Utilized acute accounting and finance knowledge to lead the process to record all transactions in strict compliance with IRC and donor policies, procedures and requirements, posting into SUN accounting system backed with adequate supporting documentations.
Prepared and finalized monthly SAF file reports for submission to HQ; reviewed and validated the processing of payroll and to ensure timely payment; as well as all the vouchers to ensure documentation support for payments, adjustments in accordance with IRC’s policies and procedures. Performed regular cash counts to exercise control over cash transactions. Reviewed donor financial reports to ensure all the financial reports submission within time and as per the contractual obligations. Analysed the monthly BvA’s reports with proper utilization of Donor funds in accordance with the contractual timeframe.
Key Accomplishments:
• Strategically positioned as Country Emergency team (CET) of IRC Pakistan; developed the finance procedures for emergency programs; facilitated donor and external annual audits of IRC to comply with the contractual requirements.
• Administered the process of all balance sheet account reconciliations on a timely basis and to ensure all discrepancies reviewed and eliminated. Steered efforts towards Suggest measures for improvement to the finance team.
• Liaised with logistics department to ensure adequate documentation supporting the payment in line with Organization’s policies and procedures; also assisted in the preparation and maintenance of the Country’s operating budget on timely manner.
• Played a vital role in directing fast-paced office operations-controlled bank processing and cash transactions. Checking cash forecast and CTR to monitor cash usage and advise Finance Controller of possible unusual activity.

Challenged with overall responsibility to manage FDP-LD finance team activities and ensured that policies and procedures are in compliance with IRC, USAID and CHF policies, procedures and requirements.
Cross-validated FDP-LD monthly transaction sheet with accuracy, completeness and strict compliance with policies. Planned and performed audits of different implementing partner agencies/institutions. Ensured funds are properly and timely spent in accordance with the agreement, donor requirements and IRC’s policies and procedures. Liaised with the Logistics Officer, and prime agency logistics staff to acquire appropriate documentation to support payments in accordance with policies and procedures. Established and implemented adequate finance and supporting function policies, internal controls, systems and procedures, and directed all development, documentation, and implementation endeavours in compliance with pre-defined standards.
Key Accomplishments:
• Ensured IRC adhered with USAID financial reporting requirements as set out in the cooperative agreement and sub-agreement.
• Reviewed and verified budgets and financial reports from local partners before approval of grants and/or disbursement of funds (working in concert with the Partnership Coordinator, technical and field teams).
• Reviewed and verified financial reports from the scholarship/apprenticeship scheme prior to disbursement of funds (working in concert with the Scholarship/Apprenticeship Manager, technical and field teams).
• Rendered keen eye for details to review all vouchers and ensured proper documentation availability to support payments, adjustments and are in accordance with IRC/donor/prime policies and procedures in place.
• Provided FDP-LD management and IRC country program management staff with monthly actual-to-budgeted expenditure reports and analysis thereof and identified requirements to aid management in operations and grant expenditures.

Conducted visits to IRC Azerbaijan office for delivering trainings to new Country Finance Manager with main areas: Orientation on the IRC Organizational Structure, IRC Accounting Structures and financial procedures; orientation of Cash & Bank System policies and procedures.
Strengthened Internal Control Policies and Procedures including Procurement policies, delineation of authority, International staff payroll and HR policies. Trained staff on Grant Management including grant opening and closing meetings, donor’s regulation, grant agreement, grant budgets and revisions, sub-grant management, donor reporting, audit schedule etc.
Key Accomplishments:
• Trained staff on budget preparation and management, monthly BVA reports, budget revisions, country operating budget preparation and update. Training on IRC financial software SUN SYSTEMS and VISION reporting etc.
• Mentored on Cash forecast and cash transfer requests from UK and NY, Foreign Currency management and exchange loss minimization etc., Payables/ receivables management. Training on monthly closing procedures and reporting to NY.

Performed and supervised the posting into SUN accounting system, ensuring proper controls are enforced to maintain all required supporting documentation. Ensured that all policies and procedures are in compliance with IRC and donor policies, procedures and requirements.
Prepared and finalized the monthly SAF file reports for sending to HQ. Generated draft donor financial reports for review by Finance Controller. Ensure that all the financial reports are submitted on time as per contractual obligations. Liaised with field office finance staff in respect to training, policy and procedure implementation. Assessed monthly FSR and SRE reports for ensuring proper utilization of Donor funds in accordance with the contract also made all adjustments in reports where necessary.
Key Accomplishments:
• Supervised and performed balance sheet account reconciliation’s and ensured all discrepancies mitigation and suggested measures for improvement, supervised all processes related with all payroll and ensured its payment timely.
• Spearheaded bank processing and cash transactions, validated cash forecast and CTR to monitor cash usage and advise FC of possible unusual activity. Assist in the preparation and maintenance of the Country’s operating budget on timely manner.
• Validated and reviewed all the vouchers to ensure that proper documentation exist to support the payments, adjustments and are in accordance with IRC’s policies and procedures in place.
• Advised and professionally guided Coordinators and appropriate support managers/officers on procurement transactions, in keeping with donor requirements and IRC policies, procedures, and standard practices.

Finalized monthly SAF file reports and shared with HQ; developed draft donor financial reports for review by Finance Controller. Ensure that all the financial reports are submitted on time as per contractual obligations.
Assessed monthly FSR and SRE reports ensuring proper utilization of Donor funds in accordance with the contract. Supervised and performed all balance sheet account reconciliations on timely basis and to ensure that all discrepancies are removed and suggest measures for improvement. Liaised with logistics dept. to ensure that adequate documentation exist to support the payment in accordance with Organization’s policies and procedures.
Key Accomplishments:
• Led bank processing and cash transactions; cash forecasting and CTR to monitor cash usage and advise FC of possible unusual activity; also reviewed and checked the processing of payroll and to ensure timely payment.
• Prepared and maintained Country’s operating budget; approved all the vouchers to ensure that proper documentation exist to support the payments, adjustments in accordance with IRC’s policies and procedures in place.