Lucas Kamau
Newark,DE
Summary
Self-motivated accounting professional focused on solutions and problem-solving, consistently seeking optimal outcomes for challenges encountered. Proactive in offering support and anticipating needs, demonstrating exceptional organizational skills and expertise in project management. Collaborative team player, adept at influencing without authority and committed to contributing to both small projects and large strategic goals. Extensive experience in tax matters and a thorough understanding of project management principles, dedicated to maintaining high standards throughout all phases of project development and execution.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Financial Accountant
SKYLAB CROPCARE LIMITED
01.2018
- Maintaining Accounts payables - ensuring proper posting of all suppliers’ documents, timely payments of the invoices and reconciliation of sub-ledger and ledger balances for all the suppliers’ accounts.
- Procurement Function - Receiving approved quotes, sourcing for different suppliers’ quotations, creating an LPO for the approved quotes and ensuring its approved on-time.
- Payments Function – Processing the payments on the bank or Mpesa portal, ensuring that all the required documents for payment processing are provided e.g. approved request, LPO, Invoice and delivery note and GRN.
- Bank Reconciliation - Posting of all bank receipts, payments, and reconciliation of bank accounts on monthly basis.
- Intercompany Transactions - Receiving, Verifying and Posting of Intercompany Invoices and reconciling all the intercompany balances.
- Monthly Staff Payroll – Accurate processing and timely posting of all the payroll entries per cost centre. Processing and payment of statutory obligations NITA, PAYE, NSSF and NHIF.
- Taxation Filing – Filling of VAT, WHT and W-VAT on monthly basis and ensuring strict compliance of tax obligations. I handled KRA audit on Income tax, PAYE and VAT taxes and the VAA auto-assessment by providing required documentation and explanations to the KRA team to their queries.
- Calculation, Verification and Processing of Contractors payroll using MS Excel
- Cash flow Projections – Preparation of the cash flow projection, treasury, and cash count reports on weekly basis.
- Fixed Asset – Creating fixed asset in the accounting system, coding of the fixed assets and Maintaining Fixed asset schedules by ensuring correct depreciation of each asset based on their class code.
- Budgetary Function – Creating the budget for the organisation and ensuring that the organisation is operating within its budget.
- Month End Closure Procedure - Timely amortization of prepaid expenses and accrual of un-invoiced expenses, preparation of balance sheet accounts schedules.
- Year End Closure and Audit – Assist in year-end account closing and support in preparation of relevant audit schedules and reconciliation.
Finance and Operations Manager
WatchDog Alert Ltd
Nairobi, KE
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Streamlined financial reporting processes to enhance accuracy and efficiency in operations.
- Developed and implemented budget management strategies to optimize resource allocation.
- Led cross-functional teams to improve financial forecasting and planning initiatives.
- Analyzed variances in financial performance, providing actionable insights for decision-making.
- Reduced operational expenses by negotiating favorable contracts with vendors and suppliers.
- Collaborated with department heads on expense management, identifying opportunities for cost reduction without compromising service quality.
- Established key performance indicators (KPIs) for monitoring operational efficiency within finance department.
- Collaborated with IT department to integrate advanced financial management systems for improved data analysis.
- Conducted regular audits of financial transactions to ensure adherence to regulatory guidelines.
- Mentored junior staff on best practices in financial operations and compliance standards.
- Established strong relationships with banking partners to optimize financing options and secure favorable loan terms for company initiatives.
- Managed cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of projects within budget constraints.
- Evaluated potential investment opportunities, conducting thorough due diligence to minimize risk exposure.
- Streamlined reporting procedures, resulting in more efficient data analysis and decision-making processes.
- Managed payroll processing for a large workforce while maintaining strict confidentiality of sensitive employee information.
- Coordinated comprehensive risk management programs to safeguard company assets against potential losses from market fluctuations or unforeseen events.
- Mentored and developed finance team members, fostering a culture of continuous learning and professional growth.
- Implemented new accounting software to improve the accuracy and efficiency of financial records.
- Increased cash flow by optimizing accounts receivable collections and implementing proactive credit management policies.
