Yassir Awad

Enhanced budget preparation by contributing to proposals, resulting in accurate pricing for {10} new projects

• Secured implementation of {15} audit action plans, ensuring compliance and improving project outcomes
• Corrected financial transactions by preparing {30} General Ledger Journal Entries, maintaining accuracy
• Assisted in properly closing {12} projects, ensuring compliance and timely financial reconciliation
• Improved financial analysis and monitoring, leading to monthly management reports and enhanced cash flow management
• Coordinated budget preparation and monitoring for UNOPS Sudan, managing funds exceeding {$50M}
• Achieved alignment of {5} budgets with UNOPS objectives by meticulous management, ensuring optimal resource allocation

Implemented {4} financial and operational policies, enhancing efficiency and compliance within Country Office

• Oversaw financial and operational activities for UNOPS CO, ensuring adherence to UNOPS FRR and managing budgets over {$50M}
• Prepared {100+} GLJEs, ensuring accurate financial records
• Supported PMO and {20+} project staff in project closure, showcasing attention to detail
• Improved financial oversight by analyzing and reporting on country office's finances, impacting decision-making
• Coordinated budget of {$50M+} for UNOPS SUDAN office, aligning with organizational goals
• Implemented financial and operational policies, enhancing compliance and operational efficiency
• Monitored {$50 M+} annual budgets, ensuring alignment with UNOPS objectives and partner expectations
• Delivered timely financial reports, aiding {30%} improvement in donor satisfaction
• Enhanced financial accuracy by reviewing {300+} payment requests for compliance and correctness
• Led audit preparation, resulting in {0} findings by Moore, demonstrating meticulous financial management
• Managed HR, procurement, and logistics, ensuring operational excellence in {5} key areas.
• Reduced reporting errors by implementing internal controls and standardizing financial procedures.
• Gathered and collected all financial information for business and verified accuracy in system.
• Enhanced financial accuracy by streamlining the monthly close process and reconciling account discrepancies.
• Evaluated office processes, making suggestions to improve efficiency.
• Applied best practices to align accounting processes with current laws and regulations.
• Increased efficiency in budgeting processes by automating data inputs and conducting variance analysis.
• Assisted in the successful completion of Projects audits, addressing auditor inquiries and providing supporting documentation.
• Analyzed and interpreted financial data to inform business decisions.

• Streamlined administrative operations, enhancing organizational efficiency and accountability in Khartoum Finance Associate / Operation Manager role
• Supported CO in securing {35M funding , through resource mobilization and proposal development, increasing grant management efficiency
• Enhanced financial and operational capacity of Sudan CO staff, resulting in improved efficiency and effectiveness
• Ensured financial reporting accuracy and timeliness, facilitating better decision-making
• Developed and implemented Office Business Process Mapping, improving operational efficiency by {80%}
• Successfully developed Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Plans, enhancing organizational resilience
• Facilitated auditors and partners, improving verification processes and partnership trust
• Led financial management training for UN Women partners in Sudan, enhancing their financial capabilities
• Managed procurement activities, ensuring cost-effectiveness and saving the organization {20M} annually
• Improved implementation of audit recommendations among partners, enhancing compliance and governance standards.
• Gathered and collected all financial information for business and verified accuracy in system.
• Reduced reporting errors by implementing internal controls and standardizing financial procedures.
• Enhanced financial accuracy by streamlining the monthly close process and reconciling account discrepancies.
• Developed and maintained database of financial records for clients.
• Resolved discrepancies in financial data to increase accuracy and reduce potential backlogs.
• Tracked budget forecasts and monitored budget performance.
• Analyzed and interpreted financial data to inform business decisions.
• Conducted financial modeling and analysis to identify and assess risks in business operations.
• Delivered guidance on financial regulations and requirements.
• Produced financial statements and reports to comply with regulations.

• Audit planning workshops for a total 25 partners in both English and Arabic (about 70 participants in total)
• Effective coordination of Local Fund Agent LFA verification of global fund disbursement to Recipients
• Delivered financial management training in 2012 to all UNDP global fund SRs in Sudan
• Spotting erroneous transactions and preparing General Ledger Journal Entry for corrections
• Delivered training session with the Global Fund Finance Specialist in audit finding, observations and recommendations to all Global Fund Sub Recipients
• Reviewed advance reports and liaise with partners to receive missing justifying documents and successfully clearing outstanding partners advances
• Provided support to the program specialists on the proper closure of grants.
• Analyzed and interpreted financial data to inform business decisions.
• Devised and implemented controls and procedures to promote financial accuracy.
• Evaluated office processes, making suggestions to improve efficiency.
• Streamlined expense reporting processes, increasing transparency and reducing processing timeframes.
• Applied best practices to align accounting processes with current laws and regulations.