1. 8th
May 2015
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Application for Regional Finance Director Asia
I wish to submit my application for the position of Regional Director as posted on Linked in dated 7th
May 2015.
I am a Finance Specialist and I have extensive experience having worked with the public, private
sector and Non-Governmental Organisation. I hold a Doctorate (PhD) degree in Accounting and
Finance, Masters of Philosophy in Accounting, and a Chartered and Certified Accountant Certificate
(ACCA). I am a member of the Chartered and Certified Accountant of England and Sierra Leone. I
am currently pursuing a Doctor of Business Administration with focus in Strategic Planning at the
Edinburgh Business School (My Registration No. is 600426422). I have attached my curriculum vitae
for your perusal.
For more than a decade, I have being part of the management of the Global Fund Malaria and
Tuberculosis Grants. In all my years of engagement with the Global Fund Grant Management I have
participated in the preparation and submission of proposals with specific focus on the financial aspects
of the proposals, submission of financial and programmatic reports to the Country Coordinating
Mechanism (CCM- the Board) and the Global Fund Geneva Team. In addition I have been the
Director of Finance and Administration at Sierra Leone Red Cross Society managing different types of
donor funding.
I being working with and for the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and the District Management
Teams for the past 11 years.
I hope to hear from you at your earliest convenience.
Yours faithfully
Dr. Abu K. Kamara PhD MPhil ACCA (UK), ACA (SL)

2. CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME Dr. Abu K. Kamara PhD, MPhil, ACCA (UK), ACA (SL)
ADDRESS 27a Scott Drive, Loop Road Wilberforce, Freetown
DATE OF BIRTH 25th
December 1968
NATIONALITY Sierra Leonean
MARITAL STATUS Married with four (4) Children
SUMMARY
For more than a decade (2004 to date) I have being working on the Global Fund Malaria and
Tuberculosis Grants. I have being working with and for the Ministry of Health, working with District
Health Management Teams and with Sub- Recipients of the Global Fund Grants.
Specialist area is in Financial Management. I have extensive experience working in the public and
private sector. Managed the Tuberculosis and Malaria Global Fund Grants for over 10 years. I was
Director of Finance and Administration at the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society
I am serving as an external examiner for Fourah Bay College University of Sierra Leone on
Accounting Topics. I have also served as co- supervisor for PhD Student. I have extensive experience
in research, financial management and managing people.
I hold membership of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountant in the United Kingdom and
Sierra Leone. I hold a PhD in Accounting and Finance and currently pursuing Doctor of Business
Administration through the Edinburgh Business School- Heriot-Watt University (Registration
No.600426422) with focus on Strategic Planning.

3. ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL HISTORY- EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL: HERIOT-
WATT UNIVERSITY -EDINBURGH
Nov – 2010 – Date Doctor of Business Administration in Strategic
Management (Candidate) - Edinburgh Business
School
POST GRADUATE CERTIFICATES: EDINBURGH BUSINESS SCHOOL: HERIOT-WATT
UNIVERSITY -EDINBURGH
Corporate Governance Edinburgh Business School
Project Management Edinburgh Business School
Strategic Planning Edinburgh Business School
Strategic Risk Management Edinburgh Business School
Making Strategies Work Edinburgh Business School
Certificate in Strategic Planning Edinburgh Business School
ACADEMIC EDUCATIONAL HISTORY- FOURAH BAY COLLEGE: UNIVERSITY OF
SIERRA LEONE
2005 – 2010 PhD Accounting and Finance
PhD THESIS TOPIC A Study of the Management of Accounting
Information Systems and Working Capital in Sierra
Leone
OCTOBER 2001- JUNE 2004 Master of Philosophy in Accounting
Master of Philosophy TOPIC A Study of Financial Strategy in State Owned
Enterprises in Sierra Leone

4. 1992/93 – 1996 B.Sc (Economics) with Honours in Accounting
(second class second division)
Dissertation Topic A Survey on payroll system and the rate of
Labour Turnover in selected banks – A case study
of Barclays Bank Limited and National Development
Bank Limited
Professional Qualification:
Chartered and Certified Accountant
Registration date 03 Nov 2004
Graduation date 08 Aug 2009 Association of Chartered and Certified
Accountant (ACCA- UK): Member
Association of Certified Accountant (ACA-Sierra
Leone): Member
RESEARCH: THESIS AND DISSERTATION TOPIC
MAY 2009 A Study of the Management of Accounting systems
and working Capital in the Energy Industry in Sierra
Leone
JUNE 2003 A Study of financial Strategy of State Enterprises in
Sierra Leone – A case study of the National Power
Authority
JUNE 1996 A Survey on payroll system and the rate of
Labour Turnover in selected banks – A case study
of Barclays Bank Limited and National Development
Bank Limited
WORKING EXPERIENCE
August 2011 to date Senior Programme Manager for Tuberculosis and
Malaria Global Fund Grants- Ministry of Health and
Sanitation
External Examiner 2010-Date Fourah College –University of Sierra Leone