Finance and Operations Manager
WATCHDOG ALERT LIMITED
01.2024 - 12.2025
- Design and improve operational processes to increase efficiency and reduce costs.
- Analyse financial performance, identify trends/risks, and recommend improvements to financial health.
- Lead budgeting, forecasting, and cash-flow monitoring to support strategic decisions.
- Supervise and mentor finance and operations staff, setting priorities and monitoring performance.
- Ensures compliance with legal, regulatory, and company policies.
- Analyses risks and proposes improvements to security measures.
- Plans and manages operational budgets, overtime, and resource allocation.
- Manage administrative functions such as payroll, billing, and office operations.
- Collaborate with other departments and senior leadership to align operations and finances with organisational goals.
- Prepare and present financial and operational reports to management, boards, or stakeholders.
- Oversee accounting and financial reporting, ensuring accurate books and timely statements.
- Ensure compliance with financial regulations, internal controls, and audit requirements.
Finance Manager Consultant
Refrigeration Technic East Africa Ltd.
08.2020 - 08.2021
- Development of finance policies and procedures.
- Project management and capacity building programs for project personnel.
- Assessment of the financial management of international development organizations.
- Development of the technical and financial proposals.
- Installation of computerised financial accounting system.
- Maintaining accounts payables and receivables.
- Conducting bank reconciliations functions.
- Preparation of monthly and management reports.
- Computing and filing the statutory obligation.
- Conducting internal audit function.
- Handling all the taxation matters as per the Tax procedures act requirements.
Finance and Administration Manager (Consultant)
BIOFARMS LIMITED
01.2018 - 06.2020
- Maximizing the return on financial assets by establishing financial policies, procedures, controls and reporting systems.
- Work closely with CEO, responsible for policies and operating procedures to ensure the integrity of financial information.
- Oversight cost and general accounting, accounts receivable and payroll and risk management.
- Lead in the overall administrative functions to ensure efficient operations as the organization grows, including human resource, IT and asset management.
- Reviewing, reconciling and approving employees expense reimbursement request, suppliers invoices, supporting in program teams on budgeting, contracting and expenses forecasting, follow up on debtors payments, Ensuring proper documentation and compliance to all the relevant governing authorities.
Finance Manager Consultant
Equitorial Human Resource Mobilizers
08.2018 - 11.2019
- Formulation of adaptable finance policy and procedures to govern the operations of the company and strengthening the internal control systems.
- Reporting functions which included preparations of quarterly administrative and financial reports like bank Reconciliations on timely basis.
- Maintenance of accounts payables, monthly staff payrolls, conducting statutory obligations compliance, preparation of cashflow projections and cash count reports.
- Budgetary functions which Included creating budget for the organization and specific projects and ensuring that the organization is operating within its budget.
- Procurement functions which involved receiving approved quotes for different suppliers quotations, creating LPOs for the approved quotes and ensuring its approved on time.
- Timely amortization of prepaid expenses and accrual of un-invoiced expenses, preparation of balance sheet accounts schedules as well as statements of comprehensive incomes.
- Assisting in year end account closing and support in preparation of relevant audit schedules and reconciliation.
- Ensuring good monitoring and reporting for internal use, setting appropriate communication/coordination systems in place with different stakeholders, capacity building for staff and implementing partners, ensuring that proper systems were in place to facilitate smooth and timely submission of internal and external reporting both financial and program, close out requirements and ensuring accountability of an integral part of the operation.
Finance Manager Consultant
Vava Coffee Limited Kenya, Gente Del Futuro Tanzania, USADF-Enterprises capital funding project Africa
02.2019 - 09.2019
- The overall goal was to support the organization in the management of finances and United states of America development fund grant to positively influence regional east African positively by creating capacity in matters to do with coffee.
- Preparing and record assets, liabilities, revenue and expenses entries by compiling and analyzing account information.
- Maintaining and reconciling subsidiary accounts, general ledgers as well as preparation of monthly , Quarterly and annual reports on timely basis as per the requirements of Grant agency and per international financial reporting standards requirements.
