Owens BUNTELE

• Managing financial planning and budgeting processes for the association.
• Overseeing financial reporting and compliance with regulatory standards.
• Developing cash flow forecasts to support operational needs.
• Collaborating with department heads on financial strategy and resource allocation.
• Analyzing financial data to inform decision-making and strategic initiatives.
• Leading audits and ensuring adherence to internal controls and policies.
• Training finance team members on best practices and financial systems use.
• Establishing relationships with external stakeholders, including sponsors, and partners.
• Reviewing contracts and agreements to ensure they are financially viable, prior to signing off on them.
• Analyzing financial data to identify trends in revenue, expenses, sustainability, and other KPIs.
• Preparing monthly management accounts, with variance analysis for budgeting purposes.
• Managing and supervising the finance team, including recruitment, performance reviews, and appraisals.
• Identifying potential areas for cost savings through process improvement initiatives.
• Collaborating closely with other departments, such as HR, IT, and operations, to ensure alignment between business objectives and financial plans.
• Creating and maintaining annual budgets, forecasts, and cash flow projections.
• Ensuring compliance with corporate governance policies relating to finance and accounting procedures.
• Developing and implementing financial strategies to optimize cash flow, reduce costs, improve operational efficiency, and increase profits.
• Coordinating external audit activities, ensuring accurate completion of year-end accounts within deadlines set.
• Creating and enforcing company-wide controls regarding revenue and expenses in a concerted effort to protect the organization's assets.
• Preparation and presentation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to board members and stakeholders.
• Advising the executive team on the financial implications of business activities, strategic initiatives, and operational changes.
• Directing comprehensive financial planning, forecasting, and analysis to inform strategic decision-making.
• Managing financial planning and budgeting for national football operations.

• Facilitating the identification of projects and engagements with the Executive Committee.
• Development of business plans, sourcing approvals from the Executive Committee, and FIFA, the funder.
• Coordinating the implementation of funded projects (infrastructure, competitions, and administrative projects).
• Managing budgets by tracking expenses against planned expenditures consistently.
• Developing project reports to FIFA and facilitating the closure of projects, including legacy and impact reporting.

Financial Planning and Budgeting.

• Coordinate annual financial planning and rolling forecast processes, ensuring adequate guidance and support are provided to budget holders to develop their annual plans in line with organizational policies and donor commitments.
• Provide adequate tools to support project and financial planning
• Produce and disseminate the necessary procedures and guidelines to support the planning and monitoring process.
• Ensure the global planning tools are adequately explained to users, and support them through training and coaching in the use of these tools.
• Consolidate all plans and share them with users.
• Assists budget holders in producing Country Programme (CP) budgets, and budgets for new proposals.
• Upload budgets into the computerized financial management system, FinStream.

Reporting and Budgetary Control

• Capture transactions and reconcile all ledger transactions.
• Prepare budgetary tracking for the CP spend against the budget for review by budget holders and the Senior Management Team (SMT).
• Reviews partner retirements to ensure these reflect the accurate figures for each period.
• At year-end, providing adequate financial and management analysis for decision-making.

Internal controls, risk management, and statutory compliance.

• Ensure the implementation of the CP finance policies and procedures as required, in order that changes introduced by WaterAid globally, accounting standards, and local laws are complied with.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with financial controls and taxation for all financial transactions.
• Supports the process of communicating and training staff to become familiar with the revised policies and procedures, as well as the required attitude changes.

Audit

• Coordinate internal and external audits.
• Support the implementation of the action plan to address external and internal audit recommendations.

Cash/Treasury Management

• Monitor project cash flows against plans.
• Review requests from the partner in conjunction with the Partner Finance Support Specialist, and process and monitor transfers to both partners and state offices.
• Making a realistic cash flow forecast for the country program.
• Act as the custodian of WaterAid’s cash assets.
• Makes payments and receives funds according to WaterAid accounting procedure requirements.
• Conduct monthly non-programme and offshore expenditure reconciliations.

Funding and Grants Management.

• Ensure that all funding proposals are properly costed, do not expose the CP to excessive risks and that WaterAid full cost coverage policies are adhered to
• Supports and reviews the development of financial plans for funding proposals, and monitors expenditure against grant agreements while resolving issues as necessary.
• Monitor expenditure against grant agreements, while resolving issues as necessary.
• Ensures that funds are transferred to WaterAid partners in line with duly signed funding agreements.

