Auditor,Tax Consultant and Finance Operations

Personal Details

CURRICULUM VITAE

Name : CPA ROBERT MBURU WAMBUGU.

Date of Birth : 12/10/1998.

Prof. Membership no : ASSOC/4912

ID Number : 35742851

Gender : Male

Religion : Christian

Nationality : Kenyan

Languages : English, Kiswahili & Kikuyu

Address : P. O Box112-01030 Gatundu

Tel No. : 070*-***-*** / 076*******

Email : *************@*****.*** / ************@*****.*** Personal attributes

: Good listener, sincere, punctual and hardworking.

: Good communication skills written and oral, clearly and timely communicate with courtesy, sensitivity and respect.

: Competent, organized, consistent, persistent and a self-starter.

: Detail oriented, enthusiastic and take pride in whatever I do.

: Ability to work collaboratively and independently to achieve stated goals.

: Critical thinking and analytical skills.

: Organizational, supervisory and time management.

: Strong negotiation, commercial sense and conflict resolution skills.

: Adaptable, managing change and ambiguity with ease.

: Sound problem-solving ability and a strategic thinker

: Good mentorship and coaching ability with desire to develop self and others.

: Exceptional work ethic.

: Attention to detail, keen eye to details and ability to meet deadlines.

: Managing multiple priorities and handling confidential issues. TECHNICALCOMPETENCES

: Knowledge of standards, procedures and general accounting policies

: Sound auditing skills, risk-based auditing, accounting and financial reporting skills.

: Tax computation, planning, tax health checks, compliance and tax dispute resolution.

: Group reporting skills, mergers and acquisitions knowledge.

: Report writing skills and good presentation skills.

: Good knowledge of accounts payables and accounts receivables principles, account reconciliation and cashiering.

: Solid understanding of various institutional policies and practices.

: Familiarity with state laws/regulations and learning institution policies.

: Experience in collection process and filing bankruptcy claims

: Modern day customer care service.

: Conversant with the GAAPS, IAS, ISA and IFRS.

: Ability to keep abreast with regulatory changes and industry standards.

: Sound business acumen.

: Well-developed computer user skills, spreadsheets, accounting software (QuickBooks, excel and sage accounting) and data analytic skills (tableau).

: Focus on quality and risk, ability to work under deadlines and under pressure.

: Proficiency in financial modeling techniques.

WORK EXPERIENCE

1. Internal Audit Executive-Devyani Foods Industries (K) Limited (Temporary Staff) My roles and responsibilities were generally focusing on specific audit tasks and support rather than long-term strategy development. They included, a) Conducting audits of financial records, operational processes, and compliance with company policies and procedures.

b) Verification of the accuracy of financial transactions related to sales, procurement, inventory, and expenses.

c) Ensuring adherence to regulatory requirements related to food safety, hygiene standards, and other relevant regulations in the FMCG sector. d) In collaboration with quality assurance teams and existing audit team I was to monitor product quality standards and compliance with industry regulations to ensure adherence to health and safety regulations to protect consumer interests and brand reputation. e) Conducting checks to verify compliance with internal control procedures and recommending improvements where necessary.

f) I participated in audits related to product quality standards and compliance with industry regulations.

g) Assisting in evaluating the effectiveness of quality control measures for products like milk, yogurt and water.

h) I was responsible for documenting audit findings, observations, and recommendations accurately and clearly.

2. Consultant at MNC Consulting Group (Audit Firm) With my capacity as a consultant in the firm my duties were revolving around various areas such as Auditing and Taxation services to the clients and are briefly highlighted below. I. Audit and Assurance Consultant

Audit planning

a) I was responsible for identifying internal controls issues for key risk processes during planning to adequately test controls, adequacy and functionality. b) Conducting risk-based compliance audits in line with the work plans. c) Assessing to evaluate key processes as identified in the risk assessment during the audit planning stage.

d) Reviewing and developing audit programs and testing procedures relevant to risk, compliance and audit objectives for audits of our clients.

Audit Execution

a) Conducting financial statements audits procedures to verify the effectiveness of controls through detailed testing and interacting with clients’ management team and relevant staff and whether they are prepared in accordance with IFRS and IAS. b) Carrying out risks assessments and evaluation of adequacy of internal controls of the client’s entity.

c) Carrying out substantive test, analytical test to check accuracy, completeness and adequacy of internal controls.

d) Preparing audit files for clients’ assignments and ensuring they are properly signed and working papers have been filled.

e) Evaluation of client’s performance using key metrics and participation in developing models to improve the efficiency and accuracy of expenses forecasting. f) Evaluation of significant management information to ensure accuracy, reliability and timeliness.

g) Conducting audit processes to ensure compliance with clients’ procedures and participating in investigating any significant suspected fraudulent and corrupt activities. h) Obtaining and reviewing documents, reports, declared statutory returns and other relevant data to gather audit evidence.

i) Conducting internal checks across all the institution departments to mitigate any risks that might expose the institution and prevent fraud.

