Abel Musuya

ABEL MUSUYA Nairobi, Kenya |+254 724 240-PROFESSIONAL SUMMARY A brilliant and competent accountant with 5+ years’ experience of financial accounting. Well organized with strong mathematical and computer knowledge. Always in pursuit of personal and professional growth. Committed to utilize knowledge gained and best accounting practices to improve processes, add significant value to organizations that I serve. PROFESSIONAL SKILLS Analytical skills Advance Microsoft excel Accounting ERP skills Interpersonal and Teamwork skills Taxation Excellent verbal and written communication skills EDUCATION 2016Bachelor of Commerce Finance University of Nairobi 2010Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education Kibabii Boys High School PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS 2017 – 2018CPA (K) EXPERIENCE June 2022 - CurrentAccounts Payable Accountant-Shared service EssilorLuxottica I support four commercial entities in Kenya, Nigeria, Ethiopia and Angola. In addition, I support the Onesight foundation operations in sub-Sahara Africa. Verifying the accuracy and completeness of vendor invoices by matching the invoices to purchase orders and delivery notes( 3 way match) Reconciling both IG and OG vendor accounts against the statements and cl Receiving, reviewing and posting of vendor invoices in the ERP system Preparing timely payment runs of overdue invoices Preparing, filling and reconciling VAT monthly Preparing weekly bank reconciliations and following up to ensure outstanding items are posted Preparing and posting month end closing journals (Prepayments, provisions and accruals) Reconciling trial balance ledger accounts and maintaining accurate schedules Managing employee travel expenses( Cash advance, Uber for business and Citi Corporate Credit Card) Forecasting cash flows Supporting the team with monthly financial reporting. Leading the team on Annual Sustainability reporting Supporting Internal and External audits Maintaining an efficient filling system of vendor invoices, credit notes and statements December 2018 – June 2022Finance Assistant-Shared service EssilorLuxottica Prepared weekly bank reconciliations Managed petty Cash Posted Vendor invoices Filling statutory returns(VAT and WHT) Creation of new customer and vendor accounts Issued bi-weekly statements to customers Managed credit limit and payment terms for both local and export customers Physical custody of documentation April 2018 – August 2018 Finance and Accounts InternNairobi Center for International Arbitration Prepared monthly bank reconciliation Led data migration of finance data to the Microsoft Navision Prepared quarterly and annual financial statements Managed petty cash Prepared payment vouchers Prepared imprest requisitions and surrenders Monitored expenses against forecasts and budget Deposited cash and cheques to the bank Examined of payment vouchers June 2017 – December 2017Retail Assistant 3C Hub Kenya Limited Received customer payments by cash, M-Pesa and credit card and issued ETR receipts Deposited cash daily Managed Petty Cash Expenses Prepared daily stock reports Managed inventory of phones and accessories Managed monthly stock takes of phones and accessories Generated weekly and monthly Z-reports from the ETR machine Nov 2014 – Jan 2015Accounts Attaché Nairobi City County Prepared monthly bank reconciliations Preparation of payment vouchers. Posting of payment into the Integrated Financial Management Information System (IFMIS). Compiled monthly accounting reports. Issued inventory and processed bills using LAIFORM. VOLUNTEER EXPERIENCE Volunteer for Onesight at Nyarugusu refugee camp (Tanzania) for one week from 1st July to 8th July 2023. I helped the foundation test eyesight of the hosts and dispense eye glasses and medicine. PROFESSIONAL ACHIEVEMENTS Recognized by the Managing Director, EssilorLuxottica as Finance employee titan for the year 2022 Awarded best performing student in Advanced Management Accounting paper-November 2018 KASNEB Exam by KPMG East Africa. Helped set up policies which helped strengthen internal controls and enhanced compliance. Consistently maintained healthy relationships with vendors across the four countries Consistently maintained fully reconciled bank, vendor and ledger accounts Introduced Uber for business, which streamlined local employee travel expense management Scaled down petty cash usage by over 40% and restricted it to small incidental expenses in line with the Groups’ accounting policy. MEMBERSHIP ICPAK REFEREES On Request