Hi, I’m
ANITA ZEESHAN
Windsor,CA
Summary
Seasoned finance and logistics professional, specialized in non-profit sector efficiency. Demonstrated success in enhancing financial operations and securing project funding through expert proposal development. Proficient in ethical standard maintenance and comprehensive report writing, aiming to leverage skills to contribute to organizational success.
Overview
19
years of professional experience
1
Certification
Work History
Freelance Grant Writer
01.2019 - 12.2023
Job overview
- Conducted in-depth research and crafted compelling grant proposals, contributing to securing funding for critical non-profit projects.
- Generating creative ideas for grant writing
- Developing Proposal
- Prepared concept paper for a project called 'The Maternal and Infant Health Project streamlining and simplifying the process'
- Prepared grant proposal for a project called 'Vegetable Garden Program - Enhancing People's Life by Producing Organic Vegetables for a local NGO
Techwire Solutions
Freelance Content Writer
06.2016 - 12.2019
Job overview
- Delivered high-quality, diverse content across multiple topics, demonstrating adaptability and expertise in content creation.
- Perfect hand at MS tools such as WORD, EXCEL
- Receiving a list of article topics and their expansion limits by the editors
- Searching for the current and past references of the subject topic
- Gathering information and content material regarding the subject topic
- Planning and Preparing the overall format of the article
- Organizing the collected information and the subject matter and writing the article
- Submitting completed articles to the editors
Global Funds/USAID ProjectsKarachi, Pakistan
Finance & Logistics Officer
01.2008 - 04.2011
Job overview
- Company Overview: Non-Government Org, Karachi
- Process Payroll and tax returns distribute salary to staff members and respond to queries related to payroll processing
- Reviews and processes payments (admin payments, consultant's claim, advances, travel claims overtime, etc.)
- Developed detailed project budgets, optimizing resource allocation and financial efficiency.
- Preparation and maintenance of cash book, ledger, voucher register and supporting documents for expenditure made against activities of the project
- Monitoring expenditure of project activities and evaluating financial achievements of projects
- Verification of monthly bank statements for reconciliation with the cash book & liaison with auditors on all audit matters about the budget is also a part of my role
- Prepare management reports and financial summaries using Microsoft Excel detailing the company's financial status
- Apply project management skills, calendar management, scheduling appointments, arranging reservations, and coordinating travel arrangements
- Order supplies and perform other duties as needed to support the efficient operation of the workplace
- Non-Government Org, Karachi
Constella FuturesIslamabad, Pakistan
Accounts Officer
10.2005 - 01.2006
Job overview
- Company Overview: Non-Profit Org
- Assisted in preparing payroll details sent by the Human Resources Manager
- Prepare payment vouchers, assist the Senior Accounts Officer in consolidating them, and maintain all books of accounts
- Assist the Senior Accounts officer in preparing the monthly bank reconciliation statement and cash and bank book
- Prepare a monthly tax deduction statement, and arrange for their deposit in the local tax office
- Prepare office voucher data entries and weekly, fortnightly, and monthly reports
- Prepare other reports to provide information related to official financial matters
- Prepare financial reports for USAID as per their requirement
- Assist Manager Operations in the management of financial operations of the regional offices
- Assist the Manager Operations in coordinating the annual audit exercise and internal audit reviews
- Non-Profit Org
Constella FuturesIslamabad, Pakistan
Human Resource Intern
01.2005 - 12.2005
Job overview
- Company Overview: Non-Profit Org
- Data entry of all HR-related data and employee information in Management Information System (MIS)
- Maintained leave records and updated the leave management system
- Arranged and organized all personal files of project staff
- Non-Profit Org
Rezz EventsIslamabad, Pakistan
Coordination Officer
Job overview
- Have been coordinating fashion shoots with well-known Pakistan-based photographers, and have also been assisting a PR firm in various events handled by his event management company, Rezz Events
Education
Bahria UniversityKarachi
Bachelor's of Business Administration (HONS) from Finance
01.2004
Govt. College of Commerce & Economics
Inter. from Commerce & Economics
01.2001
St. Jude's High SchoolKarachi
Computer Science
01.1999
Skills
- Ethical standards
- Non-profit organization funding
- Proposal development
- Account reconciliation
- Financial administration
- Budget Management
- Internal auditing
- Strategic Planning
- Financial planning
- Grant Writing Software
Training
- Speaker on Financial Management & Reporting, Capacity Building of NGOs working on HIV/AIDS, Sindh AIDS Control Program UNFPA, 01/01/10
- Training workshop on Protection of Human Research Participants, PC, Gawdar, 01/01/09
- Training on Accounts & Finance for Non-Financial Executives, PIM, Karachi, 01/01/06
Languages
English
Professional
Urdu
Professional
Certification
- 3-Day Training Workshop on 'Protection of Human Research Participants,' 2009
- 6-Day Training on 'Accounts and Finance for Executives', 2006
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Freelance Grant Writer
01.2019 - 12.2023
Freelance Content Writer
Techwire Solutions
06.2016 - 12.2019
Finance & Logistics Officer
Global Funds/USAID Projects
01.2008 - 04.2011
Accounts Officer
Constella Futures
10.2005 - 01.2006
Human Resource Intern
Constella Futures
01.2005 - 12.2005
Coordination Officer
Rezz Events
Bahria University
Bachelor's of Business Administration (HONS) from Finance
Govt. College of Commerce & Economics
Inter. from Commerce & Economics
St. Jude's High School
Computer Science