Reporting

a) Preparing reports of findings concerning scope of audit and upon ensuring financial statements comply with relevant provisions as per Accounting Standards. b) Discussing audit findings and recommendations with clients’ management, control issues noted offering practical solutions relevant to related risks. c) Offering specific and insightful recommendations to the clients on how to achieve statutory compliance.

d) Supporting clients to enforce clear standards on governance, risk management controls and compliance and maintain excellent management assurance processes and to understand risk management capability.

II. Tax Consultant

With current trends in Taxation, it’s usually advisable to look beyond ordinary tax preparation and compliance work but also to develop tax planning opportunities and offer pragmatic and insightful tax strategies in favour of an organization. I perform various duties for our clients Such as.

• Identifying tax planning opportunities within the limits of tax risk management and applying efficient tax savings strategies and avoidance techniques to minimize tax liability on behalf of our clients so to minimize the occurrence of tax disputes with tax authorities.

• Completion and submission of returns, payment of tax, securing refunds where applicable, negotiating favorable payment plans for pending tax liabilities with tax authorities and applying for waiver on penalties and interest based on reasonable grounds.

• Transaction structuring and support, health checks on taxes and maintaining tax records for our clients.

• Ensuring all relevant documents are well kept handling requests for information to support tax audits.

• Managing tax provision process and supervising tax balances on the clients’ general ledger and facilitating acquisition of Tax Compliance Certificates (TCC) from tax authorities.

• Raising objections upon assessments, lodging appeal with the Tax Appeals Tribunal (TAT), in instances where the objection decision was confirmed, applying to settle the matter through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR through the whole process of the ADR and in events an amicable agreement at the ADR was not arrived at, pursue the case at the TAT with the aim of pushing for a favorable outcome or ruling.

• Handling queries raised by Revenue Authorities on behalf of our clients such as pre- assessments notice, verification of business operations, compounding and agency notice.

• Allocation of costs between unrelated business organizations and exempt operations and registration and deregistration of varied tax obligations with relevant tax authorities.

• Determining proper filing and registration requirements for business operations while minimizing any potential tax liabilities.

3. Internship Trainee MNC Consulting Group LLP-November 2021 a) Supporting Audit department in audit operations such audit planning, audit procedures, drafting management letters, preparation of audited reports and management accounts. b) Checking figures postings, and documents to ensure that they are mathematically accurate and properly coded.

c) Preparation of management letters for clients and maintaining audit working papers for procedures applied, the tests performed, and the information obtained. d) Working closely with Accountants to ensure that business records are accurate. e) Supporting Tax department in tax cases, tax reviews, tax objection and filling clients returns such as VAT, VAT Withholding, Advance tax, Capital gain tax, Monthly rental income, and Annual income tax, PAYE, NHIF, NSSF and NITA.

f) Preparation of necessary documentation in relation to company secretarial services. g) Preparation of financial statements for tendering purposes and borrowing purposes for clients and bookkeeping for clients.

4. Internship Trainee-Tai Sacco (Savings and Credit Cooperative organization). a) Credit services-loan determination, approval and recovery. b) Professional sales and marketing

c) Assistant accountant, reconciliations, Cashiering and cash management Education Background

1. July 2024 : CFFE (Certified Forensic Fraud Examiner-KASNEB) Ongoing 2. August 2022 : CPA, FINALIST (K) (Certified Public Accountant) 3. August 2018 : Micro-Finance-Cooperative University of Kenya 4. December 2021 : Computer packages (Accounting packages) 5. December 2016 : Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. 6. December 2012 : Kenya Certificate of Primary Education Work Experience

Internal Audit Executive-Devyani Foods Industries (K) Limited(Daima-FMCG)

Auditor, Tax consultant-MNC Consulting Group LLP (Audit Firm)-2021 to 2024.

Internship-MNC Consulting Group LLP-June 2021 to November 2021.

Internship-Tai Sacco Ruiru Branch- July2018 to December 2018. Hobbies

• Travelling.

• Networking.

• Volunteering

• Learning new skills

Professional Certifications and Membership

Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya (ICPAK)- ASSOC/4912(CPA. Wambugu Robert)

Referees

1. Alex Gathige

H.O.D –Auditing and Assurance-MNC Consulting Group LLP. Tel: 079******* Email: ***********@*****.***

2. Doreen Chepkirui

Auditor-MNC Consulting Group

Tel: 071*******

3. Joseph Muturi

Head of Taxation –MNC Consulting Group LLP

Tel:072******* Email: **************@*****.***

4. Terry Njambi

Credit Supervisor –Tai Sacco Ruiru Branch

Tel: 072*-******

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