5. June 2008- July 2011 Principal Recipient Coordinator for Tuberculosis and
Malaria Global Fund Grants – Ministry of Health and
Sanitation
JUNE 2007 Local Consultant on the proposal Development for
Round 7 TB and Malaria Grant – (WHO
Consultancy)
October 2005-30th
June 2008 Director of Finance and Administration – Sierra
Leone Red Cross Society
October 2005- September 2008 Associate Lecturer – Fourah Bay College –
University of Sierra Leone
MARCH 2004-September 2005 Project Finance and Administrative Officer – Sierra
Leone Red Cross Society – Global Fund Project to
fight Tuberculosis, HIV/AIDS and Malaria
5TH
JANAURY 2004 Financial Consultant – Kimbima Hotel Company
Limited
17TH
SEPTEMBER 2003 Financial Consultant – Posseh’s Hotel
OCTOBER 2002-September 2004 Temporal Teaching Assistant Fourah Bay College
Department of Accounting and Finance
Part-time Temporal Teaching
Department of Accounting and Finance
Institute of Public Administration and management
SUBJECTS LECTURE
FOURAH BAY COLLEGE Cooperate Reporting
Preparing Financial Statement
Business Taxation
Information Systems
Audit and Internal Review
INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC
ADMINISTRATION AND Management Accounting System
MANAGEMENT Cash Management and Credit Control
Advanced Taxation
Corporate Finance
MAY 1999 – JULY 2002 Accountant - Wackenhut Sierra Leone
RESPONSIBILITIES - Oversees the Preparation of Petty cash and
Cheque Ledger

6. - Prepares Bank Reconciliation Statement
- Prepares profit and loss statement and balance
sheet
- Prepares cash flow statement and budget
- Prepares the template which further breakdown
the profit and loss and balance sheet
- Oversees the preparation of payroll
- Supervises the storage, maintenance and
protection of accounting records
- Supervises the entire Administrative and
Accounting controls and staff. Advice
Management of Financial and Administrative
functions. Liaise with External Auditors for the
periodic audit. Send monthly financial reports to
Wackenhut International Inc. (Florida, United
States of America)
1998 – APRIL 1999 Teacher – Form Master – Senior Secondary School
(Benevolent Islamic Secondary School –Makeni)
1997 – 1999 APRIL Teacher
SUBJECT TAUGHT Cost Accounting
Financial Accounting
Economics Paper 1 & 11
CONFERENCES/TRAINING ATTENDED
November 2009 Certificate in Procurement and Supply Chain
Management- Netherlands
12TH
– 22ND
JANUARY 2004 Lectured in the training of staff of Oxfam tailored
course for Financial Controllers, Directors and
treasurer
10TH
NOV – 15TH
NOV African Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network
Conference
15TH
SEPT – 15TH
DEC 2003 Lectured in the training of staff of the Auditor
General’s Department – Ministry of Finance –
Government of Sierra Leone
Subjects Lectured – Taxation and Financial
Accounting at the Institute of Public Administration
and Management Tower hill – Freetown
DECEMBER 2002 Lectured in the training of Non-Financial Accountant
in Non-Profit making organisation – Sierra Leone
Red Cross. At the Institute of Public Administration
and Management – Tower Hill – Freetown

7. 11TH
– 15TH
NOV 2002 ABUJA Project Proposal – A Study of the effect of
computerisation on the performance of Government
Institutions in Sierra Leone submitted to the African
Technology Policy Studies (ATPS) Network, Nairobi,
Kenya
2009 Sage Accounting Software
APRIL 2001 – BANJUL Seminal – Administrative and Accounting
JUNE 2001 – ABIDJAN Conference for the implementation of Accounting
Software – Templates
JANUARY 2000 Training on Accounting Software – MYOB
JUNE 1999 – BANJUL Training on Accounting Software – DacEasy
REFEREES
Dr Brima Kargbo
Chief Medical Officer
Ministry of Health and Sanitation
5th
Floor Youyi Building – Freetown
Mobile Phone No: +232 33317902
Email: brimakargbo@gmail.com
His Grace the Bishop Abu Koroma
Flaming Evangelical Ministries
Congo Town
Kingtom – Freetown
Mobile Phone No: +23276610859 / +23233610859
Professor Gbamanja
Acting Deputy Vice Chancellor- Fourah Bay College
University of Sierra Leone
Mount Aureole - Freetown
Mobile Phone No: +23276879465
Rev. Alimamy Kargbo
The Chairman-Country Coordinating Mechanism
(CCM Board)
Global Fund HIV/AIDs , Tuberculosis and Malaria
Grants
45 Adelaide Street

8. Freetown
Mobile Phone No: +232 76613186
Email: alimamaykargbo@yahoo.com
Mr. Edward T. Ngandi
National President Sierra Leone Red Cross Society
6 Liverpool Street
Freetown
Mobile Phone No. +23276668566
Email: tamba454@yahoo.com
Dr. Dante A. Bendu
Dean- Faculty of Social Sciences and Law- Fourah
Bay College
Accounting and Finance Department
University of Sierra Leone
Telephone No. +232-76620644
Email: sarante3@yahoo.co.uk
Dr. Abu K. Kamara PhD, MPhil, ACCA (UK), ACA (SL)
Contact Phone Number: +232-76 - 611-866
E-mail address: abukamara2000@yahoo.com