Gibrilla Elisha Conteh

As finance and Admin Officer, I am responsible for Financial Management and Reporting, Budget Preparation and Implementation, Human Resources Management and Office Administration, Corporate Procurement and Management of Bank’s properties and Equipment and management of service providers and suppliers contracts. Key Duties include:

1. Responsible for the preparation of the administrative and capital budgets in compliance with the schedule set by the Budget Department at Headquarters.

2. Responsible for the timely processing of all invoices for COSL in line with established financial procedures and regulations including processing staff missions and claims.

4. Preparation on monthly basis of the Bank Reconciliation and investigating and resolving outstanding issues

5. Management and control of the Petty Cash and monthly reconciliation of the Petty Cash Account.

6. Keep and maintain daily updates of all the required Country Office books of accounts, records, inventory and files in order and for all financial transactions entered in SAP.

7. Implement financial management and reporting procedures and controls to improve service efficiencies, identify savings and promote the efficient use of resources.

8. Preparation on a monthly financial reports, statements and schedules to facilitate the audit of the Country Office by the Bank’s Auditors.

9. Responsible for the maintenance of personnel records including benefits in accordance with the Bank’s Human Resources policies and instructions.

I was charged with the analysis and processing of disbursement requests from the various projects financed by the African Development in Sierra Leone and some multinational projects covering the Mano River Union area. Key Duties were:

1. Analyzing disbursement applications to determine: (i) appropriateness of the request (ii) adequacy of supporting documentation; and (iii) compliance with contractual documents and Bank Group policies and procedures.

2. Processing of disbursement applications upon determination that they in line with the Bank’s rules and procedures and respect all contractual obligations

3. Identifying of irregularities and/or non-compliance, highlighting circumstances the Banks ‘exposure to financial risk for further investigation.

4. Liaising with concerned departments and external stakeholders to resolve disbursement issues promptly.

5. Monitor borrowers’ utilization of special account funds, ensuring that the funds are properly accounted for and used in accordance with Bank procedures.

6. Participating in disbursement supervision missions with emphasis on application preparation and use of special accounts and statements of expenditure.

7. Contribute to improving efficiency of disbursement operations by ensuring that records and reports are properly maintained and updated at all times.

8. Training of operational Bank staff and project staff of the various executing agencies in implementing Bank funded projects. Facilitation in CPPR Audit Quality and Fiduciary Clinic training Workshops

9. Preparation on a monthly quarterly and yearly basis various disbursement report for the various Bank financed projects.

10. Contributed to various project reports like supervision aide memoirs, quarterly progress reports, project completion reports and various country office reports with emphasis on disbursement

As a banking officer I worked across various departments and branches. Key departments includes, the finance department, back office operations, customer care and relationship management. Key duties were:

1. Part of the Annual Budget and Financial Reports team.

2. Preparation of Payroll for payment of staff salaries and other emoluments

3. Processing of customer request for salaries and funds transfer

4. Supervising of Tellers / Cashier, ensuring that customers are promptly attended to, and ensuring that they balance off their days work correctly.

5. Serving as relationship officer for various major accounts and making sure that they receive efficient and effective service.

6. Processing of invoices and payments to suppliers and other customers.