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CARE KenyaFinance Manager
Oct. 2022Nairobi County, Kenya
Royal United Services InstituteFinance & Operations Manager
Oct. 2014 - Sep. 2022NairobiOverall in charge of the Finance and Operations Department, Lead in budgeting, forecasting & reporting, managing the accounts, payroll, and financial reporting of project activities, Proper maintenance of accounting records and accurate processing of financial transactions, keeping HR records & payroll management, overseeing premises, equipment, and IT, acting as the main POC with the RUSI Head office for all matters administrative and financial. Responsible for accounting policies and governance, cash flow management and liquidity, bank reconciliations, preparing draft financial accounts for audit and being the liaison with the external auditors, Coordinating the preparation of the audited financial statements and all tax and regulatory returns. Corporate Governance, ensuring that the organization is meeting all regulatory requirements. (tax returns, Statutory remittances, and deductions). Achievements: Setup of the RUSI Nairobi office. Development of Financial reporting tools.
SNVProject Administrator
Aug. 2014 - Jul. 2015Eldoret, KenyaResponsible for the Finance Unit in Eldoret Office. Recording of financial transactions, preparing and checking monthly, quarterly, and annual financial accounts, forecasts and project depletion for the sector/project accounts payables and receivables, bank reconciliation, project financial reporting, and asset register maintenance. Keeping of HR records, including leave administration and timesheets, logistics & fleet management, office & premises management, IT & procurement, 3rd party contracts management and monitoring of service delivery, performance management of the office administration, and finance staff members. Achievements: Reorganization of the Eldoret field office creating a more efficient and timely financial reporting cycle. Introduction of a document archiving system.
The Green Belt MovementFinance & Administration Manager
Nov. 2012 - Aug. 2014NairobiIn charge of the organization's financial docket which includes financial management, budgeting, cash flow management, financial reporting, treasury management, compliance, and grant management. Planning and implementation of the organization’s financial strategy, development and implementation of financial controls, policies, and procedures adhering to IFRS and GAAPs, ensuring timely submission of donor reports and proper utilization of donor funds, Steering the Annual audit process, and ensuring accounts are compliant and timely. Preparation and presentation of management accounts to the Board on a quarterly basis, finance team management. Achievements: Setting up Internal Control systems & introducing finance workflows, developed finance team job descriptions, Spearheaded the implementation of finance policy & performance management, Spearheaded the organization’s annual budgeting implementation process, and Strategic restructuring resulting in a 50% reduction in headcount for finance.
Kiprod Management ConsultantsConsultant
Oct. 2010 - Dec. 2012NairobiProvision of Consultancy Services in the Conduct of Salary surveys, Staff Profiling, Balance scorecard training & and implementation for clients, and Organization of training for clients. • Facilitation in finance training for CBO’s and community groups
CfC Stanbic BankFinance & Administration Manager
Oct. 2006 - Mar. 2010NairobiIn charge of the Banks Administration Department involved in the preparation of the operations budgets & capital needs assessment & budgeting for the whole bank’s overhead expenses, monthly variance analysis for the administration costs, continuous analysis & identification of cost savings opportunities & initiatives, Filling of Annual returns, participating in the production of the final accounts, monthly accounts consolidation, 3rd party contracts management procurement, negotiation of leases, Fixed Assets management, managing mailroom, logistics & outsourced services. My Achievements included, the introduction of fuel cards, establishing a group procurement committee, Spearheaded the successful outsourcing of document archiving & implementation of the automated statement rendition process, post-merger integration of departments policies & procedures, Managed & implemented the bank's telephone system upgrading, automation of taxi ordering system, Fixed Assets tagging.
Catholic Relief ServicesField Accountant
May. 2005 - Sep. 2006Juba, South SudanIn charge of the Sudan field finance staff. Setting up of financial systems in the field, training the field office managers and finance staff on financial management, bookkeeping and reporting of all field-related expenses as per donor requirements, working with the internal auditors to address weaknesses noted in the audit process, roaming accountant to all field office locations, human Resource management with respect to recruitment, appraisals and performance management for field staff. Achievements: Developed the field office finance manual, trained all the field staff in financial systems, and set up finance units in the various field locations that the organization operated. (Nimule, Yambio, Yei, Rumbek, Anyidi, and Juba).
ActionAidRegional Accountant
Jan. 2003 - Apr. 2005Kisumu, KenyaOverall, in charge of the region's finance unit. Cash flow management, treasury management & forecasting, preparation of the regions Management accounts, financial appraisal of all grant requests, training of partners & Program staff in financial management, financial systems, and donor reporting including budgeting, vetting of consultants and service providers, fleet management, In charge of the program coordinators and program accountants in the region. auditing of program activities and financial monitoring of program expenses, review of financial reports to ensure proper allocation of expenses, preparation of annual budgets for the region, staff performance management, and in charge of HR for the region. Achievements: Lead trainer in the capacity-building finance management, budgeting, and bookkeeping training for non–finance field staff. Developed a Training manual for CBOs on finance including a training calendar. Set up a fleet management system in the regional office.
American Life Insurance Company ( Now Liberty Life)Investment / Accounts analyst
Aug. 1998 - Dec. 2002Nairobi, KenyaAccounts & Investments Analyst As Accounts Analyst: General ledger processing, reconciliation of expense accounts, safe custody of returned cheques, reconciliation of the stale cheques listing, and updating of the register. As Investment Analyst: monitoring of the organization's bank accounts, monitoring of maturities of money market investments, investment of excess funds into governments securities and fixed deposits with banks, negotiation of fixed deposits interest rates, financial reports on investments and securities and market performance on the same, trend analysis reports. Safe custody of all the security documents for the organization and preparation of board papers for the department. Achievements: Developed an income monitoring tool for maturities and interests received, Developed a Returned Cheques monitoring tool, for use by finance and customer service departments that helped prevent fraudulent use of lost / unclaimed cheques.
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