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Paul Macharia Maina

Certified Public Accountant -CPAK
Ngong Hills,P.o Box 743

Summary

To be an efficient Excellent Finance manager by working diligently and innovatively to the best of knowledge with skills and ability, in delivering sustained success to the organization, through providing strong leadership role for continuously achieving its goals and objectives while also achieving own personal development goals as well. Adept at managing budgets, payroll, invoicing and general accounting functions. Instrumental in keeping business operations fully compliant and working within budgetary guidelines. Systematic Financial Executive experienced in Company finances. Trained in financial project management, customer service and investment advising. Collaborates closely with clients to optimize specialty financial plans and profitable outcomes.

Motivated Director of Finance promoting more than 16 years of proficiency in identifying and analyzing trends and partnering with other departmental leaders. Action-oriented individual with experience tracking actual business results against plans, including acquisitions. Offering exceptional issue resolution and staff training skills.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Finance Officer

United Nations MONUSCO Congo
Goma, Democratic Republic Of Congo
10.2020 - 12.2022
  • Responsible for conducting, presenting and preparation of high-level financial reports of company management.
  • Ensure timely posting of account transactions and conducting thorough analytic audit checks and controls to minimize errors.
  • By working across intercompany business units of Rations, Fuel and Logistics, this exposure resulted in developing reports for top management, summarizing business financial position in areas of income, expenses, capital usage and cash flows, and coordinate preparation of strategic plans, approved budgets spending and financial forecast that resulted to 20% increase in profits due to solving of logistic delays at border point through setting elaborate plan of cargo dispatch and clearance on time.
  • Drove profit increases through market research and strategic asset management in seven country regional hubs in training of warehouse staff on resources and time management to meet dynamic industry conditions.
  • Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations
  • Optimized cash flow management, ensuring timely payment of invoices and reducing outstanding debts
  • Monitored budget and revenue trends, compiling reports for company leadership to inform decision-making
  • Enhanced profitability by identifying cost-saving opportunities through detailed expense analysis

Senior Finance Manager

Ngong Catholic Welfare Fund
Ngong Hills, Ngong
09.2012 - 04.2020
  • Provided Leadership and technical training to finance staff in different branches to maintain continuous effective and competent standards of operations
  • Loan Portfolio Management
  • Ensuring there are very strong established FOSA and BOSA operations
  • Instituted general operations management by enhancing harmony within all departments encompassed in Welfare fund
  • Budget Preparation and Management within approved donor budget line spending levels as wells as cashflow forecasts
  • Managed and sustained strong streamlined Business Development Operations and assisted in creation of new products.
  • Managed team of accountants, fostering collaboration and professional growth for improved department performance.

Accountant

Premier Motor Spares Ltd
Nairobi, Nairobi
10.2007 - 05.2012
  • Payroll Preparation and Management
  • Preparation and Submission of Monthly Statutory returns such as Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Value Added Tax (VAT), NHIF and NSSF
  • Preparation of Quarterly and Final financial Reports & Submission of Corporation Tax and Installments as per financial reporting standards
  • Established effective system on internal controls
  • Procurement of Building Materials and project management of sister Company; Lifestyle Estate Holdings Ltd and Management of its completed rental Houses.

Site Manager

Munyao And Company Ltd
Rongai, KJD
01.2006 - 12.2006
  • Coordinating procurement of materials, book-keeping and payroll management.
  • Managed subcontractors, ensuring quality workmanship and adherence to project timelines and specifications.
  • Supervised 30 workers and and allocated work plans for effective registry and distribution of labor.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce Degree Finance Option - Finance And Accounting

KCA University
Nairobi
01.2015 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Finance And Accounting

KCA University
Nairobi
01.2015 - 11.2016

Skills

Accounting and Finance

Accomplishments

  • MONUSCO-UN Contractor Hashi Energy Ltd DR Congo, Ensured provision of timely complete monthly financial reports for the top management which provided the consolidated key analytical reports for the investors in acquiring additional funds for capital projects. This was as a result of ensuring that there were harmonious operations with every sector such as warehousing management, logistic operation, finance and administration by collaborating and training the supervisors on the prudent utilization of resources. I was entrusted with UN mission collection of receivables because of coordinating ease flow of information with the UN staff secretariat.
  • Ngong Catholic Parish Members Welfare Fund, Reorganized the accounting procedures that ensures key accounting standards are followed that aim at production of accounting techniques of the end year depicting the financial position of the company. This was achieved by assisting in ERP system monitoring and development by offering expert service level support in finance by creating a workflow through formulating and efficient accounting procedures that increased financial reporting by 40% through reducing backlogs.
  • Premier Motor Spares Ltd, Organized and established a very strong internal audit control procedures within the organization that helped the company save at least 30% on project costs. We developed and maintained effective quality assurance on our building projects that ensured quality is not compromised and through emphasizing on implementing a monitoring system for tracking project progress. Prudent coordination of Internal Control procedures for organization departments was an important step towards safeguarding the resources and ensuring efficient utilization open tendering of the lifestyle homes ltd.

Formerresponsibilities

  • Chairman of Christian Union.
  • Chairman of Premier Motors SACCO Ltd.

Idno

21397514

Attributes

Highly accomplished accounting and finance-management professional. Results-driven, decisive collaborator with proven success in building strong, lasting relationships with managers, associates, and customers. Effective communicator who seeks positive resolution to problems. Highly articulate, confident, and persuasive team-builder who can motivate and communicate to achieve exceptional business performance. Strong planning, organizing, and monitoring abilities - an efficient time-manager. High personal integrity, and able to relate to and create trust in all.

Cellphone

254725771373

Personal Information

Nationality: Kenyan

References

  • Timothy Munyao, Finance Manager-AMREF Kenya, P.O. Box 743-00208, Ngong Hills, Kenya, 254733747203/254726863815, timothy.munyao@amref.org
  • Peter Karoki, Director-Premier Motors Ltd, P.O. Box 12649-00100, Nairobi, 254721344131, pm@premiermotors.co.ke
  • Joseph Karanja, Former Operations Manager Ngong Catholic Welfare Trust Fund, P.O. Box 24401-00502, Nairobi, 254714303905
  • Nicholas Kibuchi, Finance Assistant Manager Hashi Energy RBU DRC MONUSCO, P.O. Box 24401-00502, Nairobi, 254726999983, kibuchinicholas@gmail.com

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Timeline

Finance Officer

United Nations MONUSCO Congo
10.2020 - 12.2022

Bachelor of Commerce Degree Finance Option - Finance And Accounting

KCA University
01.2015 - 05.2016

Bachelor of Arts - Finance And Accounting

KCA University
01.2015 - 11.2016

Senior Finance Manager

Ngong Catholic Welfare Fund
09.2012 - 04.2020

Accountant

Premier Motor Spares Ltd
10.2007 - 05.2012

Site Manager

Munyao And Company Ltd
01.2006 - 12.2006
Paul Macharia MainaCertified Public Accountant -CPAK