Drapiri Bua Ronald
Financial Management
Summary
I am a competent Accountant Advanced Diploma in Business Administration, Advance diploma in Forensic Accounting and a candidate for a master's degree in business administration. I am a qualified fiscal management and administration professional with 15 years' experience in a varied work environment in international NGOs. I am an energetic and committed worker with the ability to effectively multitask and meet critical deadlines. Furthermore, I am open-minded, confident, and enthusiastic about my work, depending on effective communication skills. have experience in budgeting, forecasting and budgetary control, team leadership and motivation, talent selection, development and retention-HR functions, executive management and strategic planning, financial analysis and reporting, setting-up new projects, and networking. I also have experience in managing USAID funds and other major donors like UN agencies, EU, DANIDA etc.
Results-driven Financial Manager experienced in financial statement review, auditing and reporting. Well-versed in producing reports, evaluating department operations and handling month- and year-end closings. Meticulous, conscientious and methodical in approach.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Languages
Work History
Snr Finance and Administration
Africa Humanitarian Action
Kampala
01.2017 - Current
- The lead in management of human, financial and administrative resources of AHA, conduct regular checks of internal controls and foresee the monthly and yearly closure of accounts including preparation for internal and external audits
- Regularly undertake mission to field offices/locations to review administrative, financial functions and recommend corrective measures
- Oversee recruitment, appointments and administrative formalities concerning personnel and maintenance of personnel files
- Payroll preparation and management, regular clearing of statutory obligations and compliance with other tax obligations such as VAT, WHT
- Coordinates with procurement unit to launch request for proposal and invitation to bid by inviting vendors to submit their quotations and completion of other procurement formalities solely to achieve value for money (VfM).
Head of Finance
ZOA
Kampala
01.2016 - 12.2016
- Responsible for recruitment of supervising and mentoring all project accountants and building capacity our partners – the CBOs
- Enhanced internal control systems and procedures to mitigate risk and support opportunities.
- Assisted with recruiting, interviewing and hiring new department employees.
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
- Coordinating all project budgeting process and financial analysis and reporting including generation of reports and uploading them in ZIS (ZOA Information
- System)
- Also generating monthly management accounts (variance report) that is then shared with the sector heads
- Conduct periodic internal audit using sample to check compliance with donor and internal regulations including review of accounts, reconciliations of cash and bank
- And support external audit and give responses to audit findings and/or recommendations
- Establish and effective filling system that provides easy access to finance related information and proper documentation of all financial transactions.
- Forecasted trends and recommended improvements based on financial risk analyses.
Finance and Administration Manager
Africa Humanitarian Action
Juba
06.2013 - 06.2015
- Played key role in establishing a new field base with staff (both technical and support) that comprises of national and expatriate and ensuring that vibrant functional systems and controls are achieved
- Established a very sound and/or effective internal control system
- Responsible for preparation of regular, timely, accurate and quality donor and management financial reports
- Responsible in mentoring and coaching the inexperienced staff purposely, to capacity build them
- Responsible in submitting timely, accurate and quality financial reports to the donor
- Serve as a link between management and employees to provide current employees with information about policies, job duties, working conditions and wages, opportunities for promotion, employee benefits, and helping to resolve work-related problems.
- Analyzed budgets, forecasts and current trends to support overall financial operations.
- Improved overall financial reporting by streamlining control processes and reporting structures.
- Complied with established internal controls and policies.
- Established internal audit procedures to validate and improve accuracy of financial reporting.
- Implemented and regularly reviewed financial controls to generate accurate and reliable financial data.
- Checked payroll, vendor payments, commissions and other accounting disbursements for accuracy and compliance.
Senior Finance and Admin Associate
UNHCR
Adjumani
06.2012 - 05.2013
- Advise staff in the office on administrative and financial rules and regulations to ensure compliance with UNHCR rules and regulation and procedures.
- Prepare and monitor the administrative budget for UNHCR in the Field office of assignment to ensure that disbursements are in line with administrative rules and within approved budgets, prepare recurring reports as scheduled and special reports as required for budget preparation, audit, and other reason.
- In addition to general administrative responsibilities, I also supervised, directly or in directly activities concerned with office and grounds maintenance, security, transport, and similar services.
- Certify calculation and payment of salaries, travel claims, medical claims, etc. to staff members.
- Control and check the monthly accounts and administrative activities to ensure that disbursements are in accordance with UNHCR financial rules.
- Brief newly assigned international personnel on local conditions and general administrative matters.
- Ensure cash availability at any time, help reconcile cash books, bank statements and clear suspense accounts.
