Tonny Munga

TONNY MUNGA MWAURA P.O. BOX 1285 – 00200 Nairobi Kenya. Tel: - Email:-Skype: tmunga Personal Information : Nationality Kenyan Sex Male Marital status: Married Date of Birth: 12/07/1983 Languages: Fluent English & Kiswahili, Basic French Career Objective: Be an efficient and effective Finance Manager for a Multinational Organization. PROFILE With close to 11 years’ working experience in accounting and finance: I have expertise in processing supplier payment, expertise in handling reconciliations: Vendor, bank and staff accounts. I have experience in reviewing & checking financial documents, & entries in financial systems, expertise in cash management, in monitoring the cash flow by closely monitoring the office needs and bank balances, expertise in monitoring budgets & advising user departments; ensuring reports are done & submitted promptly, expertise in reviewing & processing staff salaries while ensuring deductions are accurately done, expertise in managing organization assets & stocks. I have prior expertise in formulating budgets and being a liaison with Donor agencies ACHIEVEMENTS Setup Finance unit for GCF year- I have assisted in managing over USD 7 million while in Kakuma Refugee camp, and indirectly over USD 50 million in Nairobi. Set up finance, Admin & Logistics units in new offices: Torit & Rumbek, South Sudan and MHAC Kenya. UN Volunteer since Year 2008-todate on various projects: research, advisory, and consultancy. Audit Committee for IOM SAC year-. I played Badminton and was Captain of my team at High School. School prefect in High School. WORK EXPERIENCE 24th Nov 2014 – todate Head Of Finance HoF: Grace For Child Foundation GCF. It is a Child Foundation, with headquarters in Nakuru, Kenya. Is a local organization helping families, in Kenya, Uganda & Rwanda. Our programs work together to support the whole child by providing opportunities that ensure a solid foundation for success and well-being. Adopt-A-Family, Food & Friends, Free to Play and our Scholarships programs have helped thousands of children that are currently living in poor family situations & children Homes. Partners: Kenya, US, UK, and Netherlands Post’s Objective: Head the Finance Unit. Duties: i. Provide overall supervision of the processes of recording, classifying and summarizing financial transactions and interpreting the results, ensuring that all transactions of the Foundation are recorded, and that there is easily accessible supporting original documentation for all the transactions. Second, provide necessary approvals for transactions and processes within set policies. Third, provide custodianship to all financial policies and procedures. ii. Review and provide timely and accurate analysis of budgets, financial trends and forecasts, including identifying fixed costs, cost centres, and consumption rate. iii. Provide guidance, direction and strategic thinking to the leadership team related to cash flow management, financial risk planning and other strategic initiatives iv. Lead all financial initiatives, including but not limited to, budgeting, forecasting, financial statements, funding activities, taxes, option plans, and insurance v. Assess, recommend, and implement a cash management system vi. Partner with leaders across the company to drive revenue and innovation, and identify opportunities for cost savings vii. In conjunction with the Founder, help with the company’s fundraising strategy and execution viii. Manage corporate policies and internal controls to ensure the Foundation’s financial reporting and general business practices are compliant with GAAP and governmental regulations ix. Manage financial information systems and accounting tools including maintenance, evaluation, and implementation x. Coordinate financial audits and provide recommendations for procedural improvements xi. Support the Founder in communication with well-wishers, stakeholders and the board xii. Over time, hire and scale a finance and accounting team to support the company’s growth plans 2nd Jan2012 – 21st Nov2014Finance Assistant II: International Organization for Migration IOM (The UN Agency for Migration). It is an international non-governmental organization; regional office is in Nairobi, Kenya. The Mission with Regional Functions (MRF) in Nairobi seeks to address migration challenges in the region and is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of concerned governments and migrants. IOM is the UN United Nations Agency for Migration. With annual donor & grant funding of USD 50 million from various donors (BPRM, UNHCR, UNWFP, DFID, SIDA, USAID-TIS, GDC & JICA) Post’s Objective: Handle project and programme finance accounting. Duties: i. Verification of documents, checking the supporting documents and Processing payments. ii. Handle cost reallocations and post the various JVs. iii. Handle reconciliations of vendor, staff and Bank accounts. iv. Prepare financial reports (monthly, adhoc, interim & final reports) and share with user departments. v. Monitor budget & cost activity lines and advise user departments accordingly. vi. Oversee sub offices (MHAC, Dadaab, Kakuma, Mombasa, Goma, Bukavu, Kigali, Kigoma) accounts: Verify their payments, monitor their bank balances, perform end of period checks, implement internal controls. vii. Manage sub –office cash flow and funding requests by constantly checking bank balances and monthly needs. viii. Handle Airlines accounts for UNHAS charter and ALS flight charter. ix. Maintain the Fixed Asset registry. x. Handle GL accounts reconciliation. xi. Liaising with Internal and External Auditors providing all required information and verifying Audit schedules. xii. Indirectly oversee the Finance & Admin assistants in the Sub offices. 