Independent expertise · International perspective

Strategic & Financial Advisory for Responsible Investment

Independent advice, financial expertise and governance support for responsible investors and organisations active in emerging and developing markets.

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What AHRIS does

Practical expertise. Responsible impact.

Tailored advisory and support based on extensive experience in development finance, financial management, risk management and governance.

01 / Strategies

Financial & Risk Strategies

Developing or co-developing currency, risk management and financial strategies for responsible investors and companies active in emerging and developing markets.

02 / Support

Financial Management Support

Streamlining financial reporting, management information systems and processes. Interim support and representation of social investors on boards and advisory boards.

03 / Advice

Independent Advice & Governance

Advice on strategic, financial and governance topics relevant to social investors and companies active in emerging and developing markets.

Practical experience

Decades of financial and international experience

A career spanning accountancy, international development finance, executive leadership and risk management.

AHRIS · 2015–present

Founder and owner, providing strategic, financial and governance advisory services to responsible investors and companies active in emerging and developing markets.

Symbiotics Netherlands · 2019–2020

Part-time interim Director and Head of Finance & Compliance.

Oikocredit · 1995–April 2015

Joined the global social investor in 1995. Appointed CFO and Director of Finance & Administration in 2002, and Director of Risk Management, Compliance & IT in 2013. Management Team member for more than a decade, responsible for accounting, treasury, finance, tax, risk management, compliance and IT. Chaired the Credit Committee for a period.

Ernst & Young, Utrecht · 1982–1995

Joined after returning to the Netherlands from South Africa.

Taylor & Geerling (KPMG), South Africa · 1977–1982

Began professional career in accountancy.

Governance & investment committees

Board-level insight and investment experience

Currently serving on the Investment Committees of Regmifa and Alterfin.

Current

Investment Committees

First Wave Group – aquaculture, Zambia, Uganda and Kenya
Musoni Microfinance – Nairobi, Kenya
Fusion Microfinance – Delhi, India
Kalene Education Fund – Zambia
HKL (now Hattha Bank Plc) – Cambodia
Maanaveeya Development Finance – Hyderabad, India
Oikocredit Ukraine
Musoni Services – software, Houten, The Netherlands

About

Albert Hofsink

Founder and owner of AHRIS

Albert founded AHRIS in 2015 after a career in accountancy and more than twenty years in international development finance. At Oikocredit he held senior executive responsibilities in finance, risk management, compliance and IT.

He brings extensive experience in multicultural environments and organisations operating across emerging and developing markets.

Education

Bachelor's and Honours degrees in Accounting, and a Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy from the University of South Africa.

Professional development

AML/CFT Directors Training Programme; African Board Fellowship; Strategic Influencing; Management by Objectives; Governance of Equity Participations; Development Finance in Africa (Stellenbosch University); Cultural Aspects of Management.

Selected organisations