Project Management Finance Manager
Resume:
Kabba Koroma
Montgomery, Alabama, AL*****Email: *********@*****.***
Professional Summary
An initiative-taking, dependable, resourceful, and developmentally results oriented professional with adequate skills in accounting and finance, auditing and compliance, Management accounting, grant management and project management. Value team member seeking a challenging role to sharpen the abilities and experiences that I have acquired over time with the capability to take initiatives and make sound judgement in line with organization/company policies and be able to demonstrate elevated level of team contributions. A result-oriented and resolute professional with a desire to forge a long-term career in project management accounting, able to develop excellent working relationships with proven expertise in customer service. With my commitment, strong ethical and accounting skills as well as people management, excellent planning, and decision-making skills, I am also comfortable working independently with a minimum of direction.
Work Experience
Project Finance Manager 06/2021 to 01/2024
Sierra Leone Foundation for New Democracy (Slfnd)
Managing budgets, ensuring compliance with financial regulations, providing advice and consultation to stakeholders, managing all project audits, budgetary control and accounting, assigning responsibilities and roles to teams to optimize the use of the organization's resources, monitoring the project to ensure quality work and identify potential risks, creating financial reports, recommending cost-reduction techniques, and evaluating company culture.
Program Manager 04/2021 to 01/2024
Sensi Tech Innovation Hub
Manage a network of innovation hubs, seeking, evaluating, and advancing the creation of strategic partnerships, coordinate the activities and resource sharing of the different innovation hubs, vetting operation proposals and programs of hubs, Collecting and analyzing innovation hubs data, prepare periodical reports, and maintain records of successes, progress, and status.
Accountant 10/2018 to 03/2021
Ayiko Sierra Leone (SL) Ltd
Ensuring accurate recording of financial transactions, preparing invoices, monitoring petty cash, preparing financial statements and reports, establishing, and maintaining accounting procedures, reconciling accounts, interacting with auditors, participating in internal networks.
Lecturer 08/2017 to 09/2018
Limkokwing University of Creative Technology
Lecturing various modules, administering student enrolments and attrition, participating in Board of Examination proceeding, producing resulting transcripts, developing capacity within the program of study, providing advice and support to students, participating in internal networks
Admin/Finance Manager /Business Coach 10/2013 to 09/2017
UNIMAK- ALTIS Italy- MBA in Entrepreneurship EU Project
Maintaining general ledger, preparing cash projections, coordinating, and supervising project accounts, maintaining records, providing administrative and financial support, collecting, and analyzing financial reports, ensuring compliance, assisting with business plan development.
Lecturer 10/2013 to 102013
University of Makeni (UNIMASK)
Lecturing various modules, developing capacity withing the program of study, provide support and advice to students, participate in internal networks, supervising students on dissertation writing.
Regional Project Coordinator 06/2016 to 07/2017
4M – Solutions
Leading and coordinating the project team, Liasing with project manager and co-coordinator, engage with District Health Management Teams (DHMT), implementing action plans, preparing project proposals, monitoring project progress, creating and maintaining project documentation, evaluating project activities.
Financial Technical Consultant 04/2015 to 11/2015
Cordaid Sierra Leone
Providing financial technical support and capacity building, conducting financial audits, setting financial goals, ensuring sustainability, providing technical support in business plan development and marketing.
Volunteer Finance Administrator 09/2010 to 08/2011
British Kodaly Academy (BKA)
Assisting with financial administration, maintaining records, preparing financial reports.
Finance Manager 04/2010 to 05/2011
Ecozone Group (SL) Ltd
Recording financial transactions, monitoring petty cash, preparing cash flow statements, reconciling accounts, preparing financial statements and reports, preparing invoices, preparing budgets, preparing tax computations and returns.
Finance Officer 04/2008 to 03/2010
Family Services UK (FSUK)
Preparing annual budget, tracking, and monitoring expenses, coordinating project accounts, maintaining records, providing administrative and financial support, collecting, and analyzing accounting information, ensuring compliance.
Assistant Mission Finance Officer 01/2004 to 01/2005
National Christian Evangelical Mission
Preparing financial statements and reports, assisting with financial administration, maintaining financial records.
Senior Teacher 09/2001 to 12/2003
Evangelical Model High School
Implementing instructional activities, adapting resources, addressing student needs, providing support and advice to students.
Education
Master of Business Administration (MBA) Finance
University of Wales (UWIC) UK
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Management (PGDBM)
London School of commerce - UK
Diploma in Management Information System (IMIS)
Williams College - UK
BA in Accounting (Distinction)
Ashwood University - Sierra Leone
Advance Diploma in Accounting/Finance
Institute of Commercial Management (ICM) Bournemouth, UK
Diploma in International business communication
Institute of Commercial Management (ICM) Bournemouth, UU
G. C. E ‘O’ Level with division Two and a School Leaving certificate.
Government Independent Memorial Secondary School (GIMSS) S/L
Skills
Capable of managing multiple tasks with emphasis on retaining quality standards.
Good compliance in ethical auditing and professionalism in accordance with organization policy.
Proficient at evaluating problems and quickly devising practical solutions.
Fluent in spoken and written English.
Ability to recommend sound judgment.
Ability to assess the needs of communities and translate them into project ideas.
Computer skills, including internet navigation, and various Microsoft office applications.
Resourceful, initiative-taking and results oriented.
Have extraordinarily strong planning and organizational skills pursuant to drive for result.
Adequate knowledge of M&E Fundamentals.
References
Hindolo Pokawa, CEO/Founder, Sierra Leone Foundation for New Democracy (SLFND), 2409 16th Ave South, Minneapolis MN55404, 612-***-****, *******@*****.***
Mahmoud Yankah, Managing Director, Sensi Tech Hub Innovation, +232-**-***-***, *************@******.***
Veronica Kamara, Human Resource Director, University of Makeni (UNIMAK), +232********
************@*****.***
Telephone
Website, Portfolio and Profile
kabba.koroma
Hobbies
Research on international issues, regularly visiting project management accountancy related website i.e. accounting web, taxation website and various other sites which are extremely useful.
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