Kennedy Oburu

Experienced Accountant

Detail orientated with strong background in all areas of accounting system and 10 years experience in financial grants management.Progressively responsible duties gained over the course of a career based on exceptional analytical and organizational skills. Seeks a challenging and varied position that will enable me to capitalise on sound accounting expertise with opportunities for personal and professional growth

14th Jan 2013-June 30th 2015

05th Dec 2011 –11th Jan 2013

October 2008- July 2011

2007 March-Sept 2008 St John’s Community Center
(SJCC-Kenya)

International Center for transitional Justice(ICTJ-Kenya),Nairobi

International Medical Corps (IMC-Kenya)
(Homabay County offices)

Westminster Foundation for Democracy(WFD)
(British Council Offices-Nairobi)

ACTED Kenya/Somalia
(East pokot Area)

Plan International Inc,Kenya(Bondo Program unit)

Khoya&Company
(Certified Public Accountants),Nairobi Position: Project Accountant
Donor :USAID (Dreams Project)
Duties & responsibilities
• Responsible for grants management, project accounting, and capacity building for partner organizations under USAID DREAMS grant.
• Providing technical assistance during proposal writing by Preparing budget, activity budgets, budget notes and work plans.
• Manages the procurement process of services, equipment, supplies
• Payroll processing and ensuring submission of statutory deductions on time to avoid penalties
• Posting and reconciling all the monthly expenditure in Great plains dynamics (Navision system)
• Monitor and ensure compliance of sub-contractors to program financial and contractual guidelines.
• Develop and implement effective budgeting and financial reporting processes and systems to meet the financial management, forecasting, and reporting requirements of all stakeholders.

Position: Finance&Administration Manager
Donor :ICTJ-HQ (New York)
Duties & responsibilities
• Prepare all office accounting and maintain tight fiscal control of all transactions.
• Prepare payroll for local employees including statutory deduction.
• Manages monthly and other periodic financial reporting,including cash flow projections,general ledger reconciliations,budgets & forecasts.
• Prepare expenses reports,record and reconcile all payments and receipts and prepare financial receipts.
• Posting and reconciling all the monthly expenditure in Pastel Evo system (Accounting software)
• Liase regularly with ICTJ New York regarding policies,Administrative and financial issues.
• Monitor financial compliance with OSIEA,Mac-Author,New York(HQ) requirement.
• Designs organization’s financial policies,rules and regulations and ensure adherence
• Ensure annual audit is scheduled and works with external auditors in completing audits.
• Documents and maintains complete and accurate supporting information for all financial transactions.

Position: Project Accountant
Donor:European Union(EU)
Duties & responsibilities
• Accounting for funds and preparing of Monthly financial reports as per IMC regulations..
• Facilitate online payments to staff, beneficiaries and other stakeholders as required.
• Daily data entry into the Cost Point Accounting system and submission of daily cash reports to Nairobi office.
• Ensure that financial controls and procedures are applied in all financial transactions as per IMC and donor regulations.
• Participate in the monthly budgeting process for the program, ensuring proper administration of the office budget as well as cash management.
• Monitoring of the field budget’s on a monthly basis by use of the Budget Vs. Actuals analysis
( Budget pipeline tool)
• Assist with annual and quarterly audit documents
Achievements-
• Manage to set up systems and lead the financial accounting,budget management ,reporting,administration and logistics for the new project

Position: Programme Administrator and Finance Assistant(PAFA)
Donor:DFID & Foreign and Commonwealth Office(FCO)
Duties & responsibilities
• Verification of supplier invoices reconciling their statements,preparations of payment vouchers and processing payments.
• Produce regular financial reports in line with understanding of donor regulations,and compliance issues related to management of donor funds,and in particular with DFID&FCO.
• Use an accounting package for the office accounts(sage line 50 ).
• Monitor expenses regularly to ensure programme expenses are on budget and on-time including managing accruals and cash-flow and producing forecasts.
• Budgetary control including maintainance of consistent and updated budget monitoring reports for various programmes&projects.
• Prepare documentation to request funds from WFD office in London.
• Maintain the office asset register.
• Provide logistical support to programme activities including booking venues, booking flights, transport, accommodation and organise catering etc
Achievements-
• Attended a training at Taylor massion training in London UK to train on sage line 50 accounting packages.
• Manage to set up an accounting system(Sage line 50) for both Kenya office&EALA office.

