Jul 2024 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr 6 mos · Kenya · On-site

• Key Responsibilities:
• Financial Management & Compliance: Streamline MIS reports and statutory filings, ensuring alignment with various tax acts.
• Risk Management: Identify key financial and operational risks and implement mitigation strategies to safeguard company assets.
• ERP Implementation: Lead a new ERP project to enhance financial reporting, inventory valuation, and MRP processes.
• IT Department Restructuring: Oversee the restructuring of the IT department to improve system efficiency and security.
• Automation & Digital Transformation: Initiate and oversee new automation projects to enhance operational efficiency and resource optimization.
• Training & Development: Develop and implement a strategic plan for training junior talent, fostering their growth and learning within the company.
• Strategic Leadership: Support decision-making with data-driven insights, ensuring financial stability and business growth.
• Cross-functional Collaboration: Work closely with procurement, supply chain, and other departments to optimize processes and improve profitability.

Feb 2024 – Jun 2024 · 4 mos · Nairobi County, Kenya · On-site

• Driving value stream profitability by aligning financial goals with Bidco Africa's strategic objectives. Overseeing budgeting, forecasting, and variance analysis to facilitate data-driven decision-making and optimize financial processes for enhanced efficiency and cost-effectiveness.
• Developing strategies to improve operating margins and overall profitability through effective cost management, ensuring adherence to statutory compliance and internal policies to mitigate financial risks, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to provide financial insights and support strategic initiatives.
• Establishing KPIs to monitor financial performance, driving continuous improvement, and leveraging financial systems to streamline operations and support digital transformation. Identifying opportunities for process improvements and operational enhancements to drive business excellence.

Mar 2022 – Oct 2023 · 1 yr 7 mos · Nairobi, Kenya

• Highlights:
• ► Operational Excellence: Transformed company operations with ISO 9001:2015 auditing, ensuring top-tier quality and efficiency.
• ► Process Innovation: Developed advanced OCR tools and innovative add-ons, drastically enhancing warehouse and inventory efficiency.
• ► Cost Optimization: Implemented rigorous internal audits, achieving 2% cost savings on total inventory and driving significant growth.
• Key Result Areas:
• Drove financial excellence across four Group companies, aligning strategies with corporate objectives. Directed oversight of Accounts Payable, Receivable, Tax, Treasury, Payroll, and Management Accounting functions ensuring operational efficiency and financial integrity.
• Setting and surpassing monthly, quarterly, and annual financial goals for exponential growth, optimizing operational effectiveness, and diversifying revenue streams. Implementing robust financial controls, risk management frameworks, and unified group policies to enhance internal controls and mitigate risks.
• Additionally, led enhancements in SAP and automation, streamline processes, and ensure accurate financial reporting. Orchestrated team development, providing mentorship and fostering a culture of excellence across a diverse accounting team.

Feb 2016 – Jun 2021 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Nairobi

• Highlights:
• ► Optimized cash flow management by reducing debtor days from 98 to 68 through strategic realignment and customer analysis.
• ► Enhanced operational efficiency by reducing inventory days from over 180 to 100 through proactive financial analysis and inventory management.
• ► Ensured payroll compliance and accuracy, overseeing deductions and activities with meticulous attention to legal standards.
• Key Result Areas:
• Created a Centre of Excellence (COE) for finance and leading operations with proactive financial and operational insights. Developed corporate, capital, and asset management plans to enhance shareholder value and bottom-line performance.
• Formulating annual budgets and quarterly forecasts with precision, optimizing working capital, and ensuring rigorous audit compliance. Fostered a culture of excellence across global finance teams, driving best practices and talent development to exceed expectations and achieve strategic goals.

Aug 2011 – Oct 2015 · 4 yrs 2 mos · Nairobi Kenya

• Highlights:
• ► Led finance transformation, automating processes across finance and MIS to drive business performance and strengthen controls. Managed relationships with auditors and investors.
• ► Enhanced financial efficiency by reengineering payment processing accounting, reducing billing time and errors while improving reporting accuracy and inter-departmental communication.
• ► Streamlined month-end closing, implementing efficient checklists and automation for precise and consistent documentation and reporting
• Key Result Areas:
• Managed and optimized the accounting system for a thriving textile manufacturing business, achieving annual revenue of Ksh 700 million. Ensuring GAAP compliance, overseeing internal and external audits to establish robust controls. Directed financial analysis, budgeting, and regulatory reporting for long-term cost savings, profitability, and productivity gains. Additionally, forecasted financial positions and managing cash flow and capital effectively.

Oct 2009 – Aug 2011 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Spearheaded financial system implementations and standardizing procedures, optimizing monthly closing and enhancing product profitability analysis through segmental EBITDA. Managed company cash flow to ensure liquidity for obligations and investments, and leading cost reduction through process automation and control enhancements. Oversaw audit preparation, ensuring compliance and strategic recommendations. Developed advanced metrics and KPIs for transparent performance reporting aligned with service level agreements.

Mar 2008 – Aug 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos · Pune Area, India

Aug 2006 – Mar 2008 · 1 yr 7 mos