Gilbert Langat

GILBERT LANGAT P.O Box 93901, Nairobi. Tel: -/ - Email:-CAREER PROFILE SUMMARY A reliable and keen to detail Certified Public Accountant with more than (6) years of experience handling all areas of accounting including; preparing financial statements and supporting schedules according to monthly close schedule, analyzing revenues and expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately on a monthly basis. In addition, I have excelled in supporting the team in preparation of accurate annual budgets and evaluating customer’s due diligence on credit applications. My goal is to find a finance position where excellent analytical and technical skills can be utilized to improve the organizations financial performance and profitability. EDUCATION BACKGROUND   Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Option): University of Nairobi; 2007 to 2011. Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education: Sigor Boys Secondary School; 2002 to 2005. PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS/ AFFILIATIONS  Valid member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants (ICPAK) Member no: 23215 (2018).  Coursera: Databases and SQL for Data Science (2019) WORK HISTORY Stocks and Planning Manager Sunculture Kenya Ltd: Mar 2021 to Present Duties and Responsibilities            1 Creating & maintaining a forecast Sheet on inventory levels and clearly communicating to the Finance team. Liaise with Finance team to align payments against inventory forecast Ensure suppliers’ payments are made on time, are as per the agreement, and within the budgetary allocation. Ensure sufficient buffer stock & raise order based on the number of goods in transit and lead time required from suppliers Provide weekly reports on orders to be imported and ensure the delivery period for all products is within acceptable parameters Analyze information about supplier performance or procurement program success Weekly payment reconciliation for all international suppliers and advice Finance accordingly Daily inventory recon with Wells Fargo against the system Ensure Proper Coordination is maintained with suppliers to achieve timelines set with a production Attend to reconciliations related to supply chain but touching other departments when required to Supports the overall workflow of supply chain inventory and distribution, by analyzing and flagging any risks within the chain  Maintain the Metrics for the Stock movements such as Stock Turnover NAS Servair (Moi International Airport, Mombasa); January 2017 to Mar 2021 Duties and Responsibilities          Leading the team on cost management activities Reconciling of general ledger accounts and posting Journals. Facilitating data entry of vendor invoices, receiving payments, posting as well as checking accuracy of SAP. Reviewing, monitoring and managing budgets. Performing month end adjustments and controlling period closures and opening Manage external Audits for both KRA and financial statements Audits Monitor transit, temporary imports and transshipment cargo. Prepare and submit weekly and monthly reports of all bonded shipments to the management. Leading the team in conducting monthly stock takes and resolving variances thereof Accountant Mesos Capital (USA); July 2020 to present Duties and Responsibilities    Creating monthly log of Invoices in google sheets and matching them to P&L Reconciling of general ledger accounts and posting Journals in Yardi Underwriting apartments based on RR and T12 (using cashflow calculator). Branch Accountant Hand in Hand Eastern Africa; November 2013 to January 2017 Duties and Responsibilities        Approved branch transactions into the Cloud Lending system. Analysed and evaluated activities, costs, operations, budgets and forecast data to determine branch progress towards stated goals and objectives using Cloud system. Managed petty cash and ensured that there was sufficient cash for local fares and branch expenses and facilitated frequent petty cash reconciliation. Prepared branch financial statements Posted Journals and reconciled the general ledger monthly Answered audit queries from external and internal auditors Carried out budget monitoring tools to help control various expenses. Accountant Nairobi Club; January to October 2013 Duties and Responsibilities   Prepared monthly bank reconciliations. Processed payroll, posted, counterchecked and verified accuracy of invoices posted in the system.  Facilitated the preparation of monthly management accounts and posted general ledger entries.  Carried out monthly stock takes. Key Achievements   2 Successfully managed to reconcile the bank up to date and effectively liaised with the bank to correct various errors amounting to over kshs500, 000 in a period of 3 months. Triumphed in working with other account members in meeting the goals of the finance department.   Accomplished accurately posting and managing the general ledger entries in the SBA system. Prospered in reconciling and managing accounts payable accounts. OTHER PAST EXPERIENCES   Assistant Accountant: Cartrack (K) Ltd, 2011to 2012- spearheaded bank reconciliations and managed to reconcile accounts which had been deemed irreconcilable. Audit intern: United Nations Office at Nairobi (UNON), September to November 2011-, analyzed and obtained background information related to the subject audit, filed audit working papers, analyzed quotations when procuring goods and monitored the budget. OTHER ENGAGEMENTS  Volunteer: served as a part-time volunteer teacher at Kabete Rehabilitation from 2008 to 2011. REFEREES 3