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Overview
Work History
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Leadership Skills - Training Program
Personal Information
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Hobbies and Interests
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Zachary Thuku Gitau

Nairobi

Summary

Results-driven professional with extensive experience at Farmers Choice Limited, excelling in cost analysis and inventory management. Proven ability to conduct variance analysis and implement cost reduction strategies. Adept at data collection and effective communication, ensuring accurate reporting and informed decision-making. Committed to enhancing operational efficiency and profitability.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Cost Accountant

Farmers Choice Limited
Nairobi
02.2018 - Current
  • Data Collection
  • Construct data accumulation systems for a cost accounting system
  • Create and review the controls needed for data accumulation and reporting systems
  • Inventory
  • Coordinate physical inventory counts and cycle counts
  • Investigate cycle counting variances and resolve issues
  • Update standard costs in the bill of materials
  • Review standard and actual costs for inaccuracies
  • Validate the cost of goods sold as part of the month-end close
  • Accumulate and apply overhead costs as required by generally accepted accounting principles
  • Analysis
  • Conduct ongoing process constraint analyses
  • Report on breakeven points by products, work centers, and factories
  • Report on margins by product and division
  • Report on periodic variances and their causes, focusing in particular on spending variances
  • Analyze capital budgeting requests
  • Perform cost accumulation tasks as a member of the target costing group
  • Providing the management with reports, specifying and comparing factors affecting prices and profitability of products.

Data Clerk

Danish Refugee Council/ UNHCR
10.2016 - 03.2017
  • Preparing source data for computer entry by compiling and sorting information; establishing entry priorities.
  • Maintaining data entry requirements by following data program techniques and procedures.
  • Verifying entered refugee and account data by reviewing, correcting, deleting, or re-entering data; combining data from both systems when account information is incomplete; purging files to eliminate duplication of data.
  • Capturing the biometric identity management systems.
  • Testing refugee and account system changes and upgrades by inputting new data; reviewing output.
  • Securing information by completing data base backups.
  • Maintaining operations by following policies and procedures; reporting needed changes.
  • Maintaining refugee confidence and protecting operations by keeping information confidential.
  • Contributing to team effort by compiling related results as needed.

Research Assistant

Associate consulting Africa limited
Nairobi
01.2016 - 10.2016
  • Data collection and entry
  • Report preparation
  • Data Analysis
  • Converting complex data and findings into understandable tables, graphs and written reports.
  • Organization and coordination of field visits

Internship: Sales and Market Analyzer

Mt Kenya bottlers
Nyeri
05.2015 - 08.2015
  • Field work i.e. collecting data and writing reports for the data collected.
  • Marketing products and services.
  • Analyzed key performance indicators to identify effective strategies.
  • Information management
  • Target setting, management and achievement
  • Managing performance reports
  • Asset management
  • Market focus

Education

Bachelor of Economics and Statistics -

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY
07-2016

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -

KIROGO BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL
11-2011

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -

St .Josephine Academy
11-2007

Skills

  • Microsoft Excel proficiency
  • Variance analysis
  • Inventory management
  • Cost analysis
  • Cost evaluation
  • Cost reduction strategies
  • Data collection
  • Effective communication
  • Attention to detail
  • Adaptability

Leadership Skills - Training Program

Kenyatta University, 09/01/15, 12/31/15

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 30887903
  • Date of Birth: 08/31/94
  • Religion: Christianity

Languages

  • English
  • Kiswahili

Hobbies and Interests

  • Analyzing scholarly editorials and the latest business trends
  • Participating in community welfare activities
  • Swimming and traveling

Personal Attributes And Skills

I lead myself and inspire others to work effectively . I am confident, positive, smart, work-oriented, and willing to learn, with the ability to supervise and accept supervision. I get along well with co-workers, having received positive evaluations from previous supervisors. Good verbal and presentation skills developed while working on various projects and presenting research data to clients. Having worked on various projects, I am accustomed to working under tight schedules, delivering quality reports, and analysis of vast amounts of data with a high degree of accuracy. I am a problem solver with an ability to adapt to new challenges and situations, with an attention to detail.

References

  • Ben Anthony Gichuri, Marketing Services Manager, Mt Kenya Bottlers, 0723922788, bgichuri@mountkenyabottlers.co.ke
  • Bildad Mosota, management accountant, Farmers Choice Limited, 071-887-1648, bmosota@farmerschoice.co.ke
  • Faith Wanjiku, Refugee Affairs Secretariat, 072-598-6127, kagirifaith@gmail.com

Timeline

Assistant Cost Accountant

Farmers Choice Limited
02.2018 - Current

Data Clerk

Danish Refugee Council/ UNHCR
10.2016 - 03.2017

Research Assistant

Associate consulting Africa limited
01.2016 - 10.2016

Internship: Sales and Market Analyzer

Mt Kenya bottlers
05.2015 - 08.2015

Bachelor of Economics and Statistics -

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -

KIROGO BOYS SECONDARY SCHOOL

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -

St .Josephine Academy

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