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Eric Okari

Eric Okari

Accountant

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Nairobi, Nairobi AreaMember since February 24, 2023
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About

Professional accountant with about five year experience in book keeping, voucher examination, financial analysis, accounts reconciliation, payroll management, tax management, cash handling and administrative work

Experience

 

Audit Senior – Charles Cheruiyot and Company, Certified Public Accountants, Nairobi, Feb 2019 –Dec 2021
  • Managing clients’ tax accounts and ensuring that all their respect taxes are paid in time.
  • Reviewing and approving all vouchers prepared (disbursement, receipt, and general journal vouchers) for expenditures and ensuring that the expenses are reasonable
  • Managing the clients’ payroll, filing returns and submitting all taxes and other statutory deductions
  • Management of the firms Accounts Payables & Accounts Receivables
  • Offering financial advisory to clients on areas
  • Managing clients’ forex by helping them to get good rates and how to avoid forex risk
  • Reviewing work of audit assistants and ensuring its completed in time

Accountant – City Gas Ltd, Nairobi, 2015 –Jan 2019

  • Undertook Booking keeping and accounts management of the organization
  • Kept track of all payments and expenditures, including payroll, purchase orders, invoices, statements, etc.
  • Reconciled processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances.
  • Maintained historical records of payments to suppliers and customers.
  • Paid vendors by scheduling pay checks and ensuring payment is received for outstanding credit; generally responding to all vendor enquiries regarding finance
  • Prepared monthly payroll, ensuring compliance by deducting and withholding all statutory deductions and filing tax returns; both PAYE, VAT, withholding tax and NHIF and NSSF
  • Analyzed data for the preparation of budgets and financial reports
  • Prepared and organized materials for annual audit and preparation of financial statements

Accounting Administrative Assistant– Master Quick Col Services Limited, Nairobi, 2014 –2015

  • Prepared journal entries to appropriate monies received into the correct revenue, expenditure or balance sheet
  • Collected and analyzed data for the preparation of Interim and End-of-Year budget and financial reports
  • Prepared monthly Bank Reconciliation and year-end closing of books
  • Prepared and organized materials for annual audit
  • Timely and accurately entered data into accounting records.
  • Analyzed and reported any discrepancies regarding missing documents and customer inquiries

Graduate Clerk – Agent Banking – Co-operative Bank of Kenya, 2013 – 2014

  • Maintained customer confidence and protected bank operations
  • Provided account services to customers
  • Received cash from customers for deposits and made payments to customers
  • Participated in the cross selling of other bank products for example loans
  • Processed Customer Transactions
  • Maintained Customer and Financial Data

Education

Academic Qualification

2008-2012: Bachelor of Education (Mathematics & Business Administration), Kenyatta University

Professional Qualification

Certified Public Accountant of Kenya, CPA (K) and Member of ICPAK (Membership No. 28596)

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