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Certification
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CHARLES MUCHANGI KAMANI

Nairobi

Summary

I aspire to secure a senior role in Business Analysis or Strategic Management within a forward-thinking and innovative business environment committed to excellence in both operations and personal growth.

An accomplished professional in Business and Data Analytics, boasting four years of hands-on experience as an analyst and one year in a managerial role. Additionally, I have amassed four years of expertise as an accountant and two years as a strategic associate. My career is marked by my rapid adaptability, self-motivation, adept decision-making skills, critical thinking prowess, and a steadfast commitment to finding solutions.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

Senior Strategic Associate

Fresh Life.
Nairobi
02.2022
  • Drive improvements in customer experience by combining quantitative data with a deep understanding of user needs, habits, and perceptions developed through targeted interviews, usability studies, and customer feedback
  • Support the development of framework and analysis to determine market expansion priorities, identify engagement strategies, and develop plans for partnership building and implementation
  • Conduct comprehensive data analyses using advanced analytics tools to uncover hidden patterns and insights thus influencing and advising policy recommendations for sanitation improvement in low-income areas
  • Work directly with the Head of the Strategic Projects team and in close coordination with the senior leadership team to take on complex and critical cross-cutting strategy projects
  • Identify new revenue-generating initiatives and evaluate potential based on profitability, feasibility, and opportunity for scale
  • Pilot and operationalize opportunities to optimize revenue streams through existing channels and new channels and through partnerships
  • In close collaboration with Sales, Customer Support, Credit, Logistics, New Products and services, and Finance, design and implement tests that generate the necessary data to make strategic decisions about Fresh Life’s organizational growth.

Program Business Analytics Manager

Sama (Previously Samasource Kenya LTD).
Nairobi
02.2021 - 05.2022
  • Promoted to a managerial role managing a team of ten analysts supporting the company’s biggest client
  • Build and lead a team of business analysts to facilitate internal and external business insights
  • Provide data analytics support to drive Program decisions
  • Identifying business problems and developing analytic techniques to provide solutions to internal and external teams
  • Draw on strong business and statistical knowledge to organize research or development projects, including identification of relevant data points, data extraction and transformation, data model building, and visualizations
  • Lead the Program’s BA team to build the skills, processes and collaboration with other teams necessary to improve solution delivery speed and improve end-user satisfaction
  • Expert guidance – Understand underlying business challenges and communicate accurate data insights that enable confident, effective decision-making
  • Manage reporting on a variety of areas, driven by data
  • The “report/dashboard” expert of the company
  • Develop an advanced understanding of industry trends, metrics, and KPI benchmarks
  • Drive analytics tooling discussion in collaboration with the Global Business Intelligence manager to ensure we have the right technology to meet client and project team needs
  • Using data visualization and other data-gathering methods to either provide internal strategic direction or guide decisions for other teams
  • Prepare data gathering and reporting solutions as change processes are implemented
  • Supervise a team of analysts across a wide range of projects.

Business Analyst

Sama (Previously Samasource Kenya LTD).
Nairobi
05.2019 - 02.2021
  • Work with different functional managers to create account and business level reports both financial and operational
  • Create dashboards and reports based are updated regularly and used to monitor live performance
  • Utilize any Business intelligence tool at my disposal to build multi-stakeholder relevant reports(Microsoft Power Bi, Data Studio, Tableau, Looker)
  • Analyze trends in data and advise the heads of management of foreseeable risks and potential mitigation strategy
  • Implement project success analytics to include initial work estimation and investment/profit and loss analysis
  • Strategic business transformation endeavors to tactical, maintenance or operational projects
  • Demonstrate thought leadership for project management development and optimization
  • Manage and report on business initiatives on KPIs, project status, risk and issues
  • Work collaboratively across functional departments to resolve issues and generate ideas and improve operational efficiencies
  • Explore data and discover.

Executive Business Analyst

Deacons Kenya LTD.
Nairobi
08.2017 - 04.2019
  • Oversee roll out of Microsoft PowerBi throughout the company
  • Update all traditional excel reports to more dynamic user customized BI reports
  • Advise all relevant stakeholders on key business KPI’s
  • Staying up-to-date on the latest process and IT advancements to automate and modernize systems
  • Leading ongoing reviews of business processes and developing optimization strategies
  • Evaluating business processes, anticipating requirements, uncovering areas for improvement, and developing and implementing solutions
  • Work closely with the C.E.O and the B.O.D to provide insight on business units
  • Work closely with the C.E.O and appointed transaction advisors to search for a strategic partner.

Interim Treasury Accountant

Deacons Kenya LTD.
Nairobi
01.2016 - 04.2019
  • Cash-flow projections and budgeting
  • Liaise with and foster meaningful relationships with strategic banking partners across the region to align company debt to the company’s long-term goals
  • Set up processes as deemed fit to ensure a better functioning cash and bank department
  • Ensure all payments made by the accounts payables department were captured accurately
  • Ensure all sales transactions keyed in by the sales team were captured correctly
  • Advise the payables department on the foreign currency purchases.