- Train the administrative and finance staff on effective use of MSPR and on admin/finance procedures.
- Maintain financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditure, balances, payments, statements and other data for day-to-day transactions and reports.
- Perform the functions of Project controller at field level to oversee and/or monitor and evaluate (verification) of quarterly IP financial reports – IPFM.
- Prioritized tasks to meet tight deadlines, pitching in to assist others with project duties.
Accountant/Senior Finance Officer
Adventist For Development And Relief Agency(ADRA)
Juba
01.2009 - 05.2012
- I was a player in that managed a 3-year consortium with 5 other international agencies in for a livelihood Programme in 3 States of South Sudan. The consortium was worth U$ 10M and funded by USAID.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
- Improved data collection, financial analysis and financial modeling to optimize practices and retain customers.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Leveraged finance knowledge to strengthen controls and improve transparency.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Detected and corrected mistakes early on and implemented systems to avoid recurring issues.
- Roving to supervise and train Finance staff in more than 20 field stations of ADRA to capacity build them, capacity building was one of the key objectives I was hired for, to implement and I satisfactorily achieved it.
- Responsible for partners-Community Based Organizations (CBOs) finances in relation to verifying their expenditure and monitoring their effectiveness in utilizing their grants and ensuring compliance with donor regulations/and or requirements.
Finance Manager
Action Africa Help - International
Yei
10.2005 - 10.2009
- Created organizational structures to improve accounting and finance functions.
- Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
- Executed vendor/supplies setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
- Ensure proper planning and adequate budget implementation through timely management information dissemination.
- Preparation of payroll and ensuring that salaries and incentives are paid correctly, and statutory deductions are paid timely to the authorities.
- Capacity building of finance staff of partner agencies such Mundri Relief and Development Agency (MRDA) and Institute of Promotion of Civil Society (IPCS) who get direct funding from AAH-I
- Training and supervising subordinate staff and preparing them for senior positions.
- Ensured that effective internal controls are maintained.
- Management of organizational assets - Preparation of asset listings
Finance and Administration Manager
Action Africa Help - International (AAH-I)
Lusaka
01.2002 - 09.2005
- Responsible for proper financial procedures and ensuring internal controls are adhered to and oversee that financial accountability is up to the standard required of AAH-I and in accordance with donor conditions
- Ensured that AAH-I projects are always provided with the necessary administrative, financial and management support
- Plays key role in budgetary process and monitoring and constitutes part of senior management team
- Provide training for fresh staff in personnel and financial policies
- Analyzed budgets, forecasts and current trends to support overall financial operations.
- Prepared bi-weekly payroll for over 150 employees and maintained all associated files.
- Reconciled accounts and investigated variances.
- Prepared internal and regulatory financial reports, balance sheets and income statements.
- Complied with established internal controls and policies.
Education
MBA - Business Administration And Management
University of East London
UK 09.2021 - Current
High School Diploma -
Brentwood Open Learning
UK 02.2021 - 2022.02
ACCA - Accounting And Finance
ACCA
Kampala, Uganda 01.2004 - 2010.12
Diploma - BusinessAdministration
Nakawa Business School
01.2004 - 2010.05
Skills
International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS)
undefinedAffiliations
International Association ofAdministrative Professional(IAAP) - No. 57369755
Additional Information
Referees
Gloria Jaase AU Somalia Mission
Mogadishu
gloriajaase@gmail.com
Dragule Nur Azabo Project Control Officer
dragule@unhcr.org
UNHCR
Eric Ouso
Finance Controller
International Rescue Committee
ericouso@yahoo.com
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Timeline
MBA - Business Administration And Management
University of East London
09.2021 - Current
High School Diploma -
Brentwood Open Learning
02.2021 - 2022.02
Snr Finance and Administration
Africa Humanitarian Action
01.2017 - Current
Head of Finance
ZOA
01.2016 - 12.2016
Finance and Administration Manager
Africa Humanitarian Action
06.2013 - 06.2015
Senior Finance and Admin Associate
UNHCR
06.2012 - 05.2013
Accountant/Senior Finance Officer
Adventist For Development And Relief Agency(ADRA)
01.2009 - 05.2012
Finance Manager
Action Africa Help - International
10.2005 - 10.2009
ACCA - Accounting And Finance
ACCA
01.2004 - 2010.12
Diploma - BusinessAdministration
Nakawa Business School
01.2004 - 2010.05
Finance and Administration Manager
Action Africa Help - International (AAH-I)
01.2002 - 09.2005
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