Pamela Kirimi

Detail-oriented accounts assistant professional with 3+ years of experience in accounts payable and receivable within a microfinance environment. Proficient in maintaining accurate financial records, performing bank reconciliations, managing petty cash and processing invoices, payments and receipts, statutory compliance (PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, VAT and withholding tax) and monthly KRA filing deadlines. Practical experience using Sage 300 ERP and Advanced Excel (formulas, LOOKUP functions, pivot tables).

Maintains organized, audit-ready financial documentation and supports month-end close and audit preparation. Currently pursuing CPA Part II, with additional training in Business Intelligence for Finance Analysts.

Assistant Finance Officer - Juhudi Kilimo Company Limited

(2023-04 - 2026-09)

• Perform monthly bank and GL reconciliations, investigate variances and resolve discrepancies to support accurate financial reporting and month-end close.
• Manage petty cash across the head office and branch network, reviewing float replenishment requests, verifying supporting receipts and reconciling balances to ensure accountability at each location.
• Process staff imprests, reimbursements, relocation allowances and petty cash replenishments while maintaining proper supporting documentation and financial controls.
• Process and book supplier invoices in Sage 300, performing three-way matching against purchase orders and supporting documentation before payment approval.
• Prepare and execute EFT payments to suppliers and creditors, applying applicable WHT and VAT withholding rates and supporting timely statutory remittances to KRA.
• Manage the staff imprest cycle in Sage 300, including raising invoices, processing credit notes, clearing staff balances and preparing monthly reconciliation schedules.
• Analyze AR aged balances to identify outstanding imprests and coordinate recovery of unretired staff floats through payroll deductions.
• Prepare and maintain statutory tax schedules and support monthly compliance and remittance for WHT, VAT withholding, PAYE, NSSF, SHIF and NITA within KRA deadlines via iTax.
• Prepare journal entries for accruals and prepayments, ensuring expenses are recognized in the appropriate accounting period in accordance with the accrual principle.
• Maintain payment vouchers, reconciliation schedules and organized physical and electronic filing systems for management review and internal and external audits.
• Process client loan disbursements in accordance with approved credit decisions, reconcile disbursement schedules against actual bank releases and ensure accurate posting to the loan management system and GL.

Sales Cashier - College Bookshop

(2023-01 - 2023-03)

• Managed cash transactions and daily sales reporting while maintaining accurate transaction records and cash accountability.

Sales Representative - Perk Group Africa

(2022-10 - 2022-12)

• Supported client engagement and sales reporting on a short-term contract between finance internships.

Finance Intern - Simba Corporation Limited

(2022-02 - 2022-07)

• Processed supplier invoices, payments and account reconciliations.
• Handled LPOs, proforma invoices and supporting tax documentation.
• Liaised with tax consultants on VAT and withholding tax compliance.
• Maintained organized financial documentation to support audit readiness.

Finance Intern - Solution SACCO

(2021-11 - 2022-01)

• Assisted with financial transactions including cash deposits, loan payments, cheque processing and cash withdrawals.
• Performed daily cash reconciliations and identified discrepancies.
• Supported customer engagement and promotion of financial products.

Finance Intern - PCEA Kikuyu Hospital

(2020-12 - 2021-02)

• Reconciled revenue records against daily shift reports to support financial accuracy.
• Processed supplier remittance documents and payments.
• Verified healthcare charges and supported financial reporting.
• Prepared medical insurance claims and related documentation.

CPA Part II - KASNEB

B.Sc. - Finance - Co-operative University of Kenya (2017 - 2021)

BI Essentials for Finance Analysts - Corporate Finance Institute | Coursera

Advanced Excel - Techno Springs Digital College (2024)