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General Accounting Payroll Clerk

Location:
Nairobi, Nairobi County, Kenya
Salary:
Ksh 60000
Posted:
January 02, 2023

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CAREER

PROFILE

SUMMARY

EDUCATION

PROFESSIONAL

COURSES

KEY SKILLS AND

COMPETENCIES

I am a meticulous and diverse Certified Public Accountant with experience working in numerous sectors where I have contributed to cost-saving and accountability in the accounting, and finance departments. I always ensure excellence in all roles delegated to me. Major highlights of my experience include; inspecting books of accounts, creating reports and preparing Tax Returns, identifying ways to reduce costs based on all financial operations, developing financial strategies, compiling and analyzing financial information to prepare financial statements including monthly and annual accounts, collecting cash and cheques, preparing daily, weekly and monthly summaries and returns and maintaining and processing payroll records. I also possess the ability to work under teams and engaging their efforts to achieve set objectives. Equipped with analytical skills and an impressive commitment to excellence, I am an invaluable asset to any institution or organization. I am prepared to excel in rotating between cross-functional financial and accounting departments and teams to gain critical exposure to all facets of accounting functions as I ensure the company’s continual growth.

Bachelor of Business Management (Accounts Option) - University of Kabianga; January 2015 to November 2017.

Certified Public Accountant, KASNEB Graduate with CPA-K

Certificate in Computer Applications- InfoTech Technologies; March to May 2002.

Accounting: Skilled with experience in handling general accounting principles such as reconciliations, petty cash management, the general ledgers, balancing of accounts, bank reconciliation and analysis of other subsidiary ledger accounts among other general accounting principles.

Financial skills: Effective in handling financial matters such as financial accounting, monitoring expenditures, budget preparation and planning and performing cash flow forecasting.

Accounts Payables and Receivables: An expert in handling accounts payables and receivables including invoicing, accounts, maintaining debtors and creditors records and reconciliation of supplier statements as received.

Auditing skills: Excelled in facilitating internal and external audit work, supporting the planning of internal and external audits, follow-up and closure of audit issues and authenticating of proper internal control systems.

Tax and Statutory Deductions: Experienced in processing Payroll and ensuring that all Statutory Deductions, PAYE, WHT and NHIF are remitted to the necessary State Corporations.

Detail Oriented: I value accuracy and ensure that every duty I undertake pays close attention to details and captures all the valuable data in terms of cost monitoring and compilation of detailed financial reports.

P.O. BOX 10-20201, Kabianga

Tel: +254-***-***-***/+254*********

Email: aduejh@r.postjobfree.com

CHEPNGENO NANCY

Communication skills: Excellent communication skills with the ability to relate with all the staff working in the department.

Analytical and Problem-Solving Skills: Able to visualize and solve complicated problems in the best way possible and make accurate and informed decisions.

ICT Competence: Good command of Microsoft Office tools such as Excel, Word, PowerPoint, the internet and emails. Also conversant with ERP systems such as SAP. Finance Officer

Weston Retail Supermarket; April 2018 to March 2022 Duties and Responsibilities:

Responsible for all aspects of financial reporting including monthly closings, financial and statutory audit, general ledger, fixed assets, accounts receivable, and accounts payable.

Ensure all financial transactions and data are recorded and coded accurately in Sun system.

Serve as primary contact for banks and perform bank reconciliations.

Prepare tax returns including but not limited to PAYE, WHT, NSSF, NHIF,HELB

Enhance internal compliance procedures in place.

Prepare periodic invoicing run to achieve payment runs. Co-ordinate petty cash & expenditure planning.

Assist with providing information to external auditors for the annual audit.

Preparation of payroll & all statutory deductions on iTax and KRA systems and ensuring compliance.

Ad Hoc duties and support to the broader team.

Preparation of expenses variance analysis report from management accounts

Preparation of schedules from management accounts

Maintain control of the following areas: general ledger, accounts payable, expense reports, billing, and payroll.

Preparation of supporting documentation for internal and regulatory audits.

