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Nairobi County, Kenya

• Provide support on financial and tax matters to the Business Development team when carrying out the due diligence on prospective projects for Globeleq to invest in Kenya.
• Directed the importation process for all the equipment used to set up the Malindi Solar Power Plant Project, including taking advantage of the tax exemption granted by the government.
• Tracking the facility covenants while assuring timely submission of the required reports to the lenders in addition to the month-end reports
• Managed the drawdown process for the Malindi Solar Power Plant Project debt by taking advantage of the prevailing spot rates where the project benefitted from the reduced interest on the facility.
• Coordinated a smooth transition process for Malindi Solar project from the construction to the Operations phase ensuring that all spare parts were recorded in IFS, timely debt service and accurate Lenders and other.

Nairobi County, Kenya

• Strengthened relationships between the group and the financial institutions to assuring that the bank facilities were serviced on time without fail.
• Secured bridging finance from Equity Bank for Kshs. 450M for the group to finance preconstruction costs for the upcoming 88 Nairobi Condominium Project.
• Built budgets and ensured proper financial planning through a monthly cash flow management system.
• Managed the external audit processing by liaising with the auditors, providing all documents and other requirements for smooth audit processes are in place and timely completion of the audit.
• Introduced and implemented group tax compliance and related regulations by guaranteeing deductions are submitted and the proper tax planning mechanism is adhered to at the project level to reduce tax exposure.

Nairobi County, Kenya

• Liaised with the transaction advisors in building up the Information Memorandum that supported listing the organization in the Nairobi Stock Market.
• Upon listing Home Afrika in the Nairobi Stock Exchange, I ensured that the half-year and year-end audits were finalized on time and results published on time as per the Capital Market Requirements.
• Managed the timely repayment of Kshs 650M borrowed from Equity Bank to finance the acquisition of the Migaa Project, payable in one year with two instalments half yearly and monthly interest.
• Successfully, coordinated the group tax structure which included overseeing the compliance audit by KRA in response to all KRA queries, which resolved the issues raised in the same audit.
• Secured Project Finance for Home Afrika Project, including Kshs. 500M from Equity Bank to finance the infrastructure of the Migaa Project; Kshs. 300M from Chase Bank to finance the Infrastructure for the Migaa Project.
• Liaised with the Transaction Advisor in building up the Information Memorandum that supported the company being listed in the Nairobi Stock Exchange.

Nairobi County, Kenya

• Monitored the implementation of accounting system policies, internal controls, accounting standards and procedures, including compliance with accepted accounting principles.
• Coordinated the preparation of Annual Budgets, including operational and capital, in line with the strategic objectives of the departments, where I oversaw the financial reporting for all the subsidiaries
• Directed the Annual Audit, provided the annual report, and presented it to the shareholders.
• As a team leader, leveraged teamwork to develop departmental synergy and inspire collaborations.
• Led proper handling of financial transactions while approving transactions within designated limits.
• Ensured Tax Compliance by managing the group tax structure of projects (subsidiaries) right through to the holding company level.

Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi County, Kenya

Nairobi County, Kenya

Master'S Degree, Business Administration, Strategic Management

Bachelor Of Business Management- Bbm, Finance & Banking