Financial Accountant
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Ardent professional with progressive career experience in the finance and accounting field. Expert at establishing consistent processes to achieve extreme goals in fast-paced markets with a steadfast focus on building trust and creating profitable partnerships based on financial accountability and transparency. Boasting a proven track record of turning around accounting operations and paving the way for process improvements through resolving backlogs, infusing strong internal controls, and contributing to the leveraging of evolving technologies.
A visionary professional with the market knowledge and a deep understanding of delivering operational change,financial acumen, and financial management to ensure that businesses work toward maximum efficiency without compromising quality and service levels.
I worked at I&M Bank Ltd, Head office in the finance department as a financial accountant intern from February 2020 to December 2020. The following were my key responsibilities:
-Receipt cross-checking and acknowledging receipt of incoming and outgoing invoices.
-Reconciliation of creditor statements to the creditor ledger and following up on any unreconciled items with respective units.
-Reconciling general ledger accounts with subsidiary ledger accounts.
-Updating RiskCompliance self-assessment reports.
-Analysing financial statements from different banks(industry analysis).
-Preparation of daily foreign exchange exposure reports for submission to the Central Bank of Kenya.
-Reviewing lease agreements for the bank’s Head office, branches, and ATMs.
-Booking fixed assets, asset tagging, and running of depreciation.
-Aiding in the preparation of monthly financial reports.
-Aiding in the filing of the bank’s monthly tax returns.
-Maintaining proper and updated schedules for prepayments and ensuring timely amortization of expenses
I recently graduated from Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology on 2nd December 2022 where I pursued a Bachelor of Commerce, majoring in finance.
I have also pursued a professional course in CIFA( Certified Investment Financial Analyst) part 1.
