Tabitha Matheka

P.O.BOX- Nairobi. Tabitha M. Matheka Tel: - (Mobile) Email- PERSONAL DETAILS Date of Birth: 23rd Dec 1987 Gender: Female Nationality: Kenyan Status: Single Religion: Christian CAREER OBJECTIVES Use my skills to provide exceptional outcome to your esteemed organization, Achieve high level of knowledge and intelligence, Attain high level of good clientele relations, Adhere to communication principles, Ability to keep abreast with the changing social, economic and technological environment. Develop my career and grow professionally, in a leading corporate environment focusing on business particularly on accounting CAREER PROFILE Detail oriented, efficient and organized professional with extensive experience in accounting systems. Posses’ strong analytical and problem solving skills with the ability to make well thought out decisions. Excellent, effective written and verbal communication skills. Highly trustworthy, discreet and ethical. Resourceful in the completion of projects(ability to cope with pressure & deadlines), effective at multi-tasking. Passionate team player and team leader. WORK EXPERIENCE July 2015-To date Starshine Student Centre as the Accountant Invoicing customers on all orders made and ensuring deliveries are done appropriately Following up on customers to ensure payments are done within the stipulated credit period Maintaining stocks and ensuring smooth stock take is done as per the stipulated policy on stock Managing the expenses for the office March 2014-To June 2015 Bible society of Kenya as the Accountant Assistant Processing payments and ensure accuracy and all supporting documents are attached properly Maintain supplier records by ensuring timely and accurate preparation of suppliers debit note and filling them appropriately. Petty cash maintenance and control Reconciliation of the general ledger Accounts payable Preparing Reports for Accounts Payables. managing stock file/register for all centers and ensuring reconciliations are done at the end of the month Undertaking reconciliation of debtors and General Ledger & Other Receivable accounts Monitoring customer account details for non-payments, delayed payments and other irregularities Managing debtors and other reports and present the relevant, timely, and insightful information with commentary and recommendations to senior management for decision-making. Ensuring internal controls are properly operating for compliance with organization policies Doing Bank Reconciliations. Preparing Local Purchase orders. Data Entries in Epicor accounting system Oct 2011-Oct 2013 Africa Rural Trainers Ltd and Africa rural trainers Trust as the Accountant assistant and Administrative Assistant, where I have been under taking the following task: Responsibilities Accounting and Bookkeeping for all financial transactions(Front Accounting system-online system) Preparing Payroll using Nifty payroll software & Preparing all statutory deductions in accordance to the law which include NHIF,NSSF and VAT returns. Helping the Trainers in preparation of their monthly expenditure worksheets(Maintain petty cash accounts Working with the trainees on developing their business plans Dealing with service providers e.g. electricity, supplier, making travel arrangements Collecting and consolidating data from trainers(Maintaining records of students, attendance records, classes attended, assignments marked and grades received in main data base) Creating and implementing forms for time sheets and weekly reports Updating cash flow forecasts with data from each of ART Ltd.’s profit centers. Assisting with financial forecasting and planning(Helped with Budget Forecast for the years 2014/17) Coordinating with the auditor in carrying out audit. Internship program with ALPHA PAINTS LTD as the Accounts assistant as from Aug 2011-Oct 2011 where I worked with QuickBooks. Responsibilities: Posting the cash entries in the system Taking monthly stock accounts Preparation of the monthly statements Follow up on debtors Undertake banking of all cash and Cheques on a daily basis in an approved account ACADEMIC BACKGROUND: August 2007- May 2011 Daystar University, Bachelor’s degree in Accounting, second class honors upper division - Makueni Girls secondary Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education School (KCSE) B- (minus) - Bondeni primary Kenya Certificate Of Primary Education (KCPE) 306 marks. PROFESSIONAL/ADDITIONAL TRAINING: Completed CPA Part 2 Daystar University Peer Education on drugs abuse and other substance, HIV/AIDS, stress management, conflicts. I choose life training in HIV/AIDS, drugs substance, violence, family orientation and sharing love. COMPUTER SKILLS: Computer literacy- Ms Word, Excel, Access, , PowerPoint, Outlook Express, Microsoft windows and Microsoft Office. Training on QuickBooks and Front accounting Languages- fluent in spoken and written English and Swahili Leadership skills-have served in leadership level in Daystar University sub-committee groups, Makueni Girls and Africa rural trainers REFERENCE MRS. CAROLINE NJENGA DIRECTOR STARSHINE STUDENT CENTRE - MRS. JOYCE SHISIALI GOIN, ACCOUNTANT BIBLE SOCIETY OF KENYA. - MR.ANTHONY NJUGUNA, DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, AFRICA RURALTRAINERS TRUST. -,-