Chief Operating Officer

• Apr 2020 - Present

Client Relationship & Sales Manager

• Jun 2016 - Nov 2019

- Coordinating all import and export shipments for Regional Logistics Ltd Tanzania. - Coordinating and monitoring operations for Regional Logistics for Tanzania, Malawi, Zambia and Rwanda. - Managing all communications with key customers for the entity, ensuring timely updates and reports are being sent on a daily basis. - Coordinating with the operations team to ensure inbound and outbound operations are undertaken within the stipulated time frame and with no short shipments. - Ensuring empty containers management is done correctly with zero detention and demurrage charges being accrued. - Ensuring daily, weekly and monthly shipment reports including statistics and KPI presentations are sent on time and accurately. - Ensuring stakeholder relationships are maintained on a regular basis this includes but not limited to shipping lines, clearing agents, transport hauliers, port authorities and customers. - Supervising the administrative functions of day to day operations including but not limited to procurement, KPI performance evaluation and any other function that is assigned by the Director of Operations. - Managing all communications with key customers for the entity, ensuring timely updates and reports are being sent on a daily basis. - Directing staff in the development, analysis and preparation of reports - Steer heading the company into ISO certification and is the contact person for company process documentation for ISO Audit. - Sourcing for new clients to grow the company’s business portfolio by ensuring we meet the monthly loading target stated at the beginning of each month Show less

Financial Accountant

• Jun 2014 - May 2016

- Implementation of software that eases and assist in departmental functionality. - Negotiate with banks for favorable exchange rates for fund transfers. - Assist in carrying out due diligence of our regular and potential clients. - Assist with external audits of the company i.e. VAT audit, Interim and Financial audits. - Manage treasury reports by evaluating and estimating future expenses against cash needed as request from the head office. - Handling and maintaining company accruals and prepayments. - In charge of handling the company on going project accounts, preparations of the end month and annual reports of these projects. - Analyze and reconcile the vendor, prepayment and bank accounts. - Prepare the company end month and annual financial reports in line with the group's deadline, procedures and policies. - Act as a contact person for external audits, banks and clearing agents on behalf of the company. - Prepare, maintain and reconcile the company's VAT accounts. - Carry out cash reconciliations for the branches of the company. - Analyze, reconcile and advise on the portfolio of the company's marketing groups and coffee farmer groups. - Assist in budget preparation of the company. Show less

Accountant

• Dec 2010 - May 2014

-Responsible for maintaining existing financial systems. - Managing company payable and receivables accounts. - Developing weekly and monthly reports showing analysis of the financial accounts whilst adhering to agreed policies, procedures and quality standards. - Maintain up to date information on exchange rates. - Manage monthly fleet and communication report for the company and ensure cost effectiveness. - Maintain and reconcile working capital requests claims of various branches, travel expenses and travel claims - Preparation and confirmation of Inter-company balances on a month end basis. - Investigate questionable data and recommend actions to resolve discrepancies. - Maintaining files and documentations thoroughly and accurately in accordance with company policy and accounting standards. Show less

Account Manager

• Jan 2010 - Apr 2010

- Responsible for maintaining portfolios that consisted of bad debts from various financial institutions in Kenya especially banks. - Followed up on the bad debtors and negotiated with them various terms and conditions on their debt recovery. - Identified debtors to be written off and to provide justification for them being written off. - Responsible for maintaining portfolios that consisted of bad debts from various financial institutions in Kenya especially banks. - Followed up on the bad debtors and negotiated with them various terms and conditions on their debt recovery. - Identified debtors to be written off and to provide justification for them being written off.

Account assistant

• Feb 2009 - Apr 2009

- Responsible for preparing and maintaining reports concerning western union, liquidity trends and cash reconciliation reports on a daily basis and submit them to head office. - In addition I handled customer oriented problems concerning loan repayment and general inquiries regarding bank accounts. - Teller transactions and western union transactions - Responsible for preparing and maintaining reports concerning western union, liquidity trends and cash reconciliation reports on a daily basis and submit them to head office. - In addition I handled customer oriented problems concerning loan repayment and general inquiries regarding bank accounts. - Teller transactions and western union transactions