Amanda Dobson

Area of Expertise:

• Administration, Management, Finance/Accounting, Procurement

Professional Experience:

? Prepared the annual Project budget and quarterly forecast
? Oversaw daily financial operations of international projects (budget: > 220 million USD)
? Responsible for on-site financial reviews of 11 International genebanks to ensure appropriate spending of funds
? Reviewed annual financial reports from more than 100 partners and compiled reports to donors
? Supported fundraising, technical and operations teams in preparing and monitoring their budgets and expenditures
? Risk Management
? Maintained up-to-date cash on hand for more than 10 projects
? Supported external auditors (PwC), providing supporting documentation and information
? Developed the Full Cost Recovery Policy
? Carried out payment processing procedure
? Raised requests for supplies and services, purchase orders; certified and reconciled invoices
? Assisted with monthly bank reconciliations
? Maintained financial records and monitoring systems to record and reconcile expenditures and payments
? Coordinated and developed the Financial Policies and Procedures Manual as well as the Contracts Policies and Procedures Manual in collaboration with the CFO and team
? Assisted in development of a new ERP system