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Data Entry Administrative Officer

Location:
Kisumu, Kenya
Salary:
40k
Posted:
May 30, 2023

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TYSON JUMA

P.O BOX 890**-*****, P.O BOX ***-*****,

T: +254********* M: +254********* E: ***********@*****.***

PERSONAL SUMMARY

I am someone who honors my past, celebrates my present and imagines my future. One confident person that can make an effective and useful contribution to your operations by using my skills to implement quality standards, identify new opportunities for growth and find new revenue opportunities. I have a strong interest in applying for your vacancy, as I firmly believe that I meet all the essential criteria for the role. Furthermore, as a solid team player, I can not only work to tight deadlines, but also have plenty of initiative to deal with unexpected problems and i also believe a business is only as good as the people it employs. In this regard I will always be there to initiate any corrective actions needed to address specific operational failings. On a personal level I am a cool-headed individual who never overreacts to a situation, but instead keeps in control no matter what is going on around me. Right now, I am keen to join a reputable company that is known for only hiring the very best.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Balancing accounts

• Bookkeeping

• Supplier statements

• Data entry

• Invoice processing

• Accurate records

• Coding invoices

• Processing bills

• Customer statements

• Cash management

• Cash allocation

• Journal entry preparation

• Account analysis

• Accounting software

• Customer service

• Computer literacy

• Disbursing cash

• Cashiering duties

• Invoice generation and submission

• Processing invoices

WORK EXPERIENCE

AHERO COUNTY HOSPITAL

ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT February 2018 - December 2019

Responsible for ensuring the key functions of payroll processing, cash handling, and accounts receivable processing.

Duties.

• Reporting overdue debt to the Financial Controller.

• Reading, understanding, and reviewing financial documents for accuracy.

• Resolving invoice discrepancies.

• Communicating with the appropriate parties or organizations to ensure accounts are kept current.

• Typing in daily worksheets to the general ledger system.

Reconciling petty cash.

Supervising the day-to-day operations within accounts receivable and payable functions.

Maintaining both cash received and cash payments book and updating them on a regular basis.

Answering suppliers’ phone calls and resolving any account queries.

SANDS AT NOMADS BEACH RESTAURANT

CASHIER January 2020 - November 2021

Working on a cash register in a large busy store providing a high quality, professional service to customers and acting as their first point of contact.

Duties:

• Providing customers with a personalized, friendly and efficient cashiering service.

• Taking payments from customers via cash, cheques and credit cards.

• Entering purchases into a cash register then calculating the total purchase price.

• Responsible for the accurate and timely allocation of cash.

• Responding appropriately to basic customer inquiries.

Issuing receipts, refunds, credits or change due to customers.

Undertaking till balancing and administrative activities in an efficient manner.

Training new cashiers.

Compiling and maintaining monetary and non-monetary reports and records.

Balancing cash in the till with receipts.

Maintaining a sufficient amounts of change in the cash drawer.

Handling and counting cash quickly and accurately.

In charge of daily cashbook management and bank reconciliations.

Ensuring that the tills balance up at the end of the day.

Banking a large volume of cheques and cash daily.

TRADE BIZ AFRICA LIMITED

ACCOUNTANT CLERK November 2021

Primarily responsible for the preparation of revenue invoices to clients throughout the month.

Duties.

• Monitoring customer accounts for non-payment and delayed payment.

• Checking other people's work to make sure that their final figures are correct.

• Maintaining a master vendor file with all required data.

• Preparing labels and envelops for mailings.

• Maintaining accurate and orderly accounting files.

Primarily responsible for the preparation of revenue invoices to clients throughout the month.

Duties.

• Monitoring customer accounts for non-payment and delayed payment.

• Checking other people's work to make sure that their final figures are correct.

• Maintaining a master vendor file with all required data.

• Preparing labels and envelops for mailings.

• Maintaining accurate and orderly accounting files.

• Ensuring that the cash recorded by the cashier agrees with bank records.

• Daily cashbook management.

• Using computerized accounting systems to maintain accurate records.

• Auditing accounts for accuracy.

• Preparing wages and managing claims for expenses.

• Arranging purchase orders and managing day-to-day internal controls.

• Reconciling monthly statements.

• Performing any other related duties as assigned by the Senior Accountant.

• Matching order forms with invoices.

• Processing cheque runs.

• Processing invoices for payment.

• Classifying, recording, and summarizing financial data to compile records.

• Answering incoming phone calls.

• Processing credit cards and payments.

• Processing payments in a timely manner to avoid late fees and penalties.

• Retrieving accounting documents on a timely basis.

• Managing all incoming and outgoing invoices.

• Balance sheet reconciliations.

• Preparing and coordinating deposit activities.

• Reviewing documents such as bills, invoices, inventory reports, account statements and other financial statements.

• Recording the receipt of payments.

• Maintaining the petty cash fund.

• Setting up of new suppliers and managing their accounts.

• Recording expenses in the general ledger.

Working as part of a team that is responsible for making sure that the flow of costs and revenues between the company’s various projects, regions and people is accurately accounted for and managed.

Duties:

• Resolving, analyzing, and investigating various accounting discrepancies.

• Providing high quality financial information to senior managers.

• Receiving, recording and processing all purchase invoices

• Ensuring that all purchase invoices have been authorized and coded before entering them onto the purchase ledger.

• Providing cover for other day to day accounting functions when a member of the finance team is out of the office.

Reconciling petty cash.

PERSONAL SKILLS

• Ambitious and determined to go higher up the ladder to the very top.

• Have a professional & friendly manner that quickly puts people at ease & makes them more receptive to suggestions.

• Confident enough to rely on own experience and judgment to plan and accomplish goals.

• Not afraid to make critical and important decisions.

• Tremendous drive and persistence.

• Results oriented and willing to roll-up the sleeves in order to accomplish necessary tasks, goals and objectives.

• Inspiring colleagues to attain goals and pursue excellence.

EDUCATION

UNIERSITY OF ELDORET, UASIN GISHU COUNTY- BACHELOR’S DEGREE IN BANKING AND FINANCE-OCTOBER 2014 - DECEMBER 2019

ELLY MILLER'S PRINTERS, KISUMU- COMPUTER-2019 - 2019

CHULAIMBO BOYS' HIGH SCHOOL, KISUMU- SECONDARY LEVEL-2010 - 2013

KANDARIA PRI SCHOOL, - PRIMARY LEVEL-2004 - 2009

REFERENCES

Name JOSHUA MAGANGA

Name TRUI PYNKET

Title ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER

Title RESTAURANT MANAGER

Employer AHERO COUNTY HOSPITAL

Employer SANDS AT NOMADS BEACH RESTAURANT

Address 1 P.O BOX 169-40101, KISUMU

Address 1 80401, DIANI KWALE

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

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

E: ***************@*****.***

Name KUSH MANEK

Title MANAGING DIRECTOR

Employer TRADE BIZ AFRICA LIMITED

Address 1-890**-*****

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

E: *****************@*****.***



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