Judy Waeni Ndinda
Accountant
Ngong, Kajiado District,10
Summary
Highly focused, organized, detail-oriented and energetic accountant with over five years' experience. Committed to improving institution financial performance with adherence to set accounting policies and procedures. Demonstrated expertise in ensuring business operations run in line with budgetary advice.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Accounts Payable Accountant
Pharo Schools Kenya LLP
11.2023 - Current
- Serving as the key contact person for external vendors, addressing inquiries on payment statuses promptly and professionally.
- Ensure accurate expense allocation through review of invoices for proper general ledger coding and accurate payments.
- Minimize late payment fees by consistently monitoring due dates and prioritizing payments accordingly.
- Process accounts payable through online banking platform.
- Enhance vendor relationships through timely and accurate payment processing, fostering a positive rapport between the company and vendors.
- Streamline month-end closing processes, allowing for faster reporting to management on financial results.
- Reduce discrepancies in financial records by conducting monthly creditor reconciliations and rectifying any inconsistencies.
- Collaborate with other departments to resolve any billing disputes or issues, resulting in improved interdepartmental communication.
- Assiste employees with filling out expense reports for reimbursement claims.
- Keep information in Xero accounting system up to date.
- Participate in cross-functional projects, applying accounting expertise to support other departments with financial-related tasks.
- Assist in preparation of annual budget by providing historical data analysis and forecasting future expenses based on trends.
- Collaborat with the Finance manager to comply with governing bodies and limit regulatory risks.
Junior Accountant
Tender Care Junior Academy
3 2021 - 10.2023
- Assist with daily updating of cash inflow in school system to reflect monies received from different payment modes.
- Monitor all students' accounts to ensure receivables are up to date and follow up on overdue payments
- Sending bill reminders to parents and contacting them where necessary.
- Supporting implementation, and continuously assist with monitoring of departmental expenditure
- Conduct audits in various departments to identify areas of weakness, adherence to internal controls set and clarification of any discrepancies
- Preparing payment vouchers and cheques for suppliers and approved paying documents.
- Assist with payroll duties such as processing of related statutory payments.
- Conduct bank and petty cash reconciliation.
- Assist senior accountant preparation of monthly financial reports.
- Petty cash management, collect cash withdrawn from bank and ensure its safe custody pending payment to necessary persons.
- Assist in maintaining fixed assets register.
- Ensuring entries posted to system regarding accounts payable and receivable is accurate, well classified and done in a timely manner.
- Verifying discrepancies and resolving any accounts receivables or payables issues.
- Avail documents and clarifications sought by auditors during audits.
- Performing any other duties as assigned by senior accountant.
Accounts Clerk
Blue Hills Café
07.2017 - 05.2020
- Maintaining books of accounts in line with accounting standards for accuracy of financial information needed for decision making
- Monitoring daily cash flow, sales, and expenses, confirming cash balances at the cashier point at day end
- Performing random stock audits to minimize wastage of resources and enhance accountability by staff
- Carrying out annual profit and loss analysis of each cost center to determine their financial performance
- Performing monthly bank, cash and Mpesa reconciliations
- Produce monthly café performance reports
- Timely processing and settlement of unpaid supplier invoices
- Receive and confirm inventory from the supplier as per invoice to ensure delivery of the right items
- Perform monthly stock takes
- Daily banking of cash
- Maintain accurate records including posting journal entries correctly and keeping documents in a well-organized filing system
- Provide documentation during audits.
Sales Assistant
Baraka Baby Shop
12.2016 - 06.2017
- Receiving payment by cash, cheque, mobile money transfers
- Issuing receipts or change due to customers
- Ensuring the correct amount of cash is in the till before ending shifts.
Finance & Accounting Department - Intern
Afya Sacco Society Limited
05.2015 - 08.2015
- Assist the Sacco accountant in timely processing and updating of members' remittances.
- Ensured all filing was done in a timely, accurate and organized manner.
- Data entry.
- Preparing cheques/RTGS/EFT forms for signing upon approval by the manager to settle bills and supplier dues.
- Customer service on members with issues related to their accounts and responding to enquiries from walk-ins as well.
Education
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Moi Girls High School
01.2008 - 05.2011
Certified Public Accounting Part III Qualification - undefined
KASNEB
11.2016 - 05.2020
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance option) -
The Co-operative University of Kenya
01.2012 - 05.2016
Skills
Ad hoc reporting
Critical thinking skills
Eye for detail
Good written and oral communications skills
Adept in Microsoft Office tools
Working Knowledge of QuickBooks and Xero
Team player
Accomplishments
Blue Hills Cafe:
- Successfully strengthened the internal controls through developing written policies and procedures to curb wastage and pilferage of items in the kitchen and store.
- After setting targets for each department and monitoring revenue on a weekly basis, the institution was able to increase its annual revenue and retained the trend over the periods.
- Set up a proper running accounts department, which was not in existence at the Café.
Timeline
Accounts Payable Accountant
Pharo Schools Kenya LLP
11.2023 - Current
Accounts Clerk
Blue Hills Café
07.2017 - 05.2020
Sales Assistant
Baraka Baby Shop
12.2016 - 06.2017
Certified Public Accounting Part III Qualification - undefined
KASNEB
11.2016 - 05.2020
Finance & Accounting Department - Intern
Afya Sacco Society Limited
05.2015 - 08.2015
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance option) -
The Co-operative University of Kenya
01.2012 - 05.2016
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -
Moi Girls High School
01.2008 - 05.2011
Junior Accountant
Tender Care Junior Academy
3 2021 - 10.2023
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