Kelvin Maina
ACCOUNTANT AND ADMINISTRATOR
Kiambu
Summary
Goal-focused Accountant with record of accurate reporting and budget management. Offering six years of experience handling finances . Processed payroll, budgets, reports, audits, journals, expenditures and payments. Diligently maintains latest training on tax regulations and legal issues impacting financial operations.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
Work History
HEAD ACCOUNTANT
THE KENTMERE CLUB 1986
4 2024
- In charge of payroll management
- Managed more than fifty employees and was involved with coming up with a schedule that eased the workload in the hotel and reduced overtime
- Consolidated tax returns
- Evaluated accounts and business plans
- Used financial forecasting to reduce risk
- Negotiated with vendors
- Generated invoices and payments
- Reconciled all bank accounts and resolved all issues in processing the financial statements
- Submitted tax forms, identified and addressed discrepancies, I also reported on the status of accounts payable and receivable
- Analyzed data and transactions to ensure that they comply with financial policies
- I was also in charge of invoicing, processing and filling
- Managed the flow of petty cash by recording all monetary transactions
- Interacted and communicated with customers daily
- Oversaw the company's reports and all financial statements
- Oversaw stocks and inventory
- Maintained budgets and optimized expenses
- Oversaw recruitment and training of new employees.
ACCOUNTANT AND ADMINISTRATOR
BECKWAM WHOLESALERS' ENTERPRISES
10.2020
- Slashed the cost by 3.5%
- Managed more than five employees and was involved with coming up with a schedule that eased the workload in the hotel and reduced overtime
- Negotiated with vendors
- Increased cash flow by 10% in the first 6 months
- Built and maintained strong client relationships
- Implemented new systems to cut time and cost
- Increased the sales by 15% by coming up with goods on delivery, I also decided that we will be buying goods in bulk so that we could get discounts which enabled us to sell goods at wholesale prices which brought more customers hence more sales
- Came up with a way of doing reports and inventories
- The organization was losing money through theft
- This system eradicated that
- Came up with a system that rewards loyal customers which in return brought more customers
- Reconciled all bank accounts and resolved all issues in processing the financial statements
- Submitted tax forms, identified and addressed discrepancies, I also reported on the status of accounts payable and receivable
- I was in charge of invoicing, coding and processing invoice data
- Analyzed data and transactions to ensure that they comply with financial policies
- Managed the flow of petty cash by recording all monetary transactions
- Oversaw the company's reports
- Oversaw stocks and inventory
- Maintained budgets and optimized expenses
- Oversaw recruitment and training of new employees.
ACCOUNTANT
UNIQUE TRACKING COMPANY Limited
02.2020 - 05.2020
- Quick books system
- Evaluated accounts and business plans
- Posting Invoices
- Bringing the books to the trial balance stage
- Processing Account receivable/payable
- Entering data, maintaining records, creating reports and financial statements
- Record day-to-day financial transactions and completing the posting process
- Paid supplies and employees
- Banking and Writing cheques
- Dealing with Statements
- Reconciliation
- Bank Agent
- Negotiated contracts with vendors
- Stock Officer
- Achievements: Came up with a new way to do and reports
- Saved the company from spending money
- Slashed the cost by 2% in the first month
- Negotiated contracts with vendors
- Developed a monthly and Yearly budget
- Came up with a new way to receive goods and store them.
STORECLERK ACCOUNTANT AND PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT
WINDSOR GOLF HOTEL & COUNTRY CLUB
10.2018 - 01.2020
- Sage Accpac System
- Posting invoices
- Researching potential Vendors
- Tracking Orders and Ensuring timely delivery
- Updating internal database (dates, Vendors)
- Conducting market research to identify price trends
- Monitoring stock levels and identifying purchasing needs
- Developing yearly and monthly reports
- Stock taking and maintaining inventory
- Issuing and receiving items
- Achievements: Organized issuance of items by creating an issuing timetable
- Came up with a new system report, which helped in differentiating new data & outdated data, enabling faster comparison and decision-making.
