About

Self-driven and dynamic Senior Accountant with demonstrated achievement in accounts, finances, business compliance, auditing and budgeting within diverse sectors. Extensive knowledge and understanding of accounting software, procedures, principles and processes. Fully equipped with competencies in preparing, examining, and analyzing accounting records and financial reports. Solid understanding of a wide range of accounting and general business concepts, including financial reporting, business compliance and taxation. Strong work ethic, high attention to detail and focused on delivering a quality standard of service.

Skills

  • Finance and Accounting Skills
    10
  • Credit and debt collection skills.
    8
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
    10
  • English and Kiswahili
    10

Recommendations

james ndirangu

 4/12/2024
9

"She is meticulous, reliable and innovative"

Experience

joan kamau

Work experience
  • Ensuring that company’s debtors’ portfolio is properly managed and that customers debtors balances are reconciled and collected within the given timelines.
  • Accurately maintaining the company’s debtors’ position by ensuring outstanding debts are managed in a timely and efficient method.
  • Ensuring all debtors’ information sharing and reporting is undertaken in a timely and accurate way, engaging with all concerned parties in matters regarding debtors.
  • Ensuring debt management is performed at an optimal level.
  • Maintaining a strong relationship with customers, and efficiently managing the debt collection process.
  • Ensuring that the company’s payables function is in line with the company’s policies & objectives and accurately maintaining the company’s creditor’s position, ensuring that the payments are made in a timely manner and as per the agreed terms.
  • Maintaining strong relationships with suppliers ensuring that there’s continued favorable business with the organization.
  • Ensuring the creditors’ status is always favorable through review of invoices, statements and remittances ascertaining that payments that are due are made end month in a timely fashion and as per the agreed terms.
  • Bank reconciliation and petty Cash management.

joan kamau

Work experience
  • Manage petty cash and petty cash reconciliations
  • Ensure daily posting and reconciliation of milk received and sold so as to come up with the correct closing stock balances and opening stock for the following day
  • Ensure that sale proceeds from local milk sales are banked on daily basis
  • In charge of accounts receivables
  • Ensure all payment and purchases are properly supported and the laid down procedures are followed
  • Evaluate the company’s internal controls and ensuring they work as expected and recommend their review
  • Preparation of monthly final accounts including profit and loss, trial balance statements and balance sheet to be presented to management.
  • Filing of statutory deductions NHIF, NSSF & HELB

joan kamau

Work experience
  • Advisedmanagement regarding the impact of taxation on business decisions and tax planning opportunities.
  • Preparation of monthly final accounts to be presented to the management
  • Prepared monthly payroll.
  • In charge of petty cash and petty cash reconciliations
  • Filed and submitted KRA returns.
  • Reviewed and approved loan requests.
  • Analyzed clients’ business performance and recommend improvements to increase profitability

joan kamau

Work experience
  • Prepared management accounts for various companies eg Lion Court, Saladin Kenya Ltd, Falcon Height Hotel.
  • Conducted stock taking and preparation of daily reports.
  • Provided advice to clients and management on financial reporting systems and processes.
  • Reconciled and prepared accounts, statements, invoices, tax returns and returns for clients.
  • Prepared budgets, plans and cashflow forecasts for clients.
  • Developed and wrote financial and management reports.
  • Managed and coordinated customer invoicing.
  • Processed suppliers' payments and complete high value banking (including receipts and payments).
  • Ensured accurate banking administration and reconciliation.
  • Supervised accounts payable / receivable and follow up debtors / overdue accounts.
  • Prepared financial analysis, general journals and budget statements.
  • Ensured a consistently high level of support to both internal and external customers.
  • Provided financial and accounting input and advice to management.

joan kamau

Work experience
  • Verified calculations working with the accounts system.
  • Ensured the timely reconciliation of vendor statements and resolve supplier queries efficiently.
  • Processed invoices andexpense forms through matching receipts to the invoice lines for payment.
  • Ensured accurate input into the corporate accounting system.
  • Discussed with clients details of debts and possible repayment schedules.
  • Maintained accurate records and prepare statements or legal documents.
  • Provided detailed credit reports for management.

joan kamau

Education
  • A Certified Public Accountant

joan kamau

Education
  • September, 2006 - November, 2009
  • Fulltime
  • Attained a diploma in Co-operative -Credit pass

joan kamau

Education
  • February, 2002 - November, 2005
  • Fulltime
  • Attained C+ In KCSE

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james ndirangu

 4/12/2024
9

"She is meticulous, reliable and innovative"