Gedeon Birame Faye

Finance and Accounting Management Professional

Experienced finance and accounting management professional with over 10 years in the International NGO sector. Proven track record managing multimillion-dollar budgets, enhancing financial reporting, and leading cross-departmental teams. Fluent in English and French, seeking senior finance roles to leverage strong strategic and operational expertise.

[email protected] +221 77 459 37 06 Senegal
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Work Experience
Accountant
World Vision Regional Office WARO Dakar
2009 — 2013Dakar, Senegal
  • Handled general accounting functions
  • Prepared regular financial reports meeting organizational standards
Senior Accountant
World Vision Regional Office WARO Dakar
2014 — 2015Dakar, Senegal
  • Managed accounting operations and financial reporting for World Vision Regional Office
  • Ensured compliance with donor regulations and internal controls
Grants Finance Coordinator
World Vision CAR
Jan 2015 — Oct 2018Bangui, Central African Republic
  • Supported Finance Director in financial accounting and compliance for donor-funded projects (BHA, USAID, WFP, UNICEF, EU, DFID, FDCO, Global Fund)
  • Monitored budgets, conducted variance analysis, and advised project management on corrective actions
  • Prepared and analyzed donor financial reports ensuring timeliness and regulatory compliance
  • Assisted audit preparations, responded to queries, and implemented recommendations
  • Led capacity-building initiatives and finance staff training for teams and partners
  • Directed accounting data migration (2014–2016) to centralized Sun System platform, improving data integrity and reporting
  • Contributed to expanding budget portfolio from $400K to $10M and upgrading office to National Office
Grants Finance Coordinator & Head of Support Services
World Vision DRC East Zone
Nov 2018 — Jan 2022Bukavu, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Led South Kivu office finance operations and supply chain, managing an annual budget over $30M from private and government sources
  • Ensured financial efficiency and transparency to meet donor requirements including GLOBAL FUND, WORLD BANK, and USAID
  • Developed and delivered finance policies and procedure training to stakeholders and partners
  • Coordinated external and internal audit preparations and implemented recommendations
  • Provided monthly financial data and analysis to support benchmarks and resource allocation
  • Developed anti-corruption and fraud strategies, significantly reducing incidents
Accounting Manager
Cordaid
Aug 2023 — Jan 2025Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo
  • Supervised accounting operations, financial, risk, and grant management for Cordaid and 30 partners within a $144M HIV-TB-COVID19 project across 24 DRC provinces
  • Verified and approved accounting documents justifying expenditure by Cordaid or its partners
  • Performed monthly bank reconciliations and validations on all Cordaid and partner bank accounts
  • Coordinated digitization and archiving of financial documents with a logical nomenclature
  • Managed and developed the accounting team through training
  • Prepared and shared monthly financial statements for grants with donors and management
  • Led implementation of online and mobile money payments in areas without bank access
  • Led internal and external audits and formed a task force for monthly partner field visits to reduce ineligible costs
Skills
Financial PlanningBudget ManagementGrant ManagementFinancial ReportingRisk ManagementAudit CoordinationDonor ComplianceAnti-Fraud StrategiesTeam LeadershipAccounting SoftwareExcel AdvancedProject Management
Education
Master 2 Finance & Accounting
Master 1 Finance & Accounting
Bachelor Finance & Accounting
Languages
French
Native
English
Fluent
Professional Development
Disaster Management Standards/Humanitarian Emergency Affairs Knowledge and Training
Anti-Fraud and Corruption Training
Enterprise Risk Management Training
USG Grant Management Training
Security Risk Management Training
Global Fund Management Essentials
IRON Management Training (Leadership)
Certified in Cash Transfer Programming in Humanitarian Response (WFP CALP OXFAM)
Project Management Training
Additional Skills
MS Office Applications, Sun6 Accounting Software, OLAP Cube, Advanced Excel, Outlook, Lotus, PowerBI, AX Dynamics, PowerQuery, Tompro
References
Emmanuel Okuko
COP, WV Mozambique

[email protected]

Saaden Meena
WV GRRT Finance Director

[email protected]

Alexander Davey
Cordaid D.R.C Country Director

[email protected]

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