Mercy Waithira Waweru
Policy Associate & Finance Consultant
Nairobi,30
Summary
Mercy Waweru, is a finance consultant with 9 years of experience in Finance & Accounting. Skilled in Finance & Operations Management, with a strong track record of Improving financial and cash flow management. Highly motivated, detail-oriented, and dedicated to achieving excellence in all projects and tasks. Proven ability to work collaboratively in team environments, communicate effectively with diverse stakeholders, and adapt to changing priorities and demands. Looking for an opportunity to incorporate Accounting and finance skills with Economic policy and Management knowledge while leveraging learnt skills and experience in a challenging and rewarding role that aligns with career aspirations. Proficient Finance Consultant with knowledge of wide range of financial strategies. Possess strong business expansion, interpersonal communication and research skills. Successful experience encouraging and guiding individuals or teams on risks and solutions.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
12
12
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Finance Consultant
09.2017 - Current
- Developed company financial policies and strategies for law firms to manage their escrow accounts, managing over $10M in client funds
- Develops reports for 7+ Black Rose clients for annual external audits and assisted in tax planning policies
- Prepared and managed payroll for clients with over 30 employees
- Handled client company accounting systems set-up, training, and internal audits to create internal controls, transitioning 5 clients into Cloud based solutions such as Quickbooks, Zoho & NetSuite
- Improved reporting on monthly, quarterly, and annual data, statistics, and metrics on financials by 80%, delivering reports by the 5th of every month
- Maintained accuracy in calculating figures and amounts, handling 7+ bank account entries for over 5 clients
- Prepared budgets, financial plans and investment recommendations to clients for over $100,000
- Updated clients on changes in tax laws and other regulations affecting investments, ensuring a 90% accuracy on tax planning and payment
- Helped clients make informed decisions about their business that saw sales growth of upto Kes 100M in one
- Drafted and curated budget vs actual plans to manage cashflows for the non-profits, managing donor funds of over $100,000.
Director & Founder
Voices For The Streets
3 2019 - 12.2022
- Prepare grant proposals for seeking donor funds from local and international organizations - Raised over Kes 250,000
- Co-ordinate and manage 30 volunteers during food drives, while liaising with security teams - fed over 500 homeless people in 2020
- Seeking out organizations and partnering with 4 partners I.e Safaricom & Betika
- Ran a 30 girls' mentorship program on sexual & menstrual health in Deep Sea.
- Enhanced team collaboration through regular communication, goal setting, and performance evaluations
- Managed budgets effectively to ensure optimal use of resources while maintaining financial stability
Senior Product Executive
Roamtech Solutions
08.2017 - 08.2019
- Worked closely with commercial operational departments to schedule targeted promotional campaigns, reducing marketing wastage by over $10,000 monthly
- Collaborated with 3 partners in various industries facilitating marketing, and improving brand visibility by 70% on Opera Mini
- Scheduled, updated, and maintained product preparations and customer promotions managing a lottery and gaming fund of $100,000 monthly
- Coached customers' staff and demonstrated product use and maintenance, improving customer relations by 70%
- Used MySQL to maintain a customer database of 5 Million punters with essential account and sales information
- Monitored weekly sales to write reports for senior leadership and the betting board, improving compliance by 85%.
Accountant
MotoGari Limited
01.2017 - 08.2017
- Cleaned up Accounting Receivable balances for 3 clients, collecting over 5 Million in pending amounts
- Managed end to end accounts receivables for Kes 5-7 Million confirming on signed receipts, LPOs, invoicing and statements.
Accountant
Haussmann Group
03.2014 - 03.2016
- Entry of data for 3 clients with projects of over $50,000, matching project costs to invoices and cost of goods
- Assisted in improving project invoicing and monthly reporting by 80%
- Cleaned 90% of data in facilitation for external and internal audit
- Completed and passed audit journals, implemented audit recommendations, easing transition from one Cloud Software to another, refining monthly reports by 60% and the merging of two companies with Haussmann Group.
Education
Master of Arts - Gender & Poverty Studies
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya 10.2019 - 09.2023
Bachelor of Economics - Development Economics And International Developmen
University of Nairobi
Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya 05.2013 - 12.2017
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Accounting
KCA University
Nairobi, Nairobi Province, Kenya 02.2012 - 12.2015
Skills
Payroll Management
Qualitative Analysis
Economic Analysis
Quantitative Analysis
Excel proficiency
Tax Preparation
International Financial Reporting Standards
Financial Software Proficiency
Tax Planning and Compliance
Cash Flow Management
Auditing and Assurance
Accounts Payable and Receivable
Payroll Management
Timeline
Master of Arts - Gender & Poverty Studies
University of Nairobi
10.2019 - 09.2023
Finance Consultant
09.2017 - Current
Senior Product Executive
Roamtech Solutions
08.2017 - 08.2019
Accountant
MotoGari Limited
01.2017 - 08.2017
Accountant
Haussmann Group
03.2014 - 03.2016
Bachelor of Economics - Development Economics And International Developmen
University of Nairobi
05.2013 - 12.2017
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Accounting
KCA University
02.2012 - 12.2015
Director & Founder
Voices For The Streets
3 2019 - 12.2022
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