Grace Wambua

SUMMARY____________________________________________________ Talented and qualified CPA Finalist with a Degree in Commerce –Finance option. Including experience for 10 years in 3 different industries.Also part-time I have been able to work on sales, data entry, research and basically Virtual Assistant. WORKING EXPERIENCE__________________________________________________ 1) PART TIME – January 2013 – February 2014 eBay.com Store: Grasell2013Responsibilities Sales and marketing Invoicing Research on prices and customer satisfaction Recording on Google docs sales, pricing, amount paid and refund if any Communicating through email any correspondence and responding to inquires and queries. 2) July 2015 to September 2019:Accountant Elysian Consulting Ltd Responsibilities Invoicing of different products as per clients purchase orders. Monthly bank reconciliations of the 6 different accounts in Kenya Shillings and US dollars. Debt collection by calling and visiting clients whose accounts are due. Email management for the accounting department – correspondence, sending statements to clients and payment remittances. Ensure that statutory deductions pertaining to NHIF, NSSF Withholding Tax and PAYE have been prepared and submitted on time. Liaising with the Auditors in case of Management reports required by different stakeholders – Directors and Financial Institutions. Entry of any other transactions other than invoicing into our ERP (Tally) system. 3) June 2011 to December 2014: Accountant Fast Signs Adverts Ltd Responsibilities and duties All financial record keeping and updating Preparing monthly reports – Management accounts Prepare, analyze and reconcile payroll on a monthly basis Preparing end of years accounts for internal and external Audit purposes Ensuring statutory deductions – NHIF, NSSF, PAYE and VAT - have been filed and payments made on time Debt collection and analysis Achievement Preparation of management reports on time that enabled prompt decision making by management 100% submission of statutory deductions – no penalties at any point Excellent debt collection upto 95% through teamwork. 4) June 2008 – January 2009:Data Entry Operator (Temporary) Joint voluntary Agency Responsibilities and Duties Refugee file opening, reviewing, checking and final packaging ready for travel Scanning of documents for processing Data entry of medical information for refugees Preparation of forms for fingerprints o be taken and data entry of the same after the process is completed. Preparation of several reports as pertaining to my duties Any other work delegated to me by my supervision 5) Jan 2004-May 2008Accounts Assistant Creative Cleaning Services Ltd Responsibilities and duties Posting transactions into excel and later on enrolled to Quickbooks especially for Payroll. Preparing journal entries Monthly bank reconciliations of 2 different accounts Petty cash disbursement, recording and reconciliation Be part of preparation of year end final accounts Preparation of management reports – weekly and monthly Regular audit of stocks Payroll preparation and reconciliation in Quickbooks. Preparation and payment of statutory deductions- NSSF, NHIF, PAYE, VAT, Withholding Tax. Achievements Timely submission of statutory Deductions – thus no penalties. Excellent transition from using Ms Excel to Quickbooks especially for the payroll. Timely management reports thus guide even in urgent decision making. 1.6.1999 to- Attachment Kenya Railways Corporation Finance Department Areas covered during the attachment include; invoicing, cash office, supplies, credit control, and pension. PROFFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION________________________________________ Jan 2007-Aug 2009CatholicUniversity of Eastern Africa Bachelor of Commerce (Finance option) – Second Class Upper Class Division July 2001 – June 2004Strathmore University Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A) Part II & III July 1998 – Dec 2000Kenya College of Accountancy C.P.A Part I & Kenya Accounting Technician Certificate (KATC) COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE________________________________________________ Proficiency in Microsoft Office and Google docs Sage pastel Accounting QuickBooks Tally OTHERS_________________________________________________________________ Certificate Award – Elements of Law (KATC Intermediate) Driving License ACADEMIC BACKGROUND_______________________________________________ 1994 – 1997Huruma Girls High SchoolKenyaCertificate of Secondary Education (KCSE)