Sihem Sahli is a highly organized and self-driven person, passionate about developing her career in the field of finance and NGOs capacity building. Her commitment can be gauged from the fact that she is a holder of Masters Degrees in management, finance & economic development from the University of Clermont Ferrand I in France, The Frankfurt School of finance & management & the European Investment Bank. Besides, in 2017, She registered for the ‘Chartered Financial Analyst CFA’ Exam level I.
Possessing more than nine years of experience of working in diverse positions with multiple NGO and financial institutions, she has gained extensive insight within this field, especially financial projects management and partnership programmes. From 2008 to 2012, she was at the head of the External Financing department in Amen Bank, where she was in charge of dealing with all the bank’s partners in order to provide it with grants and external loans. Then, Sihem conducted several consulting missions in several institutions: VERMEG – BANQUE DE FRANCE, Companies from various industrial and agri-food sectors, Entrepreneurs Finance Centre (EFC) (Canadian Micro Finance Institution), Enda inter-arabe and the Institute of War & Peace reporting “IWPR”, (British NGO).

Sihem Salhi is, also, an Economics Instructor at Avicenne Private Business School in Tunisia and at Edupedia (online university) in India.

Projects Accountant Responsible, Tunisia and Libya Regions

Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)

Jul. 2017 - Dec. 2018

Support the Financial Director in the management of all current programs, Collect, record and archive all financial transactions documents (receipts, invoices) related to all IWPR grants, Prepare all end of month financial reporting for related grants, Liaise with IWPR operations and program managers to coordinate and collect the necessary documents (receipts, invoices) to complete the monthly financial reporting in a timely fashion. Liaise with the Country Director and Finance Manager on issues of budget and BVA analysis, monthly project spend-down plans and potential budget re-alignments, in order to flag potential under/over spends ahead of program close down.

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Programmes Manager

Enda inter-arabe

Jan. 2017 - Jul. 2017

Fundraising from international donors, Developing program proposals, Team management, Program management, Implementation of financing transaction, Leading of operations, Monitoring of Technical Assistance Projects, Overseeing Due Diligence, contracts approval and signing, Projects execution until full completion and Policy dialogue.

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Consultant

Entrepreneurs Finance Centre (EFC), Canadian microfinance institution

Dec. 2015 - Jun. 2016

Lead and manage the general administrative and operational activities, Daily management of all staff, Management and development of human capital, Supervision of branches, Implementation of internal controls, Establishment of business development strategies, Communication of the EFC brand, Management of the Department of Marketing and Project management of branches opening.

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Finance and Administrative Officer - MENA Region

Institute for War & Peace Reporting (IWPR)

Aug. 2015 - Dec. 2015

Prepare all reports and documentation required by the project, Prepare monthly project and financial reports, and donor reports, for submission to the Program Manager, Collect, record and archive all financial transaction documents (receipts, invoices) related to Women of the Frontline Project, Liaise with Finance Manager on issues of budget and BVA analysis, monthly project spend down plans and potential budget re-alignments, in order to flag potential under/over spends ahead of program close down and Travel as required to assist on project implementation.

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Head of the External Financing Department & Grants Manager

AMEN BANK

Jan. 2008 - Jul. 2012

Management of the external credit loans granted by the international financial institutions and by several governments, Negotiation external credit loans with the international financial institutions, Preparation of audit and control missions organised by the international financial institutions, Financial analysis of imputation as required by donors model files, Preparation of statistics and periodic reports to the attention of donors, the Tunisian Central Bank and Ministry of Finance, Preparation of drawings and related accounting, Management of missions by the Statutory Auditors, Participation in the preparation of financial packages for the bank: capital increase, participation in the capital of other banks, subordinated debt and Participation in the project of opening a window of Islamic finance.

Master in Law, Economy and Management

University of Clermont Ferrand 1, Auvergne, France

2011 - 2012

Major : PPP Project Management. Ranking : 2nd with honors

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Diploma in Banking

Institut de Financement et de Développement du Maghreb Arabe (IFID)

2006 - 2007

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Diploma in Finance

Institut des Hautes Études Commerciales (IHEC)

2001 - 2005