The document provides a summary of Emmanuel Chenny's professional experience and qualifications. It details over 25 years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, grants and project management working for organizations like USAID, Search for Common Ground, and Africare. His experience includes managing budgets, financial reporting, ensuring compliance, and providing training. He has extensive experience working with US government and international grants and contracts.

1. EMMANUEL W. CHENNY
6080 Thoroughbred CT Unit: C
Waldorf, MD 20603 echennyus@yahoo.com Tel: +1(908)-230-7225
Accomplished Accounting Professional with over twenty-five (25) years of combined cross-functional competencies in accounting,
financial analysis, information systems and development project management. Proficient in managing project finance and
administration of USAID/USG Grants, Contracts and Agreements. Excellent organizational, budget management, leadership, team and
capacity building, sub-grant management and stakeholders’ relations.
Key Strengths
 USAID/USG Grants, Contracts and Agreements  OMB circulars A-110, A-122, A-133/2 CFR 200
 Project Finance and Administration  Experience preparing FFR SF-425, SF-270, SF-272
 EU, DFID, AUSaid UN and Dutch grants & awards  Risks, donor, Personnel and Procurement management
 Experience in GAAP, IFRS  Budget management
 Negotiated Indir. Cost Recovery Agreement (NICRA)  Compliance and Internal control audit
 Grants, Sub-agreements and contracts management  HQ-field office wire transfers reconciliation
 Training and capacity building  Information technology
 Staff advance and B/L accounts reconciliation  Excellent interpersonal skills
 Excellent oral & written English communication skills  U.S. Citizen; lived and worked in Sub-Saharan Africa
 Basic oral and written French skills  Experience supporting projects in Africa
Professional Experience
Project Finance Manager, Search for Common Ground Washington, DC 04/16 to Present
USAID/USG, EU, DFID, Dutch, various governments and organizations grants and contracts – peace building, conflict resolution,
sustainable business practice, governance, gender equality, refugee issues, security sector reform and capacity building.
 Responsible for all aspects of field financial data management at headquarters as well as the managing of grants and contracts
from proposal to close-out for East Africa; approve sub-agreements, sub-grantees financial reports and fund requests.
 Coordinate the designing of grant and contract budgets with project team, ensure appropriate sign- off and processes for accuracy
and reliability.
 Provide financial risk analysis support needs at project level; conduct internal control and compliance audit.
 Lead finance section of the new award start up meetings.
 Conduct training of country office finance and regional country finance managers; coordinate field employee/consultant hire.
 Sets up award in financial system, establish compliance check plans to review transactional compliance with internal control
policy and procedure, as well as donor rules and regulations.
 Leads and conducts review meetings of monthly country office financial report submissions for assigned portfolio – East Africa
 Prepare financial reports for timely submission to donors in compliance with the financial reporting requirements of the donor.
 Monitors spending in relation to budgets within donor specified line-item flexibility.
 Monitor fiscal performance or each project; identifies significant over/under expenditures and implements corrective action.
 Ensure field accounting procedures conform to good practice and company policy as well as donor regulations surrounding grants
and contracts financial management; update field finance policies as needed.
Finance and Administration Officer/Consultant, Dexis Consulting Group Washington, DC 07/15 /to 9/15
The USAID Global Health Program Cycle Improvement Project (GH Pro) - Program and project evaluation, Global Health program
and research management of all USAID Foreign Assistance Health portfolio- $84.2 million five-year contract. Implementing partner-
The QED Group.
 Performed Finance, Administration, Accounting and compliance oversight for over one hundred and fifty (150) Dexis and QED
consultants’ assignments in over eighty countries.
 Ensured accuracy and compliance with GAAP and USAID regulations for all expenses from vendors, consultants and travels.
 Used Department of State Standardized Regulation (DSSR) and GSA Domestic Per Diem Rates tables to calculate consultants’
M&IE, Post Differential, COLA, Danger pay and other posts allowances as indicated in their contracts; Processed and requested
travel advances for consultants’ logistics and travel needs;
 Worked with Project Managers as liaison to the GH Pro partners in the preparation of purchase order agreement/modifications
and consultants hiring;

