Maria SYRAKOU

Under the direct supervision of the Field Quality Assurance-Team Leader and the overall supervision of SRMO:

• Assisting the Team Leader in producing periodic reports to the SRMO
• Preparing and delivering coherent and independent observation reports to the Team leader after every on-site visit
• Suggesting corrective actions in compliance with established project-related standards, internal protocols, regulatory requirements, and guidelines
• Conducting on-site field visits during mission operations to ensure adherence to project-related standards, internal protocols, regulatory requirements, and guidelines.
• Conducting oversight and quality control checks to Field Procurement and Logistic Assistants.
• Conducting ad hoc Warehouse inspection visits
• Conducting ad hoc monitoring exercises on-site in assets inventory
• Assisting in risk management by conducting ad hoc exercises in Implementing Partners

Under the direct supervision of the NO-Budget Officer and the overall supervision of SRMO:

• Performing the review and verification of Implementing Partners' financial reports in accordance with IOM rules and the relevant regulatory donor framework
• Counterchecking the financial data with the certified physical and electronic copies, as well as all the supporting documents
• Reviewing of Implementing Partners procurement procedures are aligned with IOM procurement standards
• Assisting in providing guidance in reporting to IOM's implementing partners
• Conducted budget monitoring
• Monitoring Project installments to Implementing Partners and preparing the respective Requests for Payments

Bookkeeping and auditing

Executing reconciliation checks in accounting records on a monthly and annual basis

Monitoring bank account transactions

Preparing payroll and executing validity checks on a monthly and annual basis

Preparing and producing financial statements and reports (VAT, payroll taxes, income taxes)

Holding communication with associates and clients
Mentoring protégé

Senior Project Support Assistant in The Teachers Education Organization (OEPEK), a Legal Entity of Private Law supervised by the Minister of Education "Project Digital School":
Collecting, recording, and filing financial information by the project beneficiaries
Responsible for recording, auditing, and registering financial data at the Operational Programme System
Monitoring expenditures
Holding communication with stakeholders
Assisting in the preparation of financial reports

Project Financial and Administrative Assistant in Equal project funded by the European Social Fund (ESF) and co-funded by the EU Member States. responsible in monitoring the following projects:
ASPIDDA DP Managing Organization IOM Mission in Greece,
AKTINERGIA DP M.O.. Hellenic Red Cross,
SYGLISEIS DP M.O.. Hellenic Agency for Local Development and Local Government (E.E.T.A.A.) S.A,
DIAPOLISMIKI DP M.O.. Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE)
Responsible for recording, auditing and registering financial data at the Operational Programme System of the Ministry of Labour (Managing Authority in Greece)
Monitoring expenditures and budget consumption in accordance with project baselines and technical reports
Preparing financial and statistical reports for partners and the Managing Authority
Recommending changes according to budget and Programme technical reports