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HEMART Gaelle
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Audit, Legal and Transparency Director
, ACTED, NGO
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Paris,
France
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10 years’ experience in audit, risk and operational management including 6 years in the aid sector.
Operational management :Financial, logistics and administration management; Crisis management in emergency context; Setting-up humanitarian emergency missions
Technical expertise : Risk management, internal audit, Donor guidelines specialist, expert in external audit preparation; |
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Area of Expertise: |
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Administration, HR, Management, Accounting/Finance
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Professional Experience: |
Since September 2013 ACTED: Audit, Legal and Transparency Director
- Supervision and management of an internal audit team of 40 audit staff worldwide and 6 audit staff at HQ; Perform and manage operational, financial and compliance audits to enhance transparency and accountability, and improve performance and effectiveness of ACTED missions;
- Ensuring compliance with international donors’ procedures and requirements (ECHO, USAID, EuropeAid, World Bank, UN agencies, DFID, bilateral cooperation);
- Managing Donors ‘external audits and due diligences (more than 200 audits per year for an audited budget of more than 100 MEUR at the HQ and the field level);
- Redaction and implementation of standardized procedures including remote management, implementing partner’s management, anti-fraud policy, anti-terrorism policy, etc.
- Enhancement and implementation of internal control mechanisms (in finance, logistics, human ressources, program process mapping, risk register);
- Regular field missions: to support on-going ACTED missions or open new missions;
- Define, implement and supervise a training plan;
- Legal follow-up : ensuring compliance with national labour legislation and fiscal laws;
- Transparency: ensuring compliance with ACTED anti-fraud and whistle-blowing policy.
July 2012 to Aug. 2013 ACTED HQ Audit Manager
- Structuration and management of the audit department for the organisation under the direct supervision of the General Delegate ;
- Internal and external audit management.
Feb 2012 to June 2012 ACTED Emergency Team Finance Manager
- Finance department management: budget development and follow-up, accounting supervision, cash and bank management, payment commitment and authorization, external audit supervision).
Jan 2010 – Jan 2012 ACTED Regional Auditor: Africa & Haïti,
- Support, training and audit missions in Haïti, DRC, Congo, Chad, CAR, Uganda, Kenya, Sudan and Niger;
- Management of the National/Regional Audit Function. Draft and implement the approved Annual Regional Audit Plan;
- Support to external audit from donors (UNICEF, ECHO, OFDA, etc.). Ensure transparency and financial accountability of ACTED in Africa and in Haïti;
- Reinforce current procedures and the quality of ACTED internal control, based on international best practices, donors’ requirements and results of internal & external audits.
Sept.2006 to Jan 2010 MAZARS – Audit Department – Senior Auditor – 3.5 years
- Managing and supporting audit teams consisting of three to five junior auditors from planning phase to completion.
- Legal and contractual audits, vendor due diligence, assistance and preparation in info memorandum, testing of design and operation effectiveness of internal control in connection with the Sarbanes Oxley Act.
- Working as part of an audit team in a wide variety of industries, multinational and listed groups; SMEs/SMIs, public organisations; associations.
- Senior on audit assignments
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Education: |
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ICN Graduate Business School, High Business and Management School based in Nancy, France. Master of Science in Management. (International development Management. Auditing, Accounting. & Business Finance). Master’s thesis topic: « How to promote development in sub-Saharan Africa within a worldwide liberal governance »
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Affiliations and Achievements: |
Since November 2015 ACTED Executive Board Member: “Directoire”
- Review of key global strategic development issues and decision making, including the development of global strategic plans, the review of key strategic orientations with regards to ACTED global positioning, key communication and fund raising issues;
- Review of key global security, audit, finance and HR related issues or risks and decision making;
- Decision making with regards to ACTED global governance, management and future development.
Since September 2013 ACTED Management Forum Member, Transparency Group Leader
- Lead and manage the Transparency working group of ACTED Management Forum
- Within the Management Forum, ACTED senior manager review ACTED’s global strategies, external relations and operational priorities. The Management Forum acts in an advisory role to ACTED’s Directoire.
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Available for: |
- Job opportunities
- Being headhunted – make me an offer
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Years of Experience:
10-15 years |
Highest Qualification:
Masters |
Languages:
French, English, German |
Nationality:
France
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