EDITH MWAKE

A competent and highly motivated finance and accounting professional with over 6 years’ experience in managing accounting transactions, auditing financial documents, financial reporting and effective management of business operations. Takes initiative in determining and defining strategies for mitigating risks, reducing costs, cash flow management and implementation of internal controls. Has a proven record of meeting deadlines coupled with excellent prioritization and problem solving skills. Ready to take on new challenges that will add substantial value to the organization.

• Accounting Skills – General Ledger accounting, Account Reconciliation, Payroll processing, Petty Cash Management and implementation of financial controls to ensure effective and timely reporting.
• Budget Management – Overseeing and tracking income and expenses in the organization
• Accounts Payable and Receivable – Posting business transactions, invoice processing, debtor, supplier and bank statements reconciliation, verifying financial data and maintaining financial records
• Bookkeeping – Regular recording of a company’s financial transactions
• Inventory Management – Implementation and adherence to inventory controls, accurate costing and valuation of inventory, stock taking and reconciliation of variances.
• Filing Statutory Returns – Fulfill all statutory obligations by ensuring timely filing of NSSF, NHIF, VAT, WHT and PAYE
• Accounting Software Proficiency (Navision Microsoft Dynamics, Simple Business Accounting (SBA), Sage Evolution and I-Scala) – Ensuring timely recording and reporting of the organization’s financial transactions in the accounting software
• Auditing – Verifying the reliability and authenticity of financial transactions and providing independent assurance to the management on implementation and effectiveness of internal control systems.

• Bachelor of Commerce (Finance Option) – Kenyatta University; September 2010 to December 2014; Second class Honors Upper Division
• KASNEB – CPA Finalist
• Computer Packages - Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access and Publisher)