Jacob Slewion
Monrovia,MO
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Manager
NETWORK FOR EMPOWERMENT & PROGRESSIVE INITIATIVE (NEPI)
Monrovia
03.2022 - Current
- Manages the finances and the financial health of the organization in line with NEPI’s financial policy and donors’ financial requirements
- Developed NEPI’s Chart of Accounts
- Establish NEPI Financial system using QuickBooks Financial Software
- Successfully uploaded NEPI QuickBooks financial data to the QuickBooks Online platform for easy of reporting and tracking financial transactions
- Established and link Bank Feeds to the QuickBooks online platform
- Provide leadership and guidance on financial matters.
Managing Partner/Acting Chief Executive Officer
ALNIABOH LIBERIA, INC.
Monrovia
01.2022 - Current
- Manages the overall running and direction of the entity
- Provide leadership and guidance in running the entity
- Serve as a focal person in representing the entity at all levels of engagement
- Develop strategic and business plans
- Provide leadership on all engagements with clients
- Led engagement for training and Financial System Setup for Curran Lutheran Hospital, Zorzor, Lofa
- Led engagement for training and financial system setup for Phebe Hospital, Suacoco, Bong.
Head of Finance (Volunteer)
THE OASIS MINISTRY
Lower Margibi County
07.2019 - Current
- Develop the ministry’s financial systems setup using QuickBooks and manages the ministry’s finances
- Developed the ministry’s financial system
- Developed various forms for recording data before input into the financial system
- Developed one accounting/finance staff
- Provides strategic advice on all financial matter.
Operations Director
ALNIABOH LIBERIA, INC.
Monrovia
07.2021 - 12.2021
- Manages the overall running and direction of the entity
- Led engagement on the Training and Financial System Setup for Monrovia Consolidated School System (MCSS) using QuickBooks
- Led engagement on the Training and Financial System Setup for National Identification Registry (NIR) using QuickBooks
- Served as Lead Presenter for Excel and Procurement Trainings
- Developed training manuals for QuickBooks Trainings, Excel and Procurement Trainings.
Procurement Director
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT LIBERIA
Monrovia
11.2016 - 10.2019
- Manage the flow of procurement activities and ensuring that all procurement transactions are in accordance with the MCC Procurement Guidelines
- Led the customization of MCA-Liberia’s procurement system based on MCC Procurement Guidelines
- Led and provided guidance on the preparation of bid documents and instruction for bidders on procedures for the submission of bids
- Coordinated the implementation of the evaluation and negotiation processes, contract award and execution
- Led the preparation and publication of procurement notices such as the General Procurement Notices (GPNs), Specific Procurement Notices (SPNs), Invitations for bids (IFBs), Requests for Expressions of Interest (REIOs) and Contract Awards Notices in accordance with MCC Procurement Guidelines and its Procurement Operations Manual (POM) on MCA Liberia’s website
- Carried out and managed all aspects of procurement activities in accordance with MCC Procurement Guidelines
- Coordinated and led the preparation, issuance and follow-up of “No Objection” request from MCC Washington DC Team
- Prepared annual procurement plans and supervised the process of generating monthly procurement progress reports to MCA Liberia Senior Management and MCC Washington DC Teams
- Built capacities of project directors and stakeholders involved with the procurement processes for effective procurement operations
- Provided advisory services to MCA Liberia Senior Management and served as a focal person for all procurement related matter.
Lecturer
intensive procurement training program
Monrovia
07.2012 - 12.2018
- Provided hands-on, modern day reality instruction in the area of electronic procurement four (4) batches of public procurement trainees, most of whom are now procurement officers assigned with various government ministries and agencies, with the last batch just completing and taking up assignments
- Successfully taught the e-procurement curriculum for the past four years to over 120 trainees who are all now public procurement practitioners in the public service
- Adjusted the curriculum in collaboration with the Curriculum Specialist to include case studies with present day realities and local content.
Procurement Specialist
National millennium compact development project
Monrovia
04.2016 - 10.2016
- Manage the flow of procurement activities leading to the establishment of the MCA-Liberia and ensuring that all procurement transactions are in accordance with the MCC Procurement Guidelines
- Manage the Project’s procurement operations and developed MCA-Liberia Setup Procurement Plan under the 609g Funding
- Developed Interim Bid Challenge System for MCA-Liberia
- Developed Request for Proposals (RFPs) Documents for Office Design and Works and Human Resources Firm Recruitment
- Amended RFP for HR Firm Recruitment to allow MCA-Liberia to do job advertisements in order to shorten the time for the recruitment process
- Developed Technical Evaluation Report for Office Design and Works RFP
- Carried out various partial and full MCC Eligibility Verification checks on various firms and individuals
- Coordinated the establishment of Independent Bid Review Panels
- Advertised the various procurement packages within the approved MCA-Liberia Setup Procurement Plan.
