Betty Musyoka
Nairobi
Summary
Experienced Finance and Audit professional with a multi-disciplinary academic background in Finance and Commerce. Possesses extensive experience working with a top-tier (Big 4) audit firm and engaged in providing professional advices in a broad range of areas in the business environment including: risk assessment, internal controls and compliance, Statutory audit and general accounting.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Auditor
Rockville Associate
Nairobi, Kenya
06.2022 - Current
- Conducting risk assessment, internal control audit, compliance reviews, business processes and controls reviews in various public and private sector engagements
- Conducting interviews with various departmental heads to identify and document key business processes and identify the controls in place to mitigate inherent risks
- Mapping the identified business processes to business cycles to identify business processes controls against industry acceptable standards (best practice) for various business cycles
- Performing walkthroughs and examining various documents and systems to get an understanding of the level of implementation of the designed controls
- Proposing corrective action plans and recommendations with an intention to move the identified control gaps to within the targeted levels
- Reviewing compliance of Donor project activities to laws and regulations including procurement laws and to the respective grant agreements
- Reviewing that Donor project grant income received was properly accounted for and utilized against allowable expenditures as per the terms of the respective grant agreements
- Preparation and review of statutory accounts, financial and management report and any other relevant report in line with the scope of audit
- Discussion and liaison with clients on various value adding points arising from the audit review and assisting the client on various implementation stages
Audit Consultant
Consultancy on Job Basis
Nairobi, Kenya
09.2020 - 06.2022
- Planning and executing project or financial statement audit of various companies/startups
- Assessing the business environment and identifying the risks and the required controls
- Recommending changes in the already existing controls through the management report
- Analyzing and documenting supporting evidence and information in the audit reports
- Preparation and reviewing financial statements and ascertaining the accuracy of primary financial statements
- Preparation of Management accounts for startups and small businesses
Audit Consultant
CK & Partners
Nairobi, Kenya
01.2020 - 08.2020
- Planning and executing both project and institutional audits for non-for-profit organizations
- Effective coaching and assisting the client with developing and performing of special audits, which are performed upon request by the donor
- Reviewing financial reports and ascertained the accuracy of primary statements such as the statement of comprehensive income, statement of financial position
- Ensuring compliance of the project audits are done in line with donor specifications and the regulations governing non-for-profit organizations in Kenya
Senior Audit Associate
KPMG Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
08.2015 - 07.2019
- Assessment of the clients’ internal control environments to identify various key risk areas to update the risk profile
- Preparation of management reports on performance improvement areas in the business processes
- Planning audit engagements of various companies so as to ensure financial statements are delivered in a timely manner
- Effective coaching and development of junior team members to sharpen their knowledge and perform their tasks meticulously
- Assisting with developing and performing testing of special audits, which are performed upon request by the clients
- Analyzing and documenting supporting evidence and information in the audit reports
- Reviewing financial statements and ascertaining the accuracy of primary financial statements
- Advising clients regarding local and global market trends in the respective industries and the related opportunities and threats presented by internal and external environments
Education
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT -
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)
04.2024
Membership, IIA Kenya -
The Institute of Internal Auditors- Kenya Affiliate
02-2024
MASTER OF SCIENCE - FINANCE
University of Nairobi
12.2023
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE -
University of Nairobi
12.2015
Skills
- Audit
- Financial Skills
- Accounting Skills
- Quality Control
- Risk Assessment
- Leadership and Supervision
- Communications skills
- ICT/Computer Skills
- Continuous improvement mindset
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 01/16/91
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Kenyan
Managementandleadershipskills - Keyskillsandattributes
- Audit: External auditor with experience in reviewing and ascertaining the accuracy of the primary financial statements.
- Financial Skills: Competence in verifying and preparing financial statements and reports and analyzing financial budgets.
- Accounting Skills: Skilled in handling general and complex accounting principles for example, bank reconciliations, payroll management, the general ledger, etc.
- Quality Control: Experienced in determining the level of compliance with internal policies, procedures, statutory and regulatory bodies when carrying out audits.
- Risk Assessment: Successfully provided an assessment and conducted investigations into suspected frauds, compiling the necessary facts and gathering evidence.
- Leadership and Supervision: Experienced in leading a team of junior auditors in audit engagements.
- Communications skills: Excellent communication skills with the ability to engage with people from all backgrounds and create a professional relationship with both my colleagues and superiors.
- ICT/Computer Skills: Proficient in use of the Microsoft Suite and Microsoft Dynamics.
Timeline
Senior Auditor
Rockville Associate
06.2022 - Current
Audit Consultant
Consultancy on Job Basis
09.2020 - 06.2022
Audit Consultant
CK & Partners
01.2020 - 08.2020
Senior Audit Associate
KPMG Kenya
08.2015 - 07.2019
MASTER OF SCIENCE - FINANCE
University of Nairobi
BACHELOR OF COMMERCE -
University of Nairobi
CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT -
Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)
Membership, IIA Kenya -
The Institute of Internal Auditors- Kenya Affiliate