Mercy Jelagat, Finance Officer

Eastern Africa Grain Council

Nov 2021 – Present

Nairobi, Kenya

Finance Officer

• Preparation and control of project budgets. • Preparation of financial management & donor reports. • Carry out project bank reconciliations. • Payroll processing and ensuring other statutory payments (NHIF, NSSF, PAYE & Withholding taxes) are settled in an accurate and timely manner. • Ensuring proper preparation of payment vouchers, cheques, customer Invoices as well as financial statements and entries to monthly accounts in accordance with accounting regulations. • Ensure maintenance of the Fixed Assets Register. • Continuously manage and support budgetary and forecast of activities. • Review and certify, requisitions, quotations, purchases orders, petty cash returns and imprests. • Develop and maintain all donor financial reports in line with donor guidelines, in order to produce timely reports for approval by the Finance Manager. • Ensuring that, proper authorization of all payments is strictly followed and supported as per policy. • Support other staff on other relevant tasks or Projects. • Ensure financial records are maintained in compliance with International Accounting Standards (IAS), International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), accepted standard / organization policies and procedures. • Preparing Financial Statements and other reports, summarizing current and projected financial position ensuring availability of funds to meet obligations. • Prepare and coordinate the end year financial audit process.

Eastern Africa Grain Council

Aug 2018 – Oct 2021

Nairobi, Kenya

Finance Assistant

• Receiving invoices from suppliers, compiling all the supporting documents and process payment. • Preparing customer invoices and dispatching them. • Petty cash management. • Monthly bank reconciliation using SAP B1 accounting system. • Statutory deductions timely filing and payment. • Ensuring all financial documents have the required supporting documents and filing them correctly and neatly. • Accurate data entry and posting to the financial system for all the transactions. • Assist in preparing financial reports for partners/donors. • Support in preparing financial reports for the organization and support during the audit process. • Supporting other country offices in the finance department with preparation of their financial and partner report.

Clovers Management and Training Consultants Limited

Feb 2017 – Jul 2018

Nairobi, Kenya

Accountant

• Day to day operation in the accounting department. • Handling of petty cash. • Paying statutory deductions (PAYE, NHIF, NSSF & VAT). • Invoicing to clients. • Handling payroll system with over 200 employees. • Maintaining of financial records using Quickbooks. • Assisting in preparation of final accounts and statements. • Collecting and compiling data for budgeting purpose.

KENYA RED CROSS SOCIETY

Jun 2016 – Sep 2016

Nakuru, Kenya

Finance Intern

• Handling petty cash. • Ensured accounting information are correctly kept and recorded. • Preparation of vouchers and other payments and disbursements. • Preparing invoices.

Mercy Jelagat

Finance Officer

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