About

Distinguished finance professional experienced in reading and interpreting financial statements as well as performing credit analyses. Managing of account payables and receivables. I exhibit solid expertise regarding equities and debts. I am skilled in managing accounting books for non-profit making organizations. I thrive in high- pressure and time-sensitive environments.

Skills

  • Accountant (CPA) skills
    9
  • QuickBooks Accounting Package
    10
  • Computer Skills
    9
  • communication skills
    8
  • Budgeting and Financial Planning
    10
  • English and Kiswahili

Experience

Kenneth Ongowe

Work experience
  • Assisting in preparation of budget and financial reports in the field office
  •  Supporting line Managers/Officers in budget implementation and monitoring
  •  Receiving requisitions from field staff and ensuring timely approval and disbursement of activity funds in the
  • project in liaison with the Finance and Program Officers.
  •  Analyzing all official trips made by staff
  •  Document financial transactions by entering account information and coding payment vouchers and files for
  • data processing and/or payment
  •  Reconciling all control and balance sheet accounts under own management and clearing all reconciling items
  • periodically
  •  Preparing relevant invoices to various clients for payments and maintaining debtors’ accounts in the project
  • office
  •  Keeping and maintaining all accounting records and fixed assets register
  •  Coordinating the process of sourcing, purchasing and supplying goods to the project
  •  Reconciling suppliers’ statements against ledger statements monthly and liaising with the respective suppliers in
  • a bid to clear the reconciling items in the reconciliation
  •  Preparing payment reports to suppliers/community groups, checking the reports against the corresponding
  • invoices to be paid and maintaining supplier’s ledger accounts and passing journal vouchers for necessary
  • adjustments
  •  Preparing asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
  •  Summarizing current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss
  • statement, and other reports.
  •  Maintaining financial security by following internal controls.
  •  Maintaining customer confidence and protecting operations by keeping financial information confidential.
  •  Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional
  • publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
  • Preparing asset, liability, and capital account entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
  •  Summarizing current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss
  • statement, and other reports.
  •  Maintaining financial security by following internal controls.
  •  Maintaining customer confidence and protecting operations by keeping financial information confidential.
  •  Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional
  • publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies
  •  Participating in the internal audits as scheduled and in external audits by providing the auditors with accounting
  • documents as requested and providing explanations to the audit queries.
  •  Filing the VAT claims-DA1 Forms, Withholding Tax returns, PAYE returns and NGO returns.
  •  Ensuring accounting compliance as per the USAID rules and regulations and Policies
  •  Assisting with systematic and ad-hoc analysis of the project cost as a basis for evaluation, budgeting and
  • operational research studies

Kenneth Ongowe

Work experience
  • Undertake postings of transactions on Quick Books
  • Review all support documents and transactions
  • Ascertain the adequacy and completeness of supporting documents
  • Communicate any discrepancies to the project coordinator
  • Liaise with auditors and ensure all requested information is supplied in timely manner and audit recommendations are implemented.
  • Prepare monthly project financial report
  • Preparation of project budget
  • Asset register preparation and maintenance
  • Variance analysis
  • Monthly Bank reconciliations

Kenneth Ongowe

Education

Kenneth Ongowe

Education
  • October, 2012 - December, 2012
  • Fulltime
  • COPUTER PACKAGES

Kenneth Ongowe

Education
  • January, 2006 - December, 2009
  • Fulltime
  • FORM ONE TO FORM FOUR

Kenneth Ongowe

Education
  • January, 2002 - December, 2005
  • Fulltime
  • KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION
  • CLASS FIVE TO EIGHT

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