Reporting to the Group's Chairman, my role is to oversee all financial and administrative aspects of the business and drive the company’s financial strategy & planning. I am responsible for assessing the financial performance of each product as well as overall financial performance of the company, identify possible business opportunities and risks as well as ensure operations are adequately and optimally funded. My overall goal is to guide the company towards profitability and long-term success.

Implement financial controls & ensure statutory and tax compliance. Budgeting, forecasts and variance analysis. Review of monthly financial performance for presentation to business heads. Prepare financial statements & ensure reconciliation of all balance sheet items in readiness for internal and external audits. Efficiently & prudently manage company funds. Initiate and implement cost saving measures & advise departmental heads on areas of cost reduction. Manage & enhance existing business relationships with suppliers, merchants and bankers. Review and authorize the monthly accounts payable run. Manage and administer monthly payroll. Provide leadership to the Finance & Admin staff.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Accurately prepared the Kenya’s monthly financial results against budget and quarterly rolling forecasts; and complete the reporting requirements to the parent company.Successfully managed the corporate finance tasks including all financial, management and statutory accounting. Performed detailed account analysis and corporate month-end processing and reporting.Consistently maintained the general ledger, ensuring compliance with International Accounting Standards and group policies. Forecasted monthly cash requirements and request for funds where necessary.Improved existing processes and streamline workflows. Interpreted financial results to business heads, reported on key issues, identified & recommended improvement measure

Posted financial transactions on to accounting software. Prepared monthly management accounts and performed general ledger reconciliations. Presented monthly financials to the General Manager for approval and sign off. Maintained fixed assets and work in progress registers. Executed banking duties & petty cash administration.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Formulated statutory reporting and liaised with auditors on the year-end audit. Prepared and submitted all taxes and issuance of tax certificates. Performed procurement and creditors’ management.Diligently supervised back office operations including management of subordinate staff. Coordinated importation ensuring compliance with customs regulations.

Liaised with the appointed liquidator and the company’s principals and effectively managed the company’s financial operations until the completion of the liquidation process. Accounted for and subsequently sale of all company assets.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Oversaw the process of management’s voluntary liquidation of the company. Spearheaded the external audit of the group on a break up basis. Got clearance with the legal and tax authorities, Settled all outstanding obligations to external parties and to staff in an expeditious manner.

Participated in the preparation & monitoring of budgets and forecasts. Coordinated internal and external audits. Reviewed transactions posted into the general ledger and prepared reconciliations. Performed taxation and authorized petty cash. Actively involved in payroll and credit management ensuring payment cycles are strictly adhered to.KEY ACCOMPLISHMENTS:Ensured sufficiency to meet operational needs of the business by monitoring cash flows. Delivered decision making support to management and champion the Enterprise Resource Planning system.Closely monitored monthly accounts and provide management with an overview of financial performance Debtors’ management with the aim of keeping debt below 30 days