Stephen Gathai
About Candidate
Location
Education
Specializing in Advanced Excel /Python/SQL /Power BI/Tableau /Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence
Financial and Investment analysis
Bachelor of Commerce – Finance Option
Certified Public Accountant Financial Management Cost accounting Auditing Taxation Financial reporting
Work & Experience
a. Deputizing the Internal audit and risk assessment Manager on all administrative and functional duties b. Designing of annual risk management, auditing and compliance plan and steering its implementation through assigning and review of assignment done by audit staff members. c. Conducting Audit follow-ups especially on the implementations of agreed Audit recommendations. d. Conducting financial, operational, tax, Information system and regulatory /statutory audits. e. Preparation and presentation of Internal audit reports to the Board Audit Committee f. Quarterly evaluation and review of risks and assurance with all HOD’S and supervisory teams g. Checking that spending is as per set budgets and that value for money is achieved especially with regards to procurement and in all forms of payments. h. Performing of ad-hoc assignments, investigations and litigations i. Ensuring that there is strict adherence to compliance e.g. to all third parties such as government, insurances, suppliers and employees among others. j. Reviewing of internal processes, controls and procedures for sufficiency, relevancy, adequacy, value addition and efficiency
General and or accounting functions. End to end accounting roles.
a. Checking that the company assets are accounted for and safeguarded from loss and misappropriation. E.g. motor vehicles and milk crates and cans. b. Assisting the company in identifying, evaluating and mitigating on significant exposures to risk.
a. Maintaining and updating accounts payables i.e. posting of invoices, cheques and credit notes and also ensuring proper documentations and approvals before payments are made. b. Maintaining and updating accounts receivables i.e. posting of invoices, payments and credit notes; checking on credit limits and generation of customer statements. c. Performing reconciliation of dispatched products against their respective invoices to customers.