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Ireland

Pivoting on transformational leadership, people development and agile processes and systems to ensure exceptional customer experiences and strong business performance.

Ireland

County Dublin, Ireland

Inventory management.Resource planning and analysis.Export declaration.Transport co-ordination.

Nairobi, Kenya

Providing front line banking customer service and sales support and cross-selling of financial solutions with a consultative selling approach.

Nairobi, Kenya.

Supporting the front line business divisions in providing quick TAT in responding to customer queries.Analysing high risk and complex AML/ CDD issues and liaising with the appropriate senior levels to proactively manage those risks.Engaging actively with relevant stakeholders - front line business people, risk functions and compliance colleagues to continually value-add to the overall risk management framework.Ensuring efficient management of customer documents and information in a secure environment as well as improving the archival capacity of the bank.

Nairobi

Overseeing financial management, internal controls and bank reconciliation and preparing related financial information to support management decisions: Performed account reviews and prepared reports on the quality of the lease portfolio including delinquencies and non-performing accounts. Managed suppliers’ payments; timely and accurate statutory payments, utility bills and all supplier payments. Coordinated budget control and monitoring by ensuring the budget owners took charge of their costs and prepared variance reports. Liaised with internal and external auditors in carrying out periodic and year end audits respectively. Managed and improved collections from customers and their related accounts payables.Additionally:Led the company’s Organizational Development and Change training – leader of Kaizen.Enhanced teams engagement through mentoring and motivating team performance; managing work allocation, training, problem resolution and leave management.

Mombasa Road, Nairobi.

Initiated and established new partnerships with vendors and financial institutions, acquiring strategic alliances and business development opportunities.Reviewing and negotiating term sheets and offer letters to optimize the strategic partnerships.Performing credit appraisal, project financial analysis and required KYC analysis in pre-screening clients for financing.Preparing financial projections and budgets for fundraising and facility allocation.Writing proposals, marketing reports and editorials to promote the fundraising objective.Relationship management as the main liaison between the organization’s business development team and the financial institutions – managing the lease portfolios and pipeline for credit facilities.AchievementsI fundraised over USD 20 million in credit facilities regionally in under twelve months.Enhanced the quality of credit applications through instituting an operational risk framework and training the business development team on client credit appraisal.Opened office in Rwanda acquiring the first credit line and on boarding the first client.

Chiromo Branch, Nairobi.

Originating sales leads and managing a portfolio of retail clients for continued and long term revenue growth for the branch:Ensured that customer revenues and profitability targets were achieved/ exceeded.Identified and created opportunities for cross selling and referrals to other product lines by developing a good understanding of client needs.Managed a portfolio of high net worth and mass market clients, offering personalized financial advisory on favourable investment opportunities and basic personal financial management practice.Liaising with the product development department to relay customer feedback that is used to develop appropriate customer oriented financial solutions.

Industrial Area, Nanyuki Rd, Nairobi

A 3 month comprehensive rotational programme in the following departments:Finance and accounting – performed end month accounts and banks reconciliations and stock takes and recording.Sales and marketing – visited customers to maintain customer relations, create additional business opportunities and market analysis.Purchasing and supplies – keeping adequate inventory records.

Adansonia Entrepreneurship Programme, Entrepreneurship/Entrepreneurial Studies, Certificate

Master Of Business Administration (Mba), Finance

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Finance, 2Nd Upper Class Division

Activities and Societies: Rotaract club of JKUAT alumni (Past President and Community Service Director). Led Rotaractors in various.