Lydia Katanu Kisangau
P. O. Box: 223-00242 Kitengela, Nairobi
Email: Lydiatash@yahoo.com
Summary of Experience
I am an accountant with over 7 years practical experience in Finance and accounting administration, with ability to work as part of a team, self-motivated, resourceful in possession of good interpersonal skills and the experience of working in multicultural environment in accomplishing accounting, business administration operations for a busy organization and handling financial information. I possess skills in managing financial management systems, business administration operations and analyzing / interpreting financial data and information. I uphold high standards of professionalism, ethics and execute due diligence in a well established and aggressive setting.
Education & Professional Qualification:
- Bachelor of Commerce – Finance, Strathmore University, 2nd Class Honour, 2004 -2008
- Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education, Kagwe Girls High School, Mean Grade B-, 2000-2003
Key Professional Skills & Competencies:
- Administration of finance and accounting
- A good possession of integrity, commitment to service and respect for diversity
- Preparation and presentation of reports
- Ability to grasp new systems / procedures quickly and adapt them to local practices with ease
- Coordination & utilization of resources/logistics set u
- Ability to think creatively and provide an innovative approach to problem-solving
- Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with suppliers, partners and institutional officials/ employees
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and organization skills
- Proficient in computer packages, namely: Word, Advanced Excel, Internet Exposure in bank cheque transactions
- Good working knowledge of financial rules and regulations and banking procedures
- Secretarial Support – Filing, Retrieval of data when needed
- Proficiency in documentation
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Assistant Accountant
Machakos University Feb 2017 to Date
Higher Learning Institution
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supplier payments processing
- Processing contractors’ payments
- Processing payments of all utility bills
- Maintaining the Sundry Creditors ledger
- Vetting of supplier Invoices before payment
- Ensure timely filing and payments of the relevant withholding taxes
- Advising the Chief Finance Officer on the payment of suppliers based on the aged supplier analysis
- Maintaining the Projects and Contractors accounts
- Handling all supplier issues and complaints
- Preparing payment vouchers
- Checking of payment vouchers before voting
- Generating Sundry creditors reports as and when required
- Preparation and verification of payment vouchers
- Filling monthly statutory returns-PAYE, VAT, NSSF withholding Tax.
- Imprest management
- Assisting in preparing managements accounts
Assistant Accountant
Uchumi Supermarket Ltd, January 2010 to Date;
Duties & Responsibilities:
- Cheque management – writing of cheques to suppliers
- Prepared suppliers’ payments using the Lawson Accounting System
- Reconciled suppliers accounts
- Created new suppliers account profiles in the system
- Assisted in checking supplier payments before releasing the cheques
- Undertaking Stock take for branches
- Writing reports for after stock take events
Significant Work Experience
- Sale Representative, Sales Department, Consolidated Bank Of Kenya, August-December 2009
- Sale Representative, Giant Pharmaceutical Ltd, February – July 2009
REFEREES
Please feel free to contact the under mentioned in regard to my competence, work ethic and performance.
Aileen Nyatuga
Chief Finance Officer
Machakos University
Tel: 0714 407435
Joseph Kiswii
Head of Payroll
Machakos University
Tel: 0721616637
Mary Wambua
Internal Audit
Machakos University
Tel: 0731524091