Sierra Leone

Leslie Williams

Head of Finance, Irish Embassy / Irish Aid Sierra Leone

Leslie Williams is a professional Accountant, fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants with over 28 years’ experience in the accounting field, around 20 of which has been with the Not for Profit sector. Passionate about systems and procedures and very keen on compliance and anti-fraud and misuse of funds, Leslie is currently the Head of Finance, Irish Aid Sierra Leone and Liberia.

He is currently serving as the 15th President of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sierra Leone having previously chaired the Education committee of the said Institute. He is an active board member of Maxim Nyansa foundation – an international NGO and Social Enterprise that support skills training in ICT for young people in Africa, and an Ambassador for Rainbo Initiative – a national NGO offering free medical and psychosocial support for survivors of rape in Sierra Leone. He also offers capacity building trainings for NGOs. Leslie was very instrumental in introducing the Composite Standard 1 for Private and Public Not for Profit Entities in Sierra Leone, (CS1) a slimmer version of the UK SORP, for reporting by Not for Profit entities based in Sierra Leone.

“I am excited to champion INPAS because of my passion for guidance for non-profit sector. I would like to see clearer financial reporting regulations for the sector”