Management Manager

Parmod Chandna

Permanent Address in USA: **** via Del Sol, San Jose, California, 95132, USA; Phone 001***-*******

Present Address P. O Box AE 247, AEH, Gaborone, Botswana, AFRICA Phone: 002**-********

Email: **************@*****.***, ********@***.***.**

PERMANENT RESIDENT OF USA (HOLD THE GREEN CARD AND SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER). I

AM ELIGIBLE TO WORK FOR ANY EMPLOYER IN USA

Dedicated Chartered Accountant from India with 24 years’ post qualification experience in

developing and implementing financial systems, strategies, processes and controls, best practices,

cost-reduction, budgeting, funds management, tax strategies, grants management and research

administration, compliances to US GAAP and OMB circulars and lasting business relationships to

ensure goal-surpassing performance. Computer skills include proficiency in Excel and MS Office.

Education

Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountant, India, Completed in May 1988.

Fellow of Institute of Chartered Accountant, Botswana. – Acquired in 1993 (Formerly FCPA,

Botswana).

Bachelor of Commerce, University of Delhi, India, Completed in 1986.

ITIL Version 3 Foundation Examination- Passed in November 2009.

Board Memberships/Other Memberships:

1) Vice Chairperson to the Board of Directors for Botswana Bureau of Standards, a parastatal

responsible for the development, implementation of standards and promoting quality assurance

activities in Botswana.

2) Board member to the Board Committee of Human Resources and Finance/Audit of Botswana

Bureau of Standards.

3) Board Member and Financial Advisor to NTR Technologies, a leading Electric and Mechanical

contractors in Africa.

4) Member of World Economic Forum (WEF) and was part of delegation which represented

Botswana in WEF of 2011, held in Cape Town, South Africa.

5) Chairperson of Committee of Capacity Building under the umbrella of Economic Diversification

Drive (EDD) of Botswana. (Up to November 2011). This committee has a mandate of finding

and implementation of initiatives for poverty eradication and assisting SMME companies to be

competitive.

6) Member of National Grants Management Association (NGMA), USA.

7) Member of Society for Research Administrators International (SRA)

Experience

BOTSWANA HARVARD AIDS PARTNERSHIP (BHP) – SINCE 1 DECEMBER 2011 TO PRESENT

POSITION: - FINANCE DIRECTOR- hEAD OF FINANCE, PROCUREMENT, GRANTS

MANAGEMENT,

BHP is a Non-Profit Organization (part of Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, USA) which

supports country HIV/AIDS, public health research, education, prevention, treatment, and monitoring

and evaluation services. BHP gets its grants from Harvard School of Public Health, Centre for Disease

Control, NIH, USA and various other Donors from UK, Canada and collaboration’s/projects in most part

of Africa. BHP is currently handling more than 35 projects.

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In my capacity as Finance Director, I report to Chief Operating Officer/Chief Executive and also to

Board of Directors and responsible for all financial, procurement and grant management. Also

responsible for Research administration and management, legal and US compliances, US GAAP, OMB

Circulars, A-133, A 121, A110, 2 CFR 215 TO 230 to name few.

Also reports to Board of Members and Board of Directors to ensure completeness and presentation of

Audited Financials, Internal control and Risk Management.

Botswana National Productivity CENTRE (BNPC) - SInce October 2005 TO NOVEMBER 2011

Position: - Acting Executive Director (CEO) from 1 December 2009 till 06 May 2011.

Substantive Position: - Finance Manager as a Head of Finance, Procurement and Information

Technology

BNPC is a Non-Profit organization and ISO 9001:2008 certified and an internationally renowned

educational, research and knowledge based training institute with the sole objective of promoting

productivity, quality and innovative activities into the country and with a mission to transform

commercial enterprises with a focus on local small, micro and medium enterprises into nationally and

regionally competitive businesses. Also carry research and execute projects on behalf of various

international donors.

In my capacity as Finance Manager I reported to Executive Director and Board of Directors. I

specialized in Management reporting, budgeting, funds management, cash management, banking, tax,

procurement, insurance, legal matters, liaising with Donors, management of Donor funds,

Management of grants from Government, attendance to Budget meetings at ministries, internal and

external audit, relationship with various ministries, banks and insurance companies. I was also activitily

involved in Corporate Governance issues, strategic decisions and sustainability of an organization.

