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Pettie Nyaga

@pettienyaga

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Experienced finance and grants management professional driving compliance.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I seek a senior finance or grants role where I can strengthen controls, ensure donor compliance, build partner capacity, and drive sustainable financial processes in a mission-driven organization.

I am a seasoned finance professional with deep expertise in grants management, donor reporting, and strengthening financial structures for NGOs and CBOs. I have led financial and grants functions for multi-donor projects, improving internal controls and delivering unqualified audit outcomes.

My work includes budgeting, payroll and statutory remittances, ledger and bank reconciliations, cashflow management, and use of ERPs like SUN, All-solutions, Sage and QuickBooks to produce timely management accounts. I have onboarded, assessed and built capacity for dozens of partners to meet donor and statutory requirements.

I am committed to streamlining financial operations, ensuring compliance, and supporting program sustainability through accurate financial reporting, cost recovery and process improvement that secures donor confidence and operational efficiency.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Grants Finance Consultant

Current

Self Employed

Apr 2024 - Present (1 year 6 months)

Provide financial and grants management consulting to CBOs and schools, implementing internal controls, streamlining reporting with QuickBooks, and supporting AR/AP and reconciliations to improve compliance and cashflow.

Grants Management Quickbooks Financial Reporting Internal Controls AP Reconciliation Budgeting Capacity Building

Grants Finance Officer

Hivos

May 2022 - Mar 2024 (1 year 10 months)

Managed financial and grants operations for the Voice project, ensured timely donor reporting, improved partner financial systems for 30 grantees, and achieved unqualified audit opinions through strengthened controls.

Grants Management Donor Reporting Budgeting Audit Support & Compliance

Programme Accountant

ActionAid Kenya

Jan 2016 - May 2022 (6 years 4 months)

Oversaw finance for 10 projects on the Global Platform, prepared budgets and management accounts, led audit follow-ups, and built financial structures for 17 partners resulting in improved reporting and funding wins.

Budgeting Financial Reporting

Finance & Admin Officer

ActionAid Kenya

Mar 2013 - Dec 2015 (2 years 9 months)

Managed programme-level finance, procurement and administration for the Makima Local Rights Programme, processed payments, maintained asset registers, and built partner capacity leading to improved grant compliance.

Procurement Payroll Asset Management Capacity Building Reporting

Accountant

Association of Sisterhoods of Kenya

Feb 2006 - Apr 2012 (6 years 2 months)

Managed financial reporting and audit coordination for donor-funded projects (Trocaire, Misereor), streamlined financial systems, and ensured statutory compliance and timely KRA filings.

Financial Reporting Donor Finance KRA Compliance Bookkeeping Reconciliations Reporting