Experience

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  Newport safaris ltd

  Apr 2016 - Dec 2016

  Finance accounting intern

  Key Achievements:I) Developed policy and procedure manuals that included finance and administration manuals and staff manuals.II)Identified a problem with transport reimbursements and came up with policies to ensure consistency.III)Introduced staff appraisal system to the program which helped in target achievements.IV)Developed computer policy for effective management, use, maintenance and securityV)Increased the company’s profit margin by identifying and solving a problem with a quotation. VII)Increased sales for the company through proper handling of customers Responsibilities:I)Assisted with research, filing, data entry, and research and maintaining accurate and complete financial records.II)Ensuring compliance with all legal requirements regarding taxation, returns, fees, and other financial statutory requirements.III)Ensuring that all financial transactions (including grant disbursement) and data are correctly implemented according to policies and procedures. IV)Ensuring that all financial documents are accurately supported, approved, and coded and that all checkbooks, cheques list, petty cash, and LPOs are maintained correctly.V)Ensuring that staff payroll administration is verified for accuracy, properly processed, and that all statutory payments such as PAYE, NHIF, and NSSF are made on a timely basis.VI)Managing banking, accounts, and balances effectively, and efficiently, by undertaking monthly bank reconciliations, as well as cash flow management promptly. VII)Undertaking periodic assets verification exercises and ensuring the asset register is up to date.VIII)Preparing high-quality financial reports including professional annual financial statements on a timely basis.IX)Performed accounts payable for tourism expenses. Taking on additional tasks or projects to learn more about accounting and office operations. Show less

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  Centenary microenterprise services limited

  Aug 2018 - Sept 2019

  Relationship officer

  Key Achievements:i)Consistently achieved a high level of customer satisfaction by exhibiting a positive attitude and building trust, by ensuring commitments are met and expectations are exceeded by offering additional information about the company's products in line with customer needs and priorities.ii)Helped increase profits by devising and recommending a variety of promotions and customer incentives which sufficiently increased patronage.iii)Build employee confidence through ensuring teamwork and making sure that set targets are met hence reducing employee turnover. iv)Achieved internal recognition for design and marketing excellence by launching and securing market acceptance of new branding for the business and a range of new products.v)Reduced the time required to respond to customer requests and improve customer satisfaction by providing front line counter staff with the skills needed to resolve customer inquiries and complaints.Responsibilities:i)Efficient management of individual targets and ensure deadlines on assignments are met.ii)Maintaining existing clientele and nurture existing relationships, with the provision of personalized service and fast response.iii)Providing information to clients with regard to the services/products promptly both on telephone phone and one on oneiv)Cross-selling all company’s products.v)Responsible for activities regarding sales, customer acquisition, customer relationship management and maximizing revenue.vi)Providing proactive, accurate, detailed and comprehensive product presentation concerning client inquiry.vii)Maintaining quality service for all customers, expanding the new relationship, monitoring relationship and driving growth. Show less

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  Nawiri african sprouts ltd

  Oct 2019 - Mar 2020

  Relationship officer

  Key Achievements:I) Increased sales profit by 15% in less than 6 months.ii)Increased customer satisfaction by responding to their queries and problems facing their accounts in a more timely and efficient manner.iii)Developed a very dedicated and energized team.iv)Actively participated in the development of the credit rating and sharing of customer credit worth to mitigate against bad debts.Responsibilities:i)Ensuring collection efficiency by adhering to the collection process in letter and spirit. ii)Ensuring transaction and collateral security remains with the approval guidelines, documentation, covenant and financial compliance of the transaction/ borrower.iii)Developing clients’ revenue of existing and new clients through proactive management.iv)Acquiring new clients and effectively managing referral clients to deliver financial targets.v)Proactively participate as a member of team targets and delivery of individual and team sales and revenue targets.vi)Promoting new products and services launched by the company and improved revenue per customer.Collecting and shared market information, customer insights and performance parameters in specified formats on a regular basis. Show less

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  Gsm retail kenya

  Jun 2021 - Mar 2022

  Finance accounting intern

  1. Participating in development, review and implementation of the payable policies and procedures in line with best practices and industry trends; 2. Supporting in optimizing financial transactions and systems by performing reconciliation of payments and customer accounts; 3. Gathering and verifying invoices for appropriate documentation prior to payment; 4. Calculating, post business transactions, process invoices, verify financial data for use in maintaining accounts payable records, and provide other clerical support necessary to pay the obligations of the organization; 5. Maintaining copies of vouchers, invoices or correspondence necessary for files; Clarifying any questionable invoice items, prices or receiving signatures, obtain proper information and/or data regarding invoice payments; 6.Preparing vouchers listing invoice number, date, vendor address, item description, amounts and coding per accounting policies and procedures; 7. Ensuring transactions are captured in journals, ledgers and other records, reconcile accounts payable transactions and prepare analysis of accounts; 8. Preparing analysis of accounts, monitor accounts to ensure payments are up to date and research and resolve invoice discrepancies and issues; 9. Producing monthly reports, assist with month end closing, provide supporting documentation for audits and maintain accurate historical records; and 10. Any other responsibility assigned to the job holder by the supervisor from time to time. Show less

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  Gsm retail limited kenya

  Mar 2022 - now

  Accounts payable accountant

  Notable Achievements.Managed to reconcile over 100 vendor accounts that had discrepancies in less than a month. Managed to reduce operations costs by 30% . Developed and implemented petty cash management policies and procedures which curbed misuse of petty cash. Maintained a good working relationship with suppliers , through mitigation processes whenever a problem arises and solving it in an amicable manner.Duties and responsibilities.1. Perform accounts payables reconciliations against vendor statements, highlighting any reconciling items for a follow up and resolutions.2. On a continuous basis ensure that all supplier invoices and credit notes have been posted into appropriate vendor ledgers , general ledger accounts and against correct cost centers. 3.Executing payments according to the set schedule and in alignment to monthly cash forecast.4. Monitoring expense postings against budget, analysis and escalating any variance for approval before payments are made.5. Preparation of monthly cash flow statements .6. Ensure proper capture and accounting for relevant input taxes i.e VAT, Withholding VAT/TAX, PAYE.7. Ensure preparation of VAT/Withholding Tax returns in a timely and accurate manner , also filing of relevant compulsory statutory payments eg. NSSF, NHIF, NITA as per required timelines.8. Uphold controls over source and payment documents and overseeing the safe and orderly archiving of all payments related documents for the time required to meet audit, legal and tax queries .9. Participate in the business wide Fixed Asset verification exercise on quarterly basis.10. Participating in physical stock take exercise in collaboration with the whole accounting team.11. Maintain continuous communication with internal and external stakeholders with prompt turn around to queries regarding payments. Show less