Ahmad Zia Ziai, MBA
Finance Assistant
Ahmad Zia Ziai is the Finance Assistant for the Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity (AFHE) at the George Washington University’s Fitzhugh Mullan Institute for Health Workforce Equity. He holds both a Bachelor’s (BBA) and a Master’s (MBA) degree in Finance from Bakhtar University.
Ahmad Zia supports the AFHE team by managing financial operations, processing payments, reconciling expenditures, managing contracts, monitoring budgets, coordinating with financial departments, and ensuring compliance with university policies.
With several years of experience in financial management, Ahmad Zia most recently worked as a Financial Management Specialist with Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ), where he oversaw budgeting, financial reporting, and grant administration for donor-funded projects. He has also held key financial roles with Integrity Watch Afghanistan, the International Rescue Committee (IRC), and the Swedish Committee for Afghanistan (SCA).
Ahmad Zia’s expertise includes budget forecasting, variance analysis, financial compliance and financial reporting.
As Finance Assistant at AFHE, Ahmad Zia plays a vital role in ensuring strong financial management to support the program’s mission of advancing health equity.