Alice Umugwaneza
Project Management
Kigali
Summary
Skilled professional with experience in both project management and finance. Good at leading teams to finish projects well, while also managing budget wisely. Good at looking at numbers and using critical thinking to make projects work. Excellent at projects planning, cost and time management. Excels in fostering collaborative environments that enable effective communication and achievement of project objectives. Seeking to leverage this unique blend of project management and financial expertise to drive organizational success.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Project Manager
Sure Solutions Ltd.
10.2022 - Current
- Developed and initiated projects, managed costs, and monitored performance.
- Ensure compliance environmental regulations and standards throughout project lifecycle
- Identify potential risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure smooth project execution.
- Manage project budgets, tracking expenses and ensuring cost-effective resource allocation.
- Communicate project progress, updates, and challenges to stakeholders through regular reports and presentations.
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
Sure Solutions Ltd.
01.2018 - 09.2022
- Support the design, planning and implementation of monitoring and evaluation activities on effectiveness of all company contracts and projects.
- Leading all matters related to data collection, analysis and information management of all activities/projects performed by the company.
- Coordinate the reporting activities of all contracts and projects progress/performance and final reports.
- Lead the production of knowledge management products related to all project’s activities for internally and externally dissemination.
Internal Accounts Control Officer
Bank of Kigali
02.2017 - 09.2022
- Monitoring and control of internal accounts to avoid posting errors and unmatched transactions to mitigate loss.
- Prepare selected monthly general ledger reconciliations within the given timeframe to ensure preparation is compliant with the bank's policies and report any irregularities.
- Recommend corrections for variances to ensure timely resolutions while creating journals to correct system errors or issues identified.
- Assist with the resolution of old outstanding items at a bank- wide level in order to decrease provisions for outstanding items.
- Deliver adequate and timely reporting on the internal control framework and control deficiencies to ensure appropriate communication, documentation, escalation to senior leadership
Accountant and Reconciliation Assistant Officer
Bank of Kigali
10.2016 - 02.2017
- Lead with monthly agents’ commissions analysis and payment Identify on a daily basis, the unreconciled items forAgency Banking Products as well as push and pull transactions
- Check activity reports, investigate and report suspicious transactions on Nostro, suspense, agency andcollection accounts
- To ensure end to end reconciliation of all agency originated transactions that float limits are adhered to endthat timely refunds and reversals of unsuccessful transactions to customers are executed on time
- Ensure timely presentation of end of month reports and returns were applicable to Finance department.
Business Development Assistant Officer
Bank of Kigali
07.2016 - 10.2016
- To expand the Remittance and Mobile Money distribution network and retail product offering and increase non-funded income ratio and champion continuous quality improvement of service offered at all BK Agency Network Channels
- Preparing, planning and project managing the publication of all publicity material to maximize remittance and Mobile Money promotion and evaluating their success while contributing to the annual sales and marketing plan.
- Mitigate and prevent fraud in the push pull and float purchase by identifying gaps in the systems and process and recommending corrective action to the line manager and follow up for closure.
- Ensure float purchases and push pull transactions are completed successfully and any delay communicated immediately and followed up for resolution.
Remittance Assistant Officer- Western Union
Bank of Kigali
05.2012 - 07.2016
- Provide general support to the Reconciliation and accounting team and branches.
- Provide daily reconciliation reports send and receive transactions; Reconcile monthly clearing account reconciliations.
- Enter bank charges and other fees or charges into accounting system;
- File documents; save all documents for each assigned reconciliation in specified location and within the accounting folder.
Education
Master of Science - Project Management
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNO
Kenya 03.2014 - 11.2016
BBA - Accounting
ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL AFRICA
Rwanda 01.2010 - 11.2012
Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
USA 04.2001 -
Skills
- Project planning and development
- Analytical and Problem Solving
- Communication Skill
- Nowledge of liquidity and financial risk
- Technical knowledge of both national and global accounting principles
- Financial Reporting and Analysis
Certification
Advanced Excel Training
Timeline
Project Manager
Sure Solutions Ltd.
10.2022 - Current
Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant
Sure Solutions Ltd.
01.2018 - 09.2022
Internal Accounts Control Officer
Bank of Kigali
02.2017 - 09.2022
Accountant and Reconciliation Assistant Officer
Bank of Kigali
10.2016 - 02.2017
Business Development Assistant Officer
Bank of Kigali
07.2016 - 10.2016
Master of Science - Project Management
JOMO KENYATTA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNO
03.2014 - 11.2016
Remittance Assistant Officer- Western Union
Bank of Kigali
05.2012 - 07.2016
BBA - Accounting
ADVENTIST UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL AFRICA
01.2010 - 11.2012
Project Management Professional (PMP) - Project Management
PROJECT MANAGEMENT INSTITUTE
04.2001 -