Experience

Red Beryl Consulting

• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance and Business Strategy

  • Mar 2020 - Present

  Red Beryl Consulting is a boutique finance and business advisory firm that helps SMEs and startups manage cash flows and increase profitability. Advised SMEs and sustainable growth companies (SGC) on strategic financial matters to increase profitability and promote cash flow freedom. Controlled financial processes and operations, and spearheaded financial planning and analysis initiatives to create structure, minimise costs and improve the bottom line. Some notable achievements: > Helped secure approx. $100K LC for growing startup by helping create proposal specifically leading the financial projections component and tying it to the business story. > Established and implemented financial control procedures that enabled companies to free cash flows by minimising stock obsolescence and unnecessary restocking. > Identified and arrested product unit losses that were being magnified by sales volume growth through cost analysis and re-categorisation of expenses. > Potentially saved client capital investment savings of USD15,000 by providing valuable insights on expansion strategies and timings based on the company's performance ratios. > Helped loss-making service company create activity-based costing and shared services model for their operations which enabled them to price their projects profitably. > Helped clients resolve tax issues amicably with KRA. INDUSTRIES SERVED: Agriculture, Building Construction, Mechanical & Civil Engineering, Procurement, Healthcare, Investments, Residential Property Rentals, Retail, Manufacturing. Show less



PULA

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Senior Accountant

  • Jul 2019 - Dec 2019

  Pula Advisors is an agricultural insurtech company that designs and delivers innovative agricultural insurance and digital products to help insure previously unbanked and uninsured small-scale farmers. Managed the accounts department. Oversaw company budgets, managed cash flows and supervised financial operations of the company. Recommended enhancements to existing transfer pricing policy to ensure tax cost efficiency. Led investor reporting and IFRS compliant financial reporting. Some notable achievements: > Enhanced decision making for directors and investors by directing the financial team to create timely and accurate reports. > Saved roughly 4% in tax-related expenses and penalties by ensuring compliance with the relevant laws and streamlining inter-country transfer pricing policy of the firm. > Sealed cash leakages of approximately USD 30,000 within five months by enhancing policies and controls around staff expenditure and field disbursements, and educating staff on smart spending. > Preparing IFRS compliant group consolidated and segment (for Swiss holding company and Kenyan and Nigerian Subsidiaries). Show less



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Audit Associate

  • Jun 2016 - Jun 2019

  Engagement management (project management); project cost monitoring; team resourcing and management; coaching junior auditors; Financial and business analysis; financial health checks; strategic advice and support to clients; internal controls review.Some notable achievements:> Managed and delivered projects (engagements) worth circa USD 60-100K in time and on budget.> Helped companies identify and manage financial and business risks in various industry sectors, including hospitality, electronics, asset management, education, manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and food processing.> Proposed internal controls around procurement and inventory processes that increased operational efficiencies and enhanced reporting.> Saved investors of global startup $90,000 in by identifying expenses that were erroneously classified as intangible assets thus overvaluing the company.> Prepared financial statements and notes thereto in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRSs). Show less

• Strategy and Operations Consultant

  • Sep 2013 - Jun 2016

  Business strategy; organisational design; feasibility assessments; market entry assessments for multinational companies; operational efficiency; business process optimisation; financial, business and market analysis.Some notable achievements:> Provided market entry recommendations to multinational conglomerates seeking to enter the East African market. > Assisted microfinance company with over $4M profit to create and document business processes that enhanced their effectiveness.> Helped develop the corporate strategy of blue-chip companies operating in Kenya and East Africa. Show less



PwC

• Professional Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Regional Field Officer

  • Apr 2013 - Jun 2013

  Auditing, financial capacity building and data management for community based organisations; supported budgeting activities among community based organisations; monitoring and evaluation of community based projects. Auditing, financial capacity building and data management for community based organisations; supported budgeting activities among community based organisations; monitoring and evaluation of community based projects.