AUDIT SENIOR - BAKER TILLY LTD
(2025-12)
- Planning and executing project audit engagements in accordance with applicable auditing standards and donor requirements.
- Reviewing project financial records, supporting documentation, contracts, procurement files, and expenditure reports to assess accuracy, completeness, and compliance.
- Evaluating the adequacy and effectiveness of internal controls over project funds and operations.
- Assessing compliance with donor agreements, grant conditions, organizational policies, and applicable laws and regulations.
- Verified project expenditures to ensure costs were eligible, properly supported, and incurred for the intended project objectives.
- Conducting risk assessments to identify areas of financial, operational, and compliance risk within projects.
- Performing testing of transactions, procurement processes, payroll, assets, and other project-related activities.
- Reviewing of budget utilization and analyzed variances between actual expenditures and approved project budgets.
- Identifying audit findings, control weaknesses, and instances of non-compliance, and developed practical recommendations for improvement.
- Preparing audit working papers, reports, and management letters detailing findings and recommendations.
- Engaging with project management teams and stakeholders to discuss audit observations and monitor implementation of corrective actions.
- Ensuring timely completion of audit assignments while maintaining high standards of quality and professional ethics.
AUDIT SENIOR - BDO East Africa
(2023-02 - 2025-11)
- Carrying out Audit engagement which includes; Scoping, Planning, Execution, Completion and Reporting
- Prepare draft Risk – based audit plans
- Conducting Risk assessment and developing mitigation strategies.
- Performing Test of controls, substantive, analytical procedures and compliance testing of accountable records and preparing quality audit working papers.
- Performing audit test procedures on internal controls related to accounting, administration and operational procedures.
- Interacting with the clients to help ensure that the information flow from the client to the Audit team is efficient, resolving problems and making recommendations for business process improvements.
- Giving timely feedback to the clients on various issues identified during the audit and that are affecting the business i.e weaknesses in internal controls identified
- Ensuring the audit working papers are properly completed and well referenced.
- Preparing audit reports for completed audit engagements.
- Draft of Internal/Forensic Audit reports on need basis.
ACCOUNTANT/AUDIT ASSISTANT - Clyde & Associates CPA(K)
(2019-06 - 2021-01)
Under Clyde & Associates, I had an opportunity to work as an accountant for Rizalife Limited and African Acacia Limited. My duties and responsibilities included but not limited to;
- Managed and monitored assignment time budgets, ensuring efficient resource allocation aligned with project timelines and deliverables.
- Ensured timely preparation and submission of financial reports in compliance with reporting deadlines.
- Coordinated and prepared for external audits, facilitating smooth audit processes and successful outcomes.
- Monitored compliance with internal policies and procedures across entities, ensuring adherence to established guidelines.
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and reconciled cash receipts to maintain accuracy of financial records.
- Reviewed invoices for accuracy and compliance prior to VAT filing.
- Prepared monthly and annual financial statements and ensured timely filing of statutory returns.
- Recorded and maintained daily financial transactions using accounting software such as QuickBooks.
- Prepared and processed monthly statutory payments, including PAYE, VAT, NSSF, NHIF, and NITA.
- Conducted internal audit reviews to assess effectiveness of internal controls and identify areas for improvement.
- Performed forensic audit procedures to investigate financial discrepancies and support fraud detection efforts.
