Benisters Kamunzyu

Career Profile

• Accounting and Finance professional with C.P.A. (K) qualifications and experience working in the, real estate, manufacturing, spare parts, retail and wholesale hardware industries.
• Expertise in auditing, financial statements and reports, project management, team management, implementing and recommending policies and procedures.
• Ability to offer deep insight while providing financial reporting and risk analysis in order improve visibility and decision making.

Key Skills

General Ledger and Journal Entries | Costing | Bookkeeping | Financial Analysis and Reporting | Payroll | Inter Company Reporting | Team Training | Credit Management and Billing | Budget Management

Technical Skills

SAP, Tally, Sage and Ms Office.

Chief Accountant, June 2021– Jan 2023.

Gulled Investment Limited, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.

Reporting to the Directors and working for a group of companies involved in real estate, manufacturing/ re-treading tyres, Transport and spare parts trading, I improved and enhanced all financial operations. 

Key Achievements

Facilitated change from tally system to sage evolution.

Managed to set up internal control measures which reduced losses to a minimum.

Improved client relationships by putting systems and resources in place to enable the organization respond to queries and complaints in less than 24-hours.

Analyzed the company's expenditure and benefits and was able to shave 10% off the company’s budget.

Reduced losses by monitoring imprest transactions and carrying out monthly cash verification procedures.

Reduced paperwork by 30 % by converting all accounting procedures to an electronic form (Sage).

Senior Accountant, September 2020 – May 2021.

Kencos Hardware and Electrical Ltd, Mombasa Kenya 

Reporting to the Director and working in the retail and wholesale hardware industry, I oversaw all financial transactions.

Key Achievements

Facilitated change from manual to tally system.

Managed to set up internal control measures which led to completely no loss claim.

Negotiated volume discounts with manufacturers reducing purchasing costs by about 15%.

Chief Accountant / Personnel Officer, August 2012 - August 2020.

Megha Marketing (EA) Ltd, Mombasa.

Reporting to the Director and working in the retail and wholesale hardware industry, I oversaw daily operations of the accounting department.

Masters of Business Administration, Finance, Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology, 2016 - 2019.

Bachelor of Business Management, Accounting, Moi University, 2014 – 2015.

Certified Public Accountant C.P.A. (K), KASNEB, 2005 - 2013.

Diploma in Business Administration, Mombasa Technical Training Institute, 1993 - 1995.

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Matinyani Secondary School, 1988 - 1991.