Claire Kipkenda

Claire Kipkenda SUMMARY Experienced business analyst with exceptional background utilizing data from diverse financial and information systems to build tools and forecasting models that remarkably improve organizational decisionmaking capabilities resulting in increased profitability. Demonstrated track record providing comprehensive financial forecasting, budgeting, and analysis to senior management. Possess a keen understanding of financial planning, accounting, analytics, and investments. Skilled communicator, able to build strong working relationships with coworkers. Adept at using MS Excel, Power Bl, and PowerPoint. EXPERIENCE January 2023 - Current Senior Group Business Analyst Platcorp Holdings Ltd Responsibilities included; Prepare daily, weekly, and monthly management accounts and reports for the allocated subsidiaries and group in order to assist in planning and monitoring Conduct direct cost analysis across all subsidiaries by extracting pertinent information from a variety of sources and aggregating the information to assist management with any number of tactical decisions geared toward setting benchmarks and improving profitability. Annual preparation and presentation of subsidiaries' budgets Prepare Portfolio Quality Analysis for all subsidiaries by aging all loan listings into specific periods in order to establish what value of portfolio is at risk. Prepare and track budgets and projections, by comparing actuals vs targets in order to monitor financial performance across all subsidiaries and capture in the expansion’s plans Prepare portfolio at risk for branches along with its respective products in order to establish which products exposes the subsidiary to risk or poor performance Prepare daily sales analysis and receipts across all subsidiaries in order to assess if sales are declining or increasing in line with the budget and also to enable assess repeat customers and new customers within a business unit as well get an understanding of product demands across various products within the business. Monitor branch and regional profitability in the subsidiaries and advise on improved and deteriorating trends. January 2021 - December 2022 Assistant Finance Manager Platinum Credit Ltd Responsibilities included; Preparing accurate financial reports, analyzing costs and expenses for optimization, monitoring expenditures, providing cost-saving recommendations, assisting in budgeting and forecasting, analyzing financial data for trends, and offering insights for strategic decisionmaking and key performance indicators. June 2019 - December 2020 Senior Business Analyst Platinum Credit Ltd Responsibilities included; Implementation of controls and practices to protect the loan book and improve its quality, preparing accurate management board presentations, analyzing business operations and financial performance to support decision-making, providing timely and accurate financial reporting to management, analyzing expenses and commissions for accuracy, reporting to internal and external parties, monitoring guarantee fund accounts, and supervising the management accounting team for accurate and timely reports. September 2016 - May 2019 Collections Accountant & Data Analyst Platinum Credit Ltd Responsibilities included; Preparing collections reports and analysis to evaluate the effectiveness of current collection procedures, monitoring and auditing delinquent accounts, assessing credit risk and viability of clients, submitting non-performing loans reports, supporting the head of the collections department with relevant reports, collaborating with management accounting and collections teams, allocating accounts in arrears for follow-ups, and making decisions on account collectability and recommending write-offs. February 2015 - August 2016 Research Analyst Cedia Utawala I Responsibilities included; Acquiring data from primary sources using electronic data collection tools, maintaining databases, interpreting and analyzing data using statistical techniques, providing ongoing reports, developing data collection questionnaires and strategies, preparing research manuscripts and presentations, and analyzing both qualitative and quantitative data to produce detailed reports. January 2014 - January 2015 Business Analyst Kencall Epz I Nairobi, Kenya Responsibilities included; Creating and analyzing performance reports for clients, identifying patterns and trends, supporting operational improvements, performing statistical analysis to evaluate customer service representatives' performance, providing recommendations for efficiency and performance enhancement, and ensuring data quality through cleaning, data entry, and generating data summaries. EDUCATION 2023 Professional Qualifications I CPA Royal Business School, Nairobi • 2023 -CPA Sections 5&6 • 2022 -CPA Sections 3&4 • 2021: CPA Section1 &2 2013 Degree I Bachelors of Science in Statistics and Programming Kenyatta University, Nairobi,Kenya 2007 A-Levels I Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Metkei Girls High School, Eldoret,Kenya ACCOMPLISHMENTS • Implementation of IFRS9 into Platinum Credit Ltd Financials in 2019. • Awarded Employee of the year Finance department in 2019. • Participated in the automation of business reports in 2022.