Nicholas Muasa
Senior Program Accountant
Nairobi
Summary
Results-oriented financial professional with experience in managing program budgets and financial reporting. Skilled in fostering team collaboration and adapting to dynamic project needs. Proficient in financial analysis, budgeting, and effective communication. Prepared to excel in a role that requires a strong focus on achieving measurable outcomes and driving financial success.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Program Accountant
AIC HEALTH MINISTRIES
Nairobi, 30
01.2019 - Current
- Maintain project-related records, including contracts and other records
- Managed several donor funded projects such as UNHCR, BMZ, CBM, USAID and Global Fund with an aim to ensure that donor funds are utilized as per the approved budget and workplans
- This enhanced donor requirements compliance as well as minimizing any chances of disallowed/ineligible costs
- Investigate project variances and submit variance reports to management
- Report to management regarding the remaining funding available for projects
- Responding to inquiries from funding agencies i.e
- UNHCR, CBM, USAID, BMZ, Global Fund among other donors
- Preparation and review of various project budgets and follow up to ensure proper implementation
- Supporting budget management ensuring all expenditure is within approved and available budget
- Processing of imprest requests, ensuring the documents are correct, within agreed budget, and supported with required documentation before submitting for approval
- Taking lead in external audits for all projects including follow up on issues raised in the management letter
- Assessment of the company’s internal controls to ensure adherence to the company’s finance policy
- Review designated quarterly finance/narrative reports, year-end closing reports paying special attention to completeness, adherence to donor format, burn rate within approved budget and supporting documentation
- Critically analyzing partners’ financial reports for compliance against approved budgets
- Ensure compliance on withholding tax, PAYE, NHIF, NSSF, HELB and any other relevant statutory requirements
- Preparation, review and submission of donor reports
- Preparation of bank reconciliations for various company bank accounts within the organization
- Payroll preparation, analysis, processing and allocation to various donor funded projects
Finance Manager
ALIVE & KICKING KENYA LIMITED
02.2018 - 01.2019
- Providing leadership and guidance to direct/indirect subordinates as well as coaching
- Leading the Organizational Management Team in making key decisions regarding the implementation of the strategy and overall direction for a Change
- Regularly updating and involving the Country Manager in the work, progress and challenges, and support her in convening Board meetings
- Ensuring that robust systems of planning and delivering production are in place and implemented, from design and inception to delivery and evaluation
- Ensuring that all managers within the organization have the capacity to be able to support their teams and provide clear personnel development plans and targets to ensure the highest level of motivation and passion of all A+KK employees across the organization
- Working to ensure deadlines are met and budgets are maintained
- Assist the Country Manager in the management of expenses, including identification of cost saving measures
- Ensure compliance on withholding tax, VAT, PAYE, NHIF, NSSF, HELB, company returns, and any other relevant statutory requirements
- Preparation of monthly management reports and presentation of the same during Directors meetings
- Preparation and maintenance of the company’s fixed assets register
- Reviewing of supplier payments as well as reconciliation of supplier statements
Accountant
WPP SCANGROUP LTD
03.2015 - 01.2018
- Management of debtor’s accounts as well as assessing the credit worthiness of new clients
- Responding to queries from departments concerning the organizations operations
- Preparation of cash flow projections for single entities and at the group level with the aim of investing surplus funds while maintaining the working capital
- Funding various company accounts on need basis with the aim of minimizing the company’s finance costs
- Preparation of monthly management reports
- Preparation of bank reconciliations for various company bank accounts within the group
- Assessment of the company’s internal controls to ensure adherence to the company’s finance policy
- Preparation of bank tender guarantee documents for various companies within the group
- Involvement in KRA audits and giving responses on various queries raised by KRA officers during such audits
- Filing of VAT, withholding tax and VAT withholding tax Returns for various companies of the group
- Involvement in balance sheet and cash flow forecast modelling
- Filing of annual company income tax returns of various companies within the group
- Preparation and maintenance of the Group fixed assets register
- Preparation of single entity as well as consolidated schedules (cash flow and fixed assets) for purposes of preparing the company’s financial statements
- Preparation of recurring, ad-hoc reports or special reports, and responding to internal & external audit queries as required
Accounts Assistant
VARSANI BRAKELININGS LTD
01.2013 - 02.2015
- Review vouchers and supporting documentation for accuracy and correctness of accounts charges and input transactions in the computerized accounting and finance system
- Preparation of supplier payments as well as reconciliation of supplier statements
- Prepare bank reconciliation report, analyze for discrepancies and act as required
- Checking of invoicing to ensure that the necessary documents are available before invoicing
- Maintaining petty cash and travel advances file
- Reviewing the cost of production to ensure that it is within budget
- Participation in stock taking and other stock controls
- Undertaking end month closing procedures
- Prepares recurring, ad-hoc reports or special reports, and responding to internal & External audit queries as required
- Responding to queries from departments concerning the organizations operations
- Ensuring compliance with statutory regulations
Education
MSC - Commerce (Finance and Investments)
KCA University
Bachelor of commerce - Bcom-Finance
KCA University
Diploma in Accounting - undefined
Kenya polytechnic university college
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - KCSE
Skills
Budget analysis
Payroll Administration
Tax Regulation Adherence
Expense Management
Financial Cash Flow Analysis
Variance analysis
Financial Project Management
Grant accounting
Accounting Ledger Oversight
Comprehensive Financial Reporting
Membership With Professional Bodies
Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAK), 26505
Professional Trainings Attended
- Program risk management, UNHCR, Azure Hotel, Nairobi
- Domestic taxes training, KRA, Times Tower building, Nairobi
- ACCA Continuous Professional Development (CPD) seminar, Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel, Nairobi
- Financial Management, ICPAK, Kitui Villa Hotel
Timeline
Senior Program Accountant
AIC HEALTH MINISTRIES
01.2019 - Current
Finance Manager
ALIVE & KICKING KENYA LIMITED
02.2018 - 01.2019
Accountant
WPP SCANGROUP LTD
03.2015 - 01.2018
Accounts Assistant
VARSANI BRAKELININGS LTD
01.2013 - 02.2015
Bachelor of commerce - Bcom-Finance
KCA University
Diploma in Accounting - undefined
Kenya polytechnic university college
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - KCSE
MSC - Commerce (Finance and Investments)
KCA University
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