Carlos Oliech

A competent Finance and administration professional with over eight years' solid experience and competencies in areas not limited to Financial Planning &

• Analysis, Procurement and logistics support, Project &

• Grants Management, Budgeting &

• Forecasting, Compliance &

• Risk Management and Administration support. Additionally, I have more than eight years of program support for dedicated donors including Bill &

• Melinda Gates Medical Research Institute, USAID, DANIDA, NORAD, UK Aid, Sida, Serum Institute of India, and Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations.

Finance and administration officer at Victoria Biomedical Research Institute (2023-09 – Present)

Victoria Biomedical Research Institute (VIBRI) is a non-profit providing pharmaceutical, academic research, and non-profit organizations with a network of clinical sites and expertise focusing on accelerating transformative therapeutics, vaccines, and devices research in Kenya.

• Prepare and submit accurate financial reports to management.
• Develop procurement plans to support clinical trial
• Audit and forecast inventories in the clinical trial management system
• Develop and manage the study budget in collaboration with the research team.
• Monitoring study expenses, ensuring alignment with the approved budget.
• Support human resources functions and payroll
• Process invoices, reimbursements, and payments related to study activities.
• Ensure compliance with grant requirements, institutional policies, and regulatory guidelines.
• Collaborate with the research team to forecast financial needs and identify potential risks.
• Maintain accurate and organized financial records for auditing purposes.
• Support procurement, logistics and administrative processes
• Sub grant support and reporting

Accountant at Nyanza Engineering & Manufacturing Company Ltd (2020-07 – 2023-08)

• Payroll administration
• Cost analysis and pricing
• Human resource generalist support
• Budgeting & Forecasting
• Tax administration and compliance risk management
• Debt and Credit control
• Audit & Internal Controls
• Imports Administration, procurement support & Warehouse management

Partner Support Unit Accountant at Action Aid Kenya (2017-07 – 2020-06)

• Financial management and reporting
• Donor compliance and grants management
• Expenditure management
• Budget development, monitoring & forecast
• Petty cash management, banking & reconciliations
• Payroll and human resource support
• Payables, debtors & staff advances management
• Partner Financial Support & Compliance.
• Procurement, logistics & administrative support
• Support process improvement & automation

Accounts & logistic officer at Redachem (K) East Africa Ltd (2017-03 – 2017-06)

• Updating the general ledger
• Cash management and forecasting
• Payroll accounting
• Fixed assets management
• Filing & paying tax & statutory deductions
• Credit and debt control
• Procurement and administrative support
• Warehouse and inventory management
• Supervise office cleanliness & fleet logistics
• Budgeting and forecasting
• Facilitating external audits

Accountant at Shalom Hospital (2016-08 – 2017-02)

• Budgeting support
• Payroll cycle administration
• Submitting PAYE, NHIF, NSSF, WHT
• Updating the general ledger
• Validating and submitting medical claims
• Payable and receivables control
• Custodian of the fixed assets register
• Processing payments
• Participating in procurement processes
• Carrying out inventory audits and reconciliations
• Supervising payments processes
• Bank reconciliation, petty cash & cash flow control

Project Accountant at Women leaders caucus (2012-11 – 2016-07)

• Updating the project general ledger
• Petty cash, banking's and bank reconciliations
• Filing and paying statutory obligations
• Monitor project expenses against approved budget
• Procurement, administrative & logistic support
• Payment's processing & payroll administration
• Liquidation of staff debtors & advances
• Support and coordinate project end closure processes

Audit Assistant at Ouko Reru & Co (CPAK) (2009-08 – 2012-10)

• Preparing audit programs and plans
• Assist in implementing clientele finance systems
• Management accounting assignments for designated clients
• Risk assessments and reviews
• Assist clients resolve KRA tax audits/disputes
• External audit of clients' systems
• Drafting interim and audited financial reports
• Carrying out tax planning advisory and reviews
• Updating the permanent and temporary audit file
• Drafting management letters and audit queries

Master of Business Administration in Finance – University of Nairobi (2013)

Bachelor of Commerce in Finance – Jomo Kenyatta University (2009)

Diploma in Information Technology – Jomo Kenyatta University (2015)

Higher Diploma in Human Resource Management – African Institute of Research (2014)

Certified Human Resource Proffessional (CHRPK)- IHRM 2022-2025