• Ensuring compliance with global policies with Jhpiego, JHU and donors/USAID
• Developed financial strategy for reporting; ensured strong internal & external audit compliance tracking.
• Implemented financial policies and operational SOPs for continuous improvement.
• Managing a multiple annual grant portfolio of $12M and relevant donor compliances.
• Efficiently conducted statutory & project/Donor audits are efficient without major findings.
• Present financial analysis, variance, including sub-agreement budgets with partnering agencies.
• Preparation of budgets & realignments, grant amendments/modifications, ensuring contractual obligations are adhered to with donor and local partners/vendors.
• Complete administrative/financial guidance- award cycle includes pre-and post-grant management.
• Complete Budget Management including monthly/quarterly forecasts for donors such as USAID.
• Collaborate with technical leads, and partners to align financial & programmatic goals/workplan
• Accounts Management/ Cash flow monitoring, monthly closing
• Providing efficient resources allocation/cost savings, reviewing financial indicators & advise strategies.
• Oversee the financial operations team, ensuring cash flow management and banking.
• External representation to stakeholders/donors/Ministry/Government liaison & security personnel.
• Manage administrative oversight for conducting audits for office leases, equipment, and supplies procurement, ensuring cost-efficiency and compliance with USAID procurement standards.
• Part of New Proposal development team and submitted several grants including USAID/GAVI/BMGF/CDC etc.

Financial Management
• Successfully adapted 100% adaptation of home office policies at country platform with execution
• Leading Finance department for the country to maintain robust system for internal audit and accurate financial reporting with more than 95% success rate.
• Identification of issues and ensuring immediate resolution in consultation with peers at regional level.
• Capacity enhancement via training of internal/ external resources on financial management, USAID regulations, CFR/FAR & to mitigate operational risks.
• Facilitate donors, country director & global team with multiple forecasting, budget activities.
• Prepare & submit annual operating budgets ($10M).
• Lead Financial operations & ensure financial systems are in place to mitigate financial risks.
• Completion of statutory and project audits and liaison with tax consultants for timely compliances.
• Strategically engaging with Sr. Management on Organizational vision & future direction
• Complete administrative management ensuring procurements per organizational & donor requirements.
• Dealing with LEAs of Government compliance & Ministry regulations. Grants & Operational Management.
• Complete award cycle management; pre-award due diligence processes for national organizations.
• Complete grants management & Expert in financial monitoring for All Prime & Sub-awards (Pre & Post); evaluating project risks, project expense, compliance completion of donor compliances.
• Hands on experience for donor compliances for USAID, FCDO, BMGF, WHO, UNFPA etc.
• Maintain grant trackers for award & compliance, including grant amendments/modifications.
• Developed Contracts for Subawards & Local Procurements, Legal Liaison for contract management.
• Oversee procurement processes to ensure compliance with USAID’s rules and regulations (FAR and AIDAR), including competitive bidding and documentation requirements.
• Negotiate and manage contracts for goods and services, ensuring value for money and transparency.
• Oversee HR department staffing structure, LOE allocation, & departmental improvements.
• Adapted several global best practices for country platform on operational excellence.
• POC for Ministry of Interior on all compliance; facilitating continued registration for PSI Pakistan
• Ensured legal framework is followed and implemented
• In charge of operations department including procurement, logistics, travel & administrative management.

Initially after engagement as a Grants and Compliance Officer; through employee learning program and career development now Manager Grants and Compliance looking directly after the complete grant portfolio for Approx.. 50m $ (In country).

• Review internal financial controls and recommend processes where controls can be strengthened to mitigate risks for both sub-awardees and in country offices.
• Preparing monthly closing & quarterly forecasts, Cash flow reporting & pipeline analysis.
• Ensuring the availability of proper auditable documentation as per laws & Company policy
• Review and approve vendor/ bank reconciliations, advance/receivable ledger reports.
• Manager budgets, New proposal & financial reports are according to donors’ templates.
• Facilitate documentation for the requirements of the Ministry of Interior to the INGOs.
• Conduct training for capacity building to staff & partner organizations financial measures.
• Support in agreement negotiations, new budget developments, new proposal developments.
• Part of multi donor environment with USAID, BMGF, Packard, WHO.
• Complete pre & post award management/closeout, release of funds, budget allocations.
• Complete asset management, implementing procurement and other policies.
• Ensure reporting requirements are timely met in compliance to Baltimore HQ, along with award modifications, budget revisions, no cost extensions, obligations & other requests.
• Familiarity with USAID assistance awards, Cooperative agreements, contracts, various regulations.

• Review & negotiate grant agreements with the Institution & Donor’s rules & regulations.
• Supporting the department in budget development & assisting grants acquisition by coordinating with multiple university departments to process proposals and contracts.
• Prepare application packs with respect to specified formats of the agencies.
• Submission to donors with their realignments, extensions, and closeout activities.
• Maintain communication with all awardees to ensure timely receipt/submission of required reports and documentation in accordance with grant regulations.
• Conducting compliance audits per donor requirements, quarterly, reducing non-compliance by 70%.
• Maintaining/reporting regulatory database for research grants for a portfolio of USD 30M.
• Track status of payments to ensure timely collection/payments to/from donors; Conduct regular follow-up with donors for overdue amounts to ensure efficient management of Grants.
• Establish, Manage, maintain, and grow existing donor relationships with appropriate communication with internal (various university departments) and external stakeholders concerning grant administration.