Nicolas Bach
Financial and Administrative Management for International Development Programs
I have extensive experience in financial and administrative management of international development programs in complex environments.
My experience includes, but is not limited to: • restructuring financial and legal framework • risk management of institutional funding • remote management of staff • training and developing local civil society associations
29 contacts2008 - 2010Responsible for the administrative and financial management of the regional program (6 countries, $6.5M, 10 currencies, 12 projects, 35 implementing partners, 80 employees) covering a wide range of projects; such as health, relief and recovery and support to the civil society in Jordan, West-Bank / Gaza Strip, Lebanon, Iraq, Egypt and Yemen:
• Merger of the administration and finance of 5 country programs and consolidation of the regional program
• Development and implementation of the 2008-2013 regional strategy
• Coordination and capacity building of regional and country administrative and financial teams (12 staff)
• Financial and legal risk management of the regional program, including the contracts with 15 donors, (USAID, European Union, United Nations) with preparation of proposals, financial reports and training of teams
• Implementation of an ERP (Microsoft Dynamics Nav) strengthening the financial and accounting information system
• Audit and capacity building (finance, procurement, logistics) to support local partners
• Development of guidelines and trainings for the management of a micro grants scheme for local advocacy groups
2007 - 2008Responsible for the administrative and financial management of emergency projects and post-emergency restructuring of the Lebanon program ($1.5M, 40 staffs, 4 projects, 10 implementing partners) :
• Management of the administrative team (4 staff)
• Financial management of all contracts with institutional donors (ECHO and DFID) and preparation of three external audits on ECHO projects (Ernst and Young and French Cour des Comptes)
• Monitoring of implementing partners and capacity building of Lebanon Support, a local organization created during the 2006 conflict ( http://lebanon-support.org )
2005 - 2006• Implementation of the program’s financial monitoring tools (annual budget of $50K).
• Development of local partnerships; identified potential partners and established co-funding strategies for the projects
• Successful fundraising at local and international level
2002 - 2005• Preparation and monitoring of the budgets and the financial reporting of 80 agencies (annual turnover of €300M)
• Creation of a reporting system for 150 sales managers in order to improve the accuracy of the market position
• Supervision of key accounts; Set up financing solutions for the contracts and monitored the debt collection