Gizaw Dinsa
Burayu
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Head
AHA(Africa Humanitarian Action) Ethiopia
07.2022
Cash Transfer Program Coordinator and Senior Commodity officer/accountant
Ethiopia catholic church Social Development Branch office of Meki
11.2019 - 01.2022
- Responsible to facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on project operations and providing commodity accounts technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partners advancing Ethiopia catholic church social development Branch office of Meki (ECCSDBOM)) work serving the poor and vulnerable
- Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the activities for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve.
Admin and Finance
Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA)
09.2012 - 04.2018
- Ensuring that all cash operation procedures and internal controls that are laid down in the Finance Manual is strictly followed
- Reviewing payment requests and Purchase Request to verify that all the necessary supporting documents have been attached and that the payments are for eligible expenditures as per the grant agreement
- Making sure that all payments are made after approval has been obtained from the designated official
- Checking petty cash vouchers and the related documents submitted by the cashier for replenishment
- Carrying out cash count at the end of each week and at any other interval as per the AHA Cash policy
- Recording all cash in office, petty cash and bank transactions on the Excel format using correct codes
- Ensuring all payment and related activities are in compliance with AHA policy, procedures and guidelines
- Working closely with the HR/Admin for the preparation of payroll at the end of the month, and ensure staff salary is paid timely and correctly
- Actively participating bi-monthly financial report preparation
- Preparing bank reconciliation for field office and share to Finance Manager every month
- To Liaison with field office bank on all banking issues
- To ensure that statutory deductions are paid on time to avoid any penalty
- To ensure that advances taken in a given month are liquidated appropriately
- Following up on the status of balance sheet items receivable and payables of the Field office and bring to the Finance Managers attention to be clear out timely
- To track paid withholding tax and Salary Tax to concerning Authority Monthly
- At the end of the month, to compile all vouchers and financial documents and sends to head office finance the department through the most reliable means and checks the arrival
- Personnel Management
- Serve as a technical resource person for the Finance department of the project office.
Finance Officer
Kirkos Sub city Administration Capacity building
10.2012 - 08.2012
General Accountant Expert
Hurumu Woreda finance and Economic Development
01.2009 - 12.2011
- Posting all financial Document to the Subsidiary Ledger Card and Cash Register books daily
- Daily cash counting with casher to control cash on hand
- Preparing of Bank reconciliation monthly
- Prepare Financial Report to Concerned Body especially to Zone finance and Economic Development monthly
- Closing annual budget and Report, Accounting Receivable, Accounting Payable, and Expenditure, Revenue Collected and Owner Equity at end of the year and fixed Asset Counting.
Education
Junior Secondary School
Gendeberet Senior Secondary school
Gondar University
Lead Star Collage of Management And Leader Ship
Skills
- Human resources knowledge
- Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst
- Audit Coordination
- Data trending
Short Term Trainings
- SAGE 50 ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE, 02/28/22, 03/03/22, Certificate, Target Business PLC
- IFRS( international Financial reporting standard, 07/01/18, 07/30/18, Certificate, Accounting Society of Ethiopia
- IBEX and Microsoft Office, 08/16/10, 09/12/10, Certificate, NRGO BF and ED
- Peachtree Accounting, 06/15/08, 06/29/08, Certificate, Gondar University
- International Protection standard for refugees, 01/28/18, 01/31/18, Certificate, (AHA)
- Modern Accountancy, 03/01/18, 04/01/18, Certificate, Virtual computer Engineering
Job Description
- Organization: - Africa Humanitarian Action Job Title: Finance Head Work Section : Finance Reporting Line : Manager/Country Director Work Place: AHA-Eth Country Office, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Purpose: AHA understands and acknowledges the positive influence of transparency and accountability for the funds and related materials it receives. I charged with the responsibility of managing and administrating financial and related resources and provide professional advices to the Country Director and other staff both at the Country Coordination Office (CO office) and field site project coordination offices (PCOs). Functions/duties and responsibilities for operation: Manages and administers financial and related resources of AHA and ensures all budgetary and financial operations are in conformity with the standing financial regulations and guidelines, and performs the following advises the Country Director on all policy matters concerning budgetary, financial and accounting procedures and formulates financial strategy of AHA; formulates financial rules and procedures on utilizing various funds; In collaboration with the senior program coordinator, prepares annual budgets and financial plans, including related revisions whenever deemed necessary of the organization; Assists the manager, project coordinators and other work units in fund raising strategies; Provides support for the employment and hiring process for the employees of AHA in collaboration with the work sections/units concerned; Evaluates the performance of staff in its work section/units under his/her domain; Assists Project Site Coordinators and concerned officers, in the preparation and revisions of programmer and project budgets; Monitors implementation of the budgets and ensures that expenditures remain within the approved limits; Follows-up payments