Non-Profit Financial Management

RICHARD GOMEZ

Fairfax, VA +1-571-***-**** **************@*****.***, https://www.linkedin.com/in/richard-gomez-616a6055/ SUMMARY

With over 13+ years of international finance experience, primarily in the non-profit/NGO sector encompassing education, health, food security, construction, and agriculture, I am an accomplished Senior Finance Director. As a proven leader and finance expert, I possess a track record of delivering exceptional results by applying flexibility, adaptiveness, and collaborative problem-solving to ensure compliance, integrity, and practical solutions. KEY QUALIFICATIONS

• Non-Profit Experience

• Budget & Financial Management

• Reporting & Internal Controls

• Operations Management

• Analytical Problem-Solving

• Meticulous Attention to Detail

• Advanced Written, Verbal Skills

• Strong interpersonal, organizational

and Communication skill.

• Excellent Supervision skills

• Project and fund accounting

• Multitask, organizational Skills.

• Collaborative Team Leader/member,

Critical thinking

• Expert in USA GAAP

• Presentation skills

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Independent Financial Consultant June 2020 – to Present

• Develop and deliver technical and strategic training for financial staff on budgets, financial management, etc.

• Directed clients in preparing for audits including document preparation, strategy review, and technical support.

• Train accountants, technicians, and other finance and accounting staff members of client companies.

• Advise on preparations of development of program budgets for clients.

• Deliver specialized training specific to finance and accounting within NGO and non-profit organizations. Green Cut Limited – Accountant -Rawalpindi, Pakistan - Apr 16 - Dec19

● Ensured the accuracy of entries to ledger accounts and reconciled subsidiary ledger accounts to the general ledger.

● Maintained financial records and ensured financial transactions were properly recorded.

● Analyzed current costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations incurred to predict future revenues and expenses.

● Prepared complex balance sheets, profit and loss statements and other financial reports.

● Prepared monthly and month-end journal entries.

● Ensured account reconciliations are timely, accurately prepared, reviewed and all variances are resolved.

● Performed analysis and validate activity; resolve inconsistencies; discovers trends.

● Prepared schedules and requests for external audits.

● Conducted financial statement preparation.

● Responsible for Accounts Receivable invoice preparation.

● Prepared and maintained account reconciliation.

● Managed monthly member billing process ensuring smooth member experience.

● Tracked cash receipts, checked, and ensured each employee was paid.

● Ensured timely processing and invoice payments.

● Performed monthly reconciliations.

● Balanced general ledger by prepared a trial balance, reconciling entries.

● Performed month-end close to ensure all accounting statements are correct.

● Completed federal, state, and local legal requirements, including filing reports.

● Managed multi-company and inter-company accounting.

● Prepared profit and loss statement and balance sheets.

● Prepared payroll on a bi-weekly basis.

World Relief International – Finance Assistant - Islamabad, Pakistan - Feb 15 – Mar 16

● Collected and deposited bank cash/cheques on behalf of the organization.

● Maintained all financial documentation.

● Processed all payments.

● Entered cash vouchers in Win Pac Accounting software. Diya Pakistan Registered – Operations Manager - Rawalpindi, Pakistan - Sep 13 - Nov 14

● Managed the operations team, planned and coordinated activities for achieving annual scholarship targets.

● Liaise with the Management Team for preparation of annual fiscal budget.

● Prepared progress reports for projects and operations undertaken by DIYA.

● Reviewed existing controls and updated the internal risks and control matrix.

● Identified the scope of improvements in existing IT systems and supervised software development work to capitalize upon such automation/streamlining opportunities.

● Reviewed bank reconciliation statements, financial statements and liaise with auditors.

● Ensured databases were updated and routinely monitored for accuracy.

● Responsible for the smooth and efficient management and administration of office affairs.

● Traveled to beneficiary institutes ensuring disbursement to end-beneficiary and documented lessons learned. World Vision International - Finance Assistant – Islamabad, Pakistan - Feb 10 - Dec 12

● Assisted the Finance Director in all bank communications and any relevant communications to the suppliers.

● Prepared and submitted to Finance Manager the quarterly and annual tax statements for the tax authorities.

● Managed the unused, used cash cheques and vouchers in the safe box.

● Kept track of accounts receivables.

● Collected and deposited bank cash/cheques on behalf of the organization.

● Processed all cash and bank payments including cheques after confirming the duly approvals from the authorized personnel.

● Prepared and maintained tax challan of all office employees and suppliers.

● Reviewed vouchers for coding before being posted into the Sun Systems

● Reviewed all vouchers and documents from field offices ensured compliance.

● Coordinated with the field offices for the timely submission of field financial data.

● Maintained the tracking sheet and file with complete and correct Labor Distribution Reports (LDRs) of National office and the field office on monthly basis.

● Reviewed Employee Expense Reports and medical claims for employees.

● Facilitated the internal and external audits in terms of documentation required filings.

● Maintained organization’s petty cash and cash in hand according to the approved limits and maintained a daily cash record and finance float on weekly and monthly basis. EDUCATION:

MBA in Finance 2007-2009 3.2 CGPA APCOMS Affiliated with NUML Bachelor of Commerce (B. Com) 2005-2007 1st Div. Punjab College of Commerce Rawalpindi

CAT 2001-2003 A Grade United Kingdom

Certified Accountant Technician

• ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE: Sun Accounting Administrator level, Quick Books Pro Desktop – 2015 Nonprofit edition,

• PACKAGES: Windows, NT, 2010, MS FrontPage, PowerPoint, Word & Excel, SharePoint, E-mail, Internet, Hardware

& Software Installation, Maintenance and Troubleshooting, WordPress website design.

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