Staff Accountant Public Sector

PERSONAL STATEMENT

Marian is an experienced Auditor with over 12 years of progressive professional experience in Public Sector Auditing. Marian has experience in leading and supervising various audits engagement including state owned enterprises, Government Department & Agencies, Local Councils including specialized audits such as Performance, Revenue, and Compliance audits, in Sierra Leone. Marian has also worked as a Finance Office and Staff Accountant thereby earning a rich mix of professional experience in corporate accounting. Marian is equipped with an MSc and BSc in accounting and finance and can adapts well to changing needs of businesses development.

EXPERIENCE

Finance Officer: Bustech Consulting Services LLC Viginia USA, Jan 2022 to Present

Prepare and compiled monthly financial statements, supporting schedules, and financial data including monthly bank reconciliation statements, and cash budgets, review any variances, and initiate corrective actions.

Supervise other workers in ensuring invoices are prepared accurately and presented to customers in timely; assist with initiating, documenting, and monitoring internal controls over financial reporting.

Ensuring financial and other reporting systems are maintained to the standards required by the Government Auditors and other regulating bodies.

Managed all forms of taxes, GST, withholding, PAYE, etc.

Accounts Officer: Bethesda Care House of Mercy Viginia USA, January 2019-December 2021

Payroll Preparation

Received interconnect reports, assisted with the billing and coding of system.

Update all files and correspondence related to clients.

Maintain up-to-date accounting records and ledgers and record all financial transactions.

Assist in identifying financial systems and reporting deficiencies and recommend improvements to existing analysis, processes and reporting.

Finance Manager: Initiative for Media Development UNICEF funded project Sierra Leone, February 2018-April 2019

Prepared, analyzed, interprets, reconcile, resolve and validate accounting data including general ledger trail balance and financial statement.

Maintain up-to-date accounting records and ledgers and record all financial transactions relating to UNICEF and other projects.

Prepare Funds Availability report track and generate a daily study for all agencies and cost centers and identify any variance.

Generate payroll vouchers and calculation of tax through the whole fiscal year.

Reconcile all bank accounts.

Documenting cash and petty cash transactions.

Assist External Auditors

Audit Service Sierra Leone -2006-2007

Senior Auditor Audit Service Sierra Leone, August 2007 - December 2018

Responsible to lead audit of various Government Ministries, departments and Agencies

Responsible for the examining of an organization's Financial Statements to ensure the accuracy and completeness of its records

Assessing adherence to accounting standards, tax laws and company's regulations.

Assessing an organization’s financial risks, including potential fraud, mismanagement, or errors. and prioritize these risks to focus on our audit work effectively.

Evaluating an organization’s internal controls so as to examine its processes and systems in other to determine if they safeguard assets, maintain data accuracy, and ensure compliance.

Documenting detailed records, including findings and conclusions.

Communicates our findings to management, boards, and stakeholders. This includes preparing audit reports that highlight any issues or areas for improvement.

We make recommendations for improving an organization’s financial and operational processes based on their findings to improve efficiency and reduce risk.

Validating claims for payments and confirming that Government Regulations were adhered to whilst executing contracts.

Reviewing justifications for claims submitted by contractors, confirming the accuracy and completeness of claims.

Reviewing the procurement process of a sample of government contracts to ascertain compliance with the procurement laws of Sierra Leone.

Verify sector operations were free from procurement irregularities such as overpricing and/or non-supply of goods or non-rendering of services.

Participated in risk assessments processes, and design responses to risks.

Appraised the effectiveness and efficiency of controls, and draft recommendation for improvement.

Participated in drafting Audit Planning Memorandum as specified in the Audit Manual.

Conduct interviews with key Audit personnel and participated in exit meetings.

Reviewed the work of team members and ensured proper documentation of audit working papers as required in the Audit Manual.

Auditor Audit Service Sierra Leone, August 2006 - July 2007

Participated in audit of various Government Ministries, departments and Agencies

Participated in risk identification and assessments processes.

Participated in evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of controls, and draft recommendation for improvement.

Participated in the planning and performance of assigned audit tasks such as analytical reviews, analyze significant unusual transactions, test appropriateness of journal entries, and perform other substantive procedures

Reviewed the work of team assistants and ensured proper documentation of audit working papers as required in the Audit Manual.

Assist with financial analysis, data analysis, and report preparation.

Assist in audit financial documents and statements.

Locate and analyze financial data.

Ensured timely execution of audit tasks assigned with appropriate follow-through.

Carryout various auditing tasks assigned and performed audit procedures.

Participated in interviews with key Audit personnel as well as exit meetings.

Audit Assistant-Audit Service Sierra Leone, July 2005 - July 2006

Participated in audit of various Government Ministries, departments and Agencies

Assist with financial analysis, data analysis, and audit planning.

Locate and analyze financial data.

Ensured timely execution of audit tasks assigned with appropriate follow-through actions.

Carryout various auditing tasks assigned and performed audit procedures as required.

Participated in conducting risk assessment process.

Gather customer data for analysis.

EDUCATION

Master of science in Accounting & Finance, University of Sierra Leone, April 2016.

Bachelor of Science Accounting Option University of Sierra Leone, Dec 2004

OTHER CERTIFICATION

West Africa for Financial and Economic Management Course on Accounting, Auditing and Financial Management. (WAIFEM), Oct 2007.

Certificate in Financial Management (Illinois State University, Chicago), Jul 2011.

IDI Web Based Course on Risk Based Approach to Financial Audit, Nov 2012.

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