Experience

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  South nyanza sugar company ltd (sonysugar)

  Oct 2001 - Feb 2010

  Management accountant

  Head of Management Accounting division in charge of corporate reporting, projects management and financial advisory. Achievementsa) Led outsourcing of non-core activities ((security & welfare services) overhead savings of 23%.b) Led the development of finance department Quality Management System procedures ahead of ISO 9001:2008 certification.c) Led the monitoring, evaluation and reporting of corporate performance contract deliverables. Company ranking improved from last position in the year 2005/2006 to top fifty in the year 2006/2007.d) Revenue growth by shs 157 million due to RRI initiatives.Responsibilities;a) Collection, processing, interpretation and dissemination of financial information necessary for management decision making b) Custodian of the Company’s financial information. c) Investment appraisal, management accounting, projects accounting, internal controls, audit operations support and staff development. Show less

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  Magadi soda co ltd

  Feb 2010 - Apr 2015

  Finance & strategy manager

  Head of finance in charge of financial operations and projects. Responsible for management of the Company’s financial and material resources in line with sound financial management principles to realise timely production of quality financial and other MIS reports necessary to guide management decision making. Achievements a) Revamped the business working capital. b) Led the strategic planning process and implemented the BSC system of strategy cascade.c) Implemented fuel hedging as a risk management system and saved about $300,000 Responsibilities; a) Business planning & Operations oversight –Production, Procurement, Sales, Logisticsb) Budgetingc) Performance reviewsd) Relationship Managemente) Directing all companywide accounting transactions and month end procedure.f) Driving sales and waste elimination to boost profitability.g) Treasury services, cash management and reconciliation of banking activities.h) Financial reporting, performance reviews and coordination of board packs.i) Periodic operation reporting for Kenyaj) Effective leadership and team management. Show less

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  Unilever tea tanzania

  Apr 2015 - now

  Head of finance

  Head of finance and planning responsible for providing technical and professional leadership in corporate planning, development and implementation of Grow Africa Projects and Unilever Tea Tanzania finance operation deliverables. Role included administration, financial management, Operations and Human Resource. Responsibilities;a) Delivery of finance strategic objectivesb) Leading the finance, procurement & ICT functions.c) Directing all companywide accounting transactions and month end procedure.d) Driving sales and waste elimination to boost profitability.e) Treasury services, Trade Finance, cash management and reconciliation of banking activities.f) Financial reporting, performance reviews and coordination of board packs.g) Strategic plan monitoring and evaluationh) Annual work planningi) Budgeting & risk managementj) Working capital managementk) Inventory Managementl) Internal controlsm) Effective leadership, mentoring and team management.n) Team mentorship and motivation Show less