Nancy Sawene
Chief Executive Officer
Sega
Summary
Accomplished Chief Executive Officer well-versed in assessing risk, developing solutions and implementing positive changes to achieve sustainability and growth in challenging market conditions. Adept at building and strengthening business and customer relationships.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Chief Executive Officer
Jenissi Investments Company Limited
Bungoma
12.2015 - Current
- Managing all accounting transactions
- Preparing budget forecasts
- Publishing financial statements in time
- Reconciling accounts payable and receivable
- Ensuring timely bank payments
- Computing taxes and preparing tax returns
- Managing balance sheets and profit/loss statements
- Reporting on the company’s financial health and liquidity
- Auditing financial transactions and documents
- Reinforcing data confidentiality and conducting database backups when necessary
- Complying with financial policies and regulations
- Coached and guided senior managers to improve employee job satisfaction and achieve higher performance levels.
- Identified new revenue generation opportunities to maximize bottom-line profitability.
- Worked with department heads to address team needs and offer high-level support for everyday operations.
- Made large-scale financial decisions and supervised company spending to reduce material losses and maximize profits.
- Procured and coordinated new resources to achieve sales targets within optimal timeframes.
- Devised new promotional approaches to boost customer numbers and market penetration while enhancing engagement and driving growth.
- Established foundational processes for business operations.
- Cultivated forward-thinking, inclusive and performance-driven company culture to lead industry innovations.
- Negotiated terms of business acquisitions to increase business base and solidify market presence.
Research Assistant
Kenya Demographic and Health Survey
02.2022 - 06.2022
- Responsibilities
- Locating sampled clusters, structures and households assigned for interviews
- Obtaining informed consent for both household and individual questionnaires;
- Responding to any queries on the survey
- Identifying and interviewing all eligible respondents in households with the individual questionnaires;
- Collecting/recording accurate data in the electronic questionnaires;
- Making call-backs to the households for respondents who could not be interviewed during initial visit(s);
- Checking completed interviews to ensure all questions were asked and the responses neatly and legibly recorded;
- Reporting/debriefing on a daily basis with the field supervisor;
- Biomarking eligible respondents
- Performing any other duties related to the assignment from time to time;
Lecturer
Aberdeen College of Accountancy
05.2014 - 12.2014
- Delivering lectures, seminars and tutorials;
- Developing and implementing new methods of teaching to reflect changes in research;
- Designing, preparing and developing teaching materials;
- Assessing students' coursework;
- Setting and marking examinations;
- Supporting students through a pastoral/advisory role;
- Accomplishments
- I achieved a 100% pass in the courses 'Entrepreneurship & Communication', 'Principles & Practice of Management' and 'Company Law'
- I achieved a 90% pass in the course 'Principles of Management.'
- The above courses are examined by the Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board(KASNEB).
- Created and designed quizzes, tests and projects to assess student knowledge.
- Created positive and safe learning environment for students by setting and enforcing classroom code of conduct.
Director Finance
Action For Rural Health And Development
Bungoma
05.2013 - 04.2015
- Developing and maintaining timely and accurate financial statements and reporting that are appropriate for the users and in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
- Developing, implementing, and ensuring compliance with internal financial and accounting policies and procedures.
- Documenting and maintaining complete and accurate supporting information for all financial transactions.
- Developing and maintaining financial accounting systems for cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, and petty cash.
- Reconciling bank and investment accounts.
- Overseeing the bookkeeping function including maintenance of the general ledger, accounts payable, accounts receivable and payroll.
- Developing and implementing policies and procedures to ensure that personnel and financial information is secure and stored in compliance with current legislation.
- Manage the acquisition of capital assets and ensure that assets are properly recorded, amortized, and disposed of as appropriate.
- Accomplishments
- I developed the financial policies of the organization since it had just been registered and did not have any policies in place.
- I helped in the recruitment of suitable staff to fill the various vacancies.
- Trained the chief accountant and the Grants and Logistic Managers in their roles and provided them with the necessary support.
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.
Direct Sales Representative
Kenya Commercial Bank
Bungoma
04.2011 - 03.2013
- Attended monthly sales meetings and quarterly sales trainings.
