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John M. Kathuri

Financial General Ledger Accountant

Phone: +254-***-***-*** Email: ad4jzw@r.postjobfree.com PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY

Corporate Financial Accountant with 6+ years of progressive professional experience in Financial Accounting, General Ledger Accounting & Reconciliations, AP/AR Management, Reporting, P&L analysis and the management of general accounting functions. Committed to accurate bookkeeping, accounting cycle, transactions processing/ workflow system, presentation and delivery of financial reports, budgeting & forecasting, month end close procedures and internal controls AREAS OF EXPERTISE

Financial Analysis & Reporting

Budgeting & Forecasting

Accounts Receivable & Payable Management

General Ledger Accounting

Inventory Management

Tax Accounting

Business Collaboration

Process Improvement

Microsoft Office Suite Applications.

SAP, Oracle, Odoo, Sage, QuickBooks,

Tally

Internal Controls

Regulatory compliance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Financial Accountant Rubis Energy Kenya, Oil & Gas 10/ 2021 – Date Key Deliverables:

Involved in the preparation of monthly, quarterly, and annual financial reports and business performance analysis.

Coordinated month and year end closing activities and periodically reconciling general ledger accounts, and preparing management reports.

Managed accounts receivable and payable business transactions, fixed assets accounting plus; bank, vendor and debtors aging analysis, and other general ledger accounts reconciliations.

Managed general ledger accounting by being responsible for expenses allocations, preparation of journal entries, accruals, provisions, prepayments, sub ledgers and general ledgers' accounts analysis.

Managed fixed assets and lease accounting from acquisition to disposal, provided monthly reconciliations of subsidiary and general ledgers.

Effectively managed inventory by accounting for purchases, periodic inventory counts and reconciliation, quarterly valuation.

Accounting for stocks and inventory and controls such as stock takes and inventory valuation.

Accounting for taxes that is VAT and withholding taxes and ensuring timely filing and compliance with tax regulation.

Payroll processing and statutory deductions (NSSF,NHIF, PAYE, Housing levy) for categorized staff

Coordinated the company’s external audits and ensuring effective production of statutory financials for annual reporting requirements.

Degreed supervision of company run outlets.

Key Accomplishments:

Successfully integrated and implemented new ‘I-Supplier Module’ for processing and booking of vendor invoices. Introduction of the new module significantly reduced the general paper work and booking invoices by 20%.

Effectively managed the procure to pay processes, specifically reducing the DPO’s by 40% considerably improving the cash conversion cycle and the overall company’s cash flow. General Accountant Habib Furniture Limited, Manufacturing 08/ 2020 – 08/ 2021 Key Deliverables:

Prepared financial statements (packages) reporting monthly results that identified and quantified on improvement areas to align with targeted financial commitments.

Reconciled bank to book transactions and other general ledger accounts.

Managed order to cash process and other dunning procedures.

Managed managerial accounting activities by determining labour costs, overhead allocations, changes in products designs and consequences and the overall marginal analysis of all products.

Worked closely with the purchasing team specifically helping on purchasing of raw materials, other supplies and Page 2 of 2

controlling general spending activities.

Generated purchase price variance, spend reports analyses and provided cost-saving information to procurement department.

Payroll processing and statutory deductions (NSSF, NHIF, PAYE).

Accounting for stocks and inventory and controls such as stock takes and inventory valuation.

Maintained inventory records for raw materials and finished goods, scheduled and conducted periodic and annual physical inventory count.

Prepared, filed and maintained records of the company’s various tax returns, ensuring compliance with payment obligations and reporting.

General supervision of staff both administrative and production staff. Key Accomplishments:

Created financial models currently being used for pricing, costing and raw materials inventory management.

Took charge of defining charts of accounts and successful implementation of the new ERP system. Accountant Comligo Spanish (USA, Spain & Hong Kong)-Remote Role 01/ 2019 – 07/ 2020

Tasked with the overall responsibility of managing all the financial transactions and generating of accurate financial reports.

Advising the management on the current status and the financial health of the business performance.

Overseeing compliance with federal and states taxes ensuring the correct computation and compliance with the legal deadlines for the filing of the states sales tax as well as the federal corporate income tax.

Incorporated in Delaware states, I handled research on other tax compliance exposures in other states where we found clients or potential clients.

Spearheading optimization of the company’s administrative function such as payroll and projects for staff spread across different states in America, Europe, Brazil and Africa.

Working with direct reportees (Brazil, Spain & Hong Kong) to ensure accuracy in our recording to report functions where I would verify their reports for approval.

Key Deliverables:

Successful implementation, upgrades and integrations of accounting software (Odoo) to assist in financial reporting.

Optimization of financial reporting between Comligo Hong Kong and Comligo US and bringing strategies to reduce the effective cost of tax.

Setting up structures for best practices in finance and accounting functions of the organization. EARLIER CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

Accounts Trainee Hilton Hotel - Nairobi, Hospitality 02/2019 - 05/ 2019

Assurance Intern Ernst & Young - East Africa, Audit & Business Advisory 11/2017 - 02/ 2018

SACCO Intern Fortune Sacco Limited, SACCO 02/ 2016 – 05/ 2016 EDUCATION

Bachelor of Commerce: Accounting Option, The University of Nairobi 2015 – 2019 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant, CPA-K, Part III, KCA University Ongoing Referees provided upon request

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