Patrick Kataka

• Document financial transactions by entering account information

• Filling and submission of statutory returns to relevant authorities e.g KRA, NSSF
• Maintaining of accurate stock records and reconciliations

• Costing of stock and subsequent pricing of the same.

• Billing of clients
• Recommend financial actions by analyzing accounting options
• Substantiate financial transactions by auditing documents
• Guide junior accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions
• Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information
• Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions
• Produce error-free accounting reports and present their results
• Analyze financial information and summarise financial status
• Provide technical support and advice on management
• Review and recommend modifications to accounting systems and procedures
• Provide input into department's goal setting process
• Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule
• Support month-end and year-end close process
• Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
• Communicate effectively with clients
• Inducting and training new accounting junior staff on accounting principles and company procedures.

• Evaluated employee expense reports and verified accuracy.
• Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
• Communicated with suppliers to reconcile invoice payments
• Reviewed general ledger entries and assessed accuracy
• Used accounting software to issue tax returns and prepare consolidated reports
• Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations
• Computed taxes owed by applying prescribed rates, laws and regulations

• Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
• Input financial data and produced reports using Quickbooks.
• Communicated with suppliers to reconcile invoice payments.
• Processed payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements and statements.
• Prepared itemized statements, bills or invoices and recorded amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
• Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
• Maintained clean and organized files by keeping accounts payable records up-to-date.
• Completed weekly check runs and maintained accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions into accounting system.
• Performed bookkeeping operations with attention to accounts receivable, accounts payable, banking reconciliation and disbursements.