financial and information systems and control regimes to ensure system robustness, reliability and data integrity. • Introducing robust and cost-effective control measures to prevent mismanagement and irregularities and to minimize loss within revenue collection and banking and procurement services; • Supervising auditing processes and ensuring compliance with institutional and regulatory frameworks; • Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.