Financial Operating Model, Program Sustainability & Proposal Financial Modeling

African Diaspora United for Development (ADUD) is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2014. We mobilize African diaspora expertise, partnerships, and resources to advance community development, education, economic opportunity, leadership, and sustainable development in the United States and Africa.

As part of our organizational relaunch, ADUD is strengthening its institutional financial management capabilities to support responsible operations, accountability, compliance, and long-term sustainability.

We seek an experienced Pro Bono Financial Management Consultant to undertake the first phase of this transformation: assessing our existing financial practices and establishing a practical financial architecture and foundational internal controls.

Working with executive leadership, the Consultant will review available financial documentation, identify significant gaps and risks, recommend improvements, and develop a foundational Chart of Accounts, financial coding structure, and essential financial control recommendations.

ADUD will provide its existing Financial Readiness Packet, preliminary registers, organizational/program information, and available historical records. Complete historical reconstruction is not required.

The resulting framework will inform subsequent budgeting, financial forecasting, program sustainability, and executive reporting initiatives, including future integration with ADUD's AICE Microsoft 365/SharePoint institutional platform.

Engagement: Remote, approximately 8–12 weeks at 2–5 hours per week, with final scope and schedule mutually agreed upon.

We welcome professionals experienced in nonprofit accounting, financial management, controllership, financial systems, and organizational financial transformation.

1. Initial Assessment & Implementation Work Plan

Review ADUD's available financial records, systems, practices, and organizational needs. Submit a concise preliminary assessment and proposed work plan within seven calendar days of kickoff for ADUD's review and approval. The assessment will identify principal gaps, risks, recommendations, priorities, and information requirements.

2. Foundational Chart of Accounts & Financial Coding Framework

Develop a practical, reusable Chart of Accounts and supporting coding dictionary, including appropriate general ledger classifications, cost centers, program/project identifiers, grant/fund codes, and expense categories. Recommend a straightforward approach for identifying and allocating shared organizational and program costs.

3. Essential Financial Controls & Recommendations

Prepare a concise set of recommended financial controls addressing expenditure authorization, transaction classification, documentation, financial reconciliation, segregation of duties, restricted funds, and management oversight.

4. Final Documentation & Handoff

Provide editable deliverables, brief implementation guidance, a prioritized list of next steps, and a knowledge-transfer session with designated ADUD personnel.

Expected Outcome: A practical financial management foundation that ADUD can adopt and build upon through subsequent implementation phases.

This engagement does not require a historical audit, accounting software deployment, a complete financial model, or development of executive dashboards.

Organization Mission

ADUD is a non-partisan, non-profit organization created to ultimately empower African diaspora communities worldwide, by engaging and partnering with individuals, businesses, agencies, and institutions in a collaborative effort to heavily contribute to the educational and social development of Africa and to build a stronger community. The vision of ADUD is to improve the partnership opportunities for our African diaspora communities, so that together we can stand strong to address the social and educational issues and lacks in Africa. ADUD staff and trained volunteers will educate, connect people to resources and encourage community collaboration addressing subtopics including but not limited to health, youth, families, welfare and community development. Our programs are developed in direct response to community need. In a global view, ADUD understands that for all of the reasons, whether it be for the pursuit of increased economic and civil stability, for increased health well-being, or if it is to embark on a new job or join a loved one, the African Diaspora target community in this 21st Century, consists of people of African origin living outside their country of origin, irrespective of their current citizenship and nationality, who are willing to contribute to the development of Africa, starting with their local community. Through our principal pillars Help, Educate, Lead, and Promote Philanthropy (H.E.L.P.), we assist our local diaspora communities by connecting people to resources here and abroad by offering specialized educational programs and projects, by offering various workshops on awareness of community needs and integration, healthy living, etc. and other educational trainings, coordinating social and professional networking events, and providing organized opportunities to give back to our local communities and our countries.