Naomi Nzilani

• Lead, mentor, and supervise the finance team, fostering high performance and adherence to best practices
• Provide guidance and training for professional development
• Collaborate with senior management on strategic planning and decision-making
• Manage cash flow, bank reconciliations, and fund transfers
• Ensure compliance, accuracy and timeliness of payments
• Implement control procedures and conduct audits to maintain data accuracy
• Rectify discrepancies in financial records
• Define and monitor KPIs aligned with organizational goals
• Take corrective actions to achieve targets
• Provide support to Claims Specialist and Accountant for stakeholder management and financial operations
• Lead revenue collection efforts to achieve targets
• Liaise with insurance companies to negotiate contractual agreements and preferred provider lists.
• Developed strategic plans for day-to-day financial operations.
• Prepared cash flow projections, cost analysis and monthly, quarterly and annual reports.
• Analyzed business processes to identify cost savings and operational efficiencies.
• Created financial dashboards to provide insights into key performance indicators.

Key Achievements:

• Documented the Group Internal Audit Manual Policies and Procedures for CFO approval.
• Implemented quarterly regulatory watch for review of compliance with all industry laws, regulations, guidelines, and best practices.
• Development of documentation template for bank transactions monitoring review and reporting, developing compliance review check list.
• Assessing internal controls, including risk assessments and reviews of risk areas, to ensure the integrity of financial and accounting information, promote accountability, and prevent fraud

Responsibilities:

• Perform account reconciliations, prepare all tax returns, and assist with audit preparations
• Reconcile sub-ledger to general ledger account balances
• Prepare financial reports; balance sheet, income statement, and changes in financial position/budget variance analysis
• Assist in the design and preparation of budgets for review by management
• Inventory audit, reconcile fixed assets schedules
• Supervised and trained the accounting team.

Key Achievements:

▪ Built good and lasting relationships with all my clients

▪ Guided account managers to reduce overall business expenditure

▪ Improved efficiency in reporting

▪ Inventory management-identified areas of wastage that led to cut costs & maximized profits.

Responsibilities:

• Provided financial/business consulting
• Delivered monthly performance reports to management, prepared detailed budget analyses
• Conducted extensive variance analysis to control costs and improve profitability
• Quantitative analysis of financial investments to minimize risk via portfolio
• Conducted market and trend analysis, completed statistical analysis of financial data to identify opportunities
• Monitored client financial status, alerted or communicated with clients under financial distress, assisted with financial planning
• Provided clients assistance with asset management and investing
• Developed high net worth clients and business relationships.

Other Positions Held

• Jan 2018 - Jul 2020: Audit Associate at Isika Maina & Associates
• Nov 2013 - Dec 2017: Finance Manager at Empire Microsystems Ltd
• May 2009 - March 2012: Program Accountant at Bethany Relief and Rehabilitation International