LAWRENCE KHATETE
Summary
Enthusiastic, self-motivated, and reliable professional with a strong work ethic. Experienced in financial personnel roles, demonstrating excellent analytical skills and a result-driven attitude. Well-trained in business valuation, with a proven track record of overhauling business reports to achieve cost reduction and enhance report effectiveness. Seeking to leverage skills and experience to contribute to the organization's success.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Web Developer
ALX Africa
09.2024 - Current
- Coded websites using HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and jQuery languages.
- Enhanced user experience by implementing responsive web design and optimizing website performance.
- Developed custom web applications, resulting in tailored solutions for client needs.
- Planned website development, converting mockups into usable web presence with HTML, JavaScript, AJAX, and JSON coding.
Finance and Accounting
TRON ENTERPRISES LTD
02.2022 - 12.2023
- Managed accounts receivables and payables processes while ensuring accurate recording of transactions in the general ledger system
- Assisted with the preparation of audited financial statements by Generally Accepted Accounting Principles
- Prepared quarterly reports on the company's financial performance against budget and forecasts
- Performed budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis every month
- Ensured that all taxes due were paid accurately and promptly according to government regulations
- Developed annual operating budgets for various departments within the organization
- Identified discrepancies between actual results versus projected results, investigated causes of variances, and developed corrective action plans as needed
- Reconciled bank accounts regularly to ensure accurate records
- Coordinated with audits both internal and external to ensure accuracy of financial statements
- Prepared monthly-end accruals and necessary journal vouchers to facilitate month-end accruals
- Use Excel to analyze and integrate data for high-volume database
- Reviewed contracts to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations
- Received and posted payments to relevant accounts
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of industry trends through research activities
- Prepared payrolls as well as making payments
- Created reports as requested by senior management team members and external stakeholders such as investors and lenders
Intern
SAVANNAH CEMENT LTD
09.2021 - 02.2022
- Used Excel spreadsheet to track expenses, revenue, and cash flows
- Assisted in the preparation of audit documents such as reconciliations and journal entries
- Managed accounts payable and receivables including invoice processing and payment reconciliation
- Prepared balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements
- Utilized spreadsheets, databases, and other computer applications to complete assigned tasks
- Assisted in preparing weekly, monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports
- Analyzed general ledger accounts to identify relevant transactions
- Received and posted payments to loan accounts
- Participated in special projects related to the process to process of improvement initiatives
Attachment
Bungoma tourist hotel
05.2018 - 08.2018
- Received and posted payments to relevant accounts
- Prepared financial-related reports
- Managed and reconciled petty cash reports
- Other duties as assigned
Education
Bachelor of COMMERCE - FINANCE option
Masinde Muliro university of science and technology
06.2019
High School -
NAMWELA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
01.2015
Primary School -
SCORE
01.2011
Skills
- Ledger reconciliation
- Payroll processing
- Bank reconciliation
- Willingness to learn
- Intuit QuickBooks
- Cost data analysis
- Attention to detail
- Proactive and focused
- Financial profiling
- Loss mitigation
- Typing and 10-key entry
- Written communication
- Problem-solving aptitude
- Professionalism
- Experienced in most restaurant positions
- Task prioritization
- Javascript
- Front-end development
- HTML
- CSS
- Responsive design
- HTML5 proficiency
Personal Information
Title: FINANCE MANAGER
Hobbies and Interests
- Theater
- Environmental conservation
- Hiking
- Skiing
- Travel
Certification
- Front End Development Certification – FreeCodeCamp.
- QuickBooks Certification - Intuit QuickBooks.
Languages
English
Professional Working
Timeline
Web Developer
ALX Africa
09.2024 - Current
Finance and Accounting
TRON ENTERPRISES LTD
02.2022 - 12.2023
Intern
SAVANNAH CEMENT LTD
09.2021 - 02.2022
Attachment
Bungoma tourist hotel
05.2018 - 08.2018
Primary School -
SCORE
Bachelor of COMMERCE - FINANCE option
Masinde Muliro university of science and technology
High School -
NAMWELA BOYS HIGH SCHOOL
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