Susan Kaesha
Accountant
Kitengela
Summary
Susan Kaesha is a highly accomplished Certified Public Accountant (CPA K) and Finance graduate with a stellar academic record and over two years of professional experience in financial management, auditing, and project accounting. Currently pursuing an MBA in Finance and Accounting, Susan is skilled in SAP and NAVISION ERP management systems, excelling in budget formulation, financial reporting, and risk management. Susan has a proven track record of successfully managing multimillion-dollar projects funded by prestigious organizations such as the World Bank and the African Development Fund, demonstrating Susan ability to maintain accurate accounting records, monitor project costs, and prepare comprehensive management reports. Susan's proactive approach, attention to detail, and excellent communication skills have consistently contributed to the success of projects under Susan purview.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
3
3
Languages
Work History
Project Accountant Assistant
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO)
07.2021 - Current
- Maintaining proper and up to date accounting records for projects
- Monitor projects cost and time overruns, continuously investigate variances and make recommendations to management for corrective action
- Ensure proper accounting and costing of project costs to the respective projects
- Monitoring project expenditure to ensure proper utilization of project funds
- Prepare management reports in a timely manner as may be required by the management, external governing bodies and development partners from time to time
- Preparation of cash flow forecasts for projects
- Processing of tax exemptions
- Managing loans for the project
- Participating in contract negotiations
- Check and verify project expenditure and payments for accuracy, completeness, authenticity and adequacy of supporting documents.
Project and Financial Accounts Intern
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO)
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Maintaining proper and up to date accounting records for projects
- Monitor projects cost and time overruns, continuously investigate variances and make recommendations to management for corrective action
- Ensure proper accounting and costing of project costs to the respective projects
- Participating in contract negotiations tender opening
- Check and verify project expenditure and payments for accuracy, completeness, authenticity and adequacy of supporting documents.
Payable Accounts Intern
Kajiado County Assembly
- 06.2021
- Prepared payments voucher after scrutinizing proper documentation and approval on timely basis
- Entered invoices into the accounts payable system
- Followed up and resolve any outstanding invoices disputed in the statements
- Received and match invoices, purchase orders and goods received note
- Posted payments on real time basis in the system (SAP)
- Ensured efficient record keeping for the various vendors.
Finance Attachée
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
- 05.2020
- Reconciliations of financial reports
- Balancing of accounts
- Payroll reconciliations
- Budgeting control and estimation
- Voting different documents
- Payable accounting skills and responsibilities.
Hostel Warden
St. Paul's University
05.2018 - 12.2019
- Working in collaboration with the university's senior warden in organizing, planning and issuing of hostel rooms
- Organizing duty rosters to ensure hostels are always clean and neat
- Handling any issues arising and forwarding serious issues to the senior warden
- Ensuring that all hostels are in good condition and ready for the next semester.
Education
MBA - Accounting And Finance
St. Paul's University
Limuru, Kiambu District, Kenya 04.2001 -
BBA - Accounting And Finance
St. Paul's Univerrsity
Limuru, Kiambu District, Kenya 04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Muthetheni Girl's High School
Machakos, Machakos District, Kenya 04.2001 -
Skills
Teamwork and Collaboration
undefinedReligion
Christian
Certification
CPA - Certified Public Accountant
Unique Competence
- Formulations and management of budgets, investments, transactions, conduct financial analysis, reporting and cost recovery
- Excellent communication, planning, organizing and IT skills, SAP, NAVISION ERP management system
- Consistently approaches work with energy and a positive, constructive attitude
Workshops Training
- Financial Reporting for donor funded projects.
- Liquidity management techniques
- Managing work relations
- Experimental team building and Customer service
Accomplishments
- Financial management and reporting for the following projects:
- Eastern Electricity Highway project contract sum KES.76 billion (financed by World Bank, African Development Fund and Agence Francaise de Development)
- Kenya System Improvement Project contract sum approximately kes 45 billion (financed by World Bank).
- Kenya Power Distribution System Modernization and Strengthening Project contract sum KES 8 billion (financed by China Exim Bank)
- Isiolo Garissa Transmission line Project contract sum kes 13 billion (financed by China Exim).
- Key player during external and internal audits for all organizations worked for.
Key Areas Of Expertise
- Project Financial Management and Project Implementation Manuals.
- Work plans and Budgets
- Disbursement of funds
- Books of Accounts and Financial Reporting
- Auditing, Internal Controls and Financial Management Reviews
- Financial analysis
- Contract management
- Risk management
Marital Status
Single
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/11/98
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: Kenyan
References
CPA. Benson Mugavi, Head of Finance, Kenya Wildlife Service, bmugavi@kws.go.ke, 0722299061
Prof.Elias Walela, Senior lecturer St.Pauls university,ewalela@spu.ac.ke,0723540013
CPA.Patrick Kores, Head of Budgets section County Assembly of Kajiado,pkores@gmail.com 0726862807
Timeline
Project Accountant Assistant
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO)
07.2021 - Current
Project and Financial Accounts Intern
Kenya Electricity Transmission Company (KETRACO)
07.2021 - 07.2022
Hostel Warden
St. Paul's University
05.2018 - 12.2019
MBA - Accounting And Finance
St. Paul's University
04.2001 -
BBA - Accounting And Finance
St. Paul's Univerrsity
04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Muthetheni Girl's High School
04.2001 -
Payable Accounts Intern
Kajiado County Assembly
- 06.2021
Finance Attachée
Kenya Wildlife Service (KWS)
- 05.2020
CPA - Certified Public Accountant
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