of grants and pledge and drafts related documents and correspondences on these issues, including letters of acknowledgement, reminders in case of delays, etc., Prepares forecasts of resource flows by main categories of income and expenditure; Monitors and records actual receipts and disbursements against forecasts; Follows-up settlement of bills and payments for the organization; Manages all financial aspects of the organization’s programs and projects, including management and servicing of the programmed and project accounts and keeping up-to-date records of all transactions; Checks operations of bank accounts and reviews bank reconciliation; Counter signs on cheques with other designated authorities; Prepares regular and ad-hoc reports and statements on all budgetary and financial operations of the organization, including financial reports to the Country Director for his routine management needs, to Donors, Board of Directors and other stakeholders whenever deemed necessary; Designs and maintains computer database on all budgetary and financial operations of AHA, including budgets, all its revisions and implementation, project data sheets showing the financial status of all AHA executed programmer and projects, and donor’s fact sheets showing amount, purpose, leftovers, reports submitted, etc.; Avails and mobilizes all the necessary financial information/resources for the smooth operation of line functional and support offices and ensures proper utilization of resources; Ensures the financial statements/reports are produced based on accepted accounting principles; Participates in designing capacity building strategies through short and long term training program; Prepares financial and material provisions for various meetings and consultations, including those with the Board of Directors; Manages the system foe approving and certifying bank signatory officers of the 0rganization as per the NGO Agency’s (ACSO) regulations, and maintains up-to-date signatory panels of all bank accounts; Prepares financial documents for internal and external audits; Makes periodic field visits to project sites and supervises handling of accounts, provides required supports, makes recommendations, prepares and submits respective reports; Prepares periodic and annual financial reports to submit to the concerned stakeholders including donors and ACSO; Represents AHA at meetings, acts on behalf of the Manager when so directed and authorized; and Performs such other functions and tasks as the country director may determine. Organization: - Meki Catholic Secretariat (MCS) Job Title; -Senior Commodity Accountant/officer Responsible to facilitate the achievement of project objectives through coordinating and reporting on project operations and providing commodity accounts technical guidance and advice to staff and implementing partners advancing Ethiopia catholic church social development Branch office of Meki (ECCSDBOM)) work serving the poor and vulnerable. Your coordination and relationship management skills will ensure that the activities for which you are responsible applies best practices and constantly works towards improving the impact of its benefits to those we serve. Job Responsibilities: Support accountability through overseeing partner FDP carryover balances, church partner space confirmation, and MCS(meki catholic secretariat ) PDP stock positions. Collaborate with local partners to prepare reports per established reporting schedule. In collaboration with JEOP PM-operations, support compliance with USAID/BHA reporting requirements by collecting and checking JEOP Commodity Status Report (CSR), Recipient Status Report (RSR) and Loss Status Report (LSR). Principal liaison between PM-Ops/DCoP-Ops and Supply Chain to monitor stock positions at each PDP, commodity BUBD and ensure timely dispatch to all partners in collaboration with Supply Chain and using Insight. Follow up JEOP Commodity loss report branch office, ensure the correct procedures are followed in loss reporting and report to the PM-Ops/DCoP-Operations periodically. Ensure JEOP program Incident Reports are recorded online and fully documented. Ensure JEOP program loss claim collection report to CRS Support and track JEOP commodity loan and swap transactions and ensure record keeping at program level. Ensure JEOP Commodity records are reconciled between CRS and Follow up MCS FDP’s JEOP program commodity accounting recording is as per JEOP minimum standards and up to date. Ensure documentation for assigned activities is complete with all required documents are filed per agency and donor requirements. Assist with preparation of trends analysis reports and documentation of case studies and promising practices. Coordinate provision of any logistical and administrative support to staff. Organization:-Meki catholic Secretariat Job Title: -Cash Transfer program coordinator Company Name: -ECC-SDCBOM JEOP (Ethiopia Catholic church Social development commotion Branch of Maki Joint Emergency Operation Plan Monitor and report on all cash transfer activities though financial the service provider (FSP) in support of ECC-SDCBOM work serving the poor and Vulnerable. Handle all the process of registrations through cash distribution supported by software designed for cash transfer (CAT) Key /specific duties and responsibilities: - Planning and Implementation Develop tools for the collection of data pertaining to Beneficiaries registration and Cash Distribution of JEOP Post cash Distribution monitoring Beneficiary compliant and addressing these complaints Market monitoring Revise and modify the monitoring tools based on lessons and experience Plan for cash distribution in advance Proactively support preparation of yearly pipeline and resource Estimate proposal (PREP) and action plane preparation regarding the cash program. Make sure that the PDM survey consider issues of cash distribution and findings are communicated to all level and closed as per the agreed time frame. Reporting and Documentations Prepare weekly, monthly, quarterly and annual cash