Team Lead, MCC Eligibility Team
national millennium compact development project
Monrovia
02.2015 - 03.2016
- Led the Government of Liberia’s efforts of maintaining continued eligibility under the MCC Project, a condition precedent, in addition to developing a sound project logic and rationale, to the signing of Compact with the MCC
- Coordinated the activities of the Government of Liberia (GOL) aimed at maintaining compact eligibility with the Millennium Challenge Corporation
- Coordinated the Government of Liberia’s implementation of the Indicator Performance Plan for FY2016
- Carried out public awareness on GOL’s efforts to address issues of corruption, land reform and the rule of law
- Ensured timely submission of reports and updates, while ensuring the integrity of the data submitted to MCC indicator source data institutions
- Facilitated open dialogue between reporting institutions and government entities
- Monitored MCC indicator performance and liaise with source data institutions to identify interventions to boost indicator performance and identify corrective actions as necessary
- Served as principal liaison with MCC Washington Staff on indicator performance.
Director, Compliance Audit
General auditing commission
Monrovia
09.2012 - 09.2013
- Provided direction and supervision for audits of compliance to the Public Procurement & Concessions Act (PPCA) and other relevant Laws and led of team of 37 professionals to execute this task
- Developed the first compliance (procurement) audit reporting framework for the General Auditing Commission
- Provided strategic direction to the planning and execution of the first three procurement audits of the Ministries of Education, Internal Affairs and Justice.
Director, Compliance & Monitoring
public procurement & concessions commission
Monrovia
02.2012 - 09.2012
- Provided direction and supervision for monitoring compliance of Government ministries, agencies and commissions to the provisions of the Public Procurement & Concessions Act (PPCA) and developed policy, standards and formats for compliance reporting
- Managed the affairs of the Procurement Commission in consultation with the Executive Director who was away
- Ensured, through regular spot checks and assessments, compliance to the PPCA by all procuring entities
- Increased to the number of procuring entities complying with the provision of Section 40 of the PPCA
- Provided advice where necessary on ways and methods to improve the implementation of the PPCA
- Served as a technical focal person to the Board of Commissioners on policy matters.
Head of Project
public procurement & concessions commission
Monrovia
02.2012 - 09.2012
- Served as head and manage all project activities and implementation for the “Supporting Public Procurement Decentralization through Public Awareness Campaign Project” sponsored by the Open Society Initiative of West Africa (OSIWA) and for the “Integrated Public Financial Management Reform Project” sponsored by the World Bank
- Managed and executed all project procurement including the procurement of consulting services for the provision of a communication strategy and procurement of project goods for the OSIWA’s Project
- Manage and executed all project procurement of consulting services for the provision of a PPCC’s 5-year strategic plan and procurement of project goods for the World Bank Project.
Comptroller
ministry of national defense
Monrovia
11.2007 - 06.2009
- As Chief Financial Officer for the Civilian Administration of the Ministry of National Defense and the Army Forces of Liberia (AFL), I managed the development, execution and reporting of the Ministry’s fiscal budgets
- Principally served as financial advisor to the most senior defense officials
- Developed, prepared and executed the Ministry’s fiscal budgets
- Developed the Ministry’s annual cash plans from which monthly allotments were made and monitored
- Ensured that all expenditures and commitments were in accordance with the approved budget
- Made monthly reports – Statements of Expenditures, Allotments and Appropriations, Budget Performance, etc
- Established an easy reference and filing index system for documentation of all financial records
- In collaboration with the Procurement Department, acted as certifying officer for transactions including purchase orders (POs) relating to office supplies, equipment and works
- Executed all payments in line with the Government’s Financial rules and regulations and the Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
Director, Resource Management & Fiscal Valuation
ministry of national defense
Monrovia
- 10.2007
- As Director of Internal Audit and Resource Management, I focused on guiding against fraud, waste and abuse of government resources entrusted to the Ministry of National Defense
- Served as the principal recorder of the Ministry’s assets, monitored and kept track of the offices and personnel to whom assets were assigned
- Successfully kept and maintained relevant databases and files for the management of the Ministry’s vast assets
- Carried out audits of the departments within the Ministry expanding government’s resources to guide against fraud, waste and abuse.
Finance Officer
LIGHT ASSOCIATION
Paynesville
07.2005 - 04.2007
- As Finance Officer, I focused on developing quarterly budgets and spending plans, making quarterly financial reports and providing guidance with the preparation of the programmatic reports
- Logged and tracked all assets for the Association
- Provided guidance on the execution of the empowerment project – Farm – for the PLWAs
- Successfully prepared quarterly budgets and spending plans
- Successfully prepared quarterly financial reports
- Developed project proposals for adding funding from donors and provided guidance on the preparation of programmatic quarterly reports.
Finance Assistant
eurest support services (ess)
Freeport
01.2004 - 01.2005
- As Finance Assistant, I focused on managing the Company’s disbursements and petty cash
- I made monthly bank reconciliations, payroll timesheets calculations, etc
- Manage the company’s assets register
- Successfully paid all company’s obligations according to the company’s payment terms
- Successfully managed the company’s petty cash fund
- Provided timely payroll information for timely salaries payments.
Education
Master of Arts - Economic Policy Management
Makerere University
01.2011
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
A. M E. University
Monrovia11.2009
Skills
- Procurement Audits
- Procurement Instruction
- Contracts Management
- Procurement Management
- Procurement Administration
- Budgeting & Finance
- Financial Management & Training
- Finance systems setup & Operations
- Procurement Compliance & Monitoring
- Public Financial Management/Planning
- Economic Policy & Analysis
- Operations Coordination
- Project Management
- Auditing
- SAP
- STATA
- QuickBooks Desktop
- QuickBooks Online
- MS Office (Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint)
- Proficient use of the internet
- [Language] proficiency
- Highly skilled in QuickBooks
- Highly skilled in MS Excel
References
- Rev. Foday E. Karpeh, Founder, The Oasis Ministry, Duazon, Lower Margibi County, Liberia, +231 886 587 739, fkarpeh@yahoo.com
- Mr. George Obitre Gama, Former Contracts Manager, MCA Liberia, +256 782 400 400, gobitre@gmail.com
- Mr. Johnson K. Toe, Chairman, Accounting Department, African Methodist Episcopal University (AMEU), Camp Johnson Road, Monrovia, Liberia, +231 776 624 202, jktoe@ame.edu.lr
Training
Certificate - Finance, Security Sector Reform (SSR), 11/2006 - 03/2007, Barclay Training Center, Ministry of National Defense Certificate - Public Procurement, Liberia institute of Public Administration (LIPA), 11/14/2011 - 12/16/2011, LIPA Office Procurement Conference, International Labor Organization (ILO), 09/05/2011 - 09/09/2011, Accra, Ghana Procurement Conference, World Bank Institute, 11/05/2011 - 11/09/2011, Nairobi, Kenya Anti-Fraud & Corruption, Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), 07/10/2017 - 07/14/2017, Washington DC Systems Application Products (SAP), SITA CORPORATION, 08/13/2017 - 08/17/2017, Washington DC QuickBooks, Alniaboh Liberia, Inc, 02/2020, Monrovia, Liberia
Work Availability
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Quote
"Do not divorce yourself from the consequences of your actions."
Jacob Slewion
Timeline
Finance Manager
NETWORK FOR EMPOWERMENT & PROGRESSIVE INITIATIVE (NEPI)
03.2022 - Current
Managing Partner/Acting Chief Executive Officer
ALNIABOH LIBERIA, INC.
01.2022 - Current
Operations Director
ALNIABOH LIBERIA, INC.
07.2021 - 12.2021
Head of Finance (Volunteer)
THE OASIS MINISTRY
07.2019 - Current
Procurement Director
MILLENNIUM CHALLENGE ACCOUNT LIBERIA
11.2016 - 10.2019
Procurement Specialist
National millennium compact development project
04.2016 - 10.2016
Team Lead, MCC Eligibility Team
national millennium compact development project
02.2015 - 03.2016
Director, Compliance Audit
General auditing commission
09.2012 - 09.2013
Lecturer
intensive procurement training program
07.2012 - 12.2018
Director, Compliance & Monitoring
public procurement & concessions commission
02.2012 - 09.2012
Head of Project
public procurement & concessions commission
02.2012 - 09.2012
Comptroller
ministry of national defense
11.2007 - 06.2009
Finance Officer
LIGHT ASSOCIATION
07.2005 - 04.2007
Finance Assistant
eurest support services (ess)
01.2004 - 01.2005
Director, Resource Management & Fiscal Valuation
ministry of national defense
- 10.2007
Master of Arts - Economic Policy Management
Makerere University
Bachelor of Business Administration - Accounting
A. M E. University
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