Pamela Siamunenge Mwanza

• Provided strategic guidance, leadership, management, and general technical oversight for the program
• Continuously sought to enhance operational efficiencies and introduce innovations in delivery methods
• Supervised the development and timely submission of project deliverables within the allocated budget
• Supervised delivery teams composed of both long-term and short-term team members as well as consortium partners
• Acting as the principal point of contact with World Bank/Zambia, the Zambian Government, statutory bodies/institutions, and all other relevant counterparts, implementing partners, and stakeholders involved in the program
• Managing the program's financial oversight and procedures, ensuring compliance with Government established accounting principles and World Bank regulations
• Ensured that systems for public communication and access to information including receipt of and responses of complaints and redress of grievance are established and functional.
• Analyzed data related to projects in order to identify areas for improvement or optimization opportunities.
• Performed regular reviews of project documentation and communicated results with relevant personnel.
• Resolved conflicts among team members by providing creative solutions that addressed all parties' needs.
• Assessed customer feedback in order to continuously improve service delivery processes or procedures.
• Facilitated meetings between stakeholders to discuss project requirements, objectives or outcomes.
• Ensured compliance with relevant regulations or standards when executing projects across multiple regions.
• Managed communication channels between various teams involved in the execution of complex projects.
• Coordinated with internal departments as well as external vendors to ensure successful completion of tasks.
• Developed and implemented project plans, established timelines, tracked progress and ensured deadlines were met.
• Conducted risk assessments and identified potential issues that could affect project success.
• Prepared status reports to communicate progress to stakeholders and management teams.
• Provided direction, guidance and support to team members throughout the duration of projects.
• Prioritized needs and delegated assignments to simultaneously handle multiple projects.
• Managed portfolio of projects to drive on-time deliverables within scope and budget.

• Ensured compliance with applicable laws, regulations, policies, procedures, and standards relating to financial activities.
• Provided support in the preparation of board presentations regarding project performance metrics.
• Conducted monthly reviews of all open projects to ensure accurate accounting records.
• Coordinated audit activities performed by external auditors for various projects as needed.
• Managed and maintained project budgets, monitored expenses, and tracked financials.
• Prepared financial statements including balance sheets, income statements, cash flows, and other related documents.
• Reconciled general ledger accounts on a monthly basis.
• Assisted with the development of annual operating plans.

• Responsible for developing and implementing financial and administrative procedures such as payroll, bookkeeping, budget and cost control, personnel policies, accounting functions, procurement procedures, contracts, inventory management and control procedures
• Develops budgeting methodology and aids other division managers in preparing their budgets and quarterly reports
• Monitors division managers actual cost and recoveries versus budgeted cost and recoveries and prepares monthly reports for submittal to Principal Documentarist
• Prepares comprehensive financial reports quarterly and ensures that taxes and other payments are made in a timely manner to government agencies
• Publishes monthly reports to stakeholders and provides adequate written communication to keep all employees and stakeholders appropriately informed
• Controlling all fund payments and receipts under administration and capital budgets including procurement of goods and services
• Providing oversight function to ensure that effective systems and internal controls exist especially in the core functional areas of financial accounting
• Profiling of funds provided for by the Ministry of Finance, acting as the link between the two ministries
• Responsible for ensuring personal emoluments such as staff benefits, allowances and all payments relating to officers.

• Responsible for developing and implementing financial and administrative procedures such as payroll, bookkeeping, budget and cost control, personnel policies, accounting functions, procurement procedures, contracts, inventory management and control procedures
• Develops budgeting methodology and aids other division managers in preparing their budgets and quarterly reports
• Monitors division managers actual cost and recoveries versus budgeted cost and recoveries and prepares monthly reports for submittal to CEO
• Prepares comprehensive financial reports quarterly and ensures that taxes and other payments are made in a timely manner to government agencies
• Publishes monthly reports to stakeholders and provides adequate written communication to keep all employees and stakeholders appropriately informed
• Primarily responsible for Sub-ledger to General Ledger postings of Inventory, Receivables and Payables
• Reviews the sub-ledger and general balances on postings to ensure parity
• Reviews Trial Balance figures at each cut-off date (monthly) to ensure parity with final monthly figures
• Recommended cost saving measures to management with respect to effective procurement.

• Prepared, examined, and analyzed accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards
• Computed taxes owed and prepared tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting, and other tax requirements
• Analyzed business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice
• Reported to the managing director regarding the finances of the company
• Developed, maintained, and analyzed budgets, prepared periodic reports that compared budgeted costs to actual costs.

• Verified and posted details of business transactions, such as funds received and disbursed, and totals accounts, using a calculator or computer
• Performed any combination of the following calculations, posting, and verifying duties to obtain financial data for use in maintaining accounting records: Compiled and sorted documents, such as invoices and checks, substantiating business transactions
• Verifying the accuracy of invoices and other accounting documents
• Reconciled bank statements
• Reconciled records with internal company employees and management, and external vendors or customers.

• Computed and recorded totals of transactions
• Counted money in cash drawers at the beginning of the day to ensure that amounts are correct and that there is adequate change
• Compiled and maintained non-monetary reports and records
• Kept periodic balance sheets of amounts and numbers of transactions
• Resolved customer complaints.

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