MAURICE ONDENG ONYANGO
Ukwala
Summary
Detail-oriented Accountant with strong organisational and administrative skills. Delivered accurate financial data through effective management of daily transactions and comprehensive reporting, while ensuring compliance with regulations and supporting audit processes and payroll administration. Committed to enhancing operational efficiency and contributing to overall financial integrity.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
Nyabondo Medical Training College
01.2025 - Current
- Managing day to-day financial transactions of the organization
- Reconciliation of accounts payable and receivables
- Prepare bank reconciliations and ensure timely bank payments
- Managing day-to-day financial transactions of the organization
- Collaborated with financial manager to ensure compliance and support during audits
- Executed payroll processing for employees
- Preparing and submitting customer invoices
- Assigned codes to invoices and processed payments
- Preparing petty cash reimbursement payment vouchers;
- Prepared and issued cheques to facilitate timely payments to vendors and suppliers
- Endorsing paid vouchers with payment dates, cheque numbers and paying bank;
- Carrying out inventory control
Accountant II
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI-CGHR)
03.2020 - 12.2024
- Manages day to day accounting functions ensuring accounting practices and procedures are timely, efficient, and compliant with all requirements and regulations.
- Maintaining accurate accounting records and reconciling accounts of debtors as per policy and procedures.
- Sorted reconciliation items in bank statements, payroll and accrual accounts, liaising with suppliers to ensure timely and accurate account reconciliation.
- Carrying out reconciliations of salaries and wages accounts as per approved procedures and policies.
- Ensuring proper accounting for the petty cash and effective management of the imprest system from various departments.
- Preparing payroll as per approved procedures and policies.
- Processing and reviewing payments voucher (voucher examination) to ensure compliance to the approved procedures.
- Documents processes for improving internal controls, operating efficiency, and the adequacy of records and recordkeeping.
- Led key processes for year-end closing, coordinating field audits and analysing project expenses for accurate financial statement reporting.
- Performs financial, operational, and compliance audits in accordance with the company internal audit program.
- Ensuring statutory deductions and payments are remitted to the respective authorities.
- Supervising daily cash count and posts transactions as per approved systems.
- Prepared financial reports for annual budget planning and forecasting, ensuring comprehensive documentation for audit reviews.
- Conducting annual stock takes and reconciliation of the same to the respective ledger accounts.
- Meets with Audit Committee to review audit scope / schedule and results of audit findings.
- Assists Audit Committee in fulfilment of its duties and responsibilities.
- Provide accounting support to include organisation and maintenance of accounts, general ledger entries and management, financial management, record keeping, internal and external communication with sub-contractors/grantees and related financial management.
- Executed administrative tasks assigned by supervisor to support project operations.
- Supported projects for Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM-Kenya) by assisting in financial management and reporting.
Accounts Clerk
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital
Kisumu
01.2018 - 02.2020
- Prepared books of account, including cash book and vote book, ensuring accuracy for financial reporting.
- Preparation of financial statements and reports.
- Prepared and examined vouchers to verify transaction integrity and compliance with financial policies.
- Ensured accurate statutory deductions to meet legal requirements.
- Managed revenue documentation and filing to maintain organised financial records and support auditing processes.
- Preparation of financial documents for auditing.
- Bank reconciliation.
Education
Certified Public Accountant Part II -
KCA-UNIVERSITY
Nairobi, Kenya01-2024
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance option
KCA-UNIVERSITY
Nairobi, Kenya01-2024
Accounting Technician Diploma -
KCA-UNIVERSITY
Nairobi, Kenya01-2018
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) O’ level -
ST. CHARLES HUMWEND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Ugenya, Kenya01-2014
Project Management - Global Health
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Washington, USA12-2022
Leadership and Management - Global Health
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Washington, USA12-2021
Computerized Accounting Certificate -
KCA-UNIVERSITY
Nairobi, Kenya01-2019
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Budget preparation
- Financial analysis
- Cash flow management
- Cash Flow analysis
- Account reconciliation
- Accounts receivable maintenance
- Accounts payable expertise
- Bank reconciliations
- Cash book reconciliation
- Sales ledger handling
- General ledger accounting
- Double-entry bookkeeping
- Cost Accounting
- Tax compliance
- Tax filing
- Tax knowledge
- Taxation knowledge
- Regulatory compliance
- Internal controls
- Audit facilitation
- Audit procedures
- Reconciliation processes
- Payroll processing
- Payroll administration
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software
- Accounting software expertise
- QuickBooks proficiency
- Advanced bookkeeping skills
- Bookkeeping
- Cash projection
- Balance sheet competency
- Process improvement
- Team collaboration
- Adaptive problem solving
- Budget forecasting
- Financial reporting
- Asset register management
- Audit procedures
Timeline
Accountant
Nyabondo Medical Training College
01.2025 - Current
Accountant II
Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI-CGHR)
03.2020 - 12.2024
Accounts Clerk
Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Teaching and Referral Hospital
01.2018 - 02.2020
Certified Public Accountant Part II -
KCA-UNIVERSITY
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance option
KCA-UNIVERSITY
Accounting Technician Diploma -
KCA-UNIVERSITY
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) O’ level -
ST. CHARLES HUMWEND SECONDARY SCHOOL
Project Management - Global Health
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Leadership and Management - Global Health
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
Computerized Accounting Certificate -
KCA-UNIVERSITY
Personal Information
- Age / Date of birth: 09/25/94
- Gender: MALE
References
- Benard Ndenge, Accountant at JOOTRH-Kisumu, P.O.BOX 849 - 40100, KISUMU, 0727594105, benardcollins77@yahoo.com
- Diana Okello, Senior Admin at KEMRI-CGHR, P.O.BOX 1578 - 40100, KISUMU, 0720801542, DMOkello@kemri.go.ke
- Davis Sheila Nyarinda, Accountant LSTM-KEMRI, P.O.BOX 1578 - 40100, KISUMU, 0701019373, Sheila.Nyarinda@lstmed.ac.uk
References
- Evans Koitaba, Finance & Operations Manager, Habitat for Humanity Kenya, P.O.BOX 38948, Nairobi, Nairobi, 00623, +254722958051, evans.koitaba@hfhkenya.org
- Benta Kamire, Program Manager LSTM Kisumu, P.O.BOX 1578, Kisumu, Kisumu, 40100, 0722721809, Benta.Kamire@lstmed.ac.uk
- Davis Sheila Nyarinda, Accountant LSTM-KEMRI, P.O.BOX 1578, Kisumu, Kisumu, 40100, 0701019373, Sheila.Nyarinda@lstmed.ac.uk