Financial Systems.

• Provides support in managing the CP financial systems (GAS), ensuring that the information captured in these systems is accurate, complete, and adequate.
• Assists in addressing any technical issues that may be hindering the effective operation of financial systems.
• Responsible for tracking issues that arise in the GAS system, and providing advice to address them.
• Develop and implement training programs for staff on the operation of all financial systems (GAS, etc.), regularly identifying new features in the system, and ensuring users have the skills to use these features.
• Takes the lead in the maintenance of financial systems, facilitating month-ends, year-ends, user, and accounts setup, etc. As well as reconciling data with GAS.

Capacity Building.

• Takes responsibility for the induction and training of Finance Officers, and other staff, on financial management.
• Promotes learning and best practices in the finance area within WAZ and its partners.

Value for Money

• Ensure Value for Money is achieved for a financial transaction entered into by the CP.
• Support the critical review of prepared budgets including budgets for proposals to donors for efficacy, Value For Money (VFM) and total cost recovery

People Leadership

• Effectively manage performance; developing team members in order to maximize their contribution to the team and organization
• Support staff engagement through maintaining a positive team environment.

• Reviewed expense reports to ensure proper allocation of grant funds.
• Maintained organized records of grants and financial transactions.
• Communicated regularly with stakeholders regarding grant-related inquiries.
• Developed training materials on grant management procedures for staff.
• Collaborated with auditors during financial audits for grants compliance.
• Prepared monthly and quarterly financial reports for grant programs.
• Monitored grant expenditure activity to ensure it was within approved budgets and timelines.
• Responded promptly to inquiries from external auditors or regulatory bodies concerning grants-related matters.
• Evaluated existing internal controls over the grants process, recommending improvements where necessary.
• Reviewed audit reports regarding grants accounting operations, making recommendations for corrective action if needed.
• Compiled data from multiple sources into comprehensive reports that summarized key performance indicators.
• Created a system for tracking and monitoring progress on specific projects funded by different types of grants.
• Facilitated meetings with stakeholders to discuss potential changes in policy or procedure related to grants accounting.
• Reviewed and reconciled grant accounts to ensure accuracy of data.
• Provided training on grants management policies and procedures to over 22 institutions under my jurisdiction.
• Maintained accurate accounts for cash, fixed assets and other transactions.

• Managed daily financial transactions and maintained accurate records.
• Prepared monthly financial reports for department heads and stakeholders.
• Assisted in budget preparation and tracking for various departments.
• Conducted reconciliations of bank statements to ensure accuracy.
• Processed payroll accurately and on time for hospital staff.
• Collaborated with auditors during annual financial audits and reviews.
• Implemented new accounting software to streamline reporting processes.
• Provided training and support to junior accounting staff as needed.
• Managed accounts receivable and payable, reconciled bank statements, and prepared financial reports.
• Created journal entries accurately and timely for month end close processes.
• Prepared monthly closing entries for multiple companies' books of records.
• Performed general ledger reconciliations on a timely basis.
• Reviewed invoices for accuracy and completeness prior to payment processing.
• Monitored cash flows and prepared weekly cash projections.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles guidelines.
• Assisted in the preparation of tax returns by gathering necessary information from clients and maintaining organized files with documents related to taxes.
• Coordinated with external auditors during the annual audit process by providing requested documents and responding to inquiries in a timely manner.
• Provided guidance to other departments regarding accounting policies and procedures.
• Maintained accurate accounts for cash, fixed assets and other transactions.
• Gathered banking transactions via statements, recorded activity in Excel format and reconciled balances.
• Managed and trained team members to enhance audit department performance and increase operational efficiency.
• Cross-trained employees, enabling completion of priority tasks during personnel absences.

• Managed accounts payable and receivable processes efficiently.
• Prepared monthly financial reports for management review.
• Assisted in budget preparation and forecasting activities.
• Performed bank reconciliations on a regular basis.
• Maintained accurate record keeping of all financial transactions.
• Provided assistance in developing new accounting systems and procedures.
• Prepared and analyzed financial statements, including balance sheets and income statements.