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Paul Gatimu Gitari

Tel: 072*-***-***

Email: adn77i@r.postjobfree.com

Personal Details

Date of Birth: 24th October1983

Nationality: Kenyan

Languages: Fluent in Both English and Swahili

Career Profile

A result oriented business and finance specialist offering more than 10 years success in the oil and petroleum industry by running business operational functions and leading teams and overseeing projects from inception to successful completion while emphasizing on quality services. Highly accustomed at executing sound decisions coupled with motivational leadership style with a proven history of building, guiding and retaining high-performance teams to develop and implement strategies for accelerated growth, striving to enhance operations, client satisfaction, reduce costs and improve product and service quality while enhancing high revenue growth. Education & Professional Qualification

MBA -Strategic Management-Awaiting Graduation, Egerton University

Bachelor of Commerce, (Finance & Accounting), 2002-2006

Petroleum sector regulatory training requirements: LPG bulk storage facilities

Risk Management in the Oil & Gas Sector

Areas of Impact

Experienced in trading of Petroleum products, investment in petroleum related infrastructure, petroleum imports and exports, bulk trading, petroleum depots, distribution networks and service stations.

Adept at overseeing heavy storage facilities as well as a retail station network

Good at creating strong supply chain infrastructure to establish a solid and reputable partnership both on the supply and demand sides.

Excels at determining and implementing training needs of other staff as well as recruitment, disciplinary actions, performance management and appraisals.

History of creating long lasting relationships with clients and other stakeholders that so far include Petroleum Institute of East Africa, Kenya Pipeline Company and the regulatory authorities

Ability to oversee administrative functions alongside ensuring efficient departmental operations by using effective leadership methods and lead teams to complete tasks.

Ability to use MS Office suite among other applications

Other Expertise: Business Operations Business Development Change Management Strategic Planning & Leadership Profit Growth Product Development Executive Management Finance and Budgeting Tax Operations Management Enterprise First Behavior Investment Economic Viability Analysis

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Professional Experience

Chief Operations Officer

Arech Petroleum Group of Companies (Kenya & South Sudan), Oct 2015 to date Duties & Responsibilities

Designing and implementing business strategies, plans and procedures

Setting comprehensive goals for performance and growth

Establishing policies that promote company culture and vision

Overseeing daily operations of the company and the work of executives (Supply, Marketing, Sales, and Finance etc.)

Leading employees to encourage maximum performance and dedication

Evaluating performance by analyzing and interpreting data and metrics

Writing and submit reports to the CEO in all matters of importance

Participating in expansion activities (investments, acquisitions, corporate alliances etc.)

Managing relationships with partners/vendors

Commercial /Business Manager

Gapco (Gulf Africa Petroleum Co) Kenya Ltd, Jan 2013 - Oct 2015 Duties & Responsibilities

Contract management advice, negotiation, detailed analysis highlighting any major commercial or contractual risks or issues in relation to property leases and capital expenditure especially on the retail outlet business unit.

Managing and controlling the business process units including Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Account Sales and Invoicing across the group’s business units in Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Assisting with operational and capital expenditure budgets

Assisting external auditors with system and process related issues Senior Finance and Insurance Officer

Gapco (Gulf Africa Petroleum Co) Kenya Ltd, February 2012 - Jan 2013 Duties & Responsibilities

Accounts Receivable Supervisor

Trading Operations

Asset Management

Insurance

Key Achievements

Cleaned up AR system and brought it within 90% of agreement

Successfully renegotiated company’s group insurance program saving the company $ 30,000

Played a key role in leading the fine tuning of the Accounts Receivable Standard Operating Process both manual and system.

Implemented the company’s capitalization process, tracking placement and distributions at the technician level, providing pertinent information for capitalization of assets, and creating a centralized system to track all company assets.

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Accountant

Gapco (Gulf Africa Petroleum Co) Kenya Ltd, September 2010-February 2012 Duties & Responsibilities

Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.

Charging expenses to accounts and cost centers by analyzing invoice/expense reports; recording entries.

Paying vendors by monitoring discount opportunities; verifying VAT /PIN numbers; scheduling and preparing checks; resolving purchase order, contract, invoice, or payment discrepancies and documentation; insuring credit is received for outstanding memos; issuing stop-payments or purchase order amendments.

Paying employees by receiving and verifying expense reports and requests for advances; preparing checks.

Maintaining accounting ledgers by verifying and posting account transactions.

Verifying vendor accounts by reconciling monthly statements and related transactions.

Maintaining historical records by microfilming and filing documents.

Disbursing petty cash by recording entry; verifying documentation.

Reporting sales taxes by calculating requirements on paid invoices.

Protecting organization's value by keeping information confidential.

Updating job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.

Accomplishing accounting and organization mission by completing related results as needed.

Vendor accounts clearing

Confirmation of the tender purchase product invoice amounts

Weekly exposure reporting

Monthly 120 day cash flow planning

Product – supplier analysis, follow up on debit/credit notes

Reconciliation of daily payments

Interest computation on late payments

Confirmation of receipts from customers with the bank

Raising and posting of debit notes to customer accounts

Confirmation of daily banking in SAP and deposit slips from the bank

Confirming refunds due and payable to customers

Analysis of accounts

Various reports – debtors ageing, reconciliation, liquidity position Hobbies and Interests

Reading Business and financial Journals

Sporting Activities

Fitness

Referees

Susan Gacheru

Supply Manager

Total Kenya

P.O Box 409**-*****, Nairobi

Tel.: 072*******

adn77i@r.postjobfree.com

Stephen Oduma

Logistics Manager

Arech Petroleum Group

P.O Box 856-00606, Nairobi

Tel.: 072*******

adn77i@r.postjobfree.com

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