CAROLINE MUMBI

i am currently an assistant accountant at one of the banks in the country  and seeking to advance my career in a growing entity. I uphold the highest level of work detail and ethics. I’m flexible, time bound, resilient and adaptable, to both new situations and changing organizational needs. i can work under pressure and with minimal or no supervision

With nine years experience on the job it has offered me a well round skills set, including problem solving skills. I excel l at:

- Bank reconciliation

-records keeping and management

-petty cash handling

-adhere to policy set and guidelines 

-customer care handling

-preparing payment vouchers

-Assets control and management

- financial management

-Proficiency with accounting systems, Microsoft applications & Google work space.

-Proficient in both spoken and written English & communication skills.

WORKING EXPERIENCE

February 2014- TO DATE: Kenya women microfinance bank ltd.

                                                Position. Assistant accountant

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Staffs advance accountability

• Monitoring advance usage and return period in relation to the activity timeline
• Ensuring timely review and submission of staff advance accountabilities.
• Ensuring completeness of staff advance accountabilities.
• Timely sharing of staff PTC account statements and reports of cleared cases.
• Support in capacity building of the field support

Petty Cash Management

• Verification of petty cash accountabilities and expenditure.
• Track and monitor on the cost effective usage of petty cash.
• Ensuring safe custody of petty cash.
• Submission of timely daily cash counts and requisitions for petty cash replenishment.

Asset & Fuel Management

• Ensuring safe custody and management of fleet and other assets
• Maintain an up to date asset and inventory register for the office location.
• Providing timely monthly recommendations and reports for assets and inventory.
• Support in fuel verification and monitoring of the fleet.

Financial Management

• Verification of source documents before payments are made.
• Support field teams in monitoring utilization of disbursed funds to clients.
• Support in ensuring compliance to policies and procedures during activity         implementation and any other funds expenses
• Support in monitoring and tracking of activity budget limit adherence and utilization.
• Support in the reviews of the field recovery activity plans and budgets.

Team Support

• I regularly communicate with Finance and credit program leads to identify clientele and staff needs.
• Represent the Administration team in various program meetings.

Qualifications & skills gained

• Ongoing professional accounting certification CPA.
•  9 years’ work experience in credit and finance.
• I am strategic and tactical critical thinker with good analytical and problem solving skills.
• I am a confident decision maker who can communicate directions and solutions clearly to both technical and non-technical staff.
• Understanding of the business role (operations and credit) function within the organization, and to set objectives based on that.
• Proficiency with accounting systems, Microsoft applications & Google work space.
• Proficient in both spoken and written English & communication skills.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

MAY 2010-APRIL 2013      Kenyatta University Bachelor of Commerce (accounting option) second class honors lower division

2006-2009                               Don Bosco Girls Secondary School KCSE- Attained a mean grade of B (plain)

2002-2005                               Sacred Heart Primary School KCPE-attained 332 marks out of 500