Chartered Accountant and Banker
Resume:
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CURRICULUM VITAE Email : *******.******@*****.***
Address: P.O Box 4056- 00100Nairobi
Robert George Kamau Kenya
SUMMARY
Date of birth: 5th Nov 1971
Salary Expectation: Negotiable
Availability: One month’s time
Nationality: Kenyan
Last Visit: UAE Dubai Dec 2012
CAREER OBJECTIVE
I seek a veritable challenge in a quantitative position that utilizes my experience in Consulting and Banking and allows me to participate in the organization’s organic growth objectives and achieve personal development.
KEY SKILLS
Excellent in statistical analysis Talented problem solver Results achiever Knowledgeable of Big Data & Analytics Diligent & dependable
Customer centric worker
ACADEMIC & PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
Moi University Nov 1990 – Oct 1995
BSc (Mathematics & Statistics)
Second Class Honors
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants June 2005 Affiliate of the ACCA
Institute & Faculty of Actuaries – UK Ongoing private study PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE
Bobstats Consulting Company July 2008 – to date
Statistics Consultant
Assists clients to increase shareholder value through the use and application of data based analytical techniques.
Performs Advanced Analytics for clients to assist in crafting new and winning strategies for their businesses
Assists clients to harness and extract the value of Big Data & Analytics and gain a competitive edge
2/2
Markets & Sells IBM Business Analytics software, Business intelligence software and Bank Core System Security Software
Consults to clients on Statistical Service engagements in Data Mining, Data Architecture, Data Integration, Data Quality and Data Governance Promotes the use of Management Science techniques to optimize performance in the Banking sector
Consults to investors willing to undertake Foreign Direct Investment in Kenya NIC Bank Ltd.
Credit & Risk Analyst Officer Sep 2003 – May 2008
Reviewed Risk assessment reports on the bank’s processes Worked with Departmental heads and oversaw that branches implemented the Risk Management Framework well
Analyzed financial statements and did credit scoring for customers who wished to take the banks facilities
Prepared offer letters to customers who wished to take the Banks facilities Followed up on borrowers to ensure that they conducted their accounts satisfactorily Signed transfers and discharge letters for assets that ceased being held as security by the bank after the borrowers completed their loans repayments. Acted as a 2nd Custodian for securities ensuring that dual control was upheld at all times(vault contains title deeds, log books, share certificates etc) Performed advanced analytics on advances and the loans portfolio of the bank using SPSS
Management Accountant Sep 2001 – Aug 2003
Prepared the Bank’s financial statements and other statistical reports for use by the Board of Governors and reporting to Central Bank
Set up and Maintained a Chart of Accounts in the Core Banking System Prepared financial schedules on default accounts for use in the litigation process by the Bank’s lawyers against dissident borrowers
Liaised with internal and external auditors during their regular checks of the Bank Ensured that reconciliations of key accounts were carried out Supervised casual workers in the finance department Customer Service Section Head (branch) Sep 1998 – Aug 2001 Confirmed Cash received and paid from the vault to the cashiers and back to the vault at close of day
Paid cashed checks above cashiers limit at the back office Signed entries as a “B” signer for the branch on cash, banker’s cheques and forex transactions
Worked as the 2nd Custodian to the Vault observing dual control as per laid down internal controls
Ensured that suspense reconciliations done by assistants were done regularly as required Attended to customer queries at the branch and assisted in talking to customers who wished to place fixed deposits at the branch
Supervised four cashiers at the branch
Studied Customer Service Analytics and made recommendations to senior management on insights drawn from the Statistics
Achievements
Produced Statistics and other information on the market and demand environment for 3/3
briquette energy products in Kenya that aided in the establishment of a briquette manufacturing company in Kiambu in Nov 2014
Advised on the development of an online module in the website that assisted in selling real estate consulting information products for Geo Consulting Ltd. to their Latin America markets in July 2012
Studied and prepared a report on the implications of application of Basel II accord concepts to NIC Bank which assisted in obtaining a promotion then. Awarded the Best Cashier Award in Sep 2001 at NIC House Branch. Training & CPD received
Video session on Personal Development by ACCA,Sep 2006 Fist Line Supervisory Skills by For Your Business Solutions, May 2006 Seminar on Public Finance Management by ACCA,March 2006 Anti – Money Laundering (Bankers Preventive Role) by KCA, July 2005 Customer Service by Institute of Customer Services Ltd, March 2004 Cashiers Course, by Kenya Commercial Bank Ltd, Oct 1999(certificate held by the bank) Coca Cola Nairobi Bottlers Ltd. May 1995 – Aug 1998 Sales & Marketing Analyst
Prepared the company’s sales budget and maintaining the rolling estimate which saw the Company's Sales rise by 7% which was about 4 million cases in one and a half years. Performed What If Analysis on an ad hoc basis to facilitate sales and marketing decisions Maintained the budgetary system for the department’s expenditure Prepared sales targets for the company’s distributors Awarded incentives to distributors who met their targets Reported Analyzed Company Performance weekly to Coca-Cola Africa Prepared the payroll for temporary sales merchandisers using Dbase IV ICT SKILLS
MS Excel (Pivot tables, Data analysis, Macros level)
Quick Books (Intermediate)
SPSS (Intermediate)
Tableau
HOBBIES
Music – plays the piano
REFEREES
Miss Naomi Mwaura
ICT Manager
K-Unity Sacco Ltd
Tel: +254*********
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Mr. Charles Waweru Kangethe
Regional IT Advisor - Africa,
Concern,
Tel: +256*********
Cell: +254(0) 722 204337
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Dr.Samuel Kiboi
Lecturer,
University Of Nairobi,
Tel: +254(0) 20449004Ext 2533
Cell: +254(0) 721 769189
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