distribution report Prepare cash program weekly update. Make Shure the hard copies of every report is maintained properly filed. Monitaring and Evaluation Support the coordination and implementation of all assigned project activities as outlined in the detailed implementation plan in line with MCS program quality principles and standards, Donors (USAID and CRS) requirement and good practices Oversee cash beneficiary registration and verification as per established standard operation procedures(SOPs) Support and oversee the coordination and smooth implementation of cash distribution as per established SOPs Communicate challenges and Troubleshoot situation that may arise before, during, and after distribution Regularly support smart-card management as per developed SOPs Discuss monitoring and evaluation findings Lead and facilitate beneficiary registration, data cleaning and Cash distribution Company Name –Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA) Job Title–Project Admin and Finance (From May 2012 to April 2018) My major Responsibilities: Ensuring that all cash operation procedures and internal controls that are laid down in the Finance Manual is strictly followed. Reviewing payment requests and Purchase Request to verify that all the necessary supporting documents have been attached and that the payments are for eligible expenditures as per the grant agreement. Making sure that all payments are made after approval has been obtained from the designated official Checking petty cash vouchers and the related documents submitted by the cashier for replenishment Carrying out cash count at the end of each week and at any other interval as per the AHA Cash policy. Recording all cash in office, petty cash and bank transactions on the Excel format using correct codes. Ensuring all payment and related activities are in compliance with AHA policy, procedures and guidelines. Working closely with the HR/Admin for the preparation of payroll at the end of the month, and ensure staff salary is paid timely and correctly Actively participating bi-monthly financial report preparation. Preparing bank reconciliation for field office and share to Finance Manager every month. To Liaison with field office bank on all banking issues. To ensure that statutory deductions are paid on time to avoid any penalty. To ensure that advances taken in a given month are liquidated appropriately. Following up on the status of balance sheet items receivable and payables of the Field office and bring to the Finance Managers attention to be clear out timely. To track paid withholding tax and Salary Tax to concerning Authority Monthly. At the end of the month, to compile all vouchers and financial documents and sends to head office finance the department through the most reliable means and checks the arrival. Personnel Management Serve as a technical resource person for the Finance department of the project office. My responsibility in Administrative duties Serve as HR at the project office. Supervise all activities done daily in the Finance department and at the project site. Logistics duties Review all Post, payment requests, Bid analysis, and PRs for proper coding and budget adequacy before approval Ensure the appropriate logistics/Procurements are completed prior to affecting any payment Regarding Finance/Budgeting Act at all times in accordance with local law and standards of accounting practice. Review with the objective of gaining a clear understanding of budget guidelines and instructions Review funding allocations to enable proper guidance to programs and proper coding. Produce monthly and quarterly reports to be reviewed by the Finance Manager. Assist in budget preparation at the field level Security/Communication Report to the Finance Manager and Project Coordinator any irregularities that occur within the AHA filed office, staff compound and sites on policy and procedures if the Issue is above my ability to solve the problem. WORK EXPERIENCE Position: -General Accountant Expert –(October 2009 –December 2011)Company Name –HurumuWareda Finance and Economic Development Location:-Oromia Iluababor Zone Major duties and Responsibility 1.Posting all financial Document to the Subsidiary Ledger Card and Cash Register books daily. 2.Daily cash counting with casher to control cash on hand.
- Preparing of Bank reconciliation monthly. 3.Prepare Financial Report to Concerned Body especially to Zone finance and Economic Development monthly. 4.Closing annual budget and Report, Accounting Receivable, Accounting Payable, and Expenditure, Revenue Collected and Owner Equity at end of the year and fixed Asset Counting. EDUCATION BA: Accounting and Finance. Gondar University –Gondar MBA: master of business Administration Specialization in Organizational Leader Ship Lead Star College of management and Leadership PERSONAL INTERESTS I Read book, publication, News, magazines and new proclamation concerning Finance and other social Issue for knowhow. REFERENCES Zena Estfanos Position: - Country Director Zena.estifanos@gmail.com +251911304329 Tewodros seyoum: - Africa humanitarian Action Position: - Senior Program Coordinator tedy_124@yahoo.com +251911841012 Kurfa Beyo –Ethiopia Catholic Church Social Development Joint Emergency Operation plan (JEOP)Manager kurfa.beyo@mcsethio.org +251911899820
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: Gindeberet
- Date of Birth: 09/27/86
- Gender: male
- Nationality: Ethiopian
- Marital Status: married
Timeline
Finance Head
AHA(Africa Humanitarian Action) Ethiopia
07.2022
Cash Transfer Program Coordinator and Senior Commodity officer/accountant
Ethiopia catholic church Social Development Branch office of Meki
11.2019 - 01.2022
Finance Officer
Kirkos Sub city Administration Capacity building
10.2012 - 08.2012
Admin and Finance
Africa Humanitarian Action (AHA)
09.2012 - 04.2018
General Accountant Expert
Hurumu Woreda finance and Economic Development
01.2009 - 12.2011
Junior Secondary School
Gendeberet Senior Secondary school
Gondar University
Lead Star Collage of Management And Leader Ship