ACCOUNTANT
Open To Work
BRIAN KIPLANGAT
Mini Holdings Limited
Nairobi
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Work-life balanceWork from home optionCompany CultureCareer advancement4
Years of experience
1
Certification
Summary
Accountant and finance professional with 3+ years of experience across accounting, financial operations, procurement, inventory and ERP systems in fast-moving businesses, donor-funded projects and an ERP/finance advisory environment. Experienced in bookkeeping, GL, AP/AR, reconciliations, invoicing, financial reporting, statutory compliance, vendor management, inventory accounting and audit preparation.
Hands-on experience with SAP Business One, Zoho Books, Zoho Inventory, TallyPrime, QuickBooks, Sage, Odoo and Xero, including ERP implementation, migration, process design and workflow improvement. Experienced in supporting multiple clients, working independently, resolving financial discrepancies and improving finance processes through technology and automation.
Work History
ACCOUNTANT
5 Months- Manage day-to-day accounting operations including bookkeeping, GL, AP/AR, invoicing, receipts, payments and expense processing.
- Maintain supplier and customer accounts through invoice processing, payment allocation, statement reconciliations and outstanding balance follow-up.
- Perform bank, supplier, customer and intercompany reconciliations, investigate variances and resolve reconciling items.
- Support payroll processing and statutory obligations including PAYE, NSSF and SHIF.
- Prepare VAT and withholding tax schedules and supporting documentation for statutory compliance.
- Maintain inventory and cost records, investigating stock, pricing and cost variances between operational and accounting records.
- Support procurement and vendor management through supplier documentation, invoice verification, payment processing and statement reconciliation.
- Prepare financial schedules, expenditure reports and management information for financial monitoring and decision-making.
- Support month-end/year-end closing and external audits through reconciliations, schedules and supporting documentation.
- Use SAP Business One, Zoho Books and TallyPrime to process transactions and improve finance workflows.
Finance Lead
1 Year- Executed vendor setup and payment, administration of bank accounts and account reconciliations.
- Provided hands-on accounting and finance support to multiple business clients, including bookkeeping, invoicing, expenses, reconciliations and financial reporting.
- Supported ERP implementation, accounting-system migration and finance process design using Zoho Books, Zoho Inventory and TallyPrime.
- Translated existing accounting processes into structured ERP workflows, improving transaction processing, reporting and financial controls.
- Performed bank, supplier and customer reconciliations and investigated accounting discrepancies.
- Supported AP processes including vendor obligations, invoice verification, approvals and payments.
- Supported inventory-accounting integration and investigated differences between operational inventory records and financial accounts.
- Prepared Excel-based cash-flow, expenditure and management reports for client decision-making.
- Supported VAT, withholding tax and other statutory compliance documentation.
- Documented and standardised finance workflows to improve consistency, controls and audit readiness.
- Worked directly with business owners and management teams to identify process gaps and recommend practical ERP and workflow improvements.
- Used automation and AI-assisted tools to streamline repetitive reporting and documentation tasks.
- Created organizational structures to improve accounting and finance functions.
ACCOUNTANT
2 Years 2 Months- Managed accounting and ledger operations for donor-funded projects exceeding USD 10 million, including budget monitoring against approved activities.
- Maintained GL, AP/AR schedules, payment documentation and supporting financial records.
- Prepared invoices, payment vouchers, expenditure reports and financial schedules.
- Performed bank reconciliations, including review of foreign-currency transactions.
- Coordinated procurement documentation, supplier payments and expenditure tracking against approved budgets.
- Monitored expenditure for compliance with donor requirements, approved activities and internal controls.
- Supported internal and external audits through preparation of schedules, reconciliations and supporting documentation.
- Liaised with project teams, suppliers and management to resolve accounting, payment and documentation issues.
- Standardised accounting documentation and filing processes, improving record accuracy and audit readiness.
- USAID, AMREF & PEPFAR-funded projects
FINANCE INTERN
1 Month- Supported ledger entries, journal postings, voucher processing, invoicing and bank reconciliations.
- Assisted with budget monitoring, expenditure tracking and maintenance of accounting records.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
- Upper Second-Class Honours
- GPA: 2:1
Certificate - Computer Applications
Skills
Year-end close
ERP systems proficiency
Full-cycle accounting
Bookkeeping
Data inputting
Auditing
Tax accounting specialization
Financial statements expertise
Budget forecasting
Invoice balancing
Account reconciliation
QuickBooks expert
SAP expertise
Funds management
Reporting
Accounts payable and receivable
Accounting recordkeeping
Payroll administration
Statutory reporting
Payroll management
Bank reconciliation
GAAP compliance
ERP accounting
Microsoft Excel
Certified public accountant (CPA)
Certification
CPA — Part IV — KASNEB |
Timeline
ACCOUNTANT
Mini Holdings Limited
05.2026 - Current
Finance Lead
Outserve Technologies Limited
05.2025 - 05.2026
ACCOUNTANT
Konnect Youth Consortium
01.2023 - 03.2025
FINANCE INTERN
Ndege Chai Sacco Society Ltd
09.2022 - 10.2022
Multimedia University of Kenya
Bachelor of Commerce from Finance
African Institute of Research & Development Studies
Certificate from Computer Applications