Benjamin Yator
Nairobi,30
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Finance professional with 15+ years’ experience across UN agencies/UNOPS supporting project finance, donor reporting, internal controls, audits and project closures. Proven in payment review and compliance, budgeting and monitoring, interim financial reporting and strengthening finance processes through training and mentorship. Strong analytical skills, advanced Excel reporting and hands on experience with ATLAS and oneUNOPS ERPs, and finance governance requirements.
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Finance Associate
UNOPS, East and Southern Africa Multi Country Office(ESAMCO)
Nairobi, Nairobi Province
05.2015 - Current
- Review payments supporting documents before being processed.
- Generating and analyzing monthly management reports for use by the senior management for decision.
- Budget preparation for over 50 projects in consultations with programme officers and the Finance Manager and its eventual monitoring
- Generation and review of over 50 Interim Financial statements for projects as required and also help during project closure.
- Mentoring and mentoring several new colleagues in both finance and projects on both project financial reporting and processes
Finance Assistant
UNWOMEN, Regional Office
05.2012 - 04.2015
- Assist the finance associate in processing payments across the region and continents.
- Doing budget revisions, reconciliation creditors’ accounts and generation of reports using reporting tools in ATLAS, the web based management system.
- Provide technical support to countries which have no delegation of authority or those without finance officers on matters financial. This involves training them on ATLAS and financial rules and regulations.
- Preparing implementing partners on financial reporting and on annual audits. These involve training them on filling FACE forms and other related requirements which are mandatory for funds advances and liquidations. I have also undertaken prospective implementing partners’ capacity assessment.
- Involved in ensuring that the finance registry is well organized but ensuring all documents are filed regularly and on time and are also scanned and uploaded in the UNWOMEN Share drive for ease of reference.
Associate Consultant (Part Time)
Risk Management Group (RMG), Kenya
02.2012 - 04.2012
- Provide the Executive Management, Board of Directors, and Audit committees with concise, leading edge training and consultancy solutions on Enterprise Risk, Internal Control, Governance, Ethics and the changing world of internal Auditing.
Finance Assistant
UNDP, Kenya
09.2011 - 01.2012
- Helping the finance unit in clearing long outstanding balances in various accounts dating back to 2004. To accomplish this, I had to research, analyze and reconcile to arrive at the necessary action to be taken.
- Passing necessary journal entries to correct the account or advice management on the best action based on the information gathered. All these were done in conjunction with the finance personnel.
Finance Assistant
UNDP, Kenya
11.2010 - 04.2011
Finance Assistant
UNDP, Kenya
10.2009 - 04.2010
Business Consultant
Felixx Business Solutions
04.2009 - 09.2009
Internal Auditor
Standard Assurance (K) ltd
02.2006 - 03.2009
- Setting up and managing the internal audit department.
- Able to streamline procurement procedures, cash management and the overall operations in the company to enhance efficiency and effectiveness in service delivery and utilization of company assets.
Assistant Group Internal Auditor
Sansora Group Ltd
05.2003 - 01.2006
- Coordinated the annual statutory audits (both financial and environmental) by liaising with the external auditors to ensure they received full support to do their work efficiently and effectively and also that their recommendations are implemented.
- Handled all verification of both financial and operations transactions before being approved by the executive through the group internal auditor.
- Able to cut costs by over kshs 2 million in one of the units within the first year and streamlined its operations for efficiency and effectiveness including monitoring the budgets.
Audit Assistant
Githongo and Company, CPA(K)
10.1996 - 04.2003
Education
Master of Business Administration - Finance
09-2010
Skills
Project finance
Budgeting & forecasting
Donor/IFR reporting
Internal controls
Payment processing & compliance
Audit support
Cash management
Reconciliations
Partner financial reporting (FACE)
Project closure
ERP/OneUNOPS
Advanced Excel (PivotTables, lookups)
PowerPoint
ATLAS (UNDP/UN Women)
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Personal Information
Timeline
Finance Associate - UNOPS, East and Southern Africa Multi Country Office(ESAMCO)
05.2015 - Current
Finance Assistant - UNWOMEN, Regional Office
05.2012 - 04.2015
Associate Consultant (Part Time) - Risk Management Group (RMG), Kenya
02.2012 - 04.2012
Finance Assistant - UNDP, Kenya
09.2011 - 01.2012
Finance Assistant - UNDP, Kenya
11.2010 - 04.2011
Finance Assistant - UNDP, Kenya
10.2009 - 04.2010
Business Consultant - Felixx Business Solutions
04.2009 - 09.2009
Internal Auditor - Standard Assurance (K) ltd
02.2006 - 03.2009
Assistant Group Internal Auditor - Sansora Group Ltd
05.2003 - 01.2006
Audit Assistant - Githongo and Company, CPA(K)
10.1996 - 04.2003
University Of Nairobi - Master of Business Administration, Finance