Mohamed Moustapha Fofana
Chicago,IL
Summary
A trained Accountant with more than fifteen (15) years of work experience in overall financial management functions. I have skills in planning and executing budgets with a very good understanding of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) overall financial systems, rules and regulations.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Accountant
United States Agency for International Development
02.2011 - 05.2024
- Company Overview: USAID is the United States government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance
- Operating Expences (OE) Budget preparation and Excecution of a quaterly basis
- Closely monitoring OE funds: Allowance - Commitment - Obligation
- Preparing Master Fundings for all OE funded Foreign Services Nationals salary and benefits payments
- Closely monitoring ICASS payments for operating expences charges
- Journal Vouchers posting for funds obligations
- 1221 reconcialliation between US Treasury and Phoebix posting
- Posting 1221 reconcilliation in eCart during 224s and partial 224s
- Funding all purchase orders for both OE and program funds
- Closely monitoring all OE funded employees administrative costs
- Performing Miscelleneous obligation posting in Phoenix
- Reviewing Travel document in E2 for funding purposes
- Reviwing and posting VADRs for 1221 reconcilliation
- Preparing funds cites for DOAG amendments posting in Phoenix
- Conducting Quartely financial reviews and presenting reports to the Technical Teams and the Front Office
- Conducting 1311 reviews for Guinea and Sierra Leone
- Preparing post assignement Travel bugets for United States Direct Hired (OE funded) travelling from/to Guinea and Sierra Leone post
- Accruals and Auto deob preparations for unliquidated balances monitoring
- Conducted one Financial Review for an impleting parter in Freetown
- Highly involved in all fiscal year closing activities for the past 10 years at USAID
- USAID is the United States government agency primarily responsible for administering civilian foreign aid and development assistance
Senior Finance Assistant
United Nations World Food Program
10.2006 - 01.2011
- Company Overview: The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security
- Controlled and verified through the LIV (Logistics Invoice Verification), the conformity of payment documents: INVOICES, PURCHAGE ORDER, ACKNOWLEDGEMENT COPY, RECEIVING REPORT, GOOD RECEIVE, SES
- Initiated the entry of all accounting documents (invoices, cash documents, bank journal, etc.)
- Monitored and regular reconciliation of 'third party' accounts
- Collection of all payments received from third parties (accounts receivable)
- Verified and initiated of salaries payments (CS and SSA)
- Bank reconciliations through the WINGS network (World Food Program Information Network Global System)
- Daily monitored of petty cash and the preparation of the monthly report of cash expenses
- The World Food Programme is the food assistance branch of the United Nations and the world's largest humanitarian organization addressing hunger and promoting food security
Financial Assistant
United Mining Supply
10.2001 - 10.2006
- Company Overview: United Mining Supply is a logistics and transport company based in Guinea
- Followed-up of the supplier account and payment deadlines
- Prepared of customer invoices
- Other tasks
- United Mining Supply is a logistics and transport company based in Guinea
Intern
Institute for Research and Application of Development Methods
05.2004 - 08.2004
Accountant
SALINI/STRABAG Group
12.1997 - 09.2001
- Company Overview: SALINI/STRABAG Group is a construction company operating in various sectors including civil engineering and infrastructure
- Monitored and recorded payments documents: local invoices, cash documents, journal vouchers, etc
- Followed-up of the suppliers accounts (local supplies) and payment deadlines
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliation
- Other tasks
- SALINI/STRABAG Group is a construction company operating in various sectors including civil engineering and infrastructure
Education
English-as-a-Second-Language Education
GT Educational Center
Chicago, IL08-2025
Master's Degree - Finance
UNIVERSITE SENGHOR
12.2005
Master's Degree - Business Administration
Gamal Abdel Nasser University
08.1996
Bachelor Degree - Management
Gamal Abdel Nasser University
07.1995
Skills
- Phoenix
- Phoenix Viewer
- GLAAS
- E2
- Pack Office
- AS400
- WINGS (SAP)
- Sage 100
Certification
- Programming Foreign Assistance - PFA, 2011, USAID Course, held at Conakry
- Basic General Accounting Course, 2012, USAID Course Held in Cairo
- Financial Management Overview, 2014, USAID Course Held in Bangkok
- Advanced General Accounting Course, 2015, USAID Course, Held at Washington DC
- Introduction to Enterprise Risk Management, 2019, USAID Course, Held at Washington DC
- Financial Analyst virtual training, 2021, USAID Online Course
- Cultivating the leader training, 2021
- Financial Analyst training, 2023, Held at Frankfurt/Germany
Personal Information
- Place of Birth: Kindia
- Date of Birth: 10/04/72
- Nationality: Guinean
- Marital Status: Married with 4 kids
Honor Award
Honor Award (July 13, 2023) for sustained outstanding performance and filling staffing gaps in the Office of Financial Management, Financial analysis and Accounting section.
Group Eagle award, Group customer service Award, On-the-spot Award, Honor Award
*Group Eagle award (April 24, 2017) for team work, dedication and exemplary customer service during a record breaking FY2016 year-end close.
*Group Eagle award (June 20, 2019) for diligence and commitment to raising the standard of performance for the financial management section as a customer oriented service team.
*Group customer service Award (August 26, 2020) for diligence and commitment to raising the standard of performance for the Office of Financial Management (OFM) as a customer oriented service team.
*On-the-spot Award (July 19, 2021) for going above and beyond in the service of mission travelers.
*Group customer service Award (August 02, 2022) for contribution in the completion of the USAID Guinea and Sierra Leone quarterly financial review.
*Eagle Award (July 13, 2023) in recognition of sustained outstanding teamwork leading to a successful closing of the fiscal year 2022 for USAID Guinea and Sierra Leone.
*Honor Award (July 13, 2023) for sustained outstanding performance and filling staffing gaps in the Office of Financial Management, Financial analysis and Accounting section.
Languages
French
Native or Bilingual
English
Professional Working
Interests
- I participate in various sports activities for physical activity, camaraderie, and personal growth
- Gym Workouts
Timeline
Accountant
United States Agency for International Development
02.2011 - 05.2024
Senior Finance Assistant
United Nations World Food Program
10.2006 - 01.2011
Intern
Institute for Research and Application of Development Methods
05.2004 - 08.2004
Financial Assistant
United Mining Supply
10.2001 - 10.2006
Accountant
SALINI/STRABAG Group
12.1997 - 09.2001
Master's Degree - Business Administration
Gamal Abdel Nasser University
Bachelor Degree - Management
Gamal Abdel Nasser University
English-as-a-Second-Language Education
GT Educational Center
Master's Degree - Finance
UNIVERSITE SENGHOR
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