- Ensuring the integrity of accounting information by recording, verifying consolidating and entering transactions.
- Formulation of finance policies and procedures by creating a well and strong internal control system as well as the computerized accounting software that is efficient and cost effective.
- Undertaking strategic analysis and assist in strategic planning.
- Additionally prepared budget estimates and created annual final reports and projections. Also conducting trainings and participating and complying to the audit bodies as appointed the USADF.
- Reviewed the financial status of all counterparts and conducted a final review of financial reports ensuring their accuracy and completion. Conducted final assessment of project, base camp and travel advance liquidations for signature of the CEO. Ensured the development and maintenance of a financial monitoring database for accurate financial reports. Worked with field based project staff, project groups and County Development Committees to ensure comprehension and compliance with CRS financial management systems. Prepared monthly cash flow requests and reviewed monthly spending reports. Developed monthly budget comparison reports for grant making and capacity building . Prepared monthly variance reports and investigated all adverse variances and document grounds. Prepared quarterly USADF progress reports.
Assistant Accountant
Pakig Enterprises Limited
01.2016 - 12.2017
- Posting of invoices in the system.
- Managing and reconciling clients debtors accounts, creditors accounts.
- Processing vendor payments and preparing remittances. Conducting both internal and external audit functions.
- Reconciliation of supplier accounts (ledger vs Supplier statements) for the clients.
- Preparing and posting cash and bank payments vouchers to correct General ledger accounts of payments.
- Payroll entries postings and processing and timely payment of statutory obligations, maintaining staff advances accounts and reconciliation of sub ledger and ledger accounts.
- Automation of clients accounting systems by installing reliable and efficient computerized accounting software systems with the capacity to strengthen the internal control systems.
- Pakig Enterprises Limited (PEL) is a consultancy company majoring in Book keeping, accounting, tax consultancy, strategic planning development and auditing.
Education
Certified Public Accountant - CPA-K KASNEB(Kenya Accountants & Secretaries National Examination Board)
REGINAL CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT
Nairobi, KenyaBachelor of Science - Bachelor of Commerce
KCA University
Nairobi, KESkills
- Accounts payable and receivable
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Financial modeling
- Financial reporting
- Bank reconciliation
- Account reconciliation
- General ledger management
- Microsoft Excel proficiency
- Auditing procedures
- Generally accepted accounting principles
- Revenue recognition
Accomplishments
- Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
- Supervised team of [Number] staff members.
- Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.
Certification
- Certified Public Accountant – KASNEB
- Certificate in Computer Application Packages
- NAVISION ERP user
- QUICK BOOKS user
- SAGE accounting systems User
- June – Dec 2014 Cambridge College Diploma in Computer Programming
- Aug 2013 : Sony Driving School Class BCE
- 2008 - 2011 : St. Joseph Kari Lanet High School Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Attained B- (Minus)
LANGUAGES
Kiswahili (native); English (fluent)
Interests
Travelling, Research, Creative writing, Swimming, Reading, Community service, Social interaction
Timeline
Finance and Operations Manager
WatchDog Alert Ltd
01.2024 - 12.2025
Finance and Operations Manager
WATCHDOG ALERT LIMITED
01.2024 - 12.2025
Finance Manager Consultant
Refrigeration Technic East Africa Ltd.
08.2020 - 08.2021
Finance Manager Consultant
Vava Coffee Limited Kenya, Gente Del Futuro Tanzania, USADF-Enterprises capital funding project Africa
02.2019 - 09.2019
Finance Manager Consultant
Equitorial Human Resource Mobilizers
08.2018 - 11.2019
Financial Accountant
SKYLAB CROPCARE LIMITED
01.2018
Finance and Administration Manager (Consultant)
BIOFARMS LIMITED
01.2018 - 06.2020
Assistant Accountant
Pakig Enterprises Limited
01.2016 - 12.2017
Certified Public Accountant - CPA-K KASNEB(Kenya Accountants & Secretaries National Examination Board)
REGINAL CENTRE FOR MANAGEMENT
Bachelor of Science - Bachelor of Commerce
KCA University