FABOU SOUMARE
Risk And Compliance Officer
Kigali
Summary
With extensive experiences in Finance, Administration and Risk Management, my first experience with the Aviation was with the United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS), where I worked for 3 years. Since that time I have been studying Aviation Management which resulted with a Master of Business Administration in Aviation and now a Doctorate Of Aviation Science and Management (to be closed in April 2026). I had previously obtained an MBA in Risk Management and a Master' degree in Auditing and Management Control.
Overview
35
35
years of professional experience
11
11
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Senior Risk Management Officer P4
United Nations World Food Programme (UN-WFP)
01.2022 - 01.2025
- Organize and lead the CO risk identification, assessment, and mitigation workshop.
- Consolidate the CO Risk Register and its annual performance plan (APP) and ensure they are submitted within the corporate deadline.
- Identify the key risk indicators (KRI) and the underlying data collection way with the risk owners.
- Collect KRI data and update the risk monitoring template to determine their tendencies. Fill out the quarterly risk report template with the graph and comments and ensure its timely submission.
- Coordinate the risk committee sessions and prepare the meeting agenda and minutes.
- Contribute to the CO risk culture maturity whenever possible through relevant trainings and communications.
- Prepare the CO risk appetite statement and ensure relevant escalation process is adhered to.
- Be the CO anti-fraud and an-corruption focal point.
- Undertake the internal control self-assessment with Heads of unit to identify strengths and weaknesses and propose solutions to increase their assurance level.
- Review and consolidate with the Heads of unit the mid-year and end-year APP.
- Take the lead in the country business continuity Plan (BCP) preparation and its testing with the relevant staff members.
- Coordinate the ED assurance exercise and make ensure its timely submission.
- Head of Risk Management Unit in Central African Republic Office (Bangui) and now in South Sudan (Juba).
Finance Officer P3
United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS)
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Monitor WFP and the partners’ customer accounts. Recognize monthly flights, freights and charter flights income. Monitor UNHAS grants and cost recovery incomes. Programme the grants and cost recovery incomes. Monitor UNHAS activity budget. Ensure compliance to the SOAP and monitor Finance and Administration staff of UNHAS.
- Support decision making by preparing and submitting financial reports for UNHAS Steering Committee and WFP Management.
- Supervise the procurement process for UNHAS operation and monitor the aircraft contracts implementation.
- Make sure relevant accommodations are found for the crew in and outside their basis. Ensure convenient and timely payment of the crew entitlements (AMT reimbursement) and other vendors invoices.
- Strengthen internal controls and supervise UNHAS Financial and administrative team to ensure that old open items are timely cleared, transactions in the system are accurate and completed to ensure the reliability of the underlying reports.
- Make sure WINGS2 and Takeflite customers balances are reconciled.
- Prepare and Monitor UNHAS annual budget and monitor donors and partners contributions (Grants and Cost recovery).
- Undertake oversights or TDY in Area Offices when required.
- TDY in Sudan Area Offices: El Obeid (Nov. 2020), El Genina (March 2021), Nyala (June 2021).
Head of Finance and Administration/ ICT
United Nations World Food Programme (UN-WFP)
01.2011 - 01.2019
- 7 years of support to Senegal, Burundi, and Guinea Country Offices by keeping a reliable accounting system compliant with IPSAS principles and providing relevant financial and administrative information to support decision-making and reduce operational risks. The achievements were reached through the below main tasks:
- Compliance with financial and administrative policies and directives by clarifying the procedures through the Standard Operating Procedures.
- Ensure timely payment through relevant cash and disbursement management. Certifying well-supported requests of payment.
- Safeguard and protect assets against misappropriation. Improving internal control around assets management. Reconcile AMR and EMR and reconcile physical count and GEMS.
- Apply the corporate guidelines and procedures for reliable fleet management. Keep the FMS information reliable. Optimizing the use of the vehicles through fuel consumption follow-up and maintenance monitoring. Monitoring the Vehicle leasing costs and other issues with GVLP.
