# Maureen Wangari Maureen Wangari is a remote worker on Himalayas, Payment Recovery Specialist at LTVplus LLC, based in Kenya. Source: https://himalayas.app/@maureenwangari1 ```text Credit Controller at WPP Scangroup who oversaw USD 2.8 million in monthly collections. ``` | Detail | Value | | --- | --- | | Availability | Looking for a job | | Location | Kenya | | Authorized to work in | Kenya | | Salary expectations | 40k+ USD | | Job categories | Credit Controller, Accounts Receivable Specialist, Collections Specialist, Billing Specialist, Payment Recovery | | Skills | Credit Control, Accounts Receivable, Billing Operations, Debt Collection, Payment Recovery, B2B Collections, Invoice Processing, Ledger Reconciliation, Cash Flow Management, Receivables Management, Payment Processing, Bank Reconciliation, Accounts Payable, Financial Reporting, Days Sales Outstanding (DSO) Reduction | | LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/maureen-kungu | ## What I'm looking for ```text I'm seeking a globally focused billing or collections role where I can apply my accounts receivable experience and deliver consistent results with operational discipline, including without direct supervision. ``` ## About ```text At WPP Scangroup Plc, I oversaw USD 2.8 million in monthly collections and maintained 95%+ same-day ledger posting accuracy. I also kept invoice dispatch within three working days and managed B2B credit relationships and payment disputes. At LTVplus LLC, I monitor Stripe and PayPal reports and contact customers about failed transactions, resolving 30–50 cases weekly with a 60–70% resolution rate. Earlier, at TT Ainsley Limited, I implemented QuickBooks across the business and managed accounts receivable and payable. ``` ## Experience ### Payment Recovery Specialist (current) LTVplus LLC. Jul 2025 - Present ```text Monitored daily Stripe and PayPal reports to flag failed transactions and contacted customers via HelpScout and GHL within 24 hours, resolving 30–50 cases weekly. Managed a fully remote payment recovery operation across 6 platforms, maintaining seamless communication across time zones. ``` Skills: Stripe, PayPal, Help-Scout, GHL, Payment-Recovery, Remote-Collaboration, Asynchronous-Communication, Self-Management ### Credit Controller WPP Scangroup Plc. May 2022 - Oct 2025 ```text Maintained 100% invoice dispatch within 3 working days for major global clients and oversaw monthly collections of USD 2.8 million. Sustained 95%+ same-day ledger posting accuracy and produced bi-weekly AR reports for stakeholders. ``` Skills: Credit-Control, Accounts-Receivable, Invoice-Processing, Ledger-Reconciliation, B2B-Collections, Days-Sales-Outstanding-(DSO)-Reduction, Financial-Reporting, Stakeholder-Reporting, Dispute-Resolution, Cash-Flow-Management ### Senior Accounts Executive TT Ainsley Limited. Aug 2014 - Apr 2022 ```text Led AR/AP function for a busy advertising agency, using QuickBooks to manage day-to-day transactions and driving full implementation of QuickBooks across the business. Trained and onboarded 10+ staff members and ensured 100% on-time submission of tax returns to KRA. ``` Skills: Quickbooks, Accounts-Receivable, Accounts-Payable, Tax-Compliance, Corporate-Trainer, Process-Improvement, B2B-Billing, Financial-Reporting ### Customer Service and Operations Officer Jamii Bora Bank Limited. Jun 2012 - Aug 2014 ```text Led a branch team of 7 to deliver 40% of the bank's unit sales in the KOTO housing project. Rebuilt the customer management process and coordinated across internal teams to resolve bottlenecks, cutting average processing time noticeably. ``` Skills: Customer-Service, Operations-Management, Team-Leadership, Process-Improvement, Sales-Support, Client-Management ### Finance and Administration Assistant Forbes Media Limited. Jun 2010 - Oct 2010 ```text Provided finance and administration support on a contract basis. ``` ### Operations Assistant Nawal Forex Bureau Limited. Apr 2009 - Jun 2009 ```text Assisted with operations as an intern. ``` ## Education ### Generation Kenya Generalist AI, Artