Muhire Arsene

• Prepare country and consolidated financial statements and the accompanying notes, and other information required for lenders, donors, and other external parties
• Coordinate with various teams working on process improvements, with a goal of improving first-time data quality and ensuring finance project roll-outs have clear procedures and proper training.
• Support the Global Finance Senior Manager to enhance policies and processes related to Financial reporting and compliance, and implement smart internal controls over financial reporting, which address risks and emerging regulations while keeping pace with new initiatives and program growth.

• Ensure timely and accurate monthly/quarterly reporting by effectively managing the books close process, resulting in improved financial data integrity and informed decision-making.
• Conduct data analysis, such as Budget vs. Actuals, to verify the accuracy of reporting and identify areas for cost optimization, leading to an 11% increase in cost savings.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including Business Operations, Logistics, Procurement, and Field Ops, to streamline financial information flow and enhance process efficiency.
• Coordinate audits across all countries of One Acre Fund's operations, successfully meeting audit requirements and deadlines.

Key Projects/achievements

• Successful implementation of the full cycle accounting and reporting process for the processing plant with ~ $5M in revenue annually
• Contributed to a cost-driven approach that aimed at guiding the field team on their decision-making, leading to an 11%increase in cost savings.

• Advised management on sound accounting principles, contributing to improved financial governance and compliance.
• Maintained uniform and accurate accounting transactions in SAP across One Acre Fund's countries of operation, ensuring consistency in financial reporting.
• Implemented a system for enhanced document retention and classification, simplifying document retrieval and promoting better data organization.
• Conducted reconciliation and accounts analysis to support monthly and quarterly books close, resulting in streamlined financial reporting processes)

Key Projects/achievements

• Reduced shrink from the inventory process from $500K to $50K in two years due to improved controls & Automated processes

• Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or non-compliance with laws, regulations, and management policies.
• Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
• Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations and financial activities.
• Conduct pre-implementation audits to determine if systems and programs under development will work as planned.

Key Projects/achievements

• Successful re-launch of internal control following a significant fraud that happened at the company which restored the trust from the regulators
• Successfully led the implementation of the Anti-Money Laundering platform

• Project management as I was responsible for leading more than one team at a time and ensure that the project is completed within the budget and time frame agreed with the client;
• Main contact person for the client and KPMG senior members of the Audit team;
• Exposure to IFRS, GAAP, and other International reporting guidelines;
• Team management

Key Projects/achievements

• Successfully led two audit engagements from planning to reporting and met the regulators timelines