PATRICIA OGEMA

Achievement

I have ensured the cash books are closed and reconciled by the 3rd of the next month

Duties

• Posting check and cash receipts in different currencies on SAP and capturing withholding tax
• Posting local and foreign supplier invoices on SAP
• Preparing Withholding Tax Schedules for suppliers
• Extracting the various VAT reports from SAP and comparing them to physical documents to ensure dates and document numbers are correct to reduce inconsistencies
• Computing piecework payments and deductions and posting the same on Paymaster
• Performing bank reconciliation on over ten accounts of different currencies daily and monthly
• Managing petty cash

Achievements

• Improved data capture by ensuring all missing documents are retrieved from the branches
• Ensured that all branches were up to date in submitting their documents by the end of the month

Duties

• Receiving and batching documents from the branches
• Perform bank reconciliations to ensure all data has been captured
• Receiving and filing bank statements from branches

Achievements

• I set up the Accounting system
• Consolidated incomplete records to come up with financial statements that made sense
• Ensured that there was 100% record capturing which was the biggest challenge I encountered
• I ensured there is a professional Payroll system in place with pay slips

Duties

• Ensuring statutory deductions are deducted and remitted on time
• Filling of VAT, PAYE, KEBS Standards Levy and Income taxes
• Payroll preparation
• Preparation of management accounts which include, Income Statements, Balance Sheets, Cash flows, Inventory ledgers, aged debtor and creditor lists
• I was the financial advisor to the Director
• Engaging with banks on matters, investment and loan facilities
• Maintenance of petty cash records
• Ensuring cost control

Achievements

• Set up the accounting system since I was their first Accountant in the Nakuru Branch
• I ensured that default rate reduced to only 20% from almost 60% by introducing exam and lecture cards that ensured only students who paid attended classes and sat for exam

Duties

• Managed the debtor and creditor ledgers
• Introduced requisition forms that helped keep track of inventory and prepare budgets
• Payroll preparation and remittance of statutory deductions
• Preparation of management Accounts
• Preparation of documents and books for the quarterly audit
• Prepared monthly and quarterly budgets that helped in ensuring expenses remained minimal
• Prepared the management accounts, balance sheet and profit and loss statements
• Performed bank reconciliations
• Liaised with banks to ensure we had the best financial services for our growing firm
• Petty cash management

• Ministry of Planning and, -Vision 2030 Nakuru Kenya