Joy Chepkoech

I am a meticulous and diverse Accounting and Finance professional, excelling in executing all accounting operations. My strength and competencies lie in accounting, accounts receivable and payable, financial statements, financial reporting as well as tax and statutory deductions. I am a highly capable change agent who consistently refines and revitalizes strategies initiates change and facilitates solutions-driven team collaboration.

Led by my solving and organizational skills I have established a unique ability to steadfastly manage duties and responsibilities pertinent to the growth of a company. Moreover, I can work in a fast-paced environment and high-pressure situations. I am now prepared to excel in rotating between cross-functional financial and accounting departments and teams to gain critical exposure to all facets of accounting functions as I ensure the company’s continual growth.

Accountant and Administrator

Utabibu Investment Co-op; October 2016 – To Date

Duties and Responsibilities

• Ensuring compliance with existing accounting policies formulated in line with the international accounting standards.
• Ensuring timely and accurate recording of all investment transactions.
• Preparing daily, weekly, monthly, final accounts and reports.
• Preparing and maintaining accounts and reconciling all check-offs and other remittances with ledgers.
• Performing bank reconciliations and other account reconciliation.
• Managing receivables and payables, making statutory payments and preparing annual budgets.
• Performing administrative functions, coordination and management of projects in place.
• Management of cash flows, budgets and forecasting on future trends in business and operations.
• Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.
• Purchasing, supplies and procurement management
• Project accounting, cost and benefit preparation and presentation 
• Managing petty cash, commissions and staff advances.
• Development of organizational policies, procedures and ensure they are well implemented
• Updating the E-system in real-time and ensuring proper record keeping.
• Credit control to creditors, debt collection and management.
• Updating and managing the asset register.
• Project monitoring, evaluation and management
• Staff management, appraisal and evaluation.

Accountant

Standard Media Group -Kisii Branch; November 2014 to September 2015

Duties and Responsibilities

• Carried out key sales and banking reconciliations daily and updated records on a real-time basis
• Confirmed M-Pesa receipt on a real-time basis.
• Accounted for stocks and returns.
• Enforced credit control systems that ensure maximum collection of debts from all customers.
• Oversaw the branch-head office reconciliations and timely resolution of variances.
• Tracked issuance and usage of receipt books to ensure timely detection of unusual behavior and mitigate inherent risks.
• Ensured timely banking to curb teeming and lading and other financial expropriation/irregularities that may arise.
• Tracked changes in key operating variables such as draws, sales, returns, receipts and banking, debtors, deposits and overheads; illustrations to be used for summary.

Admin Assistant / Accountant

IEP and Sky Sacco Society Limited- (USAID Funded Project); June to September 2013

Duties and Responsibilities

• Maintained an up-to-date daily recording into the accounts system.
• Spearheaded payment and issuance of cheques.
• Kept book recordings and filled in proper arrangements.
• Assisted HR and Admin Executive.
• Managed petty cash.
• Prepared staff payroll and remitted statutory deductions to the relevant authorities.
• Calculated reimbursements, overtime and commissions.
• Carried office administration and fieldwork.

• Masters of Science in Project Management: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology; Ongoing with project writing
• Bachelor in Business Information and Management:Kisii University; August 2010 to April 2014 
• Certificate in Computer Applications: Ciscom Computer College; 2010
• Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education: Kaplong Girls’ High School; 2005 to 2008

PROFESSIONAL COURSES

• Certified Public Accountant: Kisii University; 2012 to 2014