Alemnkia Agendia Fuotulah

Duties

• Set clear departmental objectives and developed effective strategies to achieve targeted goals.
• Completed filings and upheld strict compliance with regulatory agencies and supervisors.
• Managed day-to-day operations within nine-person finance and operations department for the Project.
• Assisted with recruiting, interviewing and hiring new department employees.
• Enhanced internal control systems and procedures to mitigate risk and Monitored budget trends, compiling reports for project leadership to inform decision-making.
• Provided daily reviews and FO approval to all payment requests, purchase orders, employment agreements, subcontracts and staff/consultant travel expense report and timesheet monthly allocations.
• Ensured proper Human Resource Management, resolve personnel and staffing issues, act as resource person and work closely with Company Headquarters to stay updated with policies, procedures and relevant USAID regulations.
• Worked with home office and local legal advisors to obtain legal guidance on HR and administrative issues with staff and authorities to ensure respect of USAID and DR Congo regulations.
• Responsible for project compliance with DRC tax legislation, including timely submission taxes withheld at source, and VAT reporting.

Achievements

• Led team to successfully respond to all audit findings in the 2019-2022 audit report.
• Successfully led office re-opening of project office post-COVID while ensuring all COVID-19 barrier measures were respected.

Achievements

• Led process to successfully subcontract and deliver malaria health commodities to more than 450 deliver points in the North and Far North Regions of Cameroon for Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention campaign.
• Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
• Reviewed documentation and identified financial discrepancies where applicable.
• Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.

Duties

• Led finance and operations team of the company's three in-county projects to realise the goals of the company.
• Responsible for the financial and operational performance of the Country Operations Management Unit made up of 10 staff.
• Conducted performance evaluations, compensations and hiring to maintain appropriate staffing requirements

Achievements

• Served as field office Finance and Accounting backstop and support to the Guinea Office of the Company.
• Successful closeout of the SIAPS Project and MSH Office in Cameroon within prescribed deadlines and budget.

Achievements

• In response to low project burn rates and inaccurate financial forecasts, instituted an 8-day practice to settle invoices which improved burn rate by 10% and budget forecast accuracy rate from 65% to 93%
• Led all senior staff to institute a Country Leadership Team for the Company in 2014 and served as Secretary.

Achievements

• Amongst top 05 MSH Countries (on a scale of 42) with early monthly financial reports submission within first 02 working days after month end (reports deadline was 5th working day after month end)
• Proposed and implemented a system of using “rough” papers for printing of internal documents instead of shredding leading to a 30% decrease in budget for office supplies.