Patras Yaqoob

SUMMARY SUMMARY Accomplished Senior Finance Director with 22+ years of international finance experience primarily in the non-profit/NGO sector including education, health, food security, construction, and agriculture. A proven leader and finance expert with demonstrated ability to apply flexibility, adaptiveness, and collaborative problem-solving to assure compliance, integrity, and commonsense solutions. Skilled accountant, adept risk manager, and qualified finance operations supervisor with strong interpersonal skills to maintain ongoing communications and relationships with boards, donors, managers, constituents, and employees to achieve the organization’s mission and goals. KEY QUALIFICATIONS • Non-Profit Experience • Account for Funds and funds transfer, Liaise with HQ • Budget & Financial Management • Reporting & Internal Controls • Operations Management • Budget Development Mentorship • Audits, Risk Management, Taxation • Analytical Problem-Solving • Meticulous Attention to Detail • Multicultural Leadership • Advanced Written, Verbal Skills • Strong interpersonal, organizational, and communication skills. • Excellent Supervision skills • Project and fund accounting • Reporting experience in USAID OFDA, FFP, UNO, Swiss Cooperation, WB, AfDB. • Multitask, organizational Skills • Collaborative Team Leader/member, Critical thinking • Expert in USA GAAP • Presentation skills Donors: More than 9 Years of experience managing grants and cooperative agreements with grantors/donors like USAID/OFDA/FFP, WFP, EC, EU, UNHCR, UNDP, AfDB, WB, UNICEF, and Swiss Cooperation.