Jerome Justus Opwanda

Scarborough, ON

(***) – **2 – 8264

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LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/jerome-opwanda-88b660174 Executive Summary

Conscientious and detail-oriented accountant with over two years of experience managing accounting journal entries. Proven history of forecasting and budgeting organizational resources striving to minimize costs and maximize revenue, resolving financial discrepancies and financial and statutory and tax reporting. Efficient business development associate with business acumen and a history of identifying market opportunities, negotiating contracts and closed sales with new and existing clients and creating development plans. Education

1. University of West London, September 2018 – November 2019 Master of Science (MSc), Finance and Risk Management 2. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, August 2011 – December 2015 Bachelor of Arts (BA), Business Management

3. Zetech College, January 2007 – December 2007

Certificate, Computer Systems and Application Packages Experience

1. Strategic Management Firm Ltd, Business Development Associate (September 2022 – July 2023)

# Boosted revenue by bringing in and cementing relationships with new clients and optimizing servicing of existing customer accounts.

# Negotiated contracts and closed sales with new and existing clients.

# Improved bottom-line profitability by growing customer base and capitalizing on up-sell opportunities.

# Identifying market opportunities through meetings, networking, and other channels.

# Formed professional relationships with clients, responding to service delivery inquiries as needed 2. Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology, Intern – Management Accountant

(August 2021 – August 2022)

# Preparing reports, budgets, commentaries, and financial statements. # Undertaking financial administration and internal audits.

# Liaising with managerial staff and other colleagues.

# Developing and managing financial systems or policies. # Negotiating and obtaining finance for major projects.

# Controlling and forecasting income and expenditure for all departments. # Creating business strategies to generate shareholder value

3. Lumino Nursing and Maternity Home, Accountant (January 2017 – January 2018)

# Entering day-to-day transactions in their respective books of record for proper and open financial reporting.

# Balancing off accounts to find out how much our patients owe the hospital in respect to the services we have offered them.

# Tax computation for all employees and the whole organization at large.

# Administering salaries and wages to all staff members.

# Calculating and sending claims to various insurance companies to be reimbursed.

# Proper filing of receipts and invoices and delivery notes for easier and effective audit process.

# Ensuring good customer relations over the phone or face to face by offering quality services to them.

Skills

QuickBooks accounting software *Data entry *Accounts payable *Accounts receivable invoicing Tax calculations *Analytical Skills *Data literacy *Customer centricity *Time management Problem Solving *Interpersonal Skills *Financial Accounting *Business Management *Business Development *Leadership * Structured query language (SQL)