Idaseni Diana Mecameca
Dar Es Salaam
Summary
Experienced Finance Officer with a strong background in overseeing financial operations, budgeting, and audit procedures. Possess strong skills in financial forecasting, risk management, and strategic planning. Known for improving operational efficiency by analyzing existing financial systems, and implementing improved protocols. Proven ability to develop robust financial strategies that contribute to organizational growth and stability.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Officer
USAID-PMI VECTOR CONTROL PROJECT
Dar es salaam
11.2020 - Current
- Participate in posting and the preparation of financial reports, as required.
- Process payments, employee reimbursements, and bank reconciliations.
- Verify items billed against items ordered and received.
- Reconcile differences in invoices through follow-up with the vendor and other employees.
- Ensure monthly balance sheet reconciliations.
- Manage petty cash disbursements after receiving appropriate approvals.
- Ensure adherence to government, donor, and JHU CCP TZ requirements.
- Facilitate payments to training, workshops, and meeting participants when requested.
- Process and record transactions.
- Ensure timely advance reconciliation, liquidation, review, and approval within 30 days after completing activities and tasks.
- Coordinated preparation of external audit materials and external financial reporting.
- Planned and coordinated risk mitigation strategies to protect company assets.
- Reorganised finance and accounting departments to improve efficiency and cut excess spending.
- Coordinated audits with both internal and external auditors to ensure accuracy of financial statements.
Assistance Accountant
NICE AND GOOD COMPANY LTD.
Dar es salaam
01.2010 - 11.2020
- Coordinate the operations of the company.
- Ensure proper budgetary and planning matters of the company.
- Reviewing and providing feedback on the work of team members, ensuring agreed targets are met, and identifying appropriate actions where problems occur.
- Contributing to the strategic direction and decision-making of the company through attendance at regular planning and review meetings.
- Event planning and record-keeping.
- Performing ongoing customer and market research.
- Write and submit reports to the head of Business in all matters of importance.
- Ensure on a daily basis that customers do not go above specified credit limits.
- Register customers' credit status as per credit policies and procedures to predetermine and identify bad debts.
- Contact customers who have exceeded their 30-day credit period to advise them on their credit status.
- Follow up on customer queries regarding their credit status, or otherwise, to ensure that customers are always aware of their outstanding debts.
- Handles a ledger as part of a credit team.
- Uses initiative and imagination to achieve targeted results, while promoting customer goodwill.
- Obtains sufficient information to assess the creditworthiness of new and existing customers.
- Assisted in month-end and year-end closing processes.
- Prepared balance sheet reconciliations on a timely basis.
Education
Masters in Public Administration - MPA
Mzumbe University
DSM01.2013
Advanced Diploma in Accountancy - ADA
Institute of Finance Management
Dar es salaam01.2009
Certificate in Insurance - CI
Institute of Finance Management
DSM01.2006
General Certificate of Education - GCE
Hillside High School
Kampala01.2004
Skills
- Knowledge in financial statement preparation and analysis
- Monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, and annually budgeting
- Invoicing and payments
- Bank reconciliations
- QuickBooks proficient
- Excellent communication and negotiation skills
- Administration
- Accounting software: Sage and Epicor
- Bank reconciliation
- Ledger reconciliation
- Revenue recognition
- Debt management
- Account reconciliation
- Accounts payable
- Internal controls development
- Business relationship management
- Teamwork
- Decision-making
- Critical thinking
- Cash flow management
- Credit analysis
Languages
- Fluent English
- Swahili
References
- Mrs Evelyne Kabantega, Finance Manager, USAID - PMI Vector Control Project, Plot 372 Chole Road, Oysterbay P.O. Box 105303, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, Email: ekabant1@jh.edu, Cell: 0766 123 615
- Eng. Godfrey H. Chibulunje, Director of Planning and Research, Ministry of Energy, PSSSF Building, 7th Floor, P.O. Box 2153, Dodoma, Tanzania, Email: gchibulunje@rea.go.tz, Cell: 0762-255-707
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/30/87
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Tanzanian
Affiliations
- Traveling
- Fashion and style
- Reading
Certification
- USAID Rules and Regulations: Grants and Cooperative Agreements, August 26, 2022
- Balancing Work and Life – August 21, 2023
- Excel Essential Training - April 12, 2022
- Managing Your Emotional Response to Workplace Stress, August 10, 2022
Timeline
Finance Officer
USAID-PMI VECTOR CONTROL PROJECT
11.2020 - Current
Assistance Accountant
NICE AND GOOD COMPANY LTD.
01.2010 - 11.2020
Masters in Public Administration - MPA
Mzumbe University
Advanced Diploma in Accountancy - ADA
Institute of Finance Management
Certificate in Insurance - CI
Institute of Finance Management
General Certificate of Education - GCE
Hillside High School
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