ACCOUNTANT INTERN
WINDSOR GOLF HOTEL & COUNTRY CLUB
05.2018 - 10.2018
- Sage Accpac System
- Generating invoices
- Depositing cheques
- Dealing with members and their subscriptions
- Checking and dealing with cheques at Payables.
OFFICE ASSISTANT (VOLUNTEER)
UZIMA DISPENSARY & MATERNITY
05.2017 - 08.2017
Education
CPA -
KCA -UNIVERSITY
Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya 09.2014 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - International Business Administration-Finance
United States International University Africa
05.2014 - 05.2018
Skills
Accountability
Decision-making
Time-management
Confidence
Creative problem solving
Interpersonal communication
High in compliance
Conflict and complaint resolution skills
Team player
Leadership
Stock taking
Inventory management
Handling requisitions
Accounting: payables, revenues, credit control, ETR management, creating batches, preparing Local Purchase Order (LPOs), cheques and Cash Payment Vouchers
Cost Control
Food and beverage control
Research
Presentation
Computer literacy
Banking
Reconciliation
Reports
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Stock taking
Inventory management
Handling requisitions
Accounting: payables, revenues, credit control, ETR management, creating batches, preparing Local Purchase Order (LPOs), cheques and Cash Payment Vouchers
Cost Control
Food and beverage control
Research
Presentation
Computer literacy
Banking
Reconciliation
Reports
Microsoft Excel
Microsoft PowerPoint
Microsoft Access
Microsoft Word
Sage Software Knowledge
Payroll Processing
Recordkeeping
Payroll Oversight
Account Updates
Biweekly payroll
Bookkeeping and Reconciliation
Microsoft Office
Problem-Solving
General accounting
Decision-Making
Team Building and Leadership
Awardsandscholarship
Best Lawn Tennis Player and Athlete - 2010-2013
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 10/13/94
- Nationality: Kenyan
References
- JACKSON MALONZA, Payables Accountant, Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club, 0722 563 760, jmalonza@windsor.co.ke
- MR. GEOFFREY K. NJUGUNA, Assistant Manager, Kenya Revenue Authority, 0722 468 181, geofrey.njuguna@kra.go.ke
- PROFESSOR DAVID KURIA, Director Geo-Information Management, National Land Commission, 0727 399 208, dn.kuria@gmail.com
- ESTHER WANJIRU NYOKABI, Human Resource Manager, The Kentmere Club Hotel, 0721 151 104, nyokabiesther@gmail.com
Extracurricular Activities
Annual Presidential Awards (PA) Challenge - Participant (09/2014 - Present) Business Club at USIU, working on different projects - Participant (09/2014 - Present) National Kiswahili and Biology Contest - Participant (05/2013) Inter school games (football, lawn tennis and Athletics). Captain of Lawn tennis team in 2013 - Captain (2010 - 2013) Drama Club - represented the school in the drama festivals - Participant (2007 - 2009) Youth Charitable Organization from Riara Parish - Chairman (12/2013 - Present)
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 90 staff members.
- Resolved product issue through consumer testing.
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
ACCOUNTANT AND ADMINISTRATOR
BECKWAM WHOLESALERS' ENTERPRISES
10.2020
ACCOUNTANT
UNIQUE TRACKING COMPANY Limited
02.2020 - 05.2020
STORECLERK ACCOUNTANT AND PROCUREMENT ASSISTANT
WINDSOR GOLF HOTEL & COUNTRY CLUB
10.2018 - 01.2020
ACCOUNTANT INTERN
WINDSOR GOLF HOTEL & COUNTRY CLUB
05.2018 - 10.2018
OFFICE ASSISTANT (VOLUNTEER)
UZIMA DISPENSARY & MATERNITY
05.2017 - 08.2017
CPA -
KCA -UNIVERSITY
09.2014 - 05.2018
Bachelor of Science - International Business Administration-Finance
United States International University Africa
05.2014 - 05.2018
HEAD ACCOUNTANT
THE KENTMERE CLUB 1986
4 2024