Lydia Kiarie

Expert flexible CPA who adopts seamlessly to constantly evolving accounting processes and technology. Proven and successful Finance Business partner & Development Finance Expert. Over 15 years diversely experienced Finance professional with an impressive background of managing multimillion-dollar budgets, providing financial analysis and accounting support to multiple departments across United Nations Headquarters in Nairobi for Africa. At United Nations relished a 360 degrees experience profile by working individually in each of the accounting and finance departments i.e., Financial Reporting, accounts receivables & payables, treasury management, payroll administration, internal audit, budgets/planning, fund accounting and financial reporting. Hence mastered deep expertise of accounting facets within those departments. Outside United Nations, skilled projects auditor adept at increasing workflow efficiency and profitability through functional and technical analysis. Successful at advising from multimillion-dollar corporations to SMEs on asset allocations, tax planning/accounting, investment strategies and risk management. Profoundly vast in business systems and deeply involved in SAP ERP & IPSAS transition and deployments in the finance department. Proven ability to manage multiple assignments under minimum supervision while meeting tight deadline schedules. Senior position on final responsibility on profit & loss, budget making/control and tax compliance. Excellent problem solving, communication, analytical and communication skills. Frequently rewarded and promoted due to superior performance. Business Processes transformation specialist practiced Lean management, Six-Sigma Black-belt & Kaizen skilled practitioner.

Extensive experience of fund and grants management, operations & financial analysis, budget creations & management. Proficient in treasury management, financial reporting, accounts payable and accounts receivables management. Significant experience in implementing an ERP Project, direct experience working with and / or implementing Umoja ERP solutions. Experienced ERP Finance Lead with a proven track record of success in ERP projects. A subject matter expert of ERP software implementations.Strong Financial background with an affinity for ICT systems and projects, high level business processing and analysis skills, collaborative style with strong interpersonal and stakeholder communication management skills. Thorough knowledge of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS). • Impeccable cross functional understanding, collaborative approach to leadership, powerful and articulate communicator, effective client relationship management, partnership building, successful banking and investor relations. • Thorough knowledge of International Public Sector Accounting Standards (IPSAS) and transition from non-compliance to fully integrated financial statements. • Effective onboarding of new staff and create an inclusive environment i.e. ability to build and recruit team members from scratch and train them of project objectives. Ardent team player i.e. establishes rock-solid working relationship with other company senior  management/department heads, inter-departmental staff, key clients and other key stake holders. Technological aptitude, business Process re-engineering expert & participated in Systems development/enhancements workgroups. Robust IT savvy with huge understanding of database systems, ERP systems. Experienced change Management agent during process improvement activities. Business process mapping & business model strategy. Hand-on financial strategic planning, shared services.

Degrees 1996: Bachelor of Arts, (Economics) - Moi University. 2003: Certified Public Accountants (CPA) qualification – Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Kenya 2002: Masters in Business Administration (Finance) - University of Nairobi. 2017: Masters in Development Finance - KCA University 2021: Ongoing PHD in Project Planning & Management -University of Nairobi. Certificates 2010 Six-Sigma – Black Belt & Lean Management 2012 Kaizen practitioner 2020 Financial Modelling, valuation and Analysis using Microsoft Excel 2020 The Business Intelligence Analyst Course 2020