Curriculum Vitae

Josiah KiplagatKemboi

P.O Box *605 - 30100 Eldoret, Kenya

Telephone no: +254 727344824Email: adjyzx@r.postjobfree.com

Bio Data

Gender: Male

Marital Status: Single

Date of Birth: 1987

Nationality: Kenyan

Personal Profile

I am a highly dedicated professional with an aspiring progressive career. I am self-driven, ambitious, innovative, analytical, a fast learner, and pride myself as a true team player with good interpersonal skills. I possess a great desire and drive to prosper in all work that I venture into. I desire to work in a highly competitive and dynamic organization specializing in providing quality standard to enable me gain exposure in shaping me to face current needs.

Education

April 2009 - 2013

Bachelor of Business Management, Accounting option

Attained: Second ClassHonors, Upper Division

Maasai Mara University

July - Dec 2012

CPA Section III

Attained: Pass

Narok University College

July - Dec 2011

CPA Section II

Attained: Pass

Narok University College

Jan - June 2011

CPA Section I

Attained: Pass

Aberdeen College of Accountancy

2007

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education

Attained: Grade B+ (Plus)

Kamagut High School

1994 - 2002

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education

Attained: 388/ 500 Marks

Shirika Primary School

Skills

Accounting Skills: Knowledge of accounting and bookkeeping terminology and practices; Ability to understand and apply current accounting guidelines, system updates and revisions, and policy changes.

Numerical and Accounting Competency: I have the Knowledge of accounting principles, practices and procedures that are used in preparing financial statements I am comfortable with numbers and excellent in performing detailed numerical computations.

Development and Operational Effectiveness: Ability to lead strategic planning, results-based management and reporting. Ability to go beyond established procedures and models, propose new approaches which expand the range of programmes.

Analytical Skills: Recognizes areas of weaknesses requiring improvements and makes recommendations to the management for consideration, approval and implementation.

Reporting Skills: I have the ability to prepare statistical and written reports. This is a skill that I have developed through my work experience and career progression.

Organizational /Team Work: I am able to work with team of people to run campaigns and fulfill other organization’s goals.

ICT Competence: Good command of Microsoft Office tools, computerized accounting packages, data handling and processing, presentation, operating systems and internet.

Work Experience

June 2017 to Date Svensson& Iyansson Agencies, Eldoret

Position: Accountant

Responsibilities:

1. Accounts Payables

Timely processing of staff advances for travel and activities

Tmely processing of activities participants’ mobile payments

Processing of supplier invoices within agreed timelines

2.Accounts Receivable

Collection and review of Field Expense Reports, ensuring the validity and accuracy of all submitted expenses

Accurate posting of the advances liquidating expenses to QuickBooks.

3.Cash/Bank Management

Conducts surprise cash counts

Ensure proper filling of Journal vouchers and Bank vouchers

Cash withdrawals from the bank and tracking of multi installments cash payments

Ensure timely banking of any unspent amounts refunded by staff as well as any cheques written in favor of the organization for various transactions.

Reconcile financial discrepancies by collecting and analyzing account information

4.Statutory Requirements

Ensure all statutory remittances are paid on time, and that accurate amounts are paid

Maintain and update statutory remittances file, conducting period audits of the files to ensure ability to satisfy any statutory scrutiny.

5.Monthly Reporting activities

Timely posting of all transactions as well as ensuring consistency, accuracy and completeness of such transactions.

Assists in internal and external audits to ensure compliance.

Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls

Summarize current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement and other reports

Prepare financial statements and produce budget according to schedule

6. Inventory

Conducting monthly stock counts as and when called for.

Dec 2013 May 2017

Joyful Women Organization, Kajiado

Position: Assistant Accountant

Responsibilities:

1.Accounting:

Verify all supporting documents for authenticity before entering them in the organization’s accounting software.

Verify accounts by reconciling statements, transactions and supporting documents

Prepare check and cash payment vouchers and allocate expenses to proper accounting codes for all financial transactions in line with budgets and project documentation

Posting of Journals as directed by the Finance Manager

File and archive all accounting and supporting documents appropriately

Contribute to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed.

2.Reporting and Compliance:

Visiting Field Locations to provide support and ensure compliance on grant spending

Prepare programs budget pipelines and management reports for review by the Finance Manager before submission to Program Managers and Operations & Finance Manager

Maintain financial security by following internal accounting controls

Ensure that all accounting requests from HQ for finance supporting documentation are sent in a timely manner to the International Accountants

Budget and Forecasting:

Work with Program Managers and Finance Manager to create cash forecasts for the project to ensure needed cash is received from HO.

Prepare Monthly Budget vs. Actual (BVA) Reports on the project for review by the Country Finance Manager, Program Managers, and Finance Manager.

3.Operations Manager.

Work with Program Managers and Procurement Department to ensure that procurement’s are made in a timely manner, adhering to WR Policy and USAID regulations, communicating with the Finance and Operations Manager if additional approvals for HO.

May –Nov 2013

Joyful Women Organization, Eldoret

Position: Business Development Officer

Responsibilities:

Training self help groups on financial management and record keeping

Support the preparation of monitoring plans for the savings groups and ensure they get involved in own monitoring and evaluation of their activities.

Support capacity building and training the members of various self help groups on table banking.

Participate in field level coordination meeting with local government authorities and other agencies. ·

Conduct member assessments and document benefits from these and write success stories

Making monthly visits to groups to carry out table banking and follow up on loan repayments

Facilitate training of group members on life skills such as household financial affairs, risk management and planning e.t.c

Ensure sorting out any misunderstanding that may arise within the group members to ensure smooth running and prevent group disintegration.

Assisting group members with entrepreneurial skills to assess their local economy and find markets for their products and services.

Writing monthly reports on the performance of the various groups and general monthly report for the work undertaken on a given month by consolidating/compiling monthly, quarterly and annual activity reports and special events showing achievements, lessons, constraints and recommendations which should be submitted to relevant head of departments at the agreed time.

June - Sep 2012

Eldoret Municipal Council

Position: Intern (Accounts and Finance Department)

Responsibilities:

Preparation of the petty cash books.

Reconciliation of the councils Financial Statements.

Preparation of the councils general fund accounts.

Budgeting and auditing council’s financial statements.

Issue of receipts for the various individuals and organizations that came to pay fee for their business permits within the municipality.

Additional Information

Research Projects

Fourth year research at Maasai Mara University: Factors that influence the effectiveness of co-operative societies in Eldoret town

Interests

Voluntary work, Athletics, Solving puzzles

Referees

1)Mr. James Ndombi,

Human Resource Manager,

Svensson & Iyansson Agencies Ltd,

P.O Box 3532– 30100 Eldoret,

Telephone no: +254*********

2)Mr.Remy Meres,

Human Resource Manager,

Joyful Women Organization,

P.O Box 7650-30100 Eldoret,

Telephone no: +254-*********

3)Mr. Justus Somoire,

Kajiado County Manager,

Joyful Women Organization,

P.O Box 521-00421

Kitengela

Telephone no:+254*********

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