Rahim Hafiz
Nairobi
Summary
Energetic and reliable professional with over 6 years of experience in finance, banking and accounting. Skilled multitasker with superior work ethic and good teamwork, problem-solving and organizational skills. Offering knowledge in fixed assets register, banking, tax laws, journal entries, management accounts, budgeting and financial analysis.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Finance Officer
AIESEC Student Organization
08.2022 - Current
- Collaborating with team leaders to define financial policies in line with organisation's objectives.
- Generating financial reports using wave accounting software to assist in performance review.
- Preparing monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and taking corrective actions on deviations.
- Monitoring budget and revenue trends, to analyze on any variance.
- Managing of petty cash, tracking of receipts and posting relevant journal entries.
- Reviewing accounts receivable statements and reconciling the same.
- Analyzing financial statements using various business ratios and providing recommendations.
Relationship Officer
Victoria Commercial Bank Ltd
09.2016 - 07.2022
- Analyzed financial statements to provide recommendations for credit assessment.
- Liased with customers for timely funds transfer on RTGS, international transfer and Mpesa banking.
- Conducted Know Your Customers process such as obtaining relevant documents at the point of onboarding new customers.
- Coordinated with credit administration department to ensure facilities letters are prepared as per terms agreed with customer.
- Ensured a high performance culture by monitoring customer complaints and approaching complainants personally where required to ensure prompt resolution.
- Established relationships with key-decision makers such as CFOs within customer's organization to promote growth and account retention by providing financial advice.
- Completing and submitting account performance reports to the relationship managers to support decision making.
- Interfaced with various banking departments such as Legal, Operations, and trade finance to coordinate smooth delivery of banking service to the customer.
- Visited potential corporate customers to present credit products such as overdraft, letter of credit and import refinance, that match to the business model and requirements.
Accounts Clerk
Snack Attack Restaurant
06.2014 - 03.2015
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and take corrective actions on deviations.
- Reviewed accounts payable statements and reconciled the same prior to payments.
- Coordinated office supply ordering to avail materials for streamlined operations.
- Controlled and maintained petty cash, approval, disbursement and following up for receipts.
- Coordinated with external auditors to resolve discrepancies.
- Reconciled accounts receivable ledger to verify payments and resolve variances.
- Submitted cash and check deposits and generated cash receipts to record money received.
- Developed and maintained positive relationships with clients to maximize collections.
Education
CPA (Certified Public Accountant) - Accounting
Strathmore University
12.2023
Bachelor Of Commerce - Finance
Strathmore University
Nairobi07.2016
Skills
- Accounts receivable and payables
- Microsoft Office 365
- Attention to Detail
- Verbal and Written Communication
- Tax Laws
- Journal Entries
- Fixed assets accounting
- IFRS principles
- Banking principles
- Capital Expenditures
- Fast learner and pro-active
- Planning and multitasking
Certification
- Effective Credit Reporting And Decision Making - Metropol.
- Proactive Leader Program - Raiser Resource Group.
- Emotional Intelligence - Victoria Commercial Bank Ltd.
Community Projects
- Assistant teacher at Thika Primary school for the physically and mentally handicapped.
Hobbies
- Football.
- Reading motivational books.
- Travelling.
- Swimming.
Languages
- Hindi
- Kiswahili
- English
Timeline
Finance Officer
AIESEC Student Organization
08.2022 - Current
Relationship Officer
Victoria Commercial Bank Ltd
09.2016 - 07.2022
Accounts Clerk
Snack Attack Restaurant
06.2014 - 03.2015
CPA (Certified Public Accountant) - Accounting
Strathmore University
Bachelor Of Commerce - Finance
Strathmore University
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