Adama Ka
Dakar
Summary
Detail-oriented team player demonstrates strong work ethic and professional integrity. Owns responsibilities and is well versed in accounting department processes.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Regional Finance Assistant
IOM Regional Office for West and Central Africa
Dakar, Senegal
11.2017 - 01.2025
- Implement and control the accounting and financial activities on a daily basis
- Ensuring the entry of accounting operations in the PRISM-SAP accounting system for assigned roles
- Lead the monthly accounts closure operations and submission addressed to RAS (Regional Accounting Support)
- Examine and ensure that all supporting documents and signatures are obtained before encoding in PRISM, check the invoices and make sure that the equipment, supplies or services to which they refer have been duly received or provided before proceeding to payment
- Verification of travel expense reimbursement calculations
- Ensure the maintenance of an efficient banking system, bank coordination/request including the preparation of monthly bank reconciliations
- Provide regular administrative and accounting support to the missions of the sub-region
- Provide support and advice to program managers for monitoring their expenses and their budget, in accordance with the accounting procedures
- Suggest improvements to existing internal controls and offer advice and training to new or junior staff
- Provide support in the areas of administration and finance for Country Offices under Dakar Regional Office by ensuring replacements if necessary
- Provide support to country offices in the preparation of annual budgets, followed by budget control and budget reviews
- Ensure timely submission of financial reports for projects in the region to the relevant HQ departments and / or administrative centers
- Project creation/Budgeting for New Project through PRIMA system
- Monthly Vendors Review, monitoring and housekeeping of cost center and suspense accounts
Administrative and Finance Assistant
IOM Regional Office for West and Central Africa
Dakar, Senegal
08.2014 - 10.2017
- Provide daily monitoring and support on administrative and financial issues to field missions in Benin, Togo, Cameroon and Congo
- Provide inputs and record of accounting transactions of missions in PRISM - SAP (bank & cash operations)
- Calculate reimbursement of travel expenses claims for regional staffs
- Receive and carry out payments of missions; funding requests, and verify all supporting documentations before approval by the RRMO
- Record and post accounting transactions in PRISM - SAP (Dakar accounting)
- Prepare monthly financial close operations and accounting submission (accounting returns) to RAS (Regional Accounting Support) for Benin and Togo
- Prepare monthly bank and cash reconciliations for missions (Benin and Togo)
- Ensure full clearance of cash in transit
- Clear cost center to appropriate projects
- Make housekeeping entries (clearing GL & vendor accounts)
- Analyze budgets variances and perform regulations/ adjustments whenever necessary for Benin, Togo, Cameroon and Congo
- Set up and monitor annual sustainability budgets for Benin and Togo
- Provide support in preparing projects creation, BNP (Budgeting for New Project), BSP (Budget Submission Package), and financial report
- Charge monthly mission's service fees
- Record procurement data in PRISM (PO, MiGO, MIRO)
- Draft official mails and answer queries related to administrative and financial matters
Accounting Assistant
Global Outsourcing Services and Technologies
Dakar, Senegal
03.2014 - 07.2014
- Monitor and track at least 150 accounting files per month received from headquarter, Brussels
- Receive, compile and typed invoices and bills
- Archive bills and invoices and all accounting documents
- Draft Verbal Notes for validation of charges
- Carry out monthly banking reconciliation and pre-control of expenses
- Monitor and Control treasury situations (bills, expenses, bank reconciliation, etc…)
Administrative Assistant and logistic (Staff Security Unit)
IOM Regional Office for West and Central Africa
Dakar, Senegal
02.2014 - 03.2014
- Coordinate participants' arrival (flight tickets, visas, hotels booking)
- Coordinate with Manilla Administrative centre for the shipment of the training materials
- Provide internal logistic assistant to participants (hotels to training venue)
- Ensure translation of training materials in French
- Re-confirm return tickets and develop contact list of participants
Administrative and Finance Assistant
IOM Country Office - Senegal
Dakar, Senegal
08.2012 - 12.2012
- Prepare requisition forms for service providers
- Check and receive the office's equipment and items and ensured they were in conformity with purchase orders
- Record accounting transactions in PRISM - SAP system (bank & cash transactions)
- Follow-up and monitor services providers and staff's vendors
- Carry monthly bank and cash reconciliations
- Archive accounting and administrative files
- Monitor projects budgets' implementation
- Process DSA payment of staff on TDY and calculate reimbursement of travel expenses claims
Finance and Admin Intern
IOM Country Office - Dakar, Senegal
Dakar, Senegal
01.2012 - 03.2012
- Support in financial and accounting operations in SAP system
- Support in monthly financial closure and accounts update
- Support in monitoring orders and service providers
- Support in daily financial and administrative issues
Accounting Assistant Intern
Audit & Certified Public Accountant Office FIDUCIA
Dakar, Senegal
07.2010 - 10.2010
- Carry out various accounting operations
- Carry out daily accounting operations in Sari Sage system
- Manage service providers' accounts and treasury
- Track expenses and archived financial documents
Education
ACCA -
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
01.2022 - 12.2025
Certificate in International Public Sector Accounting Standards -
UN IOM - IPSAS Elearning, Ducharme Consulting
04.2017 - 11.2017
Professional Master degree - Audit & Management Control
CESAG Business School
01.2010 - 01.2012
Bachelor degree - Superior Diploma of accounting studies and management
Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique
01.2007 - 01.2010
Basic accounting diploma - undefined
Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique
01.2007 - 01.2008
Baccalauréat - Secondary school diploma
Maurice Delafosse High school
Skills
- Analytical-thinking
- Microsoft Excel
- Finance management
- Management accounting
- Expense management
- Financial reporting accuracy
- Accounts payable, receivable, general ledger accounting
- Organisational skills
- Bank reconciliations
- ERP Software
- Month-end documentation
Languages
French
Native
English
Fluent
Custom
- Regional Trainer for ERP System Oracle- Wave (August 2024 – Present)
Training content development
Training Planning & coordination
Training delivery
- Prima For All Rollout Training (October 2019) Online project management system Reinforce processes and tools, promoting transparency and efficiency, Demonstrating impact & value for money of projects
Personal Information
- Place of birth: Louga
- Date of birth: 10/07/88
- Nationality: Senegalese
- Marital status: Married
Timeline
ACCA -
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
01.2022 - 12.2025
Senior Regional Finance Assistant
IOM Regional Office for West and Central Africa
11.2017 - 01.2025
Certificate in International Public Sector Accounting Standards -
UN IOM - IPSAS Elearning, Ducharme Consulting
04.2017 - 11.2017
Administrative and Finance Assistant
IOM Regional Office for West and Central Africa
08.2014 - 10.2017
Accounting Assistant
Global Outsourcing Services and Technologies
03.2014 - 07.2014
Administrative Assistant and logistic (Staff Security Unit)
IOM Regional Office for West and Central Africa
02.2014 - 03.2014
Administrative and Finance Assistant
IOM Country Office - Senegal
08.2012 - 12.2012
Finance and Admin Intern
IOM Country Office - Dakar, Senegal
01.2012 - 03.2012
Accounting Assistant Intern
Audit & Certified Public Accountant Office FIDUCIA
07.2010 - 10.2010
Professional Master degree - Audit & Management Control
CESAG Business School
01.2010 - 01.2012
Bachelor degree - Superior Diploma of accounting studies and management
Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique
01.2007 - 01.2010
Basic accounting diploma - undefined
Ecole Supérieure Polytechnique
01.2007 - 01.2008
Baccalauréat - Secondary school diploma
Maurice Delafosse High school
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