Anne Hilda Muchunku

• Responsible for all aspects of financial management, ensuring compliance with internal policies and procedures as well as partners' requirements, ensure maintenance of proper books of accounts and oversee the procurement function
• Prepare and distribute monthly management reports; detailed quarterly cash flow forecasts and financial reports detailing actual expenditure against forecast to facilitate planning;
• Developing budget for funding proposals, meet with potential partners and follow up on funding once the proposal is approved;
• Lead the organization in the annual budgeting process and prepare annual budget
• Ensure appropriate external audit arrangements are in place and manage the audit process;
• Produce required financial reports for management and Board of Directors and coordinate meetings and prepare relevant reports for the KEPSA Finance and Audit Board Committee

KEPSA is the voice of the private sector in Kenya and seeks to create an enabling business environment for businesses through advocacy and Public-Private Partnerships on behalf of its members

·Tasked with overall sound financial management as well as consolidated monthly financial reporting including periodic reporting to donors (EU, Charity Water, Coca-Cola foundation, Gates Foundation, The Stone Foundation, Vitol and other family foundations), and overall oversight of finance teams in 4 countries within the Africa region.

· Collaborated with Country Directors, the Regional Manager & Country Accountants to prepare annual budgets, including monitoring and providing variance comments and preparation of accurate forecasts that guided senior management and the board in decision making.

· Coordinated annual external and donor audits, including response to the Management Letters and supported country programs in developing budgets.

· Ensured the Country programs are compliant with all aspects of management of grants including preparation of proposal budgets, amendments, no cost extensions budgets and built their capacity though training, coaching and support visits.

-Assisted in developing policies and procedures for the Region, and provided guidance and advice on all aspects financial and accounting to ensure compliance with company policy and local regulations

Water for People is an international NGO providing Water& Sanitation solutions and working in 9 countries by partnering with governments and local partners to provide safe water and sanitation to communities around the world with headquarters in Denver, Colorado.

· Tasked with the overall implementation of sound financial management systems that included Monthly, Quarterly and annual financial reports as well as oversight to the preparation and maintenance of proper books of accounts, procurement, supervision of accountants and leading the internal and external audit processes.

· KEPSA also run projects in advocacy, youth empowerment, and research and advocacy with an end to the creation of an enabling business environment, that were supported by development partners such as Trademark East Africa (TMEA), World Bank (The Kenya Youth Empowerment Project), GIZ, DFID, Oxfam, Business Advocacy Fund (BAF) and Danida and I was prepared financial progress and completion reports to Donors for each of the Projects.

· Worked with program teams in developing funding proposals, and invested and monitored, KEPSA's investments in money market instruments.

· Led the annual budgeting process, prepared the consolidated organization budget and prepared board papers and presented financial statements to the quarterly Finance Committee of the Board's meetings.

· Presented sales performance reports to General Managers and the senior management team at the weekly management meetings, by Brand, by Branch and the consolidated position

· Prepared and presented monthly financial performance reports including commentaries, trend analysis and common size ratios.

· Supervised accounting transactions for the regional offices in Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania, had oversight over Payroll and Taxation, including Withholding Tax, PAYE, tax returns, and corporate tax payment and reporting requirements.

· Reviewed bank reconciliations, approved payments, performed year end closing of books of accounts and supervised the year end external audit.

Deacons Kenya Limited was a for- profit enterprise that run franchises of over 7 brands among them, Woolworths, Mr. Price, Truworths, Lifefitness& Babyshop,brands, & had over 30 retail outlets in Kenya, Uganda& Rwanda.

·Tasked with treasury management including handling bank relationships, Cash-flow planning and management and advising on appropriate short-term – medium term investment options.

· Prepared and monitored budgets and expenditures, including the preparation and presentation of Budget variance reports and analysis to Heads of Departments.

· Managed fixed assets including maintenance of the asset register and accounting to ensure safety and accountability for the same.

· Supervised the billing, revenue capture and expenditure functions of the university including approval of payments and ensured a smooth close down of accounts for month-end and year- end financial reports.

· Prepared the monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports in line with IFRS including notes and commentaries to the accounts, facilitating the annual external auditing process and responding to management letter and queries arising from the audit process.

· Invested idle funds in short term money market instruments at commercial banks and treasury bills at Central bank to earn additional revenue for the university.

· Provided leadership and oversight to the accounts department team to ensure proper posting of transactions and maintenance of all general ledger accounts and timely reporting.

· Supervised and reviewed monthly reports from the petty cash, payroll, cashiering and bank reconciliation teams.

· Handled all accounting, reporting and correspondences regarding the donor funded contracts /projects that were channeled to the University from USAID, BAOBAB, FORD Foundation, Pharmacess International, and others.

United States International University is a non-profit private higher education institution, in Nairobi, Kenya.

· Prepared bank reconciliation statements for both local and foreign currency bank accounts, posted entries to the General Ledger and handled all general ledger reconciliations.

· Prepared Petty cash reimbursements to meet urgent cash needs, performed foreign exchange translations and re-evaluations and prepared of monthly and quarterly performance reports for departments/ divisions.