Ruusa Iita
Abt Global LLC
Windhoek
Work Preference
Job Search Status:
Open to work
Desired Job Title
Finance, HR and Admin ManagerSenior AccountantFinance AssociateAssociate Financial AnalystHuman Resources Specialist
Work Type
Full TimePart TimeContract WorkGig WorkConsultingVolunteerSeasonal Work
Location Preference
On-SiteRemote
Location:
Windhoek, Namibia
Open to relocation:
Yes
Minimum Desired Compensation
$45000/yr
Important To Me
Career advancementPaid time offHealthcare benefitsCompany Culture
21
Years of experience
Senior Finance, HR and Operations leader with a Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) and 20+ years' experience supporting donor-funded programs through financial, administrative, and governance coordination. Brings a hands-on approach to document review, board support, reporting, compliance, and cross-functional stakeholder coordination across international NGO environments. Known for maintaining strong controls, preparing accurate reports and packs, and keeping multiple projects aligned with policy, timelines, and funding requirements.
Work History
Finance, HR and Administration Director
12 Years 4 Months- Provided high-level governance oversight and risk management for operational and financial systems, ensuring integrity and accountability within donor-funded environments.
- Coordinated and directed end-to-end financial, payroll management, and human resources functions, including the implementation of performance management systems and staff development.
- Led the organization's growth from a single start-up project to approximately ten concurrent, high-value in-country projects, including a USD 33m 5-year VMMC project.
- Provided strategic advisory to senior executive leadership and donors, aligning corporate spending with long-term strategic plans and safeguarding financial liquidity and operational sustainability
- Produced timely monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports and potential audit disclosures that increased donor confidence and secured follow-on awards.
- Oversaw treasury and banking governance, monitoring foreign currency exposure and exchange-rate risk across donor-funded activities.
- Directed procurement protocols, pre-award due diligence and contract administration, mitigating financial and operational risks and ensuring costs remained allowable and fully documented.
- Provided oversight over institutional inventory, assets, facility maintenance, including the optimization of 13 vehicles and 7 trailers operating across 8 regions, institutional assets, cost-sharing of facilities and office infrastructure according to the Asset Management Policy, contributing to realized cost saving efforts.
- Developed multiple budget scenarios that stretched available funding by an additional two months, safeguarding program continuity during funding gaps.
- Provided oversight of ICT policies, infrastructure and IT security through supervision of the IT officer, implementing data access controls, safeguarding sensitive records and ensuring alignment with Head Office ICT and disaster recovery standards.
Country Operations Management Unit (COMU) Director
8 Years 10 Months- Provided strategic leadership and oversight over finance, operations, and administrative functions to ensure efficient, compliant support to approximately eight in-country projects.
- Collaborated with project technical leadership to align staffing, systems, budgets, and work plans with organizational priorities and available resources.
- Reduced month-end variances by training project teams on precise task-code allocation and reconciling inter-project account pools.
- Administered cost-share expenses among projects while safeguarding financial integrity, strengthening internal controls, and ensuring adherence to policies, donor requirements, and local regulations.
- Supported the organization's growth from a single start-up project to approximately eight projects spanning pharmaceutical, supply chain, training and capacity-building portfolios.
- Generated program implementation updates by tracking deliverables, procurement, variances and burn rates, preventing under- and over-expenditure.
- Prepared cash-flow projections and funds disbursement requests based on monthly implementation needs.
- Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
- Defined clear targets and objectives and communicated to other team members.
- Participated in 5-year and annual strategic plans by aligning project budget figures to implementation roadmap for submission to donors as part of funding proposals and ensured approved activities were implemented accordingly.
- Produced monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports by due dates and in line with donor and organizational requirements.
- Prepared cash flow projection and funds disbursements based on monthly implementation needs.
- Provided regular oversight over fiduciary, legal and statutory regulatory requirements requiring attention
Education
Bachelor of Commerce (Honors - Accounting) - Accounting
NQA accredited
Skills
Office administration
Data and records management
Multiple projects coordination
Financial management and reporting
Procurement and contract administration
Employee relations and wellness
Fleet and asset management
Software: QuickBooks
Sage VIP Payroll
MS 365
Stakeholder coordination
Governance
Audit preparedness and coordination
Internal controls and risk assessment
End-to-end HR and payroll management
Project start up and closeout
Working knowledge of IFRS and GAAP standards
Personal Information
- Title: Manager: Finance & Administration
- Nationality: Namibian
- Driving License: Valid Code BE
Languages
Fluent: English & Oshiwambo| Basic: Afrikaans, French
Training
- Periodic/Annual Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circulars 2004-2020
- Extensive annual in-house training as applicable to USG NGO funding, including OMB Circulars on ethical conduct, financial reporting, data and record management, compliance, internal controls and risk assessment, procurement integrity, audit preparedness, conflict of interest and fraud detection, workplace/vehicle safety & security: performance management
- Other
- Fraud Detection in the Workplace, SA 2012-07 / 2025
- IFRS Update 2025-11
- Labor Act 11 of 2007; Employment Equity Act 29 of 1998, 2008-07
- COIDA Update 2026-05
- Advanced MS Excel 2024-05
- VAT, Income Tax and Social Security
Other Previous Employers (Finance, HR & Operations supporting roles)
- African Development Foundation (ADF)/Namibia Development Foundation (NamDeF) – Funded by US Congress, implementing for income-generating communities at grassroots level
- American Institutes for Research (AIR) – Funded by USAID, implementing for Ministry of Education through US Peace Corps
Timeline
Finance, HR and Administration Director
Abt Global LLC
01.2013 - 05.2025Read More
Country Operations Management Unit (COMU) Director
Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
03.2004 - 01.2013Read More
Regent Business School
Bachelor of Commerce (Honors - Accounting) from Accounting
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