Georgetown University: School of Foreign Service in Qatar

Amol Dani
Chief Operating Officer
Key Responsibilities

• Member of the senior management team and senior advisor to the Dean of SFS-Qatar
• Management of administrative areas such as Finance, Information technology, Facilities and the Washington Operations Office
• Responsible for strategic planning, policy / program development and day-to-day operational and administrative functions
• Major liaison between Georgetown University’s Main Campus, SFS-Qatar and Qatar Foundation in all operational and administrative matters and as a representative of the Dean of SFS-Qatar

Phone: +974-492-7680
Room: A036F
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Ivan Gray
Financial Officer
Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for monthly and bi-weekly payroll processing for all faculty, staff and student workers
• Approve and process business reimbursements
• Provide monthly compensation variance data to senior management
• Administer leave requests
• Verify the completeness and accuracy of SFS-Qatar campus wide performance based increases and salary changes

Phone: +974-492-7912
Room: A032D
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Rita Kovach
Director of Finance
Key Responsibilities:

• Preparation of SFS-Qatar’s annual and long term operating and capital budget
• Strategic planning and financial reporting
• Overseeing grant administration and compliance
• Managing new initiatives and process improvements

Phone: +974-492-7679
Room: A036E
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Shaida Sonde
Controller
Key Responsibilities:

• Management of accounting, procurement and business affairs functions of SFS-Qatar
• Oversee the development, implementation and management of all financial practices, policies and procedures of SFS-Qatar
• Chief liaison with external and internal auditors and with Qatar Foundation on matters relating to accounting and procurement

Phone: +974-492-7653
Room: A036F
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Aimee Unger
Business Manager
Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for acquisition of goods and services for SFS-Qatar
• Responsible for administration of procurement cards, corporate credit cards and business reimbursements
• Management of relationship with vendors and negotiating best value with suppliers taking into consideration, departmental requirements and university goals

Phone: +974-492-7656
Room: A036D
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Afsha Kohli
Travel and Logistics Coordinator
Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for coordinating business travel for SFS-Qatar employees and other guests and visitors of SFS-Qatar
• Primary contact with SFS-Qatar authorized travel agencies, hotels, transportation and logistics providers
• Assist in event planning and ensuring all logistics and administrative requirements for events are in place

Phone: +974-492-7661
Room: A036C
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Rahul Chandran
Accountant

Phone: +974-492-7036
Room: A36A
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Khawla Hamza
Administrative Assistant
Key Responsibilities:

• Processing payments to suppliers and other external constituencies
• Preparation of student bills and distribution to students
• Processing employee receivables, coordination of files for audit purposes other financial and administrative tasks

Phone: +974-492-7678
Room: A036
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