Evalyn Waithira
Nairobi
Summary
Over 8 years of experience in accounting, HR, and business administration. Proven ability to manage financial records, budgets, and payroll, ensuring regulatory compliance. Strong leadership, teamwork, and people skills, with a focus on achieving organizational goals. Flexible and adaptive in dynamic environments, providing solutions to both operational and administrative challenges.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Assistant
Kingsway Sacco society
05.2023 - 06.2024
- Receipting payments
- Updating and maintaining Members Personal Accounts (MPA) streamlining service delivery which led 15% reduction in service delivery time
- Managing of Cheques and Petty Cash
- Fund management through Bank transfers
- Bank and Petty Cash Reconciliations
- Filing of Accounts records and other Reports in the Relevant files achieving a reduction in search time by 25%
- Loan Application Appraisal and Processing
- Delinquency Management and Loan recovery-recovered
- Management of Members Files
- Management of Correspondence
Business and Operations Manager
Elipharm Groceries and Cereals
01.2019 - 01.2022
- Inventory management reducing stock out costs by 30% over the 2 years
- Financial Management: Budgeting, forecasting
- Bookkeeping: Maintaining accurate books on accounts payable and receivable, payroll and daily financial entries and reconciliations
- Quality control and analyzing Feedback-Ensuring that the quality of the food stuffs and the groceries meets or exceeds customer expectations
- This Reduced complaints by 10%
- Compliance and Regulations-Ensuring trade licenses are paid on time and business complies with local health and safety regulations this reduced consequential losses by 40%
County Administrator
Kingsway Business Systems
Kiambu County
04.2012 - 12.2018
- Company Overview: Through outsourced management services by The National Treasury on the GPA/WIBA Project
- Receiving claims from the civil servants in my designated county
- Verifying authenticity of claims submitted by civil servants in the county
- Making follow up on payment claims in coordination with other departments at the National Treasury
- Ensuring that every civil servant is well equipped with the information about the scheme, this I achieved through communicating and establishing good working relationships with stakeholders (county commissioner and head officers in all the government ministries in the sub counties)
- Ensuring that organization assets are well safeguarded and payment of office bills in time
- Regularly reporting on the progress and operations of the office
- Managing the financial bookkeeping of the Organization
- Processing of invoices, records payment and tracking expenses of the organization
- Supervising other staff members who assist in bookkeeping duties
- Recording business transactions and keying daily worksheets to the general ledger systems
- Through outsourced management services by The National Treasury on the GPA/WIBA Project
Administrative Assistant
Jupiland Properties Ltd
04.2010 - 03.2012
- Marketing the products to potential customers
- Updating the database system
- Handling customer's issues on products including complaints and taking appropriate action to resolve them
- Reviewing sale agreements and other documents to ensure that they are complete and accurate according to the policy
- Ensuring that annual returns are promptly filled with relevant authorities
Accounting Intern
Spark Technologies Ltd
01.2009 - 03.2010
- Billing, processing of invoices, collection of invoices and record keeping
- Processing supplier payments and staff refunds
- Receiving cheques and preparing deposit slips
- Verifying monthly totals of sales history, returns, allowances, and cash receipts journal
- Monitoring revenue collection and expenditures based on approved budgets
- Timely remittance of statutory obligations
- Safe custody of accounting documents
- Carrying out bank reconciliation
- Preparation of financial statements and management reports using QuickBooks
- Analyzing performance in terms of revenue and expenditure
Education
Accounting Packages - QUICKBOOKS, TALLY, SAGE AND PASTEL
Summit Institute of Professionals
Nairobi, Kenya03.2018
CPA - Certified Public Accountant (Kasneb)
Summit Institute of Professionals
Nairobi, Kenya01.2013
Diploma in Business Management -
Mt. Kenya University
Thika, Kenya01.2008
KCSE Certificate -
St. Augustine Sec School
01.2005
Skills
- Financial accounting and reporting
- Business development
- Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook)
- Office administration
- Talent Acquisition
- Communication
- Inventory management
- Teamwork
- Property sales
- Personal selling
- Sales and marketing
- Credit collection
- Blogging and writing
- Social media management
Accomplishments
Class representative for the entire duration of the diploma course.
Languages
- Fluent English
- Swahili
References
References available upon request.
Hobbies and Interests
- Reading inspirational books
- Watching Documentaries
- Financial Blogging- evefinancialinsights.blogspot.com
Socialactivities
- Associate member of Association of Business Executives-UK.
- Class representative for the entire duration of the diploma course.
- Participates in Charitable Runs and Walks and Courses.
- Event organizer in High school.
Activities
- I am an associate member of Association of Business Executives-UK.
- Participation in Charitable Runs and Walks and Courses.
- I was an event organizer in High school.
Timeline
Accounts Assistant
Kingsway Sacco society
05.2023 - 06.2024
Business and Operations Manager
Elipharm Groceries and Cereals
01.2019 - 01.2022
County Administrator
Kingsway Business Systems
04.2012 - 12.2018
Administrative Assistant
Jupiland Properties Ltd
04.2010 - 03.2012
Accounting Intern
Spark Technologies Ltd
01.2009 - 03.2010
Accounting Packages - QUICKBOOKS, TALLY, SAGE AND PASTEL
Summit Institute of Professionals
CPA - Certified Public Accountant (Kasneb)
Summit Institute of Professionals
Diploma in Business Management -
Mt. Kenya University
KCSE Certificate -
St. Augustine Sec School
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