Responsible for overseeing the finance and related departments, and assisting company leadership in strategic planning, management accounting, and internal controls. 1. Developed Decision-Support Reporting Templates:• Created reporting templates for the board and senior management, facilitating the assessment of business performance.•Implemented daily sales and cash flow reports, enabling immediate decision-making.2. Enhanced Budget Development and Reporting Processes:•Improved the budget development and reporting process for department heads.•Prepared monthly budget-to-actual variance reports, leading to greater ownership of expenses among department heads.3. Managed Cash Flow Efficiently:•Successfully managed incoming and outgoing cash for the past 11 years, ensuring smooth operations.•Introduced daily bank and cash reports, reconciliations, and weekly cash forecasts, streamlining cash management processes.4. Achieved Significant Cost Reductions:•As a member of the senior management team, identified and implemented cost reductions across various units.•Streamlined processes and reduced inefficiencies, resulting in a 15% annual cost reduction.5. Implemented Debtors and Creditors Management System:•Introduced a debtors and creditors management system through monthly reconciliations.•Resolved a key supplier dispute by performing meticulous backdated reconciliations.6. Strengthened Internal Controls:•Oversaw the implementation of internal control procedures by the finance team.•Achieved a 5% cost reduction and uncovered fraudulent activities through enhanced controls.7. Managed System Changeover:•Successfully managed a system changeover •Improved overall operational efficiency by 40% post-changeover.8. Led Community Self-Help Group Projects:•Managed community projects including building a library for a local children's home, extending and refurbishing a local dispensary, and constructing ablution blocks and a dining room for a primary school.

Charitable Work/Community InvolvementAs a financial advisor for the Branan Fairtrade Self-Help Group, I have overseen the strategic financial planning and execution of several impactful community projects. These initiatives, designed to improve healthcare, education, and youth development, are aligned with the group's mission to enhance the welfare of workers and their families.Key Projects and Impact:1. Improving Healthcare:o Renovated the maternity ward and waiting bay at Kiunyu dispensary, enhancing healthcare services for expectant mothers. The project increased patient satisfaction and reduced wait times by 40%.2. Support for Vulnerable Children:o Provided wheelchairs and mattresses for Don Orione Home; established a community library at Kandara Children’s Home, benefiting over 200 children.3. Youth and Sports Development:o Supplied sports kits to Waitua Football Club, empowering over 50 youth members and promoting teamwork, leadership, and well-being.4. Educational Infrastructure:o Built sanitation facilities and a modern kitchen at Thamuru and Waitua Primary Schools, increasing attendance by 30% and improving hygiene standards.5. COVID-19 Relief Support:o Provided desks, water tanks, soap, and sanitizers to local schools, ensuring students had a safe learning environment and social distancing during the pandemic.6. Sanitation Projects for Local Schools:o Built new ablution blocks for Kandara and Gikambura Primary Schools, improving hygiene for over 600 students.________________________________________

•Successfully moved the accounting operations of the company from the head office to the branch in my first year. •Directly managed a team of six, which included accounts staff, data entry clerks and store staff and improved their efficiency by 30% through rigorous training of accounting staff.•Developed and implemented internal controls that improved accuracy and reduced error rates by over 20%.•Reduced paperwork by 50% by converting all accounting procedures to electronic form.•Successfully implemented a new payroll system that included a biometric clocking system. This eliminated manual roll calls and increased efficiency by over 60%. •Introduced an inventory management system that includes monthly stock takes, reconciliations and re-order levels which improved accuracy, reduced fraud and ensured there are always enough supplies on hand for operations. •Did monthly reconciliations for all control accounts including stocks, debtors and creditors.

• Assessed potential risks, evaluated controls and conducted compliance testing.• Performed information system audits to manage internal controls and assess risks.• Devised and initiated corrective strategies to improve compliance.• Performed audits of operational and financial areas to check compliance.• Researched and implemented best practices to improve audit results.• Mitigated annual audit risks and developed final certification reports for small businesses.• Analyzed balance sheets for mistakes and inaccuracies.• Verified assets and liabilities by comparing items to documentation.• Identified weaknesses of existing control systems and made suggestions for remediation.• At the end of the audit process, I would meet with the business owners to discuss audit findings.