Grants Management• Monitoring grants process from solicitation through close out, reviewing and analyzing budget estimates for all grants, analyzing, and assessing financial aspects of the awarded grants by implementation, procurement and cash disbursement needs for the grant throughout the project lifeline.Financial Administration.• Manage and verify income, expenses, and funds for the projects in the Dorcas Financial system per the Core Humanitarian Standards, Dorcas's policies and international accounting standards.• Periodic financial risk assessment of the country office and the partner programs and develop mitigation measures.• Prepare contractual documents for project partners including small-scale funding agreements, Project Cooperation Agreements.• Prepare financial performance reports.Budgeting and Reporting.• Lead in preparing the annual project and office budgets.• Monitor the budgets and prepare quarterly update reports indicating any deviations.• Prepare quarterly financial statements outlining project expenditures and discuss any emerging bottlenecks.• Support capacity building of the financial teams of partner organizations, particularly in understanding Donors, Dorcas and development partner policy guidelines, financial management, financial systems and respond to other emerging training needs.Management of Financial Audits.• Prepare and support the country Office's external audits and follow-up audit recommendations.• Lead the integration and coordination of existing financial systems and internal/external audit standards.• Ensure timely filing of annual audit returns to the NGO Bureau and Kenya Revenue Authority.• Follow up and update the organization on any changing government policies and tax compliance guidelines.Office Administration and Human resource management.• Responsible for maintaining records of the assets.• Evaluate, develop, and implement processes and procedures to improve workforce capacity building.

My key roles include:Handle full spectrum of financial accounting role eg. AR, AP, GL and Collecting of financial information, analyzing and Summarizing financial status by ; preparing and reporting financial statements for businesses.Develop and maintain productive working relationships with client personnel and assess clients' satisfaction, demonstrate proficiency with accounting and auditing concepts and apply them to client situations, as well as identify and effectively communicate accounting and auditing matters. Ensure the clients are in compliance with internal and external financial obligations. Payroll taxes and other Government taxes Supervising associate accounting employees and for the company's accounting department.

Basic Job DescriptionAnalyze financial information and prepare financial reports to determine or maintain record of assets, liabilities, profit and loss, tax liability, or other financial activities within an organization.1) Prepare, examine, and analyze accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards.2)Analyze business operations, trends, costs, revenues, financial commitments, and obligations, to project future revenues and expenses or to provide advice.3) Financial control: Development &Implementation of appropriate financial controls to safeguard the company’s assets and ensure compliance to the controls across the organization. This also involves ensuring utilization of financial systems and supervision of changes made to these systems.4)Report to management regarding the finances of establishment.5) Compute taxes owed and prepare tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment, reporting and other tax requirements..6) Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts.KEY ACHIEVEMENTS1)Provided leadership and technical expertise to Operations and Finance personnel relative to the analysis and forecasting of inventories and unit cost data.2)Provided timely and accurate financial reports .3)Set up budget to actual reports as specifically requested by department heads. Resulted in increased use of reports and quicker decision-making4)Revamped the accounting system, which ended up in increased efficiency in handling accounting controls.

 Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data and preparing reports. Requisitions & Inventory management: This involves ensuring that there are proper procedures and controls for purchasing, receiving, storing, requisitioning and that physical inventory of all supplies are taken regularly. Compilation of budgets & financial forecasts for both the company’s operations. Advise management about issues such as resource utilization, tax strategies, and the assumptions underlying budget forecasts. Payroll preparation and Submission of statutory deductions Business development and exploring marketing opportunities for facilities and programs.NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS Internal control- Developed financial controls that was successful No material weaknesses noted by auditors during that period. Ability to use systems productively- Set up budget to actual reports as specifically requested by department heads. Resulted in increased use of reports and quicker decision-maker attention to variances.  Led a team in driving cost-reduction initiatives that resulted in reduction of cost through process automation

1)Provides financial information to management by researching and analyzing accounting data; preparing reports.2)Requisitions & Inventory management: This involves ensuring that there are proper procedures and controls for purchasing, receiving, storing, requisitioning and that physical inventory of all supplies are taken regularly.3)Credit Management: Implementing and ensuring compliance with established credit and collection procedures.4)Payroll preparation and Submission of statutory deductions5) Implementing company policy & procedure on vehicle usage.6)Ensuring validity of insurance coverage and licenses for all the vehicles.7)Business development and exploring marketing opportunities for facilities and programs.