Phindile Winile Dlamini

Finance and accounting leader with 10+ years of experience in month-end close, financial reporting and analysis, budgeting and forecasting, reconciliations, internal controls, and contract compliance across nonprofit, public-sector, and professional-services organizations. Leads teams of up to 11, standardizes policies and processes, and translates complex financial issues for executives, program leaders, donors, and external stakeholders. Audit foundation from PricewaterhouseCoopers (GAAP and IFRS) and a STEM MBA from Olin Business School.

Financial Strategy Associate - TaTech LLC - Bowie, Maryland

(2026-06)

• Built and maintained financial models, budgets, forecasts, and cash-flow projections across 5 intercompany business units, supporting the planning cycle, resource allocation, and management decision-making.
• Developed financial performance reports and KPI dashboards tracking $5M revenue growth, 30% customer retention, and subscription performance, strengthening management reporting, financial visibility, and scalable financial controls.

Finance Analyst - Financial Planning & Analysis Lead - Coordinating Assembly for Non-Governmental Organizations - Mbabane, Swaziland

(2019-03 - 2024-07)

• Led an 11-member team providing financial oversight and grant management for a +US$6M Global Fund portfolio across two grant cycles, supporting five implementing organizations to meet contract conditions and spend within the approved budget and signed grant agreement.
• Owned the monthly review cycle for sub-recipient financial reports, forecasts, and cash disbursement requests, reconciling expenditures to approved budgets and contract terms and resolving discrepancies through supporting documentation and corrective actions.
• Owned P&L review, variance analysis, and account reconciliations; identified approximately $200K in financial discrepancies, investigated root causes, and coordinated corrective actions with finance and program teams.
• Prepared quarterly financial reports for the donor, reported results to executive management, built grant presentations, and supported Global Fund country missions.
• Coordinated pre-award and post-award audit readiness, reconciling supporting schedules to the trial balance, reviewing auditor-selected samples, responding to audit queries, and coaching partners on corrective actions.
• Conducted quarterly expenditure and fixed asset verifications across implementing partners and 14 sub-regions to confirm accuracy and compliance; a review of 40 grant vehicles led to GPS tracking and a 30% fuel cost reduction.
• Recovered an outstanding $30,000 VAT refund before grant closeout by reconciling VAT schedules and escalating to the Revenue Authority, eliminating repayment exposure and ensuring donor compliance.

Oversight Lead - Financial & Performance Analytics - Eswatini Public Procurement Regulatory Agency - Mbabane, Swaziland

(2017-02 - 2019-02)

• Improved operational efficiency of public entities by 36% by standardizing procurement procedures and work instructions to implement a newly approved public procurement act.
• Conducted financial and procurement compliance audits of the Central Transport Administration vehicle procurement, identifying US$300K in recoverable savings and helping the unit redefine its performance KPIs.

Finance and Administration Manager - Sandza Construction - Mbabane, Swaziland

(2016-06 - 2017-01)

• Posted and reviewed monthly journal entries, ensuring proper accruals and prepaid expense allocations at month-end close.
• Developed and implemented finance and procurement policies, decreasing end-to-end quarterly report processing time by 4 days.
• Led adoption of QuickBooks, automating a manual Excel-based reporting process, and trained staff.

Associate Auditor - Financial Analytics & Controls - PricewaterhouseCoopers - Mbabane, Swaziland

(2013-06 - 2016-05)

• Led financial statement audits and data-driven analysis engagements under GAAP and IFRS for clients with a collective +$200M in annual revenue, assessing financial controls and risk exposure.
• Served as the Global Fund's Local Fund Agent for a $600K education subsidy across 130 schools, tracing 100% of fees to school billing letters before approving disbursement; the program reached 98% absorption. Automated recurring journal entries in Pastel, cutting manual hours 40%.
• Built analytical models for the Central Bank of Eswatini special audit, identifying misstatements and driving recoveries of $210K+.

STEM Master of Business Administration - WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS, OLIN BUSINESS SCHOOL (2026-05)

Bachelor of Commerce Degree - Accounting - UNIVERSITY OF SWAZILAND (2013-10)