
Timeline
About me
Deputy Head of Finance, Contracts and Audit Section at European Commission
Education

Kalu institute - humanitarian aid study center
2017 - 2018Master’s in international cooperation and humanitarian aid international cooperation and humanitarian aidActivities and Societies: 1. Project Management : - Logical Framework Approach - Project Management and Implementation - Missions and Offices in the field 2. Sectors of Humanitarian Intervention, the Sphere Project and the UNHCR Emergency Manual 3. The international legal framework 4. Gender and cross cutting approaches 5. Ethics in humanitarian work and in development cooperation 6. Disasters and risk management

High school carlo dell'acqua
2003 - 2009Diploma in accountancy and commerce expert and programmer diploma in accountancy and commerce expert and programmer 75/100• Computer programming with Visual C++, Access (SQL), Dreamweaver, Office suit, Photoshop.• ECDL – European Computer Driving Licence.• Thesis title: The role of tax havens during the subprime financial crisis.

Università commerciale 'luigi bocconi'
2009 - 2012Business economics and management business economics and management 101/110 - 27/30• Distinctive elements: - International Banking; - International Business and Management; - Quantitative Methods for Managerial Decisions;• Thesis title: Business models and competitive analysis of the biscuits’ market in Italy.

Louvain school of management
2012 - 2014Master of science in management business administration, management and operations, accounting and finance 15.2/20 avec distinction- Thesis title: Dynamics of risk premia in Sovereign European bond market- Supply chain, Entrepreneurship, Portfolio Management*, Corporate finance*, Accounting*, Risk management*, Legal Aspects of International Business Management. *Recognized by the "CFA Institute University Recognition Program"
Experience

Fondazione dr. ambrosoli memorial hospital
Jul 2014 - Oct 2014Accountant supervisor• Achieved 15% write-off reduction by redesigning accounting & stock mngmt system with personnel training.• Ensured optimized information flow between wards and operations departments through new database.• Reviewed accounts chart and all financial statements.

Avsi foundation
Jan 2015 - Dec 2017• Negotiated partnerships with international and national NGOs for designing new projects, e.g. AVSI-OXFAM for DEVCO call for proposal Building Resilience: Education Opportunities in Fragile and Crisis Affected Environments (Uganda and South Sudan) & AVSI-CARE for the HIP 2018• Liaised with donors, clusters, NGOs Authorities and other stakeholders on aspects concerning programmes and contracts. Increased the annual budget of AVSI South Sudan from 1.8 mil to 4.2 mil• Led the management committee to develop the first strategic plan and update the operations manuals• Capacity building on Strategic, Operations, H.R. and Finance management to AVSI and partner staff• Communicated clear expectations to staff and establish a professional environment to encourage excellence, innovation, commitment and honesty to compliance with laws, donor rules and AVSI policies • Responsible for security and crisis management in a hard and volatile context Show less • Managed $4.6 million budget for country office including donors like DFID (HPF), EU & UN agencies.• Reorganized the HR department with HR management and payroll software, linked with the accounting, getting a more efficient information system, led to 70% drop in accounting errors.• Implementation of a stock management database system, leading to a better communication among AVSI Offices with an 80% items loss reduction.• Conducted first S. Sudan office audit covering total assets worth $2,190,129.08 in conjunction with Deloitte.• Achieved 22 project audits, including risk assessments, covering expenses totaling more than $13.7 million. Show less
Country Director
Jan 2017 - Dec 2017Finance Operations Manager
Jan 2015 - Dec 2016

Cesvi fondazione onlus
Jan 2018 - Sept 2018Emergency administrator, human resources & logistic coordinator• Verified more than 23 tender files from the invitation to the negotiation phases and writing the contracts• Set the Logistic and HR department with new policies, a clear structure and an information system to reduce of 15% the internal flow time of the organization• Developed an automatized cost-sharing allocation system, using VBA language on Excel• Established stock management with new rules and tools such as a website base stock management database to guarantee real-time control of all the inventories in the health facilities and warehouses both in Kenya and Somalia, reducing the supply lead time by 45%, from 25 to 13.75 days• Financial management of emergency projects founded by DFID, AICS, U.N., the World Bank and EU (ECHO & DEVCO) in Health, Nutrition, Wash and FSL (UCT) in Somalia Show less

European commission
Feb 2019 - now• Supervising the FCA section during the head absence, provide clear work instructions, and ensure that new HQ guidelines are implemented without causing bottlenecks.• Reviewing and analyzing the responsibilities and each staff portfolio to always keep the work balance within the team, thanks a constant feedback derived by the weekly section meeting.• Supervising through a financial verification for all the cooperation portfolio of the delegation which consists of 70 Contracts mainly Service Contracts and Contributions agreements for a total value of 600M EUR.• Collaborating closely with the Policy and Operation section to conduct a comprehensive projects cost analysis linked to in-depth monitoring of critical projects (mainly P&S, Health and Trade), ensuring optimal outcomes. Show less • Established a centralized knowledge base to map EUC activities (2000+) and programs (300+), facilitating and streamlining organizational-level knowledge sharing• Enhanced resource utilization and optimization by implementing an efficient project cost calculation at every phase of program implementation, conducted with a peer-to-peer analysis with comparable contracts to further refine and improve the overall cost-effectiveness.• Responsible for the confidential contracts under the envelope EIDHR-CBSS allocated to Egypt• Managing simultaneously more than 40 services, grants and Contribution Agreements’ contracts under ENI & EIDHR financing instruments for 110M EUR• Commission application focal point for the delegation with a high rate of satisfaction among colleagues Show less
Deputy Head of Finance, Contracts and Audit Section
Sept 2022 - nowFinance and Contracts Manager
Feb 2019 - Aug 2022
Licenses & Certifications

Ecdl (european computer driving licence)

Safe and secure approaches to field environments (ssafe)
United nationsNov 2015
Trauma & psychological first aid
Interhealth worldwideApr 2017
Languages
- itItalian
 - enEnglish
 - arArabic
 - frFrench
 
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