- Coordinate with the country UN Operation Management Team (OMT) for BOS and other administration, finance, and procurement optimization issues, including the common house ones.
- Led and consolidated the Internal Control Self-Assessment checklist process. Monitoring the year-end Assurance Statements and Letter of Representation.
- Take the lead in clarifying the CBT distribution model and delivery mechanism. Deal with the Financial service provider for the CBT, including the agreement (Contract) implementation.
- Take the lead in the project budget and countries' portfolio budget (CPB) preparation. Monitor the project's budgets and CPB implementation. Follow up on the funding status, including the TOD and TDD.
- Chair the Resource Management and other committee meetings (Burundi, Senegal).
- Communicate with the Regional Bureaus and the relevant Units in HQ to sort out CO pending issues.
- Supervise ICT activities and staff (Burundi CO).
- Monitoring the CO monthly minimum package closure, including the annual and interim closure activities and tasks.
- Work as Officer in Charge whenever the CD is out of office (For Guinea only).
- TDY: N’Diamena (Nov 2018) and Port au Prince (March and April 2019).
Finance Officer in Somalia Country Office P3
United Nations World Food Programme
01.2009 - 01.2011
- As one of the biggest and most complex operation of WFP, Somalia has a separated Finance unit in which I was dealing with Area Offices financial issues. As no bank was inside the country, we had to deal with a Cash Facilitator, to pay the Somalia suppliers and other service providers such as transporters and partners operating inside the Country. At the same time, I worked together with the Finance Assistants to not only ensure timely and reliable payments but also to present reliable financial reports under specific forms: Cashbook for the Guesthouse, UNHAS cashbook and Area office petty cash cashbook.
- I had to move from one Area Office to another to make sure there is a full compliance to Finance procedures regarding the cash security and the guesthouse services. That is why I was submitting periodic reports following my mission in the different Area Offices: Wajid, Buale, Bossaso; Hargeisa and Galkayo. I have upgraded the financial information system by developing a more elaborated cashbook, Payment vouchers and receipt vouchers in ACCESS relational database system.
- TDY: Alger (1 month in 2011), Nairobi (3 months in 2011).
National Finance Officer in Mali Country Office
United Nations World Food Programme
01.2004 - 01.2009
- Working as Deputy Head of Finance and Administration, I was mainly in charge of the timely and reliably payment of suppliers and other service providers. As such, I worked to ensure that not only cash level always matches the payment requests value, but also that the latest are sufficiently supported by relevant documents. Special care was taken to make sure that the cash level does not exceed the payment need to avoid Country and Counterparty risks.
- Bank reconciliation reports and the Monthly Minimum Package reports were closely monitored and submitted within the set deadlines.
- The Project budgets were closely followed up by not only assigning the relevant codes to the transactions but also and mainly preparing and submitting fund consumption reports and other relevant reports from BO making sure that the grants are also used within the set TOD and TDD. Project operational and financial closures were also closely monitored. Open items were timely cleared to reduce the CO financial risk level.
- Follow up the interim and annual closure activities.
Tax and Accounting Officer
Makanguilé Tax Consulting Firm
01.2002 - 01.2004
- Supporting client companies to submit the periodic tax forms within the set deadlines and advising them for any taxation concerns.
Financial Controller for the Lakes Area Development Project of Niafunké Phase 2
The Lakes Area Development Project of Niafunké Phase 2
01.1997 - 01.2000
- Ensure proper financial management of the Loan agreements with the IFAD (International Fund for Agricultural Development), the WADB (West African Development Bank), the Belge Survival Fund, the Saudian Fund and the Islamic Development Bank.
- I have successfully contributed to the development of the Project by:
- - preparing the procurement documents (Invitation to bid, Request of quotation and the request for proposal) for the acquisition of goods and services.
- - monitoring timely payments and organizing receptions (equipment and services) and dispatching to the beneficiaries.
- - training the Management teams around the Irrigated perimeters to ensure the sustainability of the rice production.
- - supporting beneficiary groups to alleviate poverty through the income generating activities.
