Ronald Atandi

Finance & Operations Specialist | CPA(K) with 10+ years of experience in financial management, accounting, and operations within the non-profit, construction, and service sectors in Kenya. Experienced in supporting donor-funded programmes, strengthening financial controls, and ensuring regulatory compliance.

Finance & Operations Specialist at Panafricare Kenya (2021-07 – Present)

Panafricare Kenya is a non-governmental organization headquartered in Washington working in major African countries including Nigeria, Senegal, Ghana Zimbabwe, among others in Kenya we deal with nutrition & agriculture as the lead area of specialization with projects spread all over Kenya

• Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable reconciliation, accruals, and other reporting instruments to maintain financial accountability
• Maintain up-to-date cash flow, prepare monthly bank accounts reconciliation and investment accounts
• General ledger update & analysis of all major balance sheet and income statement accounts
• Cash handling, bank withdrawals
• Maintain expense allocation table to ensure appropriate assigning of indirect costs and restricted funds
• Maintains and reconciles payroll allocation accounts monthly
• Maintain records of all fiscal documents with appropriate support materials
• Prepare year-end schedules and analysis for the outside auditors
• Assist in project audits and other audit reports
• Management of daily administrative tasks for the office
• Assist with program events' logistics
• Work with building management to issue access cards and submit support tickets for maintenance, as necessary
• Manage the organization inventory of all supplies and assets
• Motor vehicle scheduling and management software, and hardware
• Develop and implement administration and transport management strategies, policies and procedures in line with the organizational strategic objective
• Coordinate day to day operations in administration and transport management
• Develop employee performance targets and competency development plans
• Develop annual budget, procurement plan, asset disposal plan and work plans for administration and transport management services
• Supervision and evaluation of service providers' performance
• Ensure quality of delivery of services across departments

Financial Management Consultant at Consultancy (2021-01 – Present)

• Offering tax advisory
• Bookkeeping
• Systems improvement to enhance efficiency and performance
• Conduct audit reviews in accordance with the auditing standards
• Review and evaluate internal controls
• Facilitate the development and implementation of the formal risk management framework
• Budget monitoring and ensuring all expenditures are in line with the budget
• Ensure institution compliance to the laid down policies and applicable Kenyan laws and regulations

Accountant at Masosa Construction Ltd (2010-08 – 2021-06)

Masosa construction Limited is a class A construction company in building and civil works, whose main clients are the government of Kenya the county governments among others and has successfully completed various multimillion projects

• Verification of vouchers and ensuring that all payments follow the required procedure before payment
• Preparation of cheques for payment
• Accurate and Timely Payroll processing
• Doing all statutory returns, PAYE, VAT, NSSF, NHIF, HELB within the stipulated guidelines
• Bank, Debtors and Creditors reconciliations
• Preparation of weekly and monthly budgets
• Ensuring that all company licensing, permits insurance guarantees and related operating risk coverage and their aliveness
• Ensure data integrity in financial reporting
• Update financial records with recent transactions and charges
• Provide advice and financial information to the finance manager
• Agent to all company accounts
• Posting payments and receipt vouchers in the cash books

Accountant at Ouru Super Stores (2009-02 – 2010-07)

Ouru super stores is a Private company within Kisii county dealing with large scale supply of Hardware goods, with investments in real estate which was my area of work

Finance Officer (Intern) at Techno Serve Kenya (2007-03 – 2007-12)

TechnoServe is a nongovernmental organization with the head office based in Westland Nairobi dealing with educating small-scale farmers and businessmen on the preparation of books of accounts, financing them, and auditing them

Bachelor of Commerce in Finance – Catholic University Eastern Africa (2016 – 2020)

Certificate in Computer Studies – Rocky computer college (2006 – 2007)