Jacob Ochola

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

ACCOUNTANT;

Metropolitan National Sacco – HQ Nairobi- Kenya,September 2020 – To Date; Duties and Responsibilities:

• Receive and verify bank cheques for payment to members.
• Preparation of budgets and cash flow projections.
• Monthly bank and mpesa account reconciliations.
• Liaise with both internal and external auditors on audit controls and act on management letters and closure of all audit queries.
• Ensuring the society’s assets and liabilities are recorded accurately and safeguarded.
• Review and implementation of society’s financial and accounting policies and procedures.
• Filling of statutory returns on time.

INTERNAL AUDIT ASSISTANT;

Metropolitan National Sacco – HQ Nairobi- Kenya, July 2017 – September 2020; 

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Evaluate the adequacy of the system of internal controls.
• Recommend improvements in internal controls.
• Assess compliance with policies and procedures and sound business practices.
• Identify and investigate occurrences of fraud, embezzlement, theft and waste.
• Providing independent, unbiased assessment of the operations of the organization.
• Monitor transactions to ensure they conform to approved policies and procedures.

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT;

Metropolitan National Sacco – HQ Nairobi- Kenya,February 2015 – June2017; Duties and Responsibilities:

• Submit and reconcile expense reports.
• Review, assess and recommend changes in accounting systems and controls of the Sacco.
• Developing and maintaining a filing system.
• Update and maintain office policies and procedures.
• Verify and inspect accounts receivable and payable ledgers and general ledger for itsaccuracy.
• Preparing periodic financial status reports and monitoring all balance sheet items including bank and cash book reconciliations to ensure they are correctly stated.

BACHELOR OF COMMERCE ACCOUNTING OPTION