- Informed customers of promotions to increase sales productivity and volume.
- Promoted conversion of casual shoppers into customers through product knowledge and product solutions to meet customer needs.
- Developed and maintained strong working relationships with professionals within assigned territory.
- Built relationships with customers and community to promote long term business growth.
- Developed, maintained and utilized diverse client base.
- Worked with sales team to collaboratively reach targets, consistently meeting or exceeding personal quotas.
- Increased sales with execution of full sales cycle processing from initial lead processing through conversion and closing.
- Met existing customers to review current services and expand sales opportunities.
- Fielded customer complaints and facilitated negotiations, resolving issues and reaching mutual conclusions.
Education
Master of Business Administration -
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
Bachelor of Business Management - Accounting
Moi University
01.2003 - 01.2007
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - High School Education
Loreto High School
Limuru 01.1998 - 01.2001
Skills
Communication skills: I had to communicate effectively I also had to control discussions in the lecture rooms to prevent them from turning into argumentsTime Management: I had to manage time effectively as I had to juggle classroom time, preparation time, administration work and researchResearch skills: I had to research on the topics I was going to teach in order to deliver quality content to the studentsMotivational skills: I had to motivate the students when for example they sit for a Continuous Assessment Test and they don't perform well, they would be discouraged hence need for motivationOrganizational skills: I had to organize my lessons so that they could flow smoothly from the beginning to the endAnalytical and interpreting skills: I had to analyze the results of the students to determine whether they were becoming better or worse
Corporate leadership
Financial leadership
Shareholder accountability
Policy development and optimization
Business start up
Risk Assessments
Financial Management
Negotiation
Operating budgets
Market research and analysis
Risk management
Business Management
Accomplishments
- I developed the financial policies of the organization since it had just been registered and did not have any policies in place
- I helped in the recruitment of suitable staff to fill the various vacancies
- Trained the chief accountant and the Grants and Logistic Managers in their roles and provided them with the necessary support
- Skills Used
- Active Learning: I had to understand the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making
- Work Ethic: I need to practice a strong work ethic to help me navigate through different jobs and responsibilities
- Active Listening: I had to give full attention to what other people were saying; I took time to understand the points being made, I asked questions as appropriate, and was careful not to interrupt at inappropriate time
- Critical Thinking: I used logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems
- Judgment and Decision Making: I had to consider the relative costs and benefits of potential actions to choose the most appropriate one
- Management of Financial Resources: I determined how money was spent to get the work done, and accounted for these expenditures
- Speaking: I talked to others to convey information effectively
- Direct Sales Representative
- Kenya Commercial Bank - Bungoma, Kenya - April 2011 to April 2013
- Responsibilities
- Talking to customers to establish their need, comparing those needs to our products thereby giving them the best product that suits their need
- Ensuring customers are satisfied such that they come back for other products if need be
- Cross-selling other products to customers who already have our products
- Attending meetings and updating my immediate supervisor on my progress
- Accomplishments
- Managed to sell loans worth 5 million Kenya Shillings and 60 accounts against a target of 2 million and 40 accounts
- Brought in very many new customers
- Sold additional products to already existing customers
- Enhanced customer retention
- Ensured I gave the best service such that my customers became our ambassadors out there
- Skills Used
- Judgment and Decision Making: I had to match the customers' needs to our products and make a decision on which would be the best product for them.
Work Availability
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Quote
To know what is right and not to do it is the worst cowardice.
Confucius
Timeline
Research Assistant
Kenya Demographic and Health Survey
02.2022 - 06.2022
Chief Executive Officer
Jenissi Investments Company Limited
12.2015 - Current
Lecturer
Aberdeen College of Accountancy
05.2014 - 12.2014
Director Finance
Action For Rural Health And Development
05.2013 - 04.2015
Direct Sales Representative
Kenya Commercial Bank
04.2011 - 03.2013
Bachelor of Business Management - Accounting
Moi University
01.2003 - 01.2007
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - High School Education
Loreto High School
01.1998 - 01.2001
Master of Business Administration -
Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology