Faith Wangari Karoki
ACCOUNTANT
Nairobi, Nairobi Province,30
Summary
Detail-oriented Accountant with a bachelor’s degree in commerce (Finance Option) and experience in financial reporting, budgeting, reconciliation, and compliance. Expertise in GAAP, financial analysis, and ledger management, complemented by skills in accounting software and management report preparation. Committed to ensuring audit readiness and regulatory compliance while enhancing financial performance through data-driven decision-making.
Overview
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years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant III
Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC)
03.2023 - Current
- Executed monthly cash and bank reconciliations for head office and branch accounts to ensure accuracy and adherence to internal controls.
- Supported data collection on information systems and processes across corporation branches for validating financial documents.
- Initiated comprehensive account assessments to check the viability, stability, and profitability of business operations.
- Assisted in collecting data on information systems and processes of the corporation branches to be used in the validation of financial documents.
- Collected and compiled data to develop, implement, and review policies and procedures for budget estimates and execution in the corporation.
- Key Achievements
- Formulated a procedure for disposing of non-current assets held for sale.
- Tracked expenses, approved reallocations, planned annual programs, and reported regulatory requirements.
Finance & Accounting Apprenticeship
Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC)
04.2022 - 02.2023
- Tracked financial performance and developed initiatives for sustainability and profitability, providing regular reports, presentations, and updates to Branch Manager.
- Analyzed client portfolios using MS Access and was able to identify the lower-performing accounts. Using this data, I was able to improve these accounts, increasing average client revenue by 20%.
- Participated in preparation and implementation of branch annual plans and budgets to help branch meet its targets.
- Verifying the transmittal cash book and creating a batch in the BR Net banking system to ensure all daily cash operations balances.
- Safeguarded and maintained Corporation’s assets in branch, ensuring proper utilization and accounting, and prepared discharge of charge upon loan clearance.
- Documented significant accomplishments in role.
- Exceeded performance targets for data entry.
- Built lasting relationships with all my clients and ensured there were systems and resources in place to deal with any of their queries in less than 24-hours.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance Option (2nd Class Upper Division)
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
Nyeri, Nyeri District, Kenya12-2021
Certified Public Accountant (Part I) - CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
KASNEB
NAIROBI11-2020
Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education (KCSE) -
Mary Mount Girls High School
12-2021
Skills
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Bank reconciliation
- Financial analysis
- Budget management
- Well versed in computer packages Word, Excel, Access and PowerPoint
- Ability to establish effective working relationships with people at all levels Budget management
Timeline
Accountant III
Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC)
03.2023 - Current
Finance & Accounting Apprenticeship
Agricultural Finance Corporation (AFC)
04.2022 - 02.2023
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance Option (2nd Class Upper Division)
Dedan Kimathi University of Technology
Certified Public Accountant (Part I) - CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT
KASNEB
Kenya Certificate for Secondary Education (KCSE) -
Mary Mount Girls High School