Aaron Mutiso

Accountant with over five years of experience managing accounts payable and receivable functions, including vendor and customer account reconciliations, daily revenue and sales posting, invoice processing, payment scheduling, and statutory compliance. Skilled at resolving outstanding balances, maintaining accurate ledgers, and supporting month-end close. Detail-oriented, deadline-driven, and comfortable working across finance, procurement, front office, and audit teams.

Accountant at Parklands Shade Hotel (2024-02 – Present)

• Receive, verify and post vendor invoices into the accounting system.
• Post daily hotel sales revenue (rooms, food & beverage, and other departmental income) to the accounting system, ensuring accurate reconciliation between front office and finance records.
• Prepare payment schedules (cheques, EFT, mobile payments) and process timely payments within agreed credit limits.
• Perform monthly supplier statement reconciliations, investigating and resolving outstanding balances and variances.
• Perform debtor and customer account reconciliations, following up on outstanding guest and corporate account balances and resolving billing queries.
• File statutory deductions (PAYE, VAT, WHT, Catering Levy) and ensure compliance with tax regulations.
• Reconcile bank and ledger accounts in line with internal controls and company policy.
• Run and review night audit reports in Opera PMS, verifying daily transaction accuracy, revenue postings, and guest ledger balances.
• Prepare accounts payable ageing reports and monthly payment/expenditure analysis.
• Respond to supplier queries, issue remittance advice, and liaise with procurement on invoice matters.
• Support the audit process by providing required financial documentation.

Assistant Accountant at Reliable Freight Services (2022-12 – 2024-02)

• Verified and cross-examined vendor and clearing agents' invoices, and processed all outgoing payments.
• Reconciled vendor and customer accounts, resolving discrepancies and outstanding items.
• Prepared end-of-month, cash flow and financial reports; processed payroll.
• Filed monthly statutory returns (PAYE, WHT, VAT, NSSF, NHIF).
• Performed bank reconciliations and managed general ledger postings, including accruals and prepayments.
• Managed the fixed assets register and posted monthly depreciation.
• Monitored loan payment schedules, interest and amortisation.

Accounts Intern at State Department of Public Works, Ministry of Transport, Infrastructure, Housing, Urban Development and Public Works (2021 – 2022)

• Performed bank reconciliations and payroll reconciliation.
• Managed the vote book and maintained organised financial records.
• Processed, invoiced and validated payment vouchers and imprest warrants.
• Assisted in preparing financial statements and cashbooks.

Certified Public Accountant – KASNEB (2022)

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Option – Chuka University (2018 – 2022)

KCSE – Mwaani Boys High School (2014 – 2017)