Accountant

MR. JAMES KISAVI

P.O Box ** Masinga

Tel: 072*******

Email: ************@*****.***

CAREER OBJECTIVE

To work and grow with an organization that will benefit from my knowledge through the application of Finance and accounting skills.

EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

2019- 2020 Strathmore University

Certified Public Accountant Part 2

2012 - 2016 Strathmore University

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance Major and Business Administration Minor)

Second Honors Upper division.

2008-2011 Machakos School

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (K.C.S.E) Grade: B-

Maths B (PLAIN), English C+

WORK EXPERIENCE

Oct 2020- Aug 2022 Bidwood suites hotel

Procurement assistant

Responsibilities

Assisting with daily activities of procurement department

Planning purchase of equipment and supplies

Monitoring and enforcing company’s procurement policies and procedures

Managing inventories and maintaining accurate records

Maintaining and updating supplier information, maintain good relation

Negotiating contracts

Processing invoices

Oct 2019- Oct 2020 Unclaimed Financial assets Authority

Finance intern

Responsibilities

Preparation of payment vouchers and helping senior account in examining expenses submitted by employees.

Keeping an eye on incoming payments from accounts receivable and outgoing payments from accounts payable

Helping senior accountant in examining bank statements and reconciling them with general ledger accounts.

Bank reconciliation

filing statutory returns including VAT,PAYE and withholding income tax returns

posting financial transactions in QuickBooks, imprest registers and ledgers

May 2016- Oct 2019 Lamka properties ltd

Industrial attachment

Responsibilities

Assisting in transaction coordination especially when a client needs to source funds from bank.

Conducting research on potential investment opportunities for the company

Negotiating payment agreements and doing property inspection and site visits

Filing of statutory returns

Jan –March 2014 House of grace Church Nairobi west

Voluntary service 200hrs

Cleaning the church

ACHIEVEMENTS

•Started the Young farmers club in Machakos School (2010) to encourage farmers and fellow students to understand and appreciate farming.

•Awarded a certificate of proficiency in SAP (Enterprise Systems Education for Africa)

COMPUTER PROFICIENCY SKILLS

Microsoft: Word, Excel, Outlook and Power Point, QuickBooks, SAP

Programing: C++

EXTRA CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES

•Member of Strathmore presidential award (2015 – 2016)

•Member and mentor in puberty to adulthood camps of Kenya.

LEADERSHIP POSITIONS HELD

•Class Representative for Bachelor of Commerce class (2014)

•Secretary for the young farmers Club in Machakos School (2011)

HOBBIES AND INTERESTS

•Playing archery

•Travelling

•Socializing

REFEREES

•Beatrice Njenga

Accountant,

Unclaimed financial assets authority

********.******@****.**.**

Mobile No: +254-*********

•Dr Damaris Gitome

Mentor,

Puberty to adulthood camps of Kenya,

******.*********@*****.***

Mobile No: +254-*********

•Erastus musembi

Lecturer,

Strathmore University,

*******@**********.***

Mobile No: +254*********

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