Responsible for execution of financial controls relating to the General ledger

Ensure proper filing and record management of all finance records Process month journals for provisions, accruals and allocation of prepayment accounts

.Performing direct and indirect cost allocations.

Assessed Financial Operations.

Developed financial strategies based on business goals and market trends to identify ways that the Retail can increase its revenue.

Compiled and analyzed financial information to prepare financial statements including monthly and annual accounts.

Revenue Officer

Tilibei Water and Sanitation Company(Lake Victoria South Water Services; 2010 to 2014

Duties and Responsibilities:

Collected cash and cheques for water and sanitation.

Prepared and ensured that all water bills were distributed to clients.

Received all payments from kiosk attendants and individual connections.

Raised receipts and wrote payments vouchers and ensured fully signed and entered the same into Quick books.

WORK

EXPERIENCE

Assisted in solving client's concerns/billing errors/sim card disputes.

Assisted with the vendor communication and correspondence including, but not limited to, reviewing and processing invoices, verifying vendor statements, etc.

Collected delinquent accounts by establishing payment arrangements with clients; monitoring payments; following up with clients when payment lapses occur.

Maintained customer’s bad-debt cost report by tracking billings; monitoring collections; compiling information.

Responsible for collecting cash and coin from all kiosks and individual collection outlets daily throughout the month.

Ensured that daily cash deposit was made daily.

Balanced “cash-on-hand” daily.

Produced daily “over/short”/variance reports.

Maintained and monitored the Daily Deposit Witness Log.

Prepared the daily report, including daily revenue, advance deposits, and cash and credit card transaction activities.

Facilitated the installation repair and maintenance of water treatment equipment, piping and controls.

Answered customers telephone inquiries, attended to visitors and assisted management and other staff in the company with their inquiries,

Collected fees or payment for services rendered by the company.

Ensured the proper keeping of records of all transactions.

Prepared daily, weekly and monthly summaries and returns.

Collected fees for reconnection and new connections. Payroll Clerk

Willianson Tea Co Limited; April 2008 to May 2009

Duties and Responsibilities:

Maintained and processed payroll records and reports for accounting of salary/wages due, accruals, deductions and other payroll functions.

Maintained various payroll records such as timecard sheets, automatic bank deposit authorizations, payroll journals and ledgers; makes required adjustments through established procedure.

Prepared salary and wage payrolls including deductions, accruals and the issuance and processing of timecards.

Monitored the account distribution of salary and wage payments including correcting prior distributions.

Balanced or reconciled assigned payroll records; resolves and adjusts discrepancies; analyzed computer reports to identify and locate sources of error.

Gathered and analyzed payroll data; makes recommendations and prepares various payroll reports to be submitted to the supervisor.

Consulted with company’s Accountant, to evaluate and resolve routine salary and wage problems such as improper deductions and accruals; referred more difficult problems or those requiring decision making outside of limits to supervisor.

Operated a variety of general office equipment such as adding machines, calculators, typewriters, copiers and personal computers to access payroll information.

Made and checked routine arithmetic calculations; posted figures and enters data on appropriate payroll documents and/or enters data in the computer system. OTHER PAST

EXPERIENCES

PROFESSIONAL

TRAINING AND

SHORT COURSES

REFEREES

Interpreted, explained and recommended changes to rules and regulations as they relate to payroll.

Posted and corrected items improperly coded; prepared and sent forms to correct the computer entry.

Accounts Assistant (Contract); Leisin Business Advisory Consultant, February 2003 to January 2004.

Infro-Tech Training Centre

Computer Applications

Introduction to Computers and MS-DOS

Microsoft Windows, Word, Excel and Access

Windows XP, Power-Point Presentations, Email and the Internet. Attended ACCA Training Seminar

Mr. Peter K. Ngetich

Acape Impact Consultant

Tel: +254-***-***-***

Email: aduejh@r.postjobfree.com

Mr. Simatey K. Rotich

IT Freelancer

Tel: +254-***-***-***

Email: aduejh@r.postjobfree.com

Mr. Peter C. Langat

Tililbei Water and Sanitation

Tel: +254-***-***-***

Email: aduejh@r.postjobfree.com



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