Inventory Assistant Accountant

Deacons Kenya LTD.
Nairobi
01.2014 - 12.2015
  • Inventory post-costing for all brands and gross profit margin analysis
  • Reconciliation of bonded warehouse stock
  • Weekly stock reports, Calculation of stock Loss Provision and turnover fees
  • Mr
  • Price Cost of sales calculation
  • Calculation of Truworths additional duty
  • Goods in transit and stock reconciliation
  • Stock taking and results analysis and adoption
  • Accounting for write-offs and stock losses.

Interim Debtors Accountant

Deacons Kenya LTD.
Nairobi
08.2014 - 12.2014
  • Tasked as the receivables accountant
  • Booking and keeping track of all Credit sales and payments by customers primarily in relation to the Lifefitness brand
  • Maintain customer statements and send to the stores when required
  • Occasionally assist the sales team with debt collection for difficult clients
  • Weekly reporting of status of credit customers to senior management
  • Management of staff debtors accounts
  • Monthly reconciliation of receivables sub-ledger to the general ledger.

Volunteer assistant accountant

Woolworths Kenya LTD
Nairobi
09.2013 - 07.2014
  • Followed up with clearing agents to receive invoices on time
  • Updated input cost clearing accounts with local charges as soon as the warehouse completed detailed receiving
  • Moved costs from clearing accounts to payables vendors monthly
  • Assisted the payables accountant
  • Posted invoices to vendor’s accounts and posted payments to the system so that the payables accountant could process the payment
  • Posted regular sweep outs from store bank accounts to main bank account
  • Posted the payment to Woolworths South Africa for the stocks sundry and service fees
  • Handled monthly VAT reconciliation and posting Woolworths Payroll and any other month end closing procedure as required by the Finance Manager.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

University Of Nairobi
Nairobi
12.2013

Skills

  • Advanced proficiency in all major BI Reporting Platforms, namely; Tableau, MS Power Bi, Data Studio (Now Looker Studio), Looker, Zoho Analytics, Qlik Sense, Jet Reports
  • Ability to, in the absence of a BI capacity, build engaging informative BI Reports in MS Excel and/or Google Sheets
  • Drive strategic and tactical decisions using well thought our KPI monitoring
  • Ability to motivate, develop, and manage a team while offering project and/or program support
  • Ability to drive strategic direction
  • Advanced proficiency in MS Office, and G Suite packages
  • Financial modeling and financial projections
  • MYSQL, Python, Big Query
  • Working knowledge of principles and practices of accounting and financial analysis
  • Excellent team player with strong financial and administration skills
  • Ability to verify the accuracy of invoices and other accounting documents or records
  • Knowledgeable in compiling data and preparing a variety of reports
  • Ability to read and understand information presented in writing and compile accurate financial reports
  • Ability to work on own initiative, prioritize work, handle pressure, and take day-to-day decisions on the running of the organization
  • Ability to develop, monitor, and maintain management information systems and procedures
  • Ability to prepare files and maintain records and documentation
  • Excellent communication and leadership skills
  • Proficient in computer applications such as MS Office, QuickBooks, Sage, Pastel Evolution and MS Dynamics NAV 2007 - 2017
  • I specialize in data analysis, leveraging SQL to construct, optimize, and query databases I excel in generating impactful decision-making reports and strategies, and my expertise extends to crafting management accounts, board papers, and financial models I collaborate effectively with key stakeholders to drive business success through data-driven insights

Affiliations

  • Active member of Finance Students Association (FISA)
  • Finance and Investment committee member of the Marketing Students association
  • Active Lukenya Academy drama club member
  • Lukenya Academy Rugby Sevens Team
  • Lukenya Academy Table Tennis Team

Certification

  • Certificate, SQL for Data Science, University of California, 2020
  • Certificate, Advanced Relational Databases and SQL, Coursera, 2020
  • Certificate, Relational Databases, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, 2020
  • Certificate, Structured Query Language (SQL), University of Michigan, 2020
  • Advanced Data Analytics, Visualizations and Dashboards in Excel, Sunesis Consulting, 2017
  • Advanced Excel Certificate, Computer Pride, 2015
  • Attended AIBUMA Business Conference 2012 in Nairobi
  • Partook in the NSE Investment Challenge 2012 and 2013 in Nairobi

Salary Requirements

My desired salary would range between a basic of USD 3,000 to USD 3,200 with specifics flexible, negotiable, and dependable upon such factors as benefit structure, responsibility, advancement opportunities and travel/relocation.

Education And Qualification

  • Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), Part 1, Graffins College, 2013
  • Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Accounting), University of Nairobi, 2013
  • Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Lukenya Academy, 2007, B+

Languages

English
First Language
Swahili
Intermediate (B1)
B1

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Senior Strategic Associate

Fresh Life.
02.2022

Program Business Analytics Manager

Sama (Previously Samasource Kenya LTD).
02.2021 - 05.2022

Business Analyst

Sama (Previously Samasource Kenya LTD).
05.2019 - 02.2021

Executive Business Analyst

Deacons Kenya LTD.
08.2017 - 04.2019

Interim Treasury Accountant

Deacons Kenya LTD.
01.2016 - 04.2019

Interim Debtors Accountant

Deacons Kenya LTD.
08.2014 - 12.2014

Inventory Assistant Accountant

Deacons Kenya LTD.
01.2014 - 12.2015

Volunteer assistant accountant

Woolworths Kenya LTD
09.2013 - 07.2014

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting And Finance

University Of Nairobi

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