Accountant

RUTH WAWERU

Accountant

P.o Box 122**-*****, Nairobi

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

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

Skype ID: Ruth Waweru

CAREER PROFILE SUMMARY

An accounting and finance professional with over 7 years’ experience in the accounting and finance department. My skills and competencies include; Accounting, financial management, payroll statutory deductions, compliance as well as data management. A summary of the roles I have handled in the course of my engagements includes; managing the Accounts Payables, filing monthly VAT and withholding tax returns, monthly statutory deductions, processing payments and expenses, budgeting and forecast and payroll preparation. I possess a keenness for detail and a passion for learning on the job. I am now seeking a position where my skills in finance and accounting, marketing where I can contribute in bringing proficiency in the accounts and finance department. EDUCATION BACKGROUND

Master’s Degree in Business Administration – Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology 2024

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance Option) – Technical University of Kenya; 2013- 2016

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education- Jomo Kenyatta High School; 2008 -2011 PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

Certified Public Accountant –Section 5. Royal Business School

Advanced Excel - Kubicle

Extensive Knowledge in QuickBooks, NERP, SAGE and SAP accounting systems. KEY SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES

Accounting skills: Acquired knowledge and experience in accounting and bookkeeping procedures; bank reconciliations, the general ledgers, accounts payable/ receivable, final accounts, and reporting.

Financial Management Skills: Competent in verifying and preparing financial statements and reports and recording all financial transactions and analyzing financial budgets, handling budgetary preparations, and preparing cash flow reports.

Payroll and statutory deductions: Well versed in various taxes (VAT, income tax, and withholding) with the ability to prepare statutory payments i.e. PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, and payroll management.

Data Management- Knowledge in reconciliation, bookkeeping, budget preparation, data entry, proposal writing, FAR maintenance, Excellent filing skills, Cash Management, and even proficiency in budget implementation and monitoring.

Compliance: I have ensured consistency in adherence to and application of established policies, processes, procedures, and tools to achieve optimal efficiency.

Procurement: I have coordinated and worked with procurement assistants to ensure timely stock purchase and deliveries to customers.

Communications and Interpersonal skills: Excellent communication skills with great listening skills and the ability to relate well with my colleagues and supervisors.

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.

Customer Relations: Expert in customer relations having successfully managed client expectations by understanding their needs, meeting them, and applying professionalism.

Accounting Packages: I am proficient in operating accounting systems like NERP, SAP system and QuickBooks

ICT Competence: I am well versed in MS suites such as Word, PowerPoint, MS Access, and Excel. WORK EXPERIENCE

Accountant: Revenue, GL, FA & Reporting

Telkom Kenya: March 2023 - Current

Duties and Responsibilities

Revenue Reporting and Analysis.

Generating invoices and posting in Sage.

Revenue recognition from deferred revenues.

General ledger accounts reconciliation.

Assisting with both internal and external audit and implement audit recommendations.

Ensuring insurance claims and supporting evidence are communicated to the insurance company and compensated.

Validating test invoices before they are generated in the GPTO systems and sent to customers.

Analysis of monthly revenues and reporting month on month movement to the management.

Analyze revenue trends and movements on a monthly basis and ensure that all revenues reported are duly supported by valid Contracts or SOFs

Generating pro forma invoices for customers.

Posting withholding taxes and withholding VAT.

Processing staff debtors such as salary advance, wage garnishments, payroll deductions and staff offers.

Responsible for the monthly revenue close process, which includes preparing journal entries, and preparing detailed analytics and reconciliations.

Perform detailed review of revenue streams and price plans to ensure proper treatment under IFRS.

Review customer contracts, ensuring the revenue is recognized correctly and billed appropriately.

Reviewing and approving new vendors, ensuing all the required documentation had been submitted.

Creating vendor accounts in Sage.

Reviewing and approving channel partners, direct sales agents and ensuring proper documentation in line with company policy.

Creating staff accounts in Sage.

Uploading all company document in SharePoint.

Raising approvals for credit notes, attaching all the relevant document and ensuring all the approvers questions are answered.

Accountant

Samsung Electronics East Africa; January 2019 - February 2023 Duties and Responsibilities

Reviewing sales deduction claims evidence submitted to ensure compliance with company guidelines.

Claims AP posting and payment on the NERP system.

Semi-annual review of Customers' Financial Statement.

Updating Customer's Credit information in NERP system.

Reviewing marketing claims for approval.

Payroll processing including PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, NITA and HELB.

Processing staff data such as PAYE recovery, staff offer, salary advance and staff rewards.

Ensure customer Terms and Conditions agreements are signed and uploaded.

Budgeting and Forecasting. Analysis of financial data to predict future performance.

Weekly bank and cashflow reconciliation.

Vendor invoice posting and payments processing on the NERP system.

Ensure marketing promotions are undertaken as per agreements, analyze the results and costs.

Analyze the sales numbers for promotions to ensure achievement as per customer agreements.

Monitoring marketing budget to ensure proper utilization.

Review claims process, supporting evidence and sales reports.

Guiding the sales team on the claims process, promotion targets, evidence required and key performance indicators.

Managing the Accounts Payables for accurate and timely processing of both the Sales deductions and Marketing claims.

Preparing financial reports for Management and other departments.

Generating invoices, updating customer accounts and managing accounts receivables.

VAT and Withholding VAT processing.

Quarterly AP/AR balance confirmation and reconciliation.

Assisting in both internal and external audit process.

Stock taking, sample management and scrapping.

Finance And Administrative Associate

Dukapepe Limited; September 2017 - December 2018

Duties and Responsibilities

● Ensured accurate monthly tracking of revenues, expenditures, and costs.

● Daily, weekly and monthly confirmation of mpesa payments by retailers.

● Issuance of daily sales report, printing ETR receipts and generating Z report.

● Managed the company’s petty cash transactions and ensuring all payments are recorded in QuickBooks.

● Prepared employees' payroll, statutory contributions, and custodian of employee information.

● Worked with procurement assistant to ensure timely stock purchase, payment of goods purchased and timely delivery to customers.

● Reconciled monthly Sales, Inventory, Cash in Hand, Accounts Receivables, Payables, and Ageing Analysis in QuickBooks.

● Filed monthly VAT and withholding tax returns.

● Coordinated external financial and regulatory audit work.

● Trained staff on accurate finance reporting using Excel documents in the field, use of ETR machines to record product VAT, and great customer service.

● Trained customers and staff on usage of the Dukapepe application and mobile payments. Customer Service agent; July 2017 - December 2018

Dukapepe Limited

Duties and Responsibilities

● Provided information about products and services, take orders, and get customer feedback on the use of the Dukapepe Application.

● Processed orders, forms, and applications in the back office.

● Prepared expense reports, payments reports, and sales performance reports.

● Coordinated with the sales team to ensure daily and monthly targets have been reached.

● Followed up on any pending payments with customers.

● Referred unresolved customer grievances or requests to designated departments for swift action.

● Kept records of customer transactions, inquiries, complaints, and action were taken.

● Actively sought out new sales opportunities through cold calls, networking, and referral. Accounting and Finance Intern; September 2016 - December 2016 Kenya Power Position

Duties and responsibilities

● Prepared payment vouchers for the refund of deposits for terminated accounts.

● Reallocated invalid prepayments made by Mpesa or Airtel money to the right customer account.

● Informing and reminding customers of their due Stima loan payments.

● Keyed in mileage returns from staff for payroll processing.

● Handled input of payroll variables such as overtime and callouts, staff loan, and leave allowance before payroll closure.

● Ensured new customers have paid quotation fees and VAT to approve the contract and send it to wayleaves. OTHER PAST ENGAGEMENTS

Sales Representative; Kenol Kobil; May –June 2016 - In the month-long K card sales promotion, I was mandated with informing customers on K card offers such as discounts on every liter of fuel purchased, educating customers and petrol station attendants on how to use the point of sale (POS) machines when purchasing fuel using Kcards, upgrading customer’s K cards from the old ones to the new, improved and safer K cards and providing customers and petrol station attendants to Kenol Kobil offices immediate solution. Cashier; Leicester Supermarket; August –December 2014 –I handled all the cash transactions of the supermarket, receiving payment by cash, debit cards, and shopping vouchers, checking daily cash account, guiding and solving queries of customers, providing training, and assisting the newly joined cashier, maintaining monthly, weekly, and daily reports of transactions.

Cashier; Trio-Book point and Stationers; August –December 2013; I was tasked with daily Data entry and system upgrade, raising invoices and debt collection, bookkeeping, receipting and updating of individual accounts journal, customer care, and public relation.

REFEREES

Mr. Kevin Lee

Senior Accountant

Samsung Electronics East Africa

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

Telephone: +254-*********

Mr. Ashrov Izhak Avinoam

Director

Ada Ventures Limited

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

Telephone: +254-***-***-***

Mr. Evans David Owiye

Chief Financial Officer

Kenya Power

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

Telephone: +254-***-***-***

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