Lucy Chege
Nakuru
Summary
I am a detail-oriented Accountant with 6 years effectively maintaining accurate accounting information for large-scale financial organizations. History working as part of financial team to manage diverse financial functions, tax management and reporting. Works closely with executive management on complex mergers and acquisitions and divestitures.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
Work History
Founder
TOPVEN FEEDS AND MILLERS
01.2023 - Current
- Contributed to weekly team meetings, brainstorming sessions and staff appraisals
- Created company brand messaging, collateral materials, customer events, promotional strategies, and product commercialization
- Researched developing trends to stay updated with new ideas and marketing practices
- Input new data, updated old records and cross-checked information to keep marketing database up-to-date
- Updated spreadsheets with statistical, financial and non-financial information
- Built a positive organizational culture that fostered creativity, innovation, and employee engagement.
- Created and managed office systems to efficiently deal with documentation
- Led the strategic planning process to define business goals and ensure alignment across all departments.
- Oversaw financial management activities such as budgeting, forecasting, and cash flow monitoring for improved financial stability.
PROJECT MANAGER & HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
REACTION POWER
01.2022 - 02.2023
- Manage a daily flow of 15-20 customer escalations
- Work with customers to identify a root problem, create a solution, and rebuild trust in the brand
- Ensure timely follow-up to confirm that concerns were addressed, solutions were delivered, and satisfaction was attained
- Lead monthly trainings to educate customer service reps on how to handle escalated issues
- Reduce customer escalation by nearly 10 percent
- Developed corporate partnerships
- Team management of two team leaders and four team members in the Reaction power portfolio
- Developed strong organizational and communication skills through coursework and volunteer activities
- Strengthened communication skills through regular interactions with others
- Organized and detail-oriented with a strong work ethic
- Gained strong leadership skills by managing projects from start to
- Attended daily and weekly virtual team meetings taking down notes to do presentation to the clients
- Oversaw a group of 14 colleagues
- Performed weekly evaluations to determine the effectiveness of the team and identify areas for improvement
- Managed daily responsibilities such as clearing customer requests from the email queue, responding to escalated issues, and addressing employee needs within the team
- Successfully managed multiple projects simultaneously by prioritizing tasks according to urgency, resource availability, and alignment with organizational goals.
- Planned, designed, and scheduled phases for large projects.
Accountant
Don Bosco Institute Of Technology
04.2019 - 09.2022
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Working within the Financial Accounting unit with various tasks as assigned, such as invoice management, travel management, reconciliation process, payment scheduling, fixed assets management and LPO management.
- Review and reconciliation of various balance sheet items.
- Reconcile payables ledger and subledger balances.
- Undertake regular supplier and customers account reconciliations.
- Ensure records for reconciliations are updated and signed off monthly
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
- Used advanced software to prepare documents, reports, and presentations.
- Streamlined month-end closing processes, resulting in reduced time spent on financial reporting tasks.
ACCOUNTANT AND AUDIT ASSISTANT
NAKU MODERN FEEDS LTD
01.2018 - 03.2019
- Development of financial models, proper filing and custody of all payment documents, financial management skills, cash management skills, monthly bank reconciliation, tax calculations, preparation of the monthly financial reports, monthly bank reconciliations, tax calculations, and posting of various company transactions to the accounting software
- Design and implementation of procedures for internal financial controls, preparation of internal budgets, and other miscellaneous duties assigned without notice
- Design and implementation of procedures for internal financial controls, determining the accuracy of financial statements, detecting any cases of fraud within the department, ensuring the company is in compliance with the legal obligations and ensuring that the financial departmental goals are met
- Verification, allocation and reconciliation of accounts payable and receivable, analysis of financial statements to come up with financial reports, involved with accounting procedures such as WHT returns, VAT returns, P9, ETR receipts and the payroll
- Posting of various transactions to the accounting software to ensure that the accounts are in compliance to the IAS
- Review and validate supporting documentation before processing of financial transactions
- Support financial transactions following proper authorizations
- Support in preparation of and analysis of reports for various internal and external stakeholders
Education
Bachelor of Science - AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
JKUAT
11.2018
Bachelor of Science - CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
MWANGAZA COLLLEGE
06.2016
Skills
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Account reconciliation
- Financial statements
- Bank reconciliation
- Time management skills
- Team leadership
- Strategic thinking
- Accounting and bookkeeping
Timeline
Founder
TOPVEN FEEDS AND MILLERS
01.2023 - Current
PROJECT MANAGER & HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGER
REACTION POWER
01.2022 - 02.2023
Accountant
Don Bosco Institute Of Technology
04.2019 - 09.2022
ACCOUNTANT AND AUDIT ASSISTANT
NAKU MODERN FEEDS LTD
01.2018 - 03.2019
Bachelor of Science - CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTS
MWANGAZA COLLLEGE
Bachelor of Science - AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT
JKUAT
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