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Alex Kinyanjui

@alexkinyanjui

Finance Manager and strategic accounting leader with 10+ years improving profitability, controls, and budgeting for FMCG operations.

Kenya
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to develop my skills in an enabling environment and maximize the worth of available resources—driving finance management, budgeting, controls, and integrity-led decision making to achieve strong professional results.

I’m a highly strategic, focused, and analytical Finance Manager with over 10 years of experience in finance, accounting, and business operations management. I’m known for extracting financial data from reporting systems and recommending key operational changes that protect performance and improve outcomes.

In my current role at Jambo Group of Companies (FMCG), I initiated strategic revenue planning and forecasting for gross revenue, net revenue, and gross margin. I also revamped the accounting system to increase efficiency in handling controls, aligning budget-to-actual reporting with the needs of department heads to support faster decision making.

I manage timely month-end close and strengthen accounts receivables/payables documentation across desktop and ERP procedures. I introduced and implemented a core audit compliance and control system that decreased audit time, and I redesigned the accounts payable updating, reconciling, and reporting model—improving efficiency by more than 50%.

Previously, as a Senior Accountant and Project Accountant, I handled statutory books and financial statements, trial balance, profit & loss, cash flow reporting, and internal and statutory audit coordination. I’ve also delivered cost-saving initiatives, including reducing overheads and designing distributor operations excellence that saved losses from bad debts.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

JC
Current

Management Accountant

Jambo Group of Companies

Jul 2021 - Present (4 years 11 months)

Led revenue planning and forecasting for gross/net revenue and gross margin, and managed month-end close for accurate reporting. Revamped accounting controls and reduced accounts payable/receivable audit time, redesigning the AP system to improve processing efficiency by 50%.

KL

Senior Accountant

Kevian Kenya Limited

Mar 2018 - Jun 2021 (3 years 3 months)

Prepared statutory books and financial statements, ran annual budgeting and variance analysis, and handled monthly compliance filings (VAT, NSSF, NHIF, NITA, PAYE). Reconciled a complex financial statement in 5 hours and delivered cost-saving initiatives that reduced overheads and bad-debt losses.

CL

Project Accountant

Columbia Developers Limited

Sep 2014 - Aug 2016 (1 year 11 months)

Performed project accounting—reviewed unbilled project expenses, approved supplier invoices and time sheets, and closed project accounts on completion. Managed VAT and payroll/NSSF/PAYE/NHIF remittances, prepared monthly management reports, and produced quarterly consolidated financial statements via QuickBooks.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Kenyatta University logoKU

Kenyatta University

Master of Business Administration, Project Management

2019 -

Master of Business Administration focusing on Project Management, started in 2019 and ongoing.

Kenya Institute of Management logoKM

Kenya Institute of Management

Diploma in Project Management, Project Management

2012 - 2013

Diploma in Project Management from 2012 to 2013.

Kenyatta University logoKU

Kenyatta University

Bachelor of Commerce, Finance

2007 - 2011

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance option) from 2007 to 2011.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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