Pius Gizzie Mawolo
Agape Family Home
Collingdale,PA
1
Certification
12
years of professional experience
Accomplished accounting professional with extensive experience in financial management and reporting across diverse sectors. Expertise in managing high-volume transactions, improving processes, and performing detailed reconciliations. Adept in financial analysis and compliance, utilizing Microsoft Excel for data-driven decision-making.
Work History
Staff Accountant
1 Year 4 Months- Managed account receivables and payables, journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting to ensure accurate financial records.
- Verified and reconciled all accounts payables and receivables transactions to maintain financial integrity.
- Perform bank account reconciliations, resolving all discrepancies in a timely manner.
- Prepared vendor disbursement reports to address and resolve payment discrepancies efficiently.
- Logs and certifies invoices on a timely basis.
- Maintain accurate financial records and documentation.
- Produced error-free accounting reports with analysis and results.
- Spot errors and suggest ways to improve efficiency and spending.
- Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures.
- Conducted monthly reconciliations for various accounts, enhancing accuracy and reliability of financial reporting.
- Streamlined accounts payable processes, improving efficiency and reducing processing time by implementing automated systems.
- Reviewed financial transactions for accuracy and compliance, significantly reducing errors in reporting cycles.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to optimize financial workflows, driving operational efficiency across departments.
Financial Assistant
2 Years 1 Month- Managed accounts payable transactions for multiple US federal agencies, ensuring accuracy and compliance with financial regulations.
- Prepared and processed journal and expenditure vouchers for vendor payments, generating detailed disbursement reports from the Regional Financial Management System.
- Conducted financial analysis, journal entries, reconciliations, and reporting.
- Reviewed allotment requests, reconciled with appropriations, and maintained accurate records to support financial reporting.
- Reviews obligations to align with expenditures, and available balances to ensure they are in line with fiscal guidance.
- Prepared and made journal entries for all financial transactions.
- Support budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting projects.
- Enters commitments, and budgetary obligations in to the Regional Financial Management System
- Generates payment documents from the Global Business Intelligence system and ensures transactions are in line with fiscal guidance.
- Processed and pre - approved Federal Assistant Grants in the US Embassy grant management system(My Grants) and forwarded it to the Financial Management Officer for final approval
- Identify opportunities to improve accounting processes and internal controls.
- Support other financing initiatives as the company continues to grow.
- Maintained, reviewed, and balanced allotment accounting records for Defense Attaché Office (DAO) , Public Diplomacy, and non-International Cooperative Administrative Support Services (ICASS) and Diplomatic Security(Marine Security Guard)
- Reviewed and reconciled suspend account and processed reimbursement payments.
- Reviewed travel requests against budgeted amount and submitted request for further processing.
- Prepared budget execution report using the Global Business Intelligence and Financial Management systems.
- Analyzed expenditure against established obligations and made necessary adjustments.
- Prepared and processed inter-bank transfers and performed bank reconciliations.
- Provided ad hoc and periodic financial reports to management from the Global Business Intelligence system.
- Documented delivery notes for procured goods and services to maintain accurate records.
- Reconciled employee medical and vehicle insurance and recommended to voucher examiner for payment to insurance company.
- Created vendor code for U.S. Embassy direct employ staff (American), locally employed staff and invitational travelers.
- Managed financial transactions and maintained accurate records for embassy operations.
- Prepared detailed financial reports to support budgeting and forecasting activities.
Staff Accountant
8 Years 8 Months- Compiled quarterly and annual Consolidated Fund Accounts and Consolidated Financial Statements for Government of Liberia per International Public Sector Accounting Standard (IPSAS Cash-Basis).
- Prepared Year-End Reconciliation and Closing Balance Analysis for each fiscal year.
- Investigated discrepancy between the General Ledger and the Central Bank Statement and posted adjusting journal entries.
- Performed bank reconciliation, auditing, and financial reporting.
- Prepared monthly consolidated cash expenditure reports utilizing IMF curated pivot-table tool organized by Administrative Units and Economic Classification.
- Prepared daily revenue and expenditure performance report using Free Balance System data to reflect Government fiscal position.
- Monitored commercial bank daily sweep of GOL revenue collection and transfer to the consolidated account at the Central Bank.
- Conducted physical audits to verify accuracy of legislative infrastructure projects implemented by Liberia Agency for Community Empowerment (LACE).
Education
BBA - Accounting
Skills
Financial Reporting
Financial Analysis
Financial Management
Regulatory Compliance
Budget analysis
Revenue recognition
Account reconciliation
Year-end closing
General ledger management
Accounts receivable management
Accounts payable management
Excel proficiency
ERP systems
Data analysis
Process improvement
Bank reconciliation
Accounts receivable
Journal entry preparation
Microsoft Excel proficiency
Payroll administration
General ledger accounting
Certification
- Certificate, Reading and Understanding Fiscal Data, U.S. Department of State 2024
- Certificate, Cyber security Awareness, U. S. Department of State 2024
- Certificate, Counterintelligence Awareness, U.S. Department of State 2024
- Certificate, Advance Financial Crime Investigation & Anti Money Laundering, London Academy
Timeline
Staff Accountant
Agape Family Home
03.2025 - CurrentRead More
Financial Assistant
U.S. Embassy
01.2023 - 02.2025Read More
Staff Accountant
Ministry of Finance & Development Planning
04.2014 - 12.2022Read More
University of Liberia
BBA from Accounting
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