To gain and contribute accounting knowledge and skills through self-improvement and giving up-to-date information and advice that would add value to operations.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
Work History
Proprietor
Lily Handmade Products
04.2020 - Current
Research and creation of products for the brand
Marketing and selling of the products of the brand
Maintenance of the books of accounts for the brand
Head of Accounts
Baraka Travel Services Ltd.
01.2014 - 03.2020
Create policies and procedures for the department to ensure compliance with accounting standards.
Update the management and board on finances and provide proposals to ensure management meets its financial goals.
Preparations of budgets for implementation
Analysis of risk exposures that the business is vulnerable to and ensuring that there is a robust internal control system
Assisting management in carrying out annual risk analysis
Training and motivation of staff
Lead Consultant - Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management
Dariel Consultants Ltd.
05.2013 - 12.2014
Marketing the services that the organization offers to potential clients
Empowering team to provide quality service to clients
Lead the consulting team in delivering consulting service to clients
Internal Auditor
Tea Warehouses Ltd
08.2009 - 01.2013
Carry out the duties as stipulated by the Internal Audit Charter
Preparation and development of annual audit plans
Conducting and managing audit plans
Continuous evaluation and advising on internal controls to all staff
Ensuring continuous delivery of high-quality and timely reporting to the management audit committee and the board
Be proactive in identifying and recommending immediate actions in any area of business.
Observe the latest auditing and accounting practices and in compliance with the ISO 19011 standards.
To work in liaison with external auditors in conducting external audits
Provide leadership in the section and create an environment of discipline and teamwork.
Any other duties as assigned by management.
Accountant
Tea Warehouses Ltd
08.2006 - 07.2009
Ensure timely and proper preparation of petty cashbook and cash flows
Ensure the right banking and cash management controls
Preparation and submission of statutory returns
Maintaining the Creditors' accounts and ensuring that payment policies are adhered to
Preparation and coordination of internal audits
Preparation of management reports
Assistant Accountant
The Nairobi Hospital
01.2005 - 07.2006
Preparing invoices, credit and debit notes, and forwarding them for dispatch.
Requisitioning for petty cash for procedures to be done outside the hospital
Supervision of quarterly stock takes.
Processing NHIF for patients and educating them on the requirements
Liaising with other departments to ensure all services are rendered before bill generation
Ensuring appropriate capture of division revenue
Ensure credibility and integrity of all bills.
Lecturer
East Africa School of Management
08.2004 - 12.2004
Teaching and ensuring completion of syllabus
Organizing revision programs
Setting and marking internal exams
Guidance of students concerning their coursework
Accounts Assistant
Nairobi Equator Hospital
02.2004 - 06.2004
Following up on payments by both individual and corporate clients
Preparation of NHIF claim forms and submission of the same
Reconciliation of debtors' accounts
Following up on admissions and discharges to ensure that procedures have been followed
04/01/20, Present, Proprietor, Lily Handmade Products, Research and creation of products for the brand, Marketing and selling of the products of the brand, Maintenance of the books of accounts for the brand
01/01/14, 03/31/20, Head of Accounts, Baraka Travel Services Ltd., Create policies and procedures for the department to ensure compliance with accounting standards., Update the management and board on finances and provide proposals to ensure management meets its financial goals., Preparations of budgets for implementation, Analysis of risk exposures that the business is vulnerable to and ensuring that there is a robust internal control system, Assisting management in carrying out annual risk analysis, Training and motivation of staff
05/01/13, 12/31/14, Lead Consultant - Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management, Dariel Consultants Ltd., Marketing the services that the organization offers to potential clients, Empowering team to provide quality service to clients, Lead the consulting team in delivering consulting service to clients
08/01/09, 01/31/13, Internal Auditor, Tea Warehouses Ltd, Carry out the duties as stipulated by the Internal Audit Charter, Preparation and development of annual audit plans, Conducting and managing audit plans, Continuous evaluation and advising on internal controls to all staff, Ensuring continuous delivery of high-quality and timely reporting to the management audit committee and the board, Be proactive in identifying and recommending immediate actions in any area of business., Observe the latest auditing and accounting practices and in compliance with the ISO 19011 standards., To work in liaison with external auditors in conducting external audits, Provide leadership in the section and create an environment of discipline and teamwork., Any other duties as assigned by management.
08/01/06, 07/31/09, Accountant, Tea Warehouses Ltd, Ensure timely and proper preparation of petty cashbook and cash flows, Ensure the right banking and cash management controls, Preparation and submission of statutory returns, Maintaining the Creditors' accounts and ensuring that payment policies are adhered to, Preparation and coordination of internal audits, Preparation of management reports
01/01/05, 07/31/06, Assistant Accountant, The Nairobi Hospital, Preparing invoices, credit and debit notes, and forwarding them for dispatch., Requisitioning for petty cash for procedures to be done outside the hospital, Supervision of quarterly stock takes., Processing NHIF for patients and educating them on the requirements, Liaising with other departments to ensure all services are rendered before bill generation, Ensuring appropriate capture of division revenue, Ensure credibility and integrity of all bills.
08/01/04, 12/31/04, Lecturer, East Africa School of Management, Teaching and ensuring completion of syllabus, Organizing revision programs, Setting and marking internal exams, Guidance of students concerning their coursework
02/01/04, 06/30/04, Accounts Assistant, Nairobi Equator Hospital, Following up on payments by both individual and corporate clients, Preparation of NHIF claim forms and submission of the same, Reconciliation of debtors' accounts, Following up on admissions and discharges to ensure that procedures have been followed
Profile Of Skills
Effective communication skills
Reliable decision-making skills
Good leadership and inter-relationship skills
Excellent organizational skills
Languages
Swahili
First Language
English
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Proprietor
Lily Handmade Products
04.2020 - Current
Head of Accounts
Baraka Travel Services Ltd.
01.2014 - 03.2020
Lead Consultant - Internal Audit and Enterprise Risk Management