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Nicholas Mwakuni

Mombasa

Summary

I am a highly motivated individual with proven leadership skills and eight years of finance and banking experience, seeking a challenging position in a fast-paced environment that thrives for organisational and personal development. I bring exceptional coaching and inter-personal skills to inspire, and technical and business skills to provide superior customer service.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Asset Custodian

Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited
Mombasa
04.2020 - 11.2022

o Ensure the availability of a fully functional cash service to tellers, including the custody and balancing of vault cash, processing of vault deposits, withdrawal and handling of related reports.

o Ensure that laid-down instructions for the handling and movement of treasury cash to and from tellers and vault are adhered to.

o Ensure that record keeping is carried out according to laid-down instructions for treasury cash, blank forms and safe custody items.

o Ensure that cash holdings do not exceed prescribed limits.

o Ensure that sufficient cash levels are maintained to meet normal customer requirements.

o Reconcile ATM cash daily.

o Plan and execute regular maintenance requirements for ATM terminals, and deal with day to day unexpected interruptions to service in order to maximize productivity.

o Work within set policy, procedures, system parameters and internal controls, while respecting authority and taking instructions. o Assist with surprise checks of tellers.

o Ensure that the correct security procedures are adhered to when cash is moved to agencies and delivered to/collected from Cash Management Unit.

o Understand and manage the risks associated with custody of cash and blank forms as well as changes in the custody of assets through effective system controls.

o Reconcile all branch suspense accounts.

o Attend to branch account payments, counter sign and issue bank cheques as required, attend to all issues on refunds on all closed customer accounts.

Bank Teller

Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited
Mombasa
12.2014 - 03.2020

o Attend to cheque encashment and withdrawals in all accepted currencies according to laid-down procedures.

o Attend to change transactions.

o Accept cheque and/or cash deposits in all accepted currencies, according to laid-down procedures.

o Assist with finalizing cash transactions captured by officers who do not operate tills.

o Ensure that cheques included in deposits are checked in terms of Duty of Care obligations.

o Ensure that all items cashed are within laid-down limits and refer all transactions exceeding limits to the appropriate area for authorisation.

o Ensure that items cashed are technically correct and signed, according to laid-down instructions.

o Attend to value transactions, e.g. Financial Transfers etc, according to customized job description.

o Balancing of the stock of stamps held and Bankers cheque books.

Audit/Accounts Clerk

Malindi Management Stratedy
Kilifi
09.2012 - 04.2013

o Processing payments in compliance with the company’s financial policies and procedures.

o Preparation of bank reconciliation statements.

o Preparing and verifying suppliers/creditors invoices.

o Daily and monthly stock taking and stock control.

o Assisting in preparation of monthly payroll for junior staff.

o Preparation of General Ledger entries and reconciliations for month-end.

o Ensure proper filing and safe custody of records of accounts.

Education

Certified Public Accountant Part II - Accounting

KASNEB, Nairobi
06.2010 - 06.2012

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

Egerton University, Nakuru
08.2008 - 05.2012

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -

Ribe Boys High School, Kilifi
02.2003 - 11.2006

Skills

Teamwork

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Timeline

Asset Custodian - Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited
04.2020 - 11.2022
Bank Teller - Stanbic Bank Kenya Limited
12.2014 - 03.2020
Audit/Accounts Clerk - Malindi Management Stratedy
09.2012 - 04.2013
KASNEB - Certified Public Accountant Part II, Accounting
06.2010 - 06.2012
Egerton University - Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting
08.2008 - 05.2012
Ribe Boys High School - Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education,
02.2003 - 11.2006
Nicholas Mwakuni