Odalo David Ouma
Assistant Accountant
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Enthusiastic, passionate, customer driven Accounts Officer who is able to maintain an active spreadsheet of many different types of active accounts. Extensive and diverse accounting experience in Grant Receivable Management, multiple projects set up and maintenance, cash applications, billings, month-end accounting closing transactions, general ledger analysis, Account Payable, Budgeting, Process Improvement, and Client's Accounting.
Experience
Assistant Accountant - South Nyanza Sugar Company Ltd
(2018 - 2020-05)
- Review, investigate and correct errors and inconsistencies in financial entries, documents, and reports.
- Generate monthly reports summarizing fixed asset activity including new additions, disposals, transfers, and depreciation expenses.
- Balance and reconcile general ledger accounts related to fixed assets and construction in progress.
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial management report for the various projects within the organization.
- Accurately and efficiently control of processed invoices using Quick Books, payment of bills and analyze expenses and available discount to improve cash flow, while maintaining close relationship with suppliers.
- Prepare and lodge monthly Tax refunds and payable, Prepare staffs tax deductions
- Compile and analyze financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general ledger accounts, documenting business transactions.
- Analytical & forecasting/modeling skills, experience in reporting actual vs. budget data.
- Prepare checks and receipts (payable and receivable) and monthly statutory payments such as With Holding Taxes, PAYE, Social Security & VAT
Principal - Regional Institute of Business Management, Migori Campus
(2015-01 - 2016-11)
- Prepared the school’s annual budget in consultation with the finance officer and established benchmarks for teachers and personnel to achieve.
- Created, developed, and implemented an inclusion module to incorporate students with special needs into a regular educational system.
- Implemented a series of activities based learning programs, which resulted in increased student interest in regular lessons.
- Introduced the school management to a novel behavior management program, which reduced incidents of unacceptable behavior by 50%.
- Created, developed, and implemented an all-encompassing curriculum on a state level, without help from external sources.
- Reinvented the lesson planning module by incorporating current affairs and international relations as subjects, bringing students at par with their peers from other schools.
- Implemented an applied behavior analysis program, which increased students’ ability to initiate tasks independently.
- Collaborated with two other teachers and Library Services to launch Circle Time which resulted in 50% more use of the school library
- Established and implemented an applied behavioral program that enriched the student learning experience and improved their ability to initiate school projects independently, thereby reducing the instructional time by 25%
Part time Lecturer - Rongo University
(2015)
- Contribute to the teaching, research and academic administration within the School of Business.
- Carry out assessment, monitoring and evaluation of examinations work, and providing an academic and consultative support to students in their learning activities;
- Provide academic input on existing and new courses and course development. Participate in committees appropriate to courses and meetings convened by management;
- Ensure all assignments and schemes of work for course elements taught are comprehensive and prepared in accordance with specification and course quality standards;
- Provide and deliver a high quality learning experience to students on the courses(s), utilizing a variety of methods to ensure all students are engaged and make progress;
Business Teacher - Nyarach Secondary School
(2012-09 - 2014-12)
Deputy Presiding Officer - IEBC
(2013-02-28 - 2013-03-06)
Accounts Clerk - South Nyanza Sugar Company Ltd
(2010-08 - 2010-12)
Industrial Attachment - South Nyanza Sugar Company Ltd
(2010-05 - 2010-07)
Education
Master of Business Administration - Procurement and Supplies Management Option - Maseno University (2012-01 - 2013-12)
Bachelor of Business Administration - Finance option with Information Technology - Maseno University (2006-09 - 2010-12)
CPA Section I and II (2011 - 2011)
Bridging Course Certificate - Mathematics - Egerton University (2006-05 - 2006-08)
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education - Orero Boys Secondary School (2002-02 - 2005-11)
