Senior Operations and Finance professional with over 20 years’ experience managing finance, compliance, and operational functions across various countries. Demonstrated expertise in overseeing multi-million-dollar donor-funded projects, ensuring regulatory compliance, and implementing robust internal control frameworks. Skilled in financial planning, budget management, audit oversight, vendor management, and multi-country project coordination, delivering results in complex and remote environments. Successfully managed led cross-functional teams to streamline operational processes, enhance efficiency, and strengthen organizational governance. Seeking senior operations or project management roles, including remote opportunities, to leverage extensive experience in strategic planning, execution, and operational oversight.
Integrate projects and strategy. Demonstrate the ability to put project out to tender and manage the process. Operationalise NPV and IRR in the project environment. Manage Lag relationship . Use PERT (Programme Evaluation and Review Technique) to plan the project and apply the different computation associated with EVM, Manage stakeholders and minimise and manage project risks.
• Supporting the head of mission in setting up and operating DKH activities in Mozambique. • Managed multi-donor funds for various projects, focusing on anticipatory action, quality control, MEA&L, and capacity building for staff and implementing partners, as well as partnership management. Ensured accurate allocation and reduced financial discrepancies by 15% across mission programs. • Prepare annual budgets and financial reports, ensuring compliance with donor standards and DKH policies and procedures. • Liaising with government authorities, banks, and service providers to secure operational approvals and maintain legal compliance. • Monitored performance of partner-implemented projects, conducting financial reviews and ensuring effective use of funds in line with donor regulations. • Delivered remote and in-person training for program and partner staff on financial guidelines and budget execution, improving adherence to procedures and fund utilization. • Strengthened internal controls and procurement procedures, reducing operational risk by 12% and standardizing compliance across the mission. • Advised Head of Mission on regulatory changes and policy development, updating mission procedures to align with national laws and donor requirements. Interim Country Representative - (February 2025 - December 2025), • Involved managing operations including staff safety and the management of the organizational assets and equipment. • Represented the organisation before all Mozambican ministries, municipalities, fiscal and administrative authorities, financial and customs authorities, political and military authorities, and all government departments, agencies and institutions, always respecting local legislation. • Opened and closed bank accounts and entered into office lease agreements, providing various services for fixed or indefinite terms in accordance with the legislation in force.
● Provided interim consultancy services to organizations in finance and audit, supporting process improvements, internal controls, and compliance.
● Served as the primary bridge between Finance and Administration, driving timely payment processing, crystal-clear communication, and seamless coordination of administrative-financial workflows across Mozambique office and provincial sites, ensuring program continuity. ● Directed Finance and accounting operations, providing strategic leadership that improved organization efficiency and project execution timelines. ● Led vendor due-diligence and assessment processes (documentation verification, market reputation, compliance check) before onboarding, strengthening internal controls and cutting vendor risk incident by 15% ● Managed payment-status tracking and banking approvals, acting as focal point to eliminate payment delays that could jeopardize program implementation, thereby safeguarding project schedules. ● Oversaw grant management, compliance and reconciliation, enabling flawless project funding and donor reporting. ● Contributed to systems improvement and capacity building, driving compliant vendor processes, participating in organizational planning activities and assisting with staff retreats and coordinating meetings to boost overall efficiency.
Roles and Responsibilities: ● Implemented and improved financial reporting system and supervised accounting operations, processed approximately 700 invoices per month, ● Supervised accounting operations, processing approximately 700 invoices per month, maintaining accurate general ledger management. ● Planned monitored and aligned annual budgets for multiple construction projects, supporting resource allocation, management decision and tax compliance (filings regulatory submission, deadlines). ● Monitor projects expenditures to ensure budget alignment and overall organization objectives.
Role and Responsibilities ● Reconciled accounts, improving financial accuracy and supporting smooth operational workflows. ● Prepared monthly management accounts and financial statements, providing insights for operational and project decision, and coordinated payroll processing with labor regulations compliance. ● Supported external audits by providing detailed documentation and monitored expenditures to align with budgets and organizational financial objectives, while assisting in process-improvement initiatives for accounting workflows.