CATHERINE MURUGI MUCHAI
Senior Accountant
Kikuyu,Kikuyu
Summary
Detail-oriented accounting expert with a decade of experience in general accounting and financial controls. Proficient in accounts receivable, accounts payable, financial reporting, and tax management. Recognized for leadership in driving strategic initiatives and improving team collaboration. Aiming to apply analytical and technical skills to enhance profitability within a finance and accounting department.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Consultant
Kahama Group of Hotels
01.2017 - 12.2018
- Transiting and implementing ERP- E biz frame to ERP- Sap- business one software.
- Coordinated with systems partners to finalize designs and confirm requirements.
- Collaborated with system providers from concept through final delivery of the product.
- Contributed to the continuous improvement of Parklands Shade Hotel based on learning from ideas, client implementation, and previous experiences.
- Participated in designing and executing the company workbook for infrastructure support and development.
Finance Manager
Parklands Shade Hotel
01.2013 - 01.2016
- Created organizational structures to improve the accounting and finance functions for Parklands Shade Hotel and its subsidiaries.
- Prepared the final Accounts and Supervised Annual Audits while liaising with the External Auditors.
- Worked with managers to develop annual expense plan goals and internal controls monitoring.
- Developed budgets and strategic plans for day-to-day operations and performed health checks on the accounting systems.
- Created documents to display financial reports and data using ERP- E biz frame.
- Identified improvement changes regarding key processes for internal controls and accounting procedures.
Senior Accountant
Nairobi
01.2010 - 12.2012
- Supported monthly general ledger closing activities, including preparing journal entries and reconciliations.
- Created documents to present to supervisors about financial statuses.
- Drafted financial documents, including variance reports, regulatory filings and related schedules.
- Reviewed budgets, including the capital appropriations budget and communicated findings to the senior management.
- Handled month and year-end-end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
- Collaborated with bank representatives to negotiate capital requirements.
- Reconciled accounts and created documents for the end-year close procedures.
- Oversaw a team of 10 accounting staff.
- Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
Accounts Payable Manager
01.2007 - 12.2009
- Positively interacted with all partners, employees and customers using exemplary communication and interpersonal talents, ensured that all relevant transactions were inputted and supervised properly within the accounting system and verified vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.
Accounts Receivable Clerk
09.2004 - 12.2006
- Tracked and documented all expenses, wrote financial statements and consolidations after reconciling general ledger accounts, performed administrative tasks such as recording keeping, writing correspondences and gathering materials and eliminated overtime by realigning workload.
Accounts Assistant
Maralal Safari Lodge
01.2003 - 08.2004
- Handled and reconciled petty cash, and prepared and maintained monthly budgets.
Education
Bachelor - Business Management
01-2012
Computerized accounting package -Pastel - undefined
01-2006
C.P.A (K) Finalist -
01-2005
Certificate in MS Office - undefined
01-2002
Kenya Certificate of Secondary School - undefined
01-1999
Skills
Proficient in accounting standards General ledger oversight Balancing and reconciliation skills Invoice handling Profit and loss evaluation Management of fixed assets
Financial operations management Cost monitoring Liquidity assessment Budget evaluation Fiscal planning and control
Accounts receivable and payable expertise Recordkeeping for invoices Reconciliation of financial statements Management of debtor and creditor accounts
Reporting and analytics expertise Monthly financial reports Profit and loss oversight Balance sheet analysis Trial balance review Ledger support systems Credit policy development
Internal control systems
Tax compliance and reporting Income and VAT taxation skills Withholding tax administration Payroll management strategies
Cross-departmental collaboration
Strategic decision-making
Microsoft applications mastery Online research capabilities Effective email usage Accounting tools familiarity Proficient in Pastel
References
- Anthony, Mwangi Ndungu, Senior Accountant, 0721 438629, Mt. Kenya University, Nairobi, Nairobi
- Michael, Mbogoh, Auditor, 0726 378879, Kago Mukunya & Associates
- Perpetua, Nyawira, Head of Finance, 0721 987 868, Kahama Group of Hotels
Timeline
Consultant - Kahama Group of Hotels
01.2017 - 12.2018
Finance Manager - Parklands Shade Hotel
01.2013 - 01.2016
Senior Accountant -
01.2010 - 12.2012
Accounts Payable Manager -
01.2007 - 12.2009
Accounts Receivable Clerk -
09.2004 - 12.2006
Accounts Assistant - Maralal Safari Lodge
01.2003 - 08.2004
Moi University - Bachelor, Business Management
Star College of Management Studies - Computerized accounting package -Pastel,
Kiambu Institute of Professorial Studies - Certificate in MS Office,
Kambui Girls High School - Kenya Certificate of Secondary School,
Vision Institute of Professionals - C.P.A (K) Finalist ,