About

I am a detail-oriented Financial Accountant with extensive experience in managing financial operations, including monthend closing of Trial Balance and related transactions, cash flow management, payments processing, and liaison in Treasury role for managing day to day relationship with the Bank. I am skilled in maintaining internal controls, reconciling balance sheet accounts, and ensuring compliance with financial regulations. Additionally, I am experienced in Grants Accounting, overseeing the financial management of GiZ-funded – Covid-19 Interventions on incomes of Artisanal Communities. By preparing and monitoring grant budgets, ensuring compliance with donor guidelines, and generating accurate financial reports. Adept at coordinating with cross-functional teams, supporting audits, and providing valuable insights through financial analysis to support decision-making. Demonstrating a strong commitment to efficiency, accuracy, and financial integrity in all aspects of treasury and grant management.

Skills

  • Accounting Expertise & Project Management.
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Experience

Margaret Githinji

Work experience
  • As a Financial Accountant, my key responsibilities have been:
  • Cash Flow Management: Monitor daily cash flow, prepare forecasts driven by current sub-channels sales reported,
  • and maintain strong relationships with banks for flawless funds flow between acquirer and bank.
  • Supporting Payments Processing (P2P Cycle administration): Manage and verify payment requests, ensuring
  • accurate documentation, authorization, and timely disbursement of funds.
  • Balance Sheet Reconciliation: Perform monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts and resolve discrepancies
  • as part of validating information being consolidated for management reporting.
  • Sub-Ledger & General Ledger Management: Oversee Sub-ledger accuracy and reconcile with the General Ledger
  • to ensure consistency.
  • Risk Management: Identify and assess financial risks, such as liquidity and forex risks, and implement risk mitigation
  • strategies.
  • Internal Controls & Compliance: Maintain strong internal controls, ensuring compliance with financial policies and
  • regulations, and support audit processes.
  • In my role as supporting Grant Accountant on the GiZ funded Intervention to Artisanal Communities impacted by Covid-19
  • pandemic (Jan 2022 to May 2024), my roles were:
  • Financial Reporting & Compliance: Prepare accurate Grand reports, ensuring compliance with donor regulations
  • and resolving any discrepancies between actual and budget spend including realigning budget lines to have most
  • impact to communities.
  • Audit Support & Compliance: Provide documentation and support for grant audits, ensuring full compliance with
  • donor and audit requirements, and implement improvements.
  • Cost Allocation & Analysis: Ensure proper allocation of costs in line with grant contract agreement as per the agreed
  • upon budget lines.
  • Grant Close-Out & Collaboration: Oversee financial close-out including providing information to the external
  • auditor appointed by the Donor to ensure accountability in funds use in line with the contract.

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