18thJun2009 – todateFinance Associate: International Organization for Migration IOM (The UN Agency for Migration). It is an international non governmental organization; regional office is in Nairobi, Kenya. The Mission with Regional Functions (MRF) in Nairobi seeks to address migration challenges in the region and is dedicated to promoting humane and orderly migration for the benefit of concerned governments and migrants. IOM is the UN United Nations Agency for Migration. Post’s Objective: Oversee all financial operations and ensure compliance at MHAC (Migration Health Assessment Centre) which deals with medical assessment for clients travelling to AUS, CAN, US, NZ & UK on permanent visa and Sub office in Nairobi. Duties: i. Focal finance person in MHAC: liaison with the bank for queries and clarification. ii. Manage all Bank transactions and prepare bank reconciliations. iii. Process all MHAC payments and verify receipts. iv. Post all MHAC Financial transactions to prism. v. Reconcile the various MHAC accounts: staff & debtors, vendor & accruals. vi. Ensure adequate stock levels at MHAC. vii. Prepare and production of income & expenditure accounts. viii. Medical charges generation – with assistance from MHPO and liaison with key Embassies, set various costs to be charged to clients. ix. Implement financial policies & procedures and offer advice to other departments on finance related issues. x. Ensures proper filing of documents. 12th Nov 2007 – 15th June 2009 Assistant Finance & Admin Officer: Lutheran World Federation. It is an international non governmental organization, head office is in Geneva, Switzerland. It operates programs in relief, rehabilitation and development in Kenya under its Department of World Service. And an implementing partner for UNHCR based in Kakuma Refugee Camp. Post’s Objective: Assist in managing annual donor & grant funding of USD 7 million from various donors (UNHCR, UNWFP, ECHO, BPRM, DCA, SIDA, USAID, & ALWS). Duties: i. Incharge of Cash Management: preparation of cash payment & receipt vouchers, ensure proper coding, updating cash books, posting journals in ACCPAC. ii. Issue working advances & travel claims. iii. Preparing the cash forecast and budget as per various donors. iv. Incharge of Supplier payments: writing cheque requisitions, verifying the GRNs, POs, DFs against the invoice. v. Preparation and submission of statutory deductions and KRA documents: Withholding tax, VAT exemption forms. vi. Incharge of Payroll both for staff & Consultants: writing cheque requisitions, verifying NSSF, NHIF, PAYE, & With-holding tax. vii. Incharge of ensuring staff/ visitors travel and accommodation during missions is okay. viii. Preparation of bank reconciliations for KCB Lokichoggio and KCB Lodwar. ix. Analysis of creditor accounts and debtor journal entries in ACCPAC system, reconciling and balancing the sub-ledgers to the general ledger. x. Verification of data entries into ACCPAC. Checking the accuracy, completeness of data, amounts and ACCPAC codes before posting on a monthly basis and forwarding them to the head office in Nairobi & Geneva. xi. Monthly reconciliation of ACCPAC Balance sheet accounts. xii. Assist in monitoring budgets: checking proper budget lines used on DFs & POs Updating a monitoring Report per every donor and advising user departments of their current balances. xiii. Assist in production of monthly & quarterly reports: Financial and IPFR (Implementing Partner Financial Report). 22nd May 2006 – 5th Nov 2007Accounts Assistant: The FCS Group. It’s a group of companies in Kenya. Companies under the group are: ICEA-LION Insurance, NIC Bank, Mitchell Cotts Kenya, Karirana Estate, and Knight Frank Kenya. Post’s Objective: Handle Karirana Estate Accounts: Duties: i. In charge of Debtor payments: maintaining of database that has all debtor receipts and payments, production of monthly statement. ii. Incharge of payroll management for KTMS farms. iii. Posting debtors and stocks JVs in Navision Financials systems. iv. Handle stock reconciliation adjustments and ensure accuracy of physical stock balances. v. Posting of Accruals in the Navision Financial system and handling Vat3 returns. vi. Verification, review and submission of statutory deductions. vii. Handle bank reconciliations (for NIC Bank shilling and Dollar Accounts): Reconcile cash balances in the general ledger to the cash balances in the bank statement and Verify the validity and accuracy of cash balances in the general ledger. viii. Handle KTMS (Karirana Tea Management Services) Accounts: in preparation and production of the income and expenditure accounts. ix. Preparation and presentation of monthly reports. PROFFESSIONAL BACKGROUND Jan 2017- todate: ThunderBird School of Global Management. I am pursuing Micro-Masters in International Business Management. July 2003- Dec 2008: Strathmore University. I am a Certified Public Accountant CPA-K. Jan 2002 – Dec 2002: InfoTech College Diploma In Computing & Computer Electronics. Also knowledge in Ms Office, Quick Books, Navisions Financials, ACCPAC, Prism & SAP. TRAININGS Feb 2014 IIA Institute of Internal Auditors - Auditing in the Public Sector: International Public Sector Accounting Standards July 2013 KISWCD Kenya Institute of Social Work & Community Development Course on participatory assessment, monitoring and evaluation of projects . Feb 2012 KISWCD Kenya Institute of Social Work & Community Development Course on strategic planning and management of projects. June 2009 KIM Kenya Institute of Management Course on customer care and client relations . EDUCATION BACKGROUND Jan 1997- Nov 2000: Ndururumo High School Jan 1989- Nov 1996: Moi Primary School PROFFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member of ICPAK Institute of Certified Public Accountant of Kenya – for CPA Certified Public Accountants Member of IIA Institute of Internal Auditors of Kenya – where am still working on my CIA (certified Internal Auditor) certification. PERSONAL INTERESTS Travelling and visiting places Interacting and making friends Reading magazines. REFEREES: 1. Grace Waringa Founder/ CEO Grace for Children Foundation P.o. Box 3037 – 20100 Nakuru-- 2. James W Igogo Asst Resource Management Officer International Organization for Migration IOM P.o. Box 55040 – 00200 Nairobi-- 3. Shem Irungu Kariuki Finance Manager Sameer Africa P.o. Box- Nairobi-- 4. Godfrey Muthithi Administrative Officer UNHCR P.o. Box 43801 – 00100 Nairobi--