Well versed with reporting to parent ministries and also responsible to the Public Accounting

Committees (PAC).

Key results:

Built a finely tuned accounting, supplies and IT department, fostering a collaborative environment

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that improved productivity, individual accountability and team morale.

Revamped and computerized G/L, financial systems, reports and schedules to improve forecast

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precision and standardize reporting procedures.

Negotiated below-market rates with Banks and Insurance companies to the benefits of an

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organization and for an employee’s.

Completed and implemented comprehensive cost and waste management program including

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budgetary administration with a prime focus on cost consciousness and maximization of internal

generated revenue.

Completely overhauled the image of an organization including improved and everlasting relations

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with Government and International Donors.

Motivating staff on concept of savings, investments, pension funds and provide all support to

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achieve this goal.

Botswana Meat Commmission (BMC) - fROM jUNE 1996 TILL oCTOBER 2005

Position Held: Senior Management Accountant and Acting Chief Accountant

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BMC is the leading National Abattoir with the slaughter capacity of more than 1200 cattle a day

with full manufacturing, processing and marketing of beef and beef products mainly for export

to European Union. BMC has its own cannery and tannery and have subsidiaries companies in

UK, Holland, Germany and in South Africa. In my capacity as Senior Management Accountant, I

reported to Chief Accountant and was responsible for production of Monthly, half yearly and

yearly accounts under ORACLE SET UP, Costing of all products, Budgeting and quarterly

forecasts, cash flow and variance analysis, Designed desired Management reports through

Application Data Integrator ( combined Oracle Applications with Microsoft applications), Oracle

Fixed Assets Maintanenace,Half yearly and yearly consolidation of all foreign subsidiaries

under multiple currencies, Vat and Tax matters, Trade financing-Pre-shipping and post

shipping.

Key results:

Played a lead role in conversion from old accounting system to Oracle Financials.

Independently handled the consolidation of various subsidiaries for many years under multiple

currencies set up

Integral part of planning committee which revamped the existing processes and procedures to

improve on waste management

Balfour beatty power botswana - fROM November 1992 till June 1996

Position Held: Financial Controller and subsequently promoted to Regional Financial Controller for

Botswana and Zimbabwe Region

Balfour Beatty is a British Electric and Mechanical Contractors and has its operations in

Botswana, Zimbabwe and Malawi. In my capacity as Regional Financial Controller, I was in

charge of Finance Department of all the locations and reported to Head Office in UK. I was

responsible for Monthly and yearly Management Accounts, Annual budgets, Contract

accounting, payroll, consolidation of African Subsidiaries and submission to Head Office in

United Kingdom.

Key Results:

Within a span of 8 months was promoted to the position of Financial Controller and within next

two years was promoted as Regional Financial Controller.

Independently handled the consolidation of African Subsidiaries and reported to Head Office in

UK under very tight reporting deadlines.

Additional Information:

Hobbies and Interests:-

For the last 18 years I have been a part of music oriented charity band known as SARGAM. I

play the solo position on Congo and Drums. In our last 2 performances/shows, we managed to

raise USD 25000 which we donated to charity funds/Trusts which mainly deal with better

management of lives of mentally retarded children and construction of house for orphans kids.

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References:

1) Mr. Thembo Lebang- Past Executive Director, Botswana National Productivity Centre and

Currently the Chairperson of Board of Directors for Botswana International University for

Science and Technology (BIUST).

Cell No- 011 267-********, email: *******@*******.**

2) Mrs. M. B. Marobela, Board Member of Botswana National Productivity Centre and Managing

Director of Botswana Bureau of Standards. Cell- 011 267-********, email:-

********@************.**

3) Mr. M.B Mooney, Executive Chairperson, Overseas Development Enterprises( Botswana) (Pty)

Ltd

Cell No-011 267-********, email: - ******@*****.**.**

4) Dr. S.P Peters, Board Member of Botswana Bureau of Standards and Senior Lecturer at

University of Botswana.

Cell- 011 267-********, email: ******@******.**.**

5) Mrs. Victoria Lekoma, Board Member of Botswana National Productivity Centre and

Senior Finance Manager, Debswana Jwaneng Mines

Cell- 011 267- 71715671, Email: *******@********.**

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