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MAMANE ALIMIYAOU ABDOUL-RAZAK

Niamey

Summary

Experienced with strategic planning and project management. Utilizes leadership skills to drive team performance and operational excellence. Track record of delivering high-impact results through innovative problem-solving and effective communication.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Director Finance & Administration Niger & Burkina

SoCha LLC
05.2024 - 03.2025
  • Track expenditure to ensure spending is in line with field operational budget with over 20 millions $
  • Submit quarterly and monthly field projections to SoCha Home Office in addition to providing monthly variance analysis
  • Supervise financial management of the project, with responsibility for accuracy of statements and fund requests provided to home office and USAID
  • Supervise Operational staff both 2 countries Niger & Burkina Faso
  • Enforce internal control policies and procedures
  • Maintain current knowledge of host-country government requirements related to financial matters and ensure compliance with tax regulations and other legal requirements
  • Establish project finance roles and responsibilities matrix; ensure job descriptions are updated; recruit and maintain qualified staff to perform finance functions


Procurement, Logistics & Finances Manager

SoCha LLC
11.2022 - 04.2024
  • Oversee all project logistics and procurement activities
  • Plan and support all logistics for monitoring and evaluation (M&E) and other project activities
  • Ensure efficient operations by coordinating with drivers, sites, suppliers, activity-specific logisticians
  • Maintain project inventory, performing periodic audits to ensure all items are accounted for and properly marked and tagged
  • Support and monitor procurement and ensure compliance with relevant procurement-related procedures, ensuring full alignment with SoCha and USAID policies and regulations
  • Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
  • Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.

Operations Specialist

WINROCK INTERNATIONAL
12.2019 - 10.2022
  • Supervision of the Operations team
  • Review of accounting elements before monthly closing: bank reconciliation, bank journal, accounting codes, staff advances
  • Responsible for operational management/support for the national office and the 3 provincial coordinations
  • Ensure Purchasing compliance with donor procedures
  • Support the Program team in implementing activities
  • Consideration and regularization of audit recommendations
  • Devised and implemented processes and procedures to streamline operations.

Senior Finance Manager Niger & Burkina Faso

NCBA CLUSA USAID/ Projet REGIS-ER - RISE I
04.2019 - 11.2019
  • Lead the Niger & Burkina Faso Finance Department
  • Prepares work and development plans with Finance Staff to ensure high quality work product
  • Oversees monthly financial routines and end of the month closing procedures
  • Put in place an efficient cash flow management to support the country programs
  • Improvement on Internal control mechanisms, and ensuring audit recommendations are implemented
  • Capacity-building of sub-grantees
  • Supervision of the 4 Finance Managers of the 4 regions, 2 national accountants, 1 Assistant & 1 cashier
  • Reviewed documentation and identified financial discrepancies where applicable.

Administrative and Financial Manager

REGIS-ER/USAID project
07.2016 - 03.2019
  • Budget monitoring and control
  • Analyze variances and propose solutions
  • Identified and investigated variances to optimize financial plans and forecasts.
  • Managed high volumes of financial activity in fast-paced, risk-based corporate environment.
  • Responsible for financial transactions with PAM
  • Follow-up of budget expenditures validated by WFP

Senior Accountant

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES
03.2014 - 03.2016
  • Check that budgets submitted by the National Program and sub-beneficiaries comply with the budget validated by the donor prior to the mission
  • Review of accounting and budget codes in the CODA accounting system
  • Analysis of employee accounts (mission advance) and bank accounts
  • Analysis and verification of accounts for the closing process
  • Conducted monthly reconciliations for all bank accounts to ensure financial integrity.
  • Diminished outstanding debts by analyzing accounts for issues.

Administrative and Financial Manager

POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL (PSI-NIGER)
05.2013 - 02.2014
  • Being the 1st staff to be recruited for the start-up and implementation of the NGO
  • In this position, we put in place administrative, financial and logistical procedures for the proper execution of activities, coached the administrative and financial staff and also wrote memoranda to mark out the management of travel and perdiem rates in accordance with practices in the country and in line with headquarters requirements
  • We also provided monthly financial reporting to HQ

Accounting Manager

UNITED MINING SUPPLY-NIGER (UMS-NIGER)
10.2010 - 02.2012
  • Tax declarations and payment at authorities
  • Verification of accounting documents in accordance with internal procedures
  • Training on SAGE SAARI software
  • Managed journal entries, collection efforts, reconciliations, and payroll processing.
  • Managed banking reconciliations and monthly balance sheet statements.
  • Tracked business revenue and expenditures and reconciled accounts to maintain high accuracy.

Assistant Du Directeur Financier

LIPTINFOR-NIGER SA
01.2008 - 12.2009
  • Assist the CFO in invoicing and issuing credit notes
  • Ensure compliance with procedures through internal control
  • Manage the cash registers of all branches
  • Check conformity of paid accounting files before filing
  • Assist the Technical Sales Manager in her various tasks
  • Set up an accounts receivable management system to improve collections

Education

MBA - Accounting And Finance

UNIVERSITE SCIENCES CAMPUS
OUAGADOUGOU
07-2022

Certificate - Financial Management

USAID SENEGAL
NIAMEY
12-2017

Certificate - Auditing

NCBA CLUSA
NIAMEY
12-2015

Certificate - Accounting And Finance

BIOFORCE
BOBO DIOULASSO
04-2015

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DU BURKINA
OUAGADOUGOU
06-2007

Diploma of General University Studies in Managemen - Business Administration

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DU BURKINA
OUAGADOUGOU
06-2006

Skills

  • Financial management
  • Budget monitoring
  • Procurement compliance
  • Internal controls
  • Risk assessment
  • Inventory management
  • Team leadership
  • Operations management
  • Budget management
  • Business administration

Languages

English
Upper intermediate (B2)
French
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)

Timeline

Director Finance & Administration Niger & Burkina

SoCha LLC
05.2024 - 03.2025

Procurement, Logistics & Finances Manager

SoCha LLC
11.2022 - 04.2024

Operations Specialist

WINROCK INTERNATIONAL
12.2019 - 10.2022

Senior Finance Manager Niger & Burkina Faso

NCBA CLUSA USAID/ Projet REGIS-ER - RISE I
04.2019 - 11.2019

Administrative and Financial Manager

REGIS-ER/USAID project
07.2016 - 03.2019

Senior Accountant

INTERNATIONAL FEDERATION OF RED CROSS AND RED CRESCENT SOCIETIES
03.2014 - 03.2016

Administrative and Financial Manager

POPULATION SERVICES INTERNATIONAL (PSI-NIGER)
05.2013 - 02.2014

Accounting Manager

UNITED MINING SUPPLY-NIGER (UMS-NIGER)
10.2010 - 02.2012

Assistant Du Directeur Financier

LIPTINFOR-NIGER SA
01.2008 - 12.2009

MBA - Accounting And Finance

UNIVERSITE SCIENCES CAMPUS

Certificate - Financial Management

USAID SENEGAL

Certificate - Auditing

NCBA CLUSA

Certificate - Accounting And Finance

BIOFORCE

Bachelor of Science - Business Administration And Management

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DU BURKINA

Diploma of General University Studies in Managemen - Business Administration

UNIVERSITE LIBRE DU BURKINA

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