Max Stuart Oruo

Summary

A highly-motivated accountant with 13 years’ cumulative experience in Accounting, grants management, financial management using generally accepted accounting principles in both private and development sectors with specific skills in grants management, capacity building and institutional development, budgets, Internal controls, Internal audit, financial risk analysis and management, compliance enforcement, contract preparation and project close out management. Extensive experience working in multi stakeholder projects involving donor partners, government, private businesses, national and international humanitarian organizations and Audit Firm.

Key Achievements

i) Successfully provided grants management back stopping for a portfolio budget of GBP 43 million covering 23 grantees on Kenya Essential Education Program in Kenya- DIFD.

ii) Effectively oversaw grantee USAID grant management and close out processes in two projects both totaling to USD 190 Million.

iii) Managed the implementation of 2,860 grants under the IDA & DFID funded TOWA project covering the former Western, Nyanza and South Rift Provinces of Kenya.

iv) Effectively provided oversight to Nutrition International for African regional grants in Kenya, Ethiopia, Senegal, Bukina Faso, Nigeria and Tanzania.

v) 8 years’ cumulative experience in providing financial grants management support.

vi) 13 years’ cumulative experience in financial management spanning across private and development sectors.

Technical Competencies

i) Training, Capacity building and institutional strengthening.

ii) Grants management, budget and internal controls.

iii) Practical understanding and knowledge of Donor guidelines, policies and procedures on grants – DFID, 2 CFR 200, PRAG, BMZ, ECHO and WFP.

iv) Procurement oversight

iv) Contracts development -Working knowledge of contract types including: Cooperative Agreements, grants, CPFF, CPAF, FFP, T&M, IDIQ, and/or DFID commercial contracts.

v) Due diligence, donor Compliance & reporting.

vi) Value for Money and Assessment and application of SMART Rule to Business Case and Project Implementation.

vii) Demonstrated experience working cross-functionally on complex projects.

viii) Donor Partnership management

ix) Risk assessment analysis and Project risk management.

x) Advanced working knowledge with MS Office suite and experience working with accounting software including Sage Evolution, Quick Books, Tally, Pastel and Navision.

xi) Working Knowledge of General accepted accounting principles.