Position: Base Finance Officer
Donor:French government & USAID
Duties & responsibilities
• Budget Follow Up planning update, allocation tables updates and Contract Follow up.
• Preparation of financial documents as per USAID requlations,OMB circulars,2CFR 200 (also known as uniform Administrative requirement code) for the USAID funded project.
• Assist in preparation of the proposal and annual budgets.
• Preparation and check of PRATIC (ACTED control tool)at Area Level
• Saga upload and Saga Standard Entry Compliance
• Preparation and follow up of Cash Request and Cash Flow with Capital Office
• Supervising the Cashier
• Proper Update of human resources documents(Attendance,leave,staffpayroll&submission of statutory returns)
Achievements-
• Being the Financial lead person i ensure the successful of the project”Cash for work” being funded by Oxfam UK in East pokot area

Position: Accountant
Donor : Plan UK
Duties & responsibilities

• Review payment requests and process payment
• Responsible for General ledger Accounting system
• Review petty cash, prepare bank reconciliations and prepare end month financial report
• Budget controls-Ensure all financial commitments are within the budget limits
• Cash management-Monitor bank balances and prepare cash projections for weekly cash transfer
• Manage staff travel and Advances
• Conduct training on Financial Management for various CBO (community based organization) in Bondo&Rarieda District.
Achievements-
• Manage to train 20 community based organization(CBO’s) on financial management in Bondo&Rarieda district. .

Position:External Auditor
2005 –Feb. 2007 The Kenya Credit Traders Ltd,Mombasa Position: Accounts Clerk

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

2013- 2015: Kenya Methodist University (KEMU)
Bachelor of Bussiness Administration (Finance Option)
Second class honours (Upper Division)

1998-2001: Homa Bay High School.
Awarded Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education(KCSE)

PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION

2009-2012: Certified public Accountant finalist (CPA K), Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examinations Board( KASNEB)

2013: Taylor Masson Training-London UK
Awarded certificate in Sage line 50 Accounts training.

2007: The Star College of Management Studies.
Awarded certificate in accounting packages Quick Books and Sage.
Experience also in Microsoft Great Plains dynamics,Saga,Cost point&Pastel.
OTHER COURSES UNDERTAKEN

2006: Mombasa Ideal Community College of Business Studies
(M.I.C.C.O.B.S).
Certificate in computer application packages in:
• Ms Excel,Ms Access,Ms power point
HOBBIES
Reading novels, Financial journals and watching animal documentaries. Also in possession of a clean driving license & a valid international passport.
Current salary: 95,892 ksh (Gross per month)
REFERENCES.

Mrs. Nasalan Kikayaya
Grants Officer
Global Communities
(USAID-Dreams Project)
Box 1661-00606
Nairobi, Kenya
Tel+254720886947
[email protected]

Mrs. Joyce Mutekhele
Finance Manager
International Medical Corps
Box 67513-00200
Nairobi Kenya
Tel +254727380365
[email protected]

Dr. Geoffrey Muga
Research Fellow/lecturer
Institute of Athropology Gender&African studies
University of Nairobi
Box 30197
NairobiKenya
Tel +254 712 184004
[email protected] ONYANGO OBURU
(Bachelor of Business Adm-Finance option,CPA-K)
Date of birth:12th August 1983,Nationality:Kenyan,Contact Address: 4626-00506,Nairobi
Phone:+254 721 575 924,E: [email protected]
Skype ID : kennedy.oburu

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
Detail orientated with strong background in all areas of accounting system and 10 years experience in financial grants management.Progressively responsible duties gained over the course of a career based on exceptional analytical and organizational skills. Seeks a challenging and varied position that will enable me to capitalise on sound accounting expertise with opportunities for personal and professional growth.

KEY SKILLS
• Good working knowledge and understanding of financial management and budget control of Non-profit organizations and other private organizations.
• Able to work in all frameworks and comprehend different needs in different structures.
• Expert competence in financial planning,analysis,cost reduction and perfomanace.
• Experienced at meeting strict deadlines,working under pressure to achieve and surpass targets.
• Excellent presentation,communication and interpersonal skills.
• Strong computer skills in particular spreadsheets and financial modelling packages.
• Languages; Fluent in English,Swahili and dholuo.

WORK AND PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Dates Organization Position and duties
01st November
2018-31st May 2019

01st September
2016-31st August 2017.

24th February 2016-31st August 2016