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Robert Onek\">\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"profile-header-info\">\n <h1 class=\"profile-name\">CPA. Robert Onek<\/h1>\n <h2 class=\"profile-position\">Lead Consultant<\/h2>\n <div>\n <span class=\"profile-badge\">Professional Accountant<\/span>\n <span class=\"profile-badge\">MBA<\/span>\n <span class=\"profile-badge\">CPA(U)<\/span>\n <span class=\"profile-badge\">Certified Fraud Examiner<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <!-- Main Profile Content -->\n <div class=\"profile-content\">\n <!-- Qualifications Section -->\n <div class=\"profile-section\">\n <h3 class=\"section-title\">Qualifications<\/h3>\n <div class=\"qualifications-list\">\n <span class=\"qualification-item\">BMS (Accounting - Kyambogo University)<\/span>\n <span class=\"qualification-item\">CPA(U)<\/span>\n <span class=\"qualification-item\">MBA (University of Suffolk, UK)<\/span>\n <span class=\"qualification-item\">Generative AI Overview for Project Managers<\/span>\n <span class=\"qualification-item\">Basics of Disciplined Agile\u2122 (PMI)<\/span>\n <span class=\"qualification-item\">Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification<\/span>\n <span class=\"qualification-item\">Member of ICPAU<\/span>\n <span class=\"qualification-item\">Associated Member of Certified Fraud Examiner<\/span>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <!-- Biography Section -->\n <div class=\"profile-section\">\n <h3 class=\"section-title\">Professional Background<\/h3>\n <p class=\"bio-paragraph\">\n Robert is a professional accountant with a decade of experience working in complex humanitarian and development environments with local, regional, and international development partners with a proven track record of successfully building the capacity of not-for-profit organizations to comply with donor requirements in areas like procurement, contract management, financial management, internal controls, tax, managing operations and finances, and developing financial systems for intricate multi-partner projects as well as Strategic planning.\n <\/p>\n <p class=\"bio-paragraph\">\n Robert's other areas of expertise are; planning for financial sustainability, Compliance monitoring and reporting, Financial systems management, Cash flow management, projections, accounting and reporting.\n <\/p>\n <p class=\"bio-paragraph\">\n Robert possesses strong interpersonal and communication skills as well as a track record for establishing and preserving long-term commercial relationships along with creating and carrying out intricate financial and operational interactions, he has developed good working relationships with both domestic and international partners as well as host Governments.\n <\/p>\n <p class=\"bio-paragraph\">\n Robert has Demonstrated expertise in conducting assessments of existing policies, identifying gaps, and implementing improvements to enhance financial governance, and has facilitated workshops, and training sessions, and provided one-on-one coaching to build capacity and transfer knowledge effectively to diverse stakeholders.\n <\/p>\n <\/div>\n \n <!-- Memberships & Associations -->\n <div class=\"profile-section memberships\">\n <h3 class=\"section-title\">Memberships & Committees<\/h3>\n <ul>\n <li>Member of the International Non-Profit Accounting Guidance (INPAG) focus group 2, Financial Presentation<\/li>\n <li>Executive Committee member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants Mid-Eastern Member Network<\/li>\n <li>Board Advisory Executive at Kichini Gardeners<\/li>\n <\/ul>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n <!-- Profile Footer with Experience Counter and Social Links -->\n <div class=\"profile-footer\">\n <div class=\"experience-counter\">\n <div class=\"counter-number\">13<\/div>\n <div class=\"counter-label\">Years of Experience<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <div class=\"social-links\">\n <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/cpa-onek-robert-34b42330\/?originalSubdomain=ug\" target=\"_blank\">\n <svg class=\"linkedin-icon\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"#ffffff\">\n <path d=\"M19 0h-14c-2.761 0-5 2.239-5 5v14c0 2.761 2.239 5 5 5h14c2.762 0 5-2.239 5-5v-14c0-2.761-2.238-5-5-5zm-11 19h-3v-11h3v11zm-1.5-12.268c-.966 0-1.75-.79-1.75-1.764s.784-1.764 1.75-1.764 1.75.79 1.75 1.764-.783 1.764-1.75 1.764zm13.5 12.268h-3v-5.604c0-3.368-4-3.113-4 0v5.604h-3v-11h3v1.765c1.396-2.586 7-2.777 7 2.476v6.759z\"\/>\n <\/svg>\n Connect on LinkedIn\n <\/a>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<\/body>\n<\/html><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Esbert Associates – About Our Founder CPA. 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