About Amina

Amina ScottCGMS

Principal Consultant · Hidaya Capital & Co.

Financial leadership
you can put to work.

A finance partner who connects strategic decisions with the accounting, controls, and grant expertise needed to carry them forward.

12+ yearsFinance & accounting experience
$89M+Annual budgets overseen
$47M+Federal, state and local government funding managed
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Amina Scott, Principal Consultant
Selected prior employers

Experience earned in
complex environments.

Government budgets, nonprofit grant portfolios, and community development finance have shaped a practical understanding of what strong financial leadership requires.

City of Boston

Deputy Controller

Municipal finance & public funding

  • Oversight of agency and affiliated entity budgets exceeding $89M and $50M in reserves.
  • Management of $26M+ in state infrastructure funding, including budgets, reimbursements, and funder reporting.
  • General ledger redesign across five entities, financial controls, and GASB lease accounting.

Third Sector New England

Grants & Finance Manager

Fiscal sponsorship & nonprofit finance

  • Financial oversight of a nonprofit portfolio with $33.3M in combined net assets.
  • Grant and operating budgets, forecasts, payroll allocations, and financial reports for project leaders.
  • Funder requirements, amendments, spending plans, invoicing, and grant closeouts.

Dorchester Bay EDC

Controller

Community development & complex entities

  • Accounting and consolidated reporting across nonprofit operations, affordable housing, and community lending.
  • Cash flow, liquidity, and debt covenant analysis for leadership and lender reporting.
  • Grant accounting improvements, restricted fund tracking, and coordination of audit and tax preparation support.

Highlights reflect responsibilities across Amina’s finance career.

Client experience

Selected prior clients.

Organizations Amina has supported through prior client engagements.

  • Strategies for Youth logo
    Strategies for Youth
  • National Alliance of HUD Tenants logo
    National Alliance of HUD Tenants
  • Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants logo
    Mass Alliance of HUD Tenants
  • The Transformation Center logo
    The Transformation Center
  • Action for Equity logo
    Action for Equity
  • Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts logo
    Family Nurturing Center of Massachusetts
What Amina brings to your organization

Clarity for leaders.
Capacity for the team.

Amina brings 12+ years of finance and accounting experience to Hidaya Capital & Co., spanning municipal government, nonprofit organizations, fiscal sponsorship, and community development.

She combines financial oversight with hands on implementation, helping leaders understand their options while strengthening the records, controls, and systems behind every decision.

Financial direction that supports decisions

Budgets, cash planning, forecasts, and board reporting that connect today’s financial position with the choices ahead.

Control over complex funding

Grant and restricted fund accounting, reimbursement workflows, cost allocations, and reporting practices grounded in funding requirements.

Systems your team can use

Clear charts of accounts, practical close routines, connected trackers, documented workflows, and support putting them into daily practice.

Education & professional credentials

Education & credentials.

A foundation in financial management and accounting, supported by specialized training in grant management and financial planning.

National Grants Management Association

Certified Grants
Management Specialist

Earned 2025 · CGMS
Boston University

Master of Science
Financial Management

2022
Boston University

Certificate in
Financial Planning

2020
University of Massachusetts Boston

Bachelor of Science
Accounting & Finance

2016

Tools that support the work

  • Sage Intacct
  • QuickBooks
  • Blackbaud Financial Edge
  • Airtable
  • BILL
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Salesforce
  • Yardi
Your next step

Put experienced financial
leadership on your side.

Bring your priorities, the challenge you’re facing, and the support you need. We’ll identify a practical starting point for your organization.

Contact Amina