Experience

Pezesha

• Kenya
• Financial Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Operations Lead- Uganda

  • Sep 2022 - Present

  Pezesha is a Digital Financial Ecosystem/FinTech with presence in Kenya, Uganda and Ghana; connecting Africa's MSMEs to Capital.My contribution towards supporting the organization achieve its growth objectives: - Contribute to strategic planning efforts. Drive the overall strategy of Uganda's operations - Portfolio management - Growth and Market diversification - Business development: Seek out, close, operationalize and lead embedded partnerships - PAR Management across all portfolio buckets - Pursue, close and manage other strategic partnerships to foster faster growth - Team leadership through a mix of direction and coaching to ensure productivity. - Creating work plans, problem unblocking - Constantly review and improve on the existing processes in collaboration with Tech and data teams - Report to relevant internal and external stakeholders. - Ensure compliance in the Uganda market. - Manage budgets and employ cost-effective strategies to protect company assets



Belli Advisory

• Uganda
• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Consultant

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Belli Advisory is a business development firm dedicated to transforming Africa's economies by Providing tailored sustainable business solutions.My roles cut across enabling SMEs to achieve their financial objectives to be profitable, investment ready and sustainable. Roles entail,- Financial modelling and forecasting- Sensitivity analysis- cashflow Management- Credit management- Budgeting and planning- Policy formulation and improvements- investment management- Training of good business financial Practices& Finance for non Finance Managers



OCTA FINANCE LIMITED

• Finance & Credit Operations Manager

  • Aug 2020 - Aug 2022

  OCTA finance is a Micro Finance existing to provide reliable and convenient working capital solutions to the unbanked and excluded.Responsibilities cut across Finance and Credit operations management- Developed and implemented a credit management workflow system- Developed and implemented revenue strategies on pricing and other cash revenue streams for the business aside from the receivable earnings to improve operational cashflows- Improved receivables turnover by implementing customer incentives to improve liquidity metrics- Financial planning (Budgeting, budget performance measurement and reporting)- Cashflow Monitoring and Management- Financial reporting – key performance metrics- Implemented policies and procedures to minimize and manage operational risk- Regulatory complianceKEY ACHIEVEMENTBusiness development – recommended alternative and affordable financing option to manage periodical liquidity gaps, that was fully adopted



HARVEST FINANCE LIMITED

• Finance & Credit Operations Manager

  • Feb 2018 - Jul 2020

  Harvest Finance is a Financial Services institution existing to foster entrepreneurial growth and sustainability by providing growth capital financing.Roles/ duties- Loan Portfolio assessment and reporting- Developed a credit operations manual- Loan appraisals and approval- Monitoring business cash flows to identify financial red flags to ensure effective working capital management.- Monitoring business operations through telephone and email communication, monthly and quarterly reports- Business development, developed business products based on analysed customer behaviour and responses- Prepared budgets and reported on-budget performance. - Established monthly efficient workflow processes- Prepared Business performance measurement reports for directors- Conducted periodical staff training to re-enforce organizational values and objectivesKey Achievements Implemented functional receivables collection strategies that increased the receivable turnover



LIFE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY

• Finance & Business Operations

  • Jan 2016 - Jan 2018

  LIFE INTERNATIONAL ACADEMY Roles/ duties - Prepared management and financial accounts every quarter which supported decision making and regulatory compliance - Completed daily cash functions - account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting and cash and banking reconciliations - Reduced school fees arrears to below 10% through telephone engagements and payment restructuring within the first 6 months of managing revenue collections - Maintained a database of over 150 students that analyzed student information to facilitate decision making. The information from the database was used to identify market segments and run marketing campaigns. - Held discussions with over 40 teachers to collect their contributions to the budgetary process which facilitated the effective use of zero-base budgeting - Developed the schools’ financial controls to ensure regulatory compliance and pass a semiannual external audit