2.  Reviewed/audited consultants’ invoices, travel expense reports (TERs) and advance requests for coding accuracy, compliance
with consulting agreements, travel policies, DSSR, GSA and USAID FAR.
 Tracked all Dexis and QED consultants LOEs, consultants’/ vendors’ invoices and expense reports (TERs).
 Reconciled monthly consultants travels with credit card statements; Prepared monthly invoice to USAID.
Regional Accounting Analyst, Africare Washington, DC 11/14 to 06/15
USAID/USDA/USPB/OFDA, UNICEF, MOHSW, Australian AID and various donors' agriculture and small scale irrigation, health,
empowerment and development projects- Combined annual project budget of over $15million.
 Served as primary project finance and administrative officer at HQ for six (6) assigned countries- Liberia, Niger, Chad, Burkina
Faso, Zimbabwe and Uganda;
 Extracted field financial information from QuickBooks, reviewed, analyzed, created journal entry and posted into Lawson
accounting system;
 Reviewed and processed wire transfer requests from field offices and sub-recipients.
 Review and reconcile field bank statements, petty cash, advances and other accounts with general ledger;
 Reviewed field financial reports for consistency, completeness and accuracy of documentation and proper posting to correct
budget item;
 Prepared monthly financial reports for country offices and reviewed reports with the Int'l Program department;
 Prepared monthly and quarterly donor reports-FFR-425, SF-272 and other customized donor reports;
 Assisted program managers and other project staff with the administration and management of awards and sub-awards to include
contracts, grants and cooperative agreements;
 Coordinated personnel and consultants hiring; Worked with country directors and finance personnel in creating project budget;
 Assisted with annual financial and A-133 audits; Assisted program managers and budget staff in regular monthly monitoring of
project spending levels;
 Assisted with training of project accounting staff and participate in training new project staff;
 Monitor compliance of budgets modification for submission to USAID and other donors; and
 Coordinated project procurements with field, program managers and procurement officer.
Grants Manager/Consultant, SNI Financial/College Summit Washington, DC 08/14 to 09/14
US grant to College Summit-program to prepare low-income high school students (9th-12th grades) for college
education, increase and maintain high enrollment rates.
 Updated USG grants and contracts to meet OMB A-113 requirements;
 Prepared federal Grant schedules for annual A-133 audit;
 Prepared and updated proposal budgets and reports for federal and philanthropic/private grants;
 Checked all grants activities and reporting on donors' compliance.
Finance/Project Administrator, PATH Washington, DC 11/13 to 07/14
USAID HIV/AIDS ProVIC and ProSIFU Projects, TB TB2015 Project and CIDA ARISE Project in the DRC, Bangladesh, India,
Kenya, Tanzania-Combined annual project budget of over $14million.
 Monitored project implementation including managing contracts, partner relations, donor relations;
 Managed budgets, expenses, and deliverables in accordance with donor regulations;
 Tracked all sub-recipients’ expenses and invoices for accuracy, donor and NICRA adherence;
 Managed sub-agreements, consulting contracts and hired consultants and in-country project staff;
 Provided daily administrative support for in-country and HQ operations; Coordinated project Close-outs
 Monitored and tracked Monthly Expense Reports (MERs) and Labor(LOE) reports against budget;
 Prepared pipeline analysis, monthly and quarterly project expenditure reports;
 Formulated and put into effect a monthly financial & LOE tracking systems.
Consultant, ACDI/VOCA Washington, DC 08/13 to 09/13
USAID Farmer-to-Farmer project Liberia Assignment# 596230E Cash Management, Control System and Record
Keeping training- Monrovia, Liberia.
 Trained staff of the Rally Time Self Help Savings Club and thirty (30) individuals from the Rally Time farmers' market and the
surrounding markets in cash management, control systems, and record keeping;
 Developed a financial system template for produce marketers to improve operational efficiency, while conforming to cash
management, control and record-keeping standards;
 Trained participants in small business marketing techniques; and
 Worked with small farmers, marketers and produce sellers on how to create, develop and maintain a small business.

3. Manager/Tax consultant, Chenny & Co Smyrna, DE 03/07 to 07/13
 Prepared income tax returns of business firms and individuals, making sure they are in compliance with IRS laws;
 Client queries regarding tax codes and appropriate deductions and applied codes that mitigated their risks;
 Performed e-filing tasks and addressed complex tax issues and tax deduction problems for clients.
Financial Analyst, AIG Marketing Wilmington, DE 02/07 to 03/08
 Analyzed PLC general operating expenses (GOE) of the P&L;
 Prepared operating, variance, and cost center reports for PLC sites;
 Maintained Access database for Postage, telecom, and UPS charges;
 Completed design and implementation of a new automated Access database postage tracking system for 100 PLC sites
around the country, providing for more efficient reporting systems;
 Generated monthly PLC financial statements;
Senior Accountant, Weichert Relocation Resources Morris Plains, NJ 01/06 to 02/07
 Prepared GL account reconciliations and analyses, inter-company reconciliations;
 Complex bank reconciliations; US monthly close, year-end audit schedules and documentation;
 Brought all complex bank and inter-company reconciliations to current from 2004 and 2005;
 Managed Hong Kong, Denver and Houston division monthly close.
Accountant ll, AGFA Corporation Ridgefield Park, NJ 11/99 to 12/05
 Prepared all recurring entries. Handled all A/P, employee relocation and legal accruals for all business groups, completed
A/P Citi Bank reconciliation ($30M) 100+-page bank statement;
 Completed SAP G/L account analysis and account clearing, prepared cost center charge backs;
 Prepared variance analysis, inter-company analysis and generated financial reports;
 Completed lockbox bank reconciliation, reconciled credit card payment with merchant service and GL;
 Created and posted monthly entries 10k-plus lines in SAP system;
 Managed Travel & Expense Vinnet system and employees AMEX credit card accounts for more than 1800 employees;
Budget formulation and financial statements preparation, monthly accounting book close;
Education
MS, Accounting Kean University - Union, NJ 05/05
BBA, Accounting University of Liberia - Liberia 06/88
Professional Training & Workshops
 Certificate USAID Rules & Regulations:
Grants & Cooperative
Agreements,
(2 CFR 200) Super Circular
InsideNGO, Johns Hopkins University
Baltimore, MD
05/15
 Certificate Certified Development
Project Manager
PM4DEV, Atlanta, GA 05/15
 Certificate Project Design Monitoring &
Evaluation
PM4DEV, Atlanta, GA 05/15
 Certificate Certified Project
Administrator
PATH Corporate HQ, Seattle WA 04/14
 Certificate Project Information
Management Systems
PM4DEV, Atlanta, GA 10/13
 Certificate Fundamental Project
Management
PM4DEV, Atlanta, GA 10/13
Technical Skills
 Deltek  QuickBooks  Lawson  SAP  J.D. Edwards  SharePoint
 Windows  Oracle Financials  MS Office  AS400  Great Plains  Salesforce
 MCSE, 2000  A+ CompTIA  MS Excel  MS Word  MS PowerPoint  MS Access
References presented upon request.