Chief Accountant
Animal Productivity and Exportation Project in Mali (APEX- GRM/USAID)
01.1993 - 01.1997
- Grant Agreements between USAID and the Malian Government.
- Check and consolidate financial reports coming form the 5 Sub Offices. Then I prepare and submit the monthly accounting reports.
- Prepare and submit the quarterly cash replenishment request.
- Update the cashbook of the office and that of the Project Coordination Team.
Account Controller / Internal Auditor
Farming System Research and Extension Project (Projet de Recherche sur les Systèmes de Production Rurale et Vulgarisation) PRSPR/V-USAID/GRM
01.1990 - 01.1993
- Monitor the Grant Agreements between the Malian Government and USAID.
- Review the internal control and provide recommendations. Certify requests of payment to make sure that all the relevant supporting documents are attached.
- Undertake regular and unannounced petty cash checks and report to the Finance and Administration Officer.
Education
Doctor of Aviation Science And Management - Aviation Management And Leadership
Rockfield College of Science And Technology
Zurith - Switzerland 04.2001 -
MBA - Aviation Management
ITAerea Aeronautic Business School
Spain01.2024
MBA - Auditing of Companies Insurances and Risk Management
Ecole Supérieure d’Assurances ESA Paris
Paris, France01.2019
Master - Auditing and Management Control
Centre Africain d’Etudes Supérieures en Gestion CESAG
Dakar, Sénégal01.2002
Bachelor’s - Economics and Management
Ecole Nationale d’Administration ENA
Bamako, Mali01.1987
High School Diploma - Economic studies
Lycée Technique de Bamako
Bamako, Mali01.1983
Skills
Proficient use of Word processors, Spreadsheets and Relational data bases
Certification
2023 - ISC Paris Group, (France). Research Certificate in Business Administration for a Doctorate in Business Administration (DBA).
References
- Sophie, Tardy, Responsible for the MBA Risk Management, sophie-tardy@esassurances.com, +33 6 62 11 00 58, Ecole Supérieure d’Assurances, Paris, Academic, Paris, France.
- Pierre Guillaume. Deputy Country Director, WFP South Sudan. Email: pierreguillaume.wielezynski@wfp.org
Tel. +254711885260 or +211928007250
- John Philipps. Manager, Academic and Student Support. RCST Rockfield College of Science and Technology. Tel. +41764933031 (Also whatsaap). Email: studentserv@rcstedu.ch
Timeline
Senior Risk Management Officer P4
United Nations World Food Programme (UN-WFP)
01.2022 - 01.2025
Finance Officer P3
United Nations Humanitarian Air Service (UNHAS)
01.2019 - 01.2022
Head of Finance and Administration/ ICT
United Nations World Food Programme (UN-WFP)
01.2011 - 01.2019
Finance Officer in Somalia Country Office P3
United Nations World Food Programme
01.2009 - 01.2011
National Finance Officer in Mali Country Office
United Nations World Food Programme
01.2004 - 01.2009
Tax and Accounting Officer
Makanguilé Tax Consulting Firm
01.2002 - 01.2004
Doctor of Aviation Science And Management - Aviation Management And Leadership
Rockfield College of Science And Technology
04.2001 -
Financial Controller for the Lakes Area Development Project of Niafunké Phase 2
The Lakes Area Development Project of Niafunké Phase 2
01.1997 - 01.2000
Chief Accountant
Animal Productivity and Exportation Project in Mali (APEX- GRM/USAID)
01.1993 - 01.1997
Account Controller / Internal Auditor
Farming System Research and Extension Project (Projet de Recherche sur les Systèmes de Production Rurale et Vulgarisation) PRSPR/V-USAID/GRM
01.1990 - 01.1993
MBA - Aviation Management
ITAerea Aeronautic Business School
MBA - Auditing of Companies Insurances and Risk Management
Ecole Supérieure d’Assurances ESA Paris
Master - Auditing and Management Control
Centre Africain d’Etudes Supérieures en Gestion CESAG
Bachelor’s - Economics and Management
Ecole Nationale d’Administration ENA
High School Diploma - Economic studies
Lycée Technique de Bamako