Catherine Gathungu

Analytical, organized and detail-oriented Accountant with GAAP expertise and experience in the full
spectrum of corporate accounting. Collaborative team player with ownership mentality and a track record
of delivering the highest quality strategic solutions to resolve challenges that propel business growth.

Majik Water
December 2022 – To Date
Role: Operations Associate
• Maintain overall budget control.
• Maintaining cash accounts, cash flow and cash payment, including disbursement of approved
cash, receipting & recording of currency exchange.
• Coordinating and maintaining a cash forecasting system to ensure that adequate funds are
available to meet the working requirements of the projects and office.
• Ensuring expenditure payments have proper approval and documentation and that all invoices
and payments are paid in a timely manner.
• Coordinate, supervise and prepare periodic financial statements / reports.
• Ensure the timeliness of required financial reports to donors and partners are met.
• Submission of project reports to donor offices.
• Ensuring legal and taxation compliance.
• Review and provide guidance and coaching to accounting staff ensuring accuracy, correctness
and completeness of transactions recorded.
• Conduct field travel to the unit / project offices as necessary to review financial procedures.
• Maintaining commodity inventory management system and control procedures.
• Assist in designing grant programs and managing timelines and deliverables.
• Preparation of office monthly administration expense reports.

Simba Corporation Ltd
Sep 2016 – Dec 2019
Role: Brand Accountant (Tractors Division)
I reported to the Finance manager where I worked as a franchise/business unit accountant where I
handled all aspects of finance for the business unit.
Key responsibilities
• Managed both accounts payables and receivables for the business unit.
• Managed cash flow and provided financial advisory to the team based on cash flow status.
• Managed Stakeholders accounts and promptly shared their account status for effective credit
monitoring and payment sequence.
• Performed day to day invoicing actions and run daily reports for daily sales management and
accounts.
• Followed up on pending payments and performed required actions for closure.
• Processed withholding Tax for various accounts and reported the same to the Finance Manager.
• Prepared units’ budgets for the Tractor division to approx. amount of Kes. 83 Million budget p.a.
• Maintained accruals and prepayments schedules.
• Pricing and costing of goods.
• Assisted with year-end audit in coordination with internal auditors.

Achievements
• Managed petty cash on a high-level perspective at a no loss status.
• Effectively managed resources for the franchise that led to increased revenue for the business and
successful increase in collections by 45.5% the year 2018/2019.
• Developed spreadsheets that helped monitor the monthly management accounts for effective
decision making,
• Built lasting relationships with key stakeholders and resolved issues promptly.
• Developed a highly effective filing system, hence the division emerged best in proper record
keeping.

Simba Corporation Ltd
June 2013 – August 2016
Role: Assistant Accountant (Account payable & Tax department)
• Reviewed all invoices for appropriate documentation and approval prior to payment.
• Prioritized invoices per cash discount potential and payment terms.
• Processed cheques and online transfers in an effective manner and without errors.
• Sent the Bank Payment to suppliers, as well as remittance advice's for their reconciliation.
• Performed SAP training actions to new accounts employees.
• Trained and supervised 8 assistant accountants about the process flow of creditors department.
• Promptly responded to vendor inquiries issued and reconciled their accounts and worked to
resolve discrepancies within the shortest time possible.
• Ensured all financial records were properly filed and necessary documentation thoroughly and
accurately, in accordance with underling procedures.
• Performed VAT reconciliation acting on a monthly basis ensuring relation actions were done
through the KRA I Tax portal.
• Prepared Tax related reports and reconciled the same with the tax accountant.
• Worked closely with business unit accountants for timely requisition and payment actions.
• Prepared timely payables reports for the management accountant.

Achievements
• Streamlined the filling system, whereby I developed an effective document traceability design.
• Designed daily worksheets for easy transaction and recording purposes for accuracy and time
effectiveness.
• Reconciled a complex vendor account within 5 hours, which had been stuck in limbo for 6
months.
• Reduced cost of office supplies by 35% by retaining one quality supplier.
• Performed tax audits in all areas of taxation with least support.

• MSc. Finance: Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology: Ongoing
• B.Com. Finance: Honors, Upper Division: 2012
• Certified Public Accountant, CPA (K): 2015