Financial Management Business

Luqman Safai

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EDUCATION

Indian Institute of Business Management & Studies (IIBMS) Grad. November 2015

MBA, Financial Management

Maiwand University, Kabul, Afganistan Grad. February 2012

BBA, Financial Management

CAREER OBJECTIVES

I am a skilled and a talented financial management and accounts expert with extensive knowledge and experience of more than 18 years in budget forecasting, funds management, financial reporting, accounting, processing payments, payrolls and data analysis along with good management and supervisory skills. I am a hardworking and meticulous expert record keeper with expertise in database management, and I am seeking a rewarding and challenging position in a company that will give opportunities to utilize these professional skills, experience, and provide me with further professional growth.

SKILLS

Budgeting and reporting, fund monitoring and financial analysis, Account cycle, General ledger, AP/AR, bank account statement and Ledge reconciliation, audit preparations. Navision, Sage Intact, Abac, Glaas, Phoenix, and a little understanding of QuickBooks,

WORK EXPERIENCE

Program Finance Manager 11/16/2023-Date

Johns Hopkins University/Jhpiego DC office USA

Preparing core budget and reports for USAID/MCGL with $300M portfolio and keeping track of expenditures.

Providing financial support to the field offices in Cambodia and Israel.

Preparing financial reports for different programs and activities.

Preparing and putting ION’s request in the system for various programs and activities.

Monitoring the budget and expenditures for different line items and sharing with the program’s people their information and actions.

Preparing the management monthly reports and sharing with senior management for their information and futher decisions.

Staff Accountant 06/21/2021 – 11/15/2023

Forest Trends Association, DC USA

Keeping track and processing accounts receivable and accounts payable of the organization.

Putting the invoices and other required docs to the SAGE for approval and processing the payment through banks.

Preparing and monitoring the payroll and time sheets of the employees

Preparing bank reconciliation at the end of each month for the closing purpose.

Preparing different reports as, fund received, actual budget, actual expenditures and balances for each project and Grants.

Reconciling all the GL accounts and providing the breakdowns

Budget and Financial Management Expert (Advisor) 01/11/2020 – 05/31/2020

Afghanistan Justice Organization/Ministry of Justice.

Provide technical support to LAD legal Aid Dept in budget formulation, execution, monitoring, and reporting.

Development Program Assistant (Budget) 09/21/2014 - 03/13/2019

United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Effectively managed $600 million budget for the Office of Economic Growth and prevented a $20 million fund from cancellation by swapping with the new budget.

Obligating, sub obligating, de obligating and reprograming of the program budget as needed.

Helping project management specialist on the financial aspect of their projects.

Proper monitoring of the budget and reporting to the management.

Monitoring of project and Grants funds to make sure that expenditures accrued properly and analyzed funds to provide monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports to management and Washington D.C. offices.

Administration Accountant 04/01/2007 - 09/20/2014

European Union Delegation to Afghanistan

Planned, requested, and managed the administrative budget of the Delegation then managed and reconciled all bank and cash statements for final report to management and headquarters in Brussels.

Processed expenditure invoices, acquired approvals, and prepared payments in an online accounting system through bank transfer and cash to the beneficiaries and suppliers.

Effectively managed payroll of over 100 mission staff members.

Finance Officer (Budget and Report) 08/01/2005 - 03/29/2007

Danish Committee for Aid to Afghan Refugees (DACAAR)

Managed Budget formulation, financial analysis, reports, estimation, forecasting expenditure tracking, and contract expenditure monitoring as well as provided the requested documents for auditors.

Prepared the financial reports for all donors based on projects /grants implemented by DACAAR.

Prepared the contract monitoring statement for each project on monthly basis.

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