PERPETUAL MAINA

• Compiled ad hoc management reports, commentaries and presentations
• Monitored company sales, spending and budgets
• Prepared quarterly forecast on income and expense, balance sheet and working capital
• Analyzed monthly Clients profitability analysis
• Pricing analysis
• Supervised LSP and LLP Inventory management and coordinated operations with warehouse team
• Oversaw Demand planning and supply forecast in coordination with local and oversea logistic team and decreased stock outs rates to 8% and improved dead stock
• Trained staff, client and service provider on finance SOP and maintained training matrix

• Drafted variance reports, regulatory filings, and related schedules.
• Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
• Completed year-end closing processes with controllers and external auditors.
• Managed detailed follow up of accounts receivables and account payables, this greatly improved working capital to ratio of 2
• Facilitated monthly preparation of reconciled books of accounts, margin reconciliation of stocks, and Foreign exchange reconciliations
• Negotiated rates with banks to effectively manage foreign exchange risks.
• Diligently managed payroll administrations and functions of 40 staff heads with integrity and this greatly improved staff performance and attendance.
• Appropriately filed taxes as per Tanzania Revenue authority timelines .This yielded late filling penalties to Zero.
• Oversaw office activities and operations with efficiency and in standard with company policy.

• Prepared daily cash-flows statements and executed inter accounts transfers
• Generation of financial and management reports presentation
• Prepared, analyzed and explained monthly budgetary reports
• Approved payments within limits assigned as per policy
• Managed over 1000 staff group payroll function and administration.
• Ensured that units comply with Group established Financial policies and procedures in job executions and related operations.

• Was in charge of planning, organizing, reviewing, and evaluating 15 supporting staff on their performance
• Monitored records of all asset, liabilities, revenues, and expenses entries
• Coordinated functions and procedures in accounts payable, accounts receivables, food & beverage controls, revenue controls, purchasing department, fixed assets, and cash operations
• Monitored Stock control and inventory management functions and departments expenditures
• Reviewed monthly financial and management reports
• Prepared and presented weekly balance score card and contributed in departmental SOPs development.

Key Achievements

• Developed accounts and finance standard operating procedures
• Coordinated staff training and managed to close several loopholes, hence minimizing risk and fraud
• Appointed as Secretary to Voyager CSR committee and successfully managed team and ensured that events were well budgeted and coordinated.
• Promoted from unit level to group level

• Ensured that branch operations complied with organizations policies, controls and guidelines
• Maintained accuracy and integrity of all finance and accounting records.
• Planned and organized staff training which led to improved internal processes and great customer satisfaction
• Proactively managed debt collection and improved branch account receivables days to 64 days from 90 days.

• Maintained daily cash records of daily transactions and formulated end of day sales reports (cash and credit sales)
• Reconciled payments received with total sales ,Balanced daily bank and cash book accounts at end of each day