Senior Accountant - Budgeting & Financial Analysis

Classification: Business - External

PROFILE

NATIONALITY: KENYAN

CURRICULUM VITAE

MICHAEL MUTUA MWANIA

P. O. Box 1246 - 90100

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

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

DATE: 25TH July 1996

GENDER: MALE

LANGUAGE: ENGLISH, SWAHILI

MARITAL STATUS: SINGLE

OBJECTIVES

To be an instrument of innovation and development. To be active in my profession and achieve to best of my potential.

PHILOSOPHY

I purpose to achieve to my full potential my chosen academic field, profession and undertakings, always aiming at applying my knowledge, training and skills to improve myself and environment with the goal of leaving all that I interact with to the best of my best. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

• March 2025 – To date: Emirates Logistics (EA) Limited - Senior Accountant

Lead budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis for CapEx and OpEx.

Prepare rolling cashflow forecasts in collaboration with procurement and operations teams.

Produce monthly and weekly project financial reports including P&L, WIP, cost variance analysis, committed vs incurred costs, and margin reporting.

Develop financial dashboards and KPIs to support project performance tracking and decision-making.

Support invoicing processes including billing, change orders, claims, retentions, and contract adjustments.

Reconcile client accounts and resolve billing discrepancies and disputes.

Ensure compliance with IFRS, Kenyan tax regulations, environmental levies, and industry-specific reporting requirements.

Support statutory audits, tax filings, and regulatory submissions related to project activities.

Implement and maintain internal financial controls and segregation of duties across finance processes.

Payroll processing and Leave management.

• May2023 – March 2025: Twiga Foods Limited - Financial Planning and Analyst (FP&A)

Monitor expenses, identify cost reductions, and improve profitability through efficiency strategies.

Preparation of monthly management accounts.

Align long-term financial strategies with business goals, ensuring optimal resource allocation.

Analyze financial data and present insights to help senior management make informed decisions.

Predict financial trends and adjust strategies to prepare for changing market conditions.

Develop budgets aligning with goals, ensuring efficient resource allocation for profitability.

Building models to evaluate scenarios help guide strategic business decisions - GP analysis and CM analysis.

Classification: Business - External

• July 2021 – April 2023: Cereal Box Limited – General Accountant

Maintaining accurate general ledger entries and ensuring all transactions are properly recorded.

Preparing monthly, quarterly, and annual reports such as income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.

Performing bank, supplier, and account reconciliations to ensure consistency and accuracy.

Assisting in preparing budgets and monitoring performance against them.

Providing documentation and explanations during internal and external audits.

Monthly settling process orders after confirming accuracy of consumption.

Maintain up to date standard cost in ERP in liaison with the operation manager.

Preparation payroll, statutory returns and timely payments.

• October2020 – June 2021: South Lemon Limited – Receivable/Payable Accountant

Bank and M-pesa reconciliations

Processing supplier/vendor invoices and ensuring timely payments

Assisting with monthly close – Reconciling vendor statements

Preparing VAT/tax support documents

Supporting audits

May – Aug 2019: County Government of Machakos – Accounts and Finance (Intern)

May – Aug 2019: County Government of Machakos – County Treasury

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TECHNICAL SKILLS

• ERP Systems: WMS and DMS

• Microsoft Office Suite: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook (Excel – Advanced Level)

• Data Visualization – Excel and Power Bi

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

• 2018 – 2019: KASNEB CPA part 3 & 4

• 2017 – 2018: KASNEB CPA part 1 & 2

• JAN – MARCH: Computer packages

EDUCATIONALBACKGROUND

• 2026 – In progress: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology - Master of Science in Finance and Accounting.

• 2016 – 2020: Technical University of Mombasa – Bachelor of Science in Mathematics and Finance

• 2011 – 2015: Kasikeu Boys School – KCSE (B Plain)

• 2003 – 2010: Machakos Primary School – (KCPE 329Marks) REFEREES:

Joseph Mburu,

Consultant - Cereal Box Limited,

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

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

Shem Philip Njoroge,

Consultant - Twiga Hub Limited,

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

Tel; +254**********

Availability - immediately

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