Monicah Wangari

Experienced finance and administration professional with 20+ years of experience in financial management, accounting, budgeting, and business strategy. Demonstrated expertise in managing finance teams, implementing accounting systems, ensuring regulatory compliance, and providing strategic financial guidance to management across various industries including telecommunications, pharmaceuticals, real estate, and ISP sectors.

Assistant Finance Manager at Kinde Engineering Works Ltd (2023-09 – Present)

Telecommunications & Civil Engineers - Responsible for overall financial health of the company

• Developing, implementing and monitoring overall business and financial strategy
• Assisting in developing and implementing individual project and company budgets
• Developing accounting and costing systems and ensuring SOPs implementation
• Responsible for timely reconciliation of all accounts and statements
• Conducting field visits for internal auditing and management reporting
• Overseeing Finance & Accounting resources for compliance and governance standards
• Administration of monthly payroll and statutory compliance
• Financial analysis and reporting with timely management reports
• Driving cost controls and expense assessment
• Year end accounts finalization
• Debtors and creditors management
• Cash flow tracking and financial obligation management
• Stock reports oversight and loss minimization

Entrepreneur/Lead Consultant at Stl Bubbles Consulting (2021-07 – Present)

Assisting small and growing businesses with financial strategy, budgeting, and system implementation

• Developing, implementing and monitoring overall business and financial strategy
• Developing and implementing budgets
• Developing accounting and costing systems
• Developing and implementing SOPs for admin, accounts and finance departments
• Accurate reconciliation of all accounts and financial statements
• Ensuring compliance, regulations and governance standards
• Financial analysis, reporting and year end closures
• Preparation of management reports for internal and external users
• Supplier and customer credit management
• Maintenance and reconciliation of general ledger
• Staff training
• Migration from manual to automated systems

Finance Manager at Njimia Kenya Ltd (2018-09 – 2020-12)

Pharmaceutical Manufacturers - Managed all financial matters and accounting operations

• Advising management on financial matters and investment opportunities
• Overseeing accounts, ledgers, and reporting systems for regulatory compliance
• Preparation and review of annual and periodic budgetary plans
• Cash flow management including daily liquidity management
• Monthly financial accounting and management reports preparation
• Ensuring compliance with up-to-date regulations
• Maintaining finance manuals and working documents
• Reviewing general ledger and trial balance monthly
• Credit control including collections and vetting
• Providing oversight to directors on financial and operations matters
• Authorizing all payments in compliance with policies
• Interfacing with audit firms, banks, and legal consultants
• Risk analysis and management
• Managing the finance team

Finance & Admin Coordinator at ESTEC Ltd (2015-03 – 2018-08)

Finance and administration coordination and management

• Preparation of budgets and management accounts
• Computerizing finance and administration departments
• Preparation of final accounts for statutory audit
• Recording incoming invoices and outgoing payments
• Facilitating company expenses and record maintenance
• Payroll administration and statutory compliance
• Correspondence with government agencies
• Debtors and creditors account management
• Debt collection and client correspondence
• VAT preparation and filing
• Banking and bank reconciliation
• Assisting in contractor and facility identification
• Office equipment and document management
• Periodic reporting to management

Finance and Administration Manager at Gelati Limited (2014-06 – 2015-02)

ISP - Finance and administration management

• Recording incoming invoices and outgoing payments
• Dealing with vendor inquiries and payment requests
• Payroll administration with government reporting
• Facilitating company expenses and record maintenance
• Final accounts preparation for statutory audit
• Payroll deductions and VAT filing
• Debtors and creditors account management
• Contractor identification and facilities management
• Office equipment and document management
• Office supplies accounting and inventory control
• Evaluating new equipment systems
• Staff orientation
• Human resource functions
• Performance records maintenance and reporting

Finance & Administration Head at Open Hire Limited (2005-06 – 2014-06)

Real Estate Developers & Managers - Senior finance and administration leadership

• Projects costing and construction accounts reconciliation
• Monitoring civil construction projects
• Final accounts preparation for statutory audit
• Financial budgets and management accounts preparation
• Cash flow management including requisitions and payments
• Banking procedures and loan applications
• Quality approval with site engineers
• Debtors and creditors account management
• VAT preparation and filing
• Office management and purchasing
• Client relations
• Payroll management and salary payments
• Statutory payroll deductions
• General bookkeeping
• Bank account authority and reconciliation
• Rent collection
• Correspondence

Accounts Clerk at Doublekwik Auto Services Ltd (2004-05 – 2005-05)

General accounting and administrative support

• Stock taking and control
• Purchasing
• Cash requisitions and control
• Payroll preparation and wage payments
• General bookkeeping
• Banking and bank reconciliation
• Debt collection

Position not specified at Garden Foods Limited (2001-05 – 2003-02)

Accounting role at food manufacturing company

Master's Degree in Business Administration (Finance) – Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture & Technology (2017-01 – 2018-01)

Certificate in Proficiency - Trustee Development Program of Kenya (TDPK) – College of Insurance (2017-06 – 2017-06)

Bachelor's Degree in Commerce and Business Administration (Accounting Option) – Jomo Kenyatta University of Science & Technology (2012-01 – 2014-12)

Diploma in CPA I & II (Sections 1, 2 & 3) – Devonshire College of Accountancy & Kenya College of Accountancy (1999-01 – 2000-12)

Secondary Education in K.C.S.E – St. Francis Girls Mang'u (1994-01 – 1997-12)

Primary Education in K.C.P.E – Mwihoko Primary School (1985-01 – 1993-12)