Experience

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  Haco industries kenya limited

  Mar 2018 - Mar 2022

  Accountant | financial statements | auditing | account reconciliation | accounts receivable (ar)

  • Prepared, filed, and remitted company tax returns and other statutory requirements (including VAT, Withholding VAT & Withholding Tax), ensuring compliance with local tax laws, financial regulations, and corporate tax planning.• Prepared and provided audit documentation and handled audit tasks in finance, facilitating smooth internal and external audits and ensuring compliance with accounting standards and audit controls.• Prepared company payments to vendors, processed internal staff claims, and managed other forms of payments via cheques and the online banking portal, ensuring timely and accurate settlements in line with payment terms.•Engaged in Forex trading by contacting bank Forex officers to acquire competitive market rates for overseas payments in foreign currencies such as CHF, ZAR, EUR, and GBP, optimizing foreign exchange management and minimizing currency exposure.• Conducted stock takes and reconciliations, ensuring proper inventory management and alignment with financial records for accurate cost of goods sold (COGS) and asset management.• Posted supplier invoices, payments, and receipts in the ERP system, overseeing the filing process for completeness and ensuring accurate accounts payable and accounts receivable entries.• Prepared and shared weekly/monthly financial reports with management (through superiors), providing actionable insights into cash flow management, budget variance analysis, and financial performance.• Performed bank and general ledger reconciliations, posting journal entries where necessary to relocate expense, revenue, and balance sheet balances, ensuring accuracy and completeness in the general ledger.• Assisted in budget preparations and tracked company expenses, ensuring alignment with financial goals and providing recommendations for cost control and expense optimization.• Created new vendors in the system, ensuring proper vendor setup and adherence to vendor management policies. Show less

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  Mediamax network ltd

  Apr 2022 - May 2024

  Payables accountant | tax accounting | cost accounting | variance analysis | cash flow modeling

  • Prepared and remitted tax returns and other statutory requirements (including VAT3 Return, Withholding VAT, Rental Withholding Tax & Withholding Tax), ensuring compliance with tax regulations and financial reporting standards.• Reconciled creditors and processed accounts payable payments, ensuring accuracy in vendor transactions and timely supplier settlements.• Prepared month-end reports posted journal entries in accordance with month-end close procedures.• Posted supplier invoices to the correct expense accounts and projects, maintaining accurate records in the general ledger to align with project-based accounting and cost allocation.• Raised supplier/general ledger payment vouchers in the system and processed after confirmation of bank clearance, ensuring payment approvals aligned with internal control policies.• Maintained invoice and payment files, ensuring proper document management and an audit trail for transparency and regulatory compliance.• Managed petty cash roles, ensuring proper authorization, tracking, and reconciliation in accordance with cash management policies.• Reviewed and maintained fixed asset schedules, ensuring assets accurately capitalized and depreciation correctly accounted for per IFRS or local accounting standards.• Engaged customers for the settlement of overdue accounts, managing accounts receivable, and reducing the aging of debtors.• Supported audit tasks, ensuring timely provision of documentation, records, and audit evidence for internal and external financial audits.• Prepared and maintained general ledger reconciliations, ensuring balance sheet integrity and resolving discrepancies within the financial records.• Maintained accruals and prepayments schedules, ensuring proper expense recognition and adherence to accrual accounting principles.• Engaged the bank on foreign exchange (FX) trades to secure competitive rates for international transactions, optimizing foreign currency management and minimizing FX exposure. Show less

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  Merishaw school

  Jun 2024 - now

  Accountant | internal controls | financial accounting | revenue projections | taxation | budgeting

  • Implemented streamlined bank reconciliation processes, establishing a systematic approach where none existed previously, and ensuring accurate cash management and financial transparency across all transactions.• Developed and presented expense reports to the Director and CEO, establishing a consistent reporting process to enhance financial oversight and expense management where no reports were previously prepared.• Posted transactions in the school ERP, establishing routine data entry and accounting system integration where transactions were previously unrecorded, resulting in improved financial accuracy and real-time reporting.• Implemented ETIMS-compliant invoicing as required, ensuring adherence to regulatory standards and enhancing tax compliance and revenue tracking where applicable.• Streamlined supplier payments and communications, creating standardized processes for accounts payable and vendor relationship management, ensuring timely payments and improving supplier satisfaction and reliability. Show less