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MARY KINYA GITONGA

Nairobi

Summary

Ms Gitonga is a highly experienced professional with more than five (5) years of experience. Currently I am an risk officer at Madison insurance company. Prior I had been a volunteer in various NGO'S including; Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children Rights whereby I successfully organized events such as Day of the African Child. Prior to that I was a volunteer at Girl Child Network (GCN) whereby I successfully organized and attended meetings held by CBO's, and Collected data from the field. I also have a consistent track record of successfully being a branch supervisor

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Underwriter

Madison Insurance Company
06.2015 - Current
  • Supports the team of 5 branches in the underwriting process from rating, entry, renewals, and even dealing with reversals in the policy
  • Successfully Assesses risk of potential clients and ensuring 100% compliance with established company policies, procedures, rules and regulations
  • Preparation of quotes and coming up with competitive quotations and actively following up to ensure 100% close of business
  • Debiting of all premium new business, endorsements and renewals for all agents and direct clients within the month of risk
  • Analyzing proposal forms and determining premiums payable
  • Successfully prepared all relevant insurance documents including quotations, debit notes, cover notes and 100% issuance of policy documents

Accountant

06.2010 - 05.2015
  • Successfully prepared receipts, banked client's money, reconciled their accounts, posted check-offs in the system
  • Debt Collection: successfully followed up on all the debts and prepared premium debtors statement and ensured they were dispatched to brokers /agents on time
  • Posted all the deductions from the banks, both standing order and direct debits
  • Monitored branch performance and developed weekly reports of revenues versus the sales targets
  • Managed timely billing and reconciliation of weekly sales to the respective retail centers account
  • Provided accurate and timely posting in the Accounting system and reconciliation of all branch operations
  • (E.g
  • Sales, purchases, expenses and bank deposits)
  • Supported the team in the quarterly audits for of the Branch
  • Ensured stringent adherence to the Internal Control Systems and insurance procedures
  • Management of Records ensuring proper filing, confidentiality and compliance
  • Ensured proper bank and cashbook reconciliations
  • Petty cash Management: I was in charge of preparing petty cash vouchers, reconciling the same and requesting for reimbursement from head office
  • Maintained an asset register and ensured that all assets in the company are insured and are in good working condition
  • Successfully Supported the team comprising of 5 branches in 100% efficient service delivery
  • Consistently ensured complete compliance with all internal control policies and expenditure constraints
  • Managed accurate and timely reports and reporting

Field Officer

Girl Child Network (GCN)
11.2009 - 11.2009
  • Organized and attended meetings held by CBO's, and Collected data from the field

Volunteer

Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children Rights
07.2009 - 07.2009
  • I volunteered in running of their programs, organizing events such as especially Day of the African Child and supporting the finance Department in areas such as processing financial documentation, including orders, invoices and payment, managing cash receipts, disbursement and petty cash

Intern

Mwalimu Teachers Sacco
04.2009 - 04.2009
  • I worked in the following departments: finance, accounts, customer care, registry and in the loans department

Intern

A.F.C (Agriculture Finance Corporation)
07.2008 - 07.2008
  • Successfully analyzed and reconciled collection accounts, preparation of bank reconciliation and coding of paid drafts

Accountant's Assistant

K.B.S. Sacco
07.2007 - 07.2007
  • In this role, I gained knowledge and experience in banking, preparation of statements and writing of cheques to the clients

Education

Master of Science - Finance

Jomo Kenyatta University
01.2017

Bachelor of Arts - Economic and Sociology

Kenyatta university
01.2010

Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education -

Kaaga Girls High School
01.2004

Skills

  • Operational Efficiency
  • Insurance knowledge
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Task Prioritization
  • Customer Service
  • Office Administration
  • Effective Communication
  • Claims analysis
  • Client Relations
  • Relationship Management
  • Fraud Detection
  • Claims Management
  • Employee performance
  • Resource Management
  • Organizational Efficiency
  • Continuous Improvement
  • Business Administration
  • Operations Management
  • Team Leadership
  • Operational Excellence
  • Delegation
  • Customer Retention
  • Risk Assessment
  • Risk Calculation
  • Quotation Preparation
  • Business Closing
  • Insurance Document Preparation
  • Debtor Reconciliation
  • Proposal Analysis
  • Client Relationship Building
  • Portfolio Management
  • Risk Management
  • Loss Protection

Languages

English
Swahili

Otherpastexperiences

  • Intern, A.F.C (Agriculture Finance Corporation), 07/01/08, Successfully analyzed and reconciled collection accounts, preparation of bank reconciliation and coding of paid drafts.
  • Volunteer, Finance Department: Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children Rights, 07/01/09, I volunteered in running of their programs, organizing events such as especially Day of the African Child and supporting the finance Department in areas such as processing financial documentation, including orders, invoices and payment, managing cash receipts, disbursement and petty cash.
  • Field Officer, Girl Child Network (GCN), 11/01/09, Organized and attended meetings held by CBO's, and Collected data from the field.
  • Accountant's Assistant, K.B.S. Sacco, 07/01/07, Gained knowledge and experience in banking, preparation of statements and writing of cheques to the clients.
  • Intern, Mwalimu Teachers Sacco, 04/01/09, Worked in the following departments: finance, accounts, customer care, registry and in the loans department.

References

  • Raymond Muthuri, Madison Insurance Company, 0702554716, rmuthuri@madison.co.ke
  • Linda Kimathi, Marketing Manager, 0726844925, lindahkim3@gmail.com
  • Peter Wachira, Marketing Manager, 0727694607, pkwachira@yahoo.com

Hobbies and Interests

  • Listening to music
  • Watching movies

Personal Information

Year of Birth: 1986

Timeline

Underwriter

Madison Insurance Company
06.2015 - Current

Accountant

06.2010 - 05.2015

Field Officer

Girl Child Network (GCN)
11.2009 - 11.2009

Volunteer

Kenya Alliance for Advancement of Children Rights
07.2009 - 07.2009

Intern

Mwalimu Teachers Sacco
04.2009 - 04.2009

Intern

A.F.C (Agriculture Finance Corporation)
07.2008 - 07.2008

Accountant's Assistant

K.B.S. Sacco
07.2007 - 07.2007

Bachelor of Arts - Economic and Sociology

Kenyatta university

Kenya Certificate Of Secondary Education -

Kaaga Girls High School

Master of Science - Finance

Jomo Kenyatta University
MARY KINYA GITONGA