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About Candidate
An experienced (+5years) accounting and finance practitioner with the ability to apply accounting knowledge and experience to a diverse range of financial issues. Aptitude in gathering, analyzing key financial data and advising senior management to make effective decisions. I hold an honors and masters degree in Accounting I am also Chartered Global Management Accountant or an Associate of Chartered Global Management Accountants
Education
Accounting and Finance Degree
Work & Experience
●Responsible for preparing, examining, and analyzing accounting records, financial statements, financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards for 5 companies ●Oversight of 15 people inclusive of hiring, team development and conducting performance reviews ●Responsible for advising management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts ●Computed taxes owed & tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting & other tax requirements. ●Set up financial systems, processes, and operating procedures relevant to the efficient functioning of the businesses and compliant to all statutory requirements. ●Analyzed business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses and advised management accordingly. ●Modified and documented recordkeeping and accounting systems using computerized technology ●Prepared forms & manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel, and direct their work activities
●Managed a team of 10 people ensuring efficient financial and administrative performance by: managing workloads, developing work systems, determining work priorities, developing & implementing policies ●Prepared management accounts, budgets and audits returns and deal with external auditors and advice the directors accordingly ●Prepared and maintained budgeting systems that monitored & controlled expenditure against budgets and donor compliance practises and procedures. ●Oversaw the setting up of finance and accounting policies and procedures ●Reviewed prepared IFRS compliant financial statements & Annual Reports ●Prepared audit files, financial statements with supporting schedules for statement of financial position balances and analytical schedules for statement of comprehensive income balances and passed the 2020 and 2021 audits. ●Experience in reporting using different donor templates i.e Diakonia, Christian Aid, US Embassy, Dutch Embassy, NDI, USAID and Oxfam.
●Maintained the accounts receivable systems to ensure complete and accurate records of all funds ●Performed daily revenue & creditor reconciliations, monthly bank reconciliations & VAT computations ●Processed payments to local and foreign suppliers and creditors ●Assisted in preparing monthly finance reports, & budgets, including petty cash & cash book management
