Oscar Odiemo

Experience

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  Supreme Pharmaceuticals Ltd

  Apr 2014 - Aug 2015

  Finance Officer
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  PRIDEINN HOTELS AND CONFERENCING

  Nov 2015 - Feb 2017

  Accountant/finance officer

  At Prideinn, I joined as a junior unit accountant and in less than one year, I had been promoted to the post of regional accountant in charge of three units in the Coastal region- Prideinn Mombasa, Prideinn Nyali and Prideinn Diani.I was charged with the responsibilities of implementing the company's financial policies that was part of the overall objective framework developed to drive the company to achieve its long term objective.Some of these duties included;• Designing report templates in line with the client organization’s structure, industry, operational structure, strategic goals and objectives.• Computing and submitting statutory deductions like NSSF, NHIF and CTDLT on behalf of the client.• Preparing periodic and annual budget and projections of both revenue and expenses on behalf of the clients.• All petty cash expenses and transactions.• Preparing of LPO and GRNs for all credit purchases.• Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements• Reconciliation of bank and student statements• Preparation and monitoring monthly and annual budgets.• Analysis of financial reports and presenting them to Board.• Designing templates and implementing for specific reports • Maintaining the institution’s asset register.• Sourcing for suppliers of different items and negotiating terms with them.• Advising the board on capital investment decisions.• Maintaining the liquidity and cash flow of the institution at required thresholds.• Other normal accounting and finance options. Show less

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  Freelance

  Jan 2017 - now

  Social Media Marketing

  I have huge interest and experience in the fast pace transformation in digital media brand advertising and marketing. I specialize in SEO, Social Media Marketing, Media Buying and strategizing. I've also done numerous brand campaigns across multiple sectors of the economy.

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  GFA Consulting Group GmbH

  Jan 2017 - Dec 2018

  Finance Admnistration Officer

  At GFA worked on donor funded projects. We were funded by by the German government department of economic corporation (BMZ) through GIZ ,We worked with marginalized communities to help them live through drought in a program dubbed Drought Resilience.We used a policy called Local Subsidy which was largely a financial policy. Therefore, I was the one tasked with the major implementation responsibility. This is the best policy that can achieve sustainability I know.We focused on 180 households directly and within a period of less than one year, we had installed for them functioning micro irrigation schemes. This changed their livelihood by giving them alternative livelihood and subsistence. Show less

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  Ecobank Kenya Limited

  Aug 2019 - Dec 2021

  At Ecobank Kenya, I work as an Operations Officer and my job functions are as follows but not limited to:Processing of all daily counter transactions for deposit/withdrawals to savings, current and fixed deposit accounts (involvingcash, cheques, inter-account transfers), checkbooks, bank cheques, remittances (both local and foreign) and handlingassociated customer interactions/inquiries/complaints to a specified standard of quality.Cross-selling of Bank products (e.g. Fixed Deposits, Bancassurance products Cards) during non-peak transaction times, and whererelevant, identify prospects for cross-selling of other products (from observation of customer transactions) to highlight to sales staff.End of day payments reconciliation with vault movements.Central control of branch petty cash (i.e. Chief Cashier function where assigned).Processing of outward clearing cheques.Posting of transactions to customer accounts.Reconciliation of operating accounts for daily control as well as surprise audit proofing.General filing Gathering/preparation of statistics for service quality and productivity indicators.Conducting investigations initiated by customer inquiry. Show less

  • Static Data Manager

    Sept 2020 - Dec 2021

  • Branch Operations Officer

    Aug 2019 - Sept 2020
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  Ecobank Kenya Limited

  Oct 2022 - now

  • Responsible for actively managing an assigned client portfolio, selling Core Cash Management products - primarily Receivables, Payments and Liquidity Management - to Corporate & Investment Bank , / Commercial Banking clients for Ecobank group • Responsible for delivery of New Business Win's sales targets for Cash Management, portfolio growth targets, account plans • In partnership with RM’s - Identification of opportunities for new business from both existing and prospective new clients in the countries, and following up and closing each sale opportunity.• Management of the entire sales process from selling to full implementation (including proposal issuance, pricing negotiation (partnership with product managers), documentation and coordinating product partners / implementation teams) until customer is live on the product sold.• Expected to leverage every relevant person within the bank to broaden our contacts in current/prospective clients, understand buyer behavior and accelerate the decision-making process.• Implement and lead weekly pipeline reviews in order to build an effective sales and prospect pipeline capable of helping Cash Management exceed the growth targets set by group• Work with product groups to identify new product development initiatives in response to customer needs• Participates as required in external industry forums; ensure market visibility for Ecobank kenya.• Lead the positioning of the bank - to drive cash management proposition to customers • Leverage Strategic Partnerships – With Fintechs and other industry players to increase the reach of Ecobank’s Cash Management products• RFP's - Coordinate and respond to all RFP responses for Kenya working in partnership with RM teams' to position the bank effectively across all business segments.• Work with respective product heads to develop commercialization of new products.• Direct regular internal training programs (e.g. for sales teams, coverage, cluster partners, etc.) Show less • Responsible for actively managing an assigned client portfolio, selling Core Cash Management products - primarily Receivables, Payments and Liquidity Management - to Corporate & Investment Bank , / Commercial Banking clients for Ecobank group • Responsible for delivery of New Business Win's sales targets for Cash Management, portfolio growth targets, account plans • In partnership with RM’s - Identification of opportunities for new business from both existing and prospective new clients in the countries and following up and closing each sale opportunity.• Management of the entire sales process from selling to full implementation (including proposal issuance, pricing negotiation (partnership with product managers), documentation and coordinating product partners / implementation teams) until customer is live on the product sold.• Expected to leverage every relevant person within the bank to broaden our contacts in current/prospective clients, understand buyer behavior and accelerate the decision-making process.• Implement and lead weekly pipeline reviews in order to build an effective sales and prospect pipeline capable of helping Cash Management exceed the growth targets set by group• Provides periodic updates on sales performance to the Head Cash Management• Work with product groups to identify new product development initiatives in response to customer needs• Lead the positioning of the bank - to drive cash management proposition to customers • Leverage Strategic Partnerships – With Fintechs and other industry players to increase the reach of Ecobank’s Cash Management products• RFP's - Coordinate and respond to all RFP responses for Kenya working in partnership with RM teams' to position the bank effectively across all business segments.• Work with respective product heads to develop commercialization of new products.• Direct regular internal training programs (e.g. for sales teams, coverage, cluster partners, etc.) Show less

  • Cash Management Sales Manager

    Jan 2024 - now

  • Commercial Sales and Product Manager

    Oct 2022 - Dec 2023