Professional Experience:
Senior finance and operations executive with 20+ years of USAID leadership and earlier private-sector accounting and banking experience. Expertise spans controllership, financial reporting and analysis, budget formulation and execution, audit readiness and resolution, internal controls, cash and payment management, reconciliations, fixed assets, cost allocation, compliance, and process improvement. Directed multidisciplinary teams and portfolios exceeding $300 million in complex, regulated, and high-risk environments. Formally designated Acting Mission Director for 15 months and trusted advisor to U.S. Ambassadors and senior leaders, translating financial analysis into sound operational and strategic decisions. Fluent in French.