Anthony Lumadede Kavinguha
Nairobi
Summary
"Leveraging 15+ years of experience in grant finance, project planning, risk and organization portfolio management, with hands-on proficiency in dynamic integrated financial management systems. My 10+ years in senior roles have equipped me with proficient skills in proposal development, donor intelligence, project reporting, budget development, financial planning, and analytics, while ensuring organizational policy adherence, building finance team capacity, and strengthening institutional governance across diverse NGOs.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Manager
Educate
02.2024 - 10.2024
- Company Overview: Youth focused livelihood Education bootcamps
- Fostered a results-driven culture by implementing a prudent mentorship and support program, improving the team output and efficiency measurably.
- Enhance financial literacy among non-finance staff and collaboratively focused on clarity to eliminate ambiguity, workflow bottlenecks and misunderstandings.
- Collaboratively develop finance objectives and design tools for tracking performance incorporating consistent feedback and recognizing achievements.
- Facilitate budget discussions with department heads and teams, providing guidance during the planning process, reviewing budgets, and managing institutional and donor approvals.
- Analysed financial reports, identifying cost-saving opportunities, and ensured alignment with organizational objectives.
- Develop models for financial prudence, cashflow management and donor alignment.
- Interpreted budget information and developed a process to monitor expenditure against key drivers/activities.
- Provided technical leadership control of the ERP system.
- Monthly review of financial reports, consolidation, validation and follow up.
- Regular internal finance inspection relating to processes, policies and compliance.
- Maintain the risk register and constantly updating it to measure against expected outcomes.
- Youth focused livelihood Education bootcamps
Budget, Grants and Financial Planning Analyst
Living Goods
06.2019 - 12.2023
- Company Overview: Health Systems and Community Health Management
- Created models for strategic formulation, scenario planning, and intervention effectiveness analysis.
- Contributed to proposal development, costing and analysed cost implications.
- Partnered with Country Heads to ensure budgeting consistency, alignment, and monitoring.
- Facilitated budget discussions with department heads and teams, providing guidance during the planning process, reviewing budgets, and managing institutional and donor approvals.
- Collected and collated data using Power BI for analytics and planning.
- Interpreted budget information and developed a process to monitor expenditure against key drivers/activities.
- Business development through fundraising opportunities and addressing donor inquiries.
- Provided technical leadership in the design, testing, and migration of financial data to a new ERP system.
- Captured US entity accounting data and maintained the global general ledger as well as managing global entities monthly finance consolidation.
- Health Systems and Community Health Management
Finance & Grants Manager
SOS CV Kenya
02.2018 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Child Care & Development Institution
- Developed and operationalized the finance strategy to guarantee long-term sustainability.
- Spearheaded training and development initiatives on financial administration and strategy for staff and partners.
- Oversaw the implementation of all corrective and preventive actions resulting from audits, risk and compliance reviews, investigations, and assessments.
- Analysed and interpreted financial reports, advising management on areas for improvement and implementing changes to address bottlenecks.
- Coordinated donor and partnership engagement to ensure continued funding for programs.
- Provided expert guidance to the Board on improving efficiency and promoting the organization's long-term viability and continuity.
- Child Care & Development Institution
Senior Program Finance Officer
AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
02.2013 - 01.2018
- Company Overview: Food Security and Development
- Partnered with program managers and thematic directors to provide support for decision-making in all aspects of programmatic financial management.
- Offered strategic and technical financial guidance to AGRA country teams to ensure effective development of financial strategies, internal controls, budgeting, and financial management.
- Provided training and guidance on costing, budgeting, and full cost recovery for all programs.
- Maintained financial data consistency for compliance with policies, donor regulations, and accounting principles.
- Guided operations teams (grants, finance, procurement, and HR) on proper risk management and reviewed the adequacy of internal controls.
- Food Security and Development
Finance & Grants Administration Manager
FARM Africa
07.2010 - 01.2013
- Company Overview: Food Security and Development
- Generated monthly financial reports for internal use and external reports for donors.
- Produced cash flow forecasts to ensure adequate liquidity.
- Prepared periodic budgetary control statements to assess project financial performance and recommend corrective actions.
- Oversaw internal and external audits, providing auditors with requested documentation and explanations for audit queries.
- Contributed to all project proposal development for the organization.
- Food Security and Development
Accountant
PATH
01.2006 - 01.2010
- Company Overview: Heath Systems and Development
- Heath Systems and Development
Project Accountant
Children of God Relief Institute – Nyumbani Children’s Home
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Company Overview: Childcare Institution, Health and Development
- Childcare Institution, Health and Development
Accountant
Unilever
01.2003
- Company Overview: Manufacturer of FMCG
- Manufacturer of FMCG
Education
Project Planning And Management
University of Nairobi
Nairobi12-2024
CPA(K) - Finance And Accounting
KASNEB
Nairobi12-2003
Grants Management -
ICPAK
Skills
Core Financial Management & Strategy
- Financial Management (encompassing control, oversight, and overall management)
- Financial Planning and Analysis(FPA)
- Budgeting, Forecasting & Scenario Planning (incorporating cost analysis and budget monitoring)
- Working Capital & Cash Flow Management
- Developing Sustainable Business Models
- Financing Expertise
- Portfolio Management
- Financial Inspection & Audit Management
Reporting & Compliance
- Consolidation Accounting & Reporting
- Financial Reporting Oversight
- Donor Compliance & Reporting (specifically mentioning external reporting)
- Regulatory Compliance
- Proficiency in USAID's Uniform Guidance, PRAG, DG INTPA & ECHO, UN System, GAAP, IFRS
Systems and Data:
- ERP Migration & Implementation
- Systems Controls Maintenance
- Data Visualization & Dashboard Development
- Proficiency in QB, PowerBI, Dynamics, SunSystems, VBA Programming, Sage Pastel, Stonex, PayChex, Bills, and AI tools (This is a good, specific list of software/tools)
Leadership and Operations:
- Leadership & Team Development (encompassing Team dynamics and Team Capacity Building)
- Stakeholder Management
- Policy, Process & Performance Improvement (including KPI management)
- Project Design, Proposal Development & Implementation Strategies
- Risk Assessment & Management
Key Competencies And Skills
- ERP Migration and implementation
- Proposal Development
- Financial Control and Oversight
- Strategy Development
- Project Design
- Team dynamics, leadership and Capacity Building
- Financial Modelling
- Policy, Process & Performance improvement Management
- Budgeting and Scenario Planning
- Project Implementation Strategies
- Financial planning and analytics
- Financial Inspection, Risk Assessment, Monitoring and Management
- Grants Management
- Donor Compliance and reporting including USAID, Global Fund, UN, EU, DFID, KFW
- Co-creation and Iteration strategies
- Proficiency in USAID’s Uniform Guidance, PRAG, DG INTPA & ECHO, UN System, GAAP & IFRS
Personal Information
Nationality: Kenyan
References
- Fred Olaka, Director Finance and Operations, Educate, fred.olaka@experienceeducate.org, +256 777-417256
- Aubrey Chalira Phiri, CFO Partners in Health, Formerly CFO at LivingGoods & AGRA, +265991280877, aubreychalira@gmail.com
- Tyna Coffee, Director Financial Accounting, Living Goods, tcoffee@livinggoods.org, +27 82 442 2686
- Helen Altshul, CEO at RefuSHE and Former Regional Country Director at FARM Africa, +254706060828, hjaltshul@hotmail.com
- Jimmy Okutayi, Director Grants and Compliance, Living Goods, +254 733-222155, jokutoyi@livinggoods.org
Certification
- USAID Award Management - Inside NGO
- IFRS and GAAP Compliance Expert - AMC International
- Grants Management - ICPAK
- Sun Systems profesional - Touchstone Institute London
Languages
English
First Language
Swahili
Upper Intermediate (B2)
B2
French
Beginner (A1)
A1
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Finance Manager
Educate
02.2024 - 10.2024
Budget, Grants and Financial Planning Analyst
Living Goods
06.2019 - 12.2023
Finance & Grants Manager
SOS CV Kenya
02.2018 - 01.2019
Senior Program Finance Officer
AGRA – Alliance for a Green Revolution in Africa
02.2013 - 01.2018
Finance & Grants Administration Manager
FARM Africa
07.2010 - 01.2013
Accountant
PATH
01.2006 - 01.2010
Project Accountant
Children of God Relief Institute – Nyumbani Children’s Home
01.2004 - 01.2006
Accountant
Unilever
01.2003
Project Planning And Management
University of Nairobi
CPA(K) - Finance And Accounting
KASNEB
Grants Management -
ICPAK
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