Osaba Richard

A Financial Management Specialist with a wealth of experience and training in accounting, including professional certification. Osaba holds a Masters Degree in Financial Management (MFM) from Amity University, Uttar Pradesh – India and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-FM2919). He has over 15 years of experience in both the private and not-for-profit sectors, managing multi-donor budgets for projects amounting to an estimated USD 10 million annually. Familiar with donor funding guidelines from several organizations such as USAID, UNDP, FORD FOUNDATION, WELLSPRING, DANIDA, DGF, ICNL, and WILDE GAZEN. His major roles have included financial systems strengthening, budgeting and financial management, auditing, risk analysis, treasury management, donor grants/contracts management, and donor relationship management. He has also been involved in staff recruitment, orientation, and capacity building, providing statutory and legal advisory services, developing and enforcing policies, overseeing procurement processes, strengthening internal controls, and risk mitigation. In his free time, Osaba likes to attend to his farm and take care of his family.