Juan Carlos Camacho Sofrony

• Lead procurement, grants, contracts, finance, and operations for the $14.9 million USAID-funded ARCO Activity, aimed at deepening USAID’s strategic partnership with Mexico’s Agency for International Cooperation and Development (AMEXCID) and providing sustainable economic opportunities for youth and farmers in northern Central America, thereby addressing the root causes of irregular migration
• Provide guidance to technical teams in Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador to effectively address technical, financial, and compliance challenges to maximize impact and achieve programmatic objectives
• - Directly manage the award, implementation, and close-out of all contractual mechanisms, including subcontracts, short-term consultancies, and training activities
• - Ensure compliance with USAID regulations and Mexican local requirements

• Led internal review teams to provide reasonable assurance on compliance with Chemonics’ policies and client rules, regulations.
• Partnered with USAID project offices' staff to establish sound management practices
• Developed guidance and training to mitigate non-compliance and operational risks
• Presented trend analyses to the Audit and Risk Committee and Executive Management Team
• Managed relationships with clients and addressed implementation challenges

• Conducted internal review short-term technical assistance assignment to streamline processes and procedures as well to provide reasonable assurance of compliance of project offices operations with Chemonics’ policies and client rules, regulations.
• Supervised a team of five to seven managers

• Conducted project closeout, reviewed, and approved payments, and ensured compliance with documentation requirements

• Secured workspace, executed leases, and managed legal service agreements for project start-up in Nigeria

• Interim Finance Manager for a $37 million USAID project, trained and supervised the project accountant, and ensured operations compliance with local requirements

• Conducted internal audit engagements and provided training on best practices for finance and compliance

• Conducted internal review short-term technical assistance assignment to streamline processes and procedures as well to provide reasonable assurance of compliance of project offices operations with Chemonics’ policies and client rules, regulations.
• Supervised a team of five to seven managers

Conducted internal review short-term technical assistance assignment to streamline processes and procedures as well to provide reasonable assurance of compliance of project offices operations with Chemonics’ policies and client rules, regulations.

• Maintained general ledger, resolved discrepancies, and created budget reports

• Managed accounts payable, receivables, and general ledger, processed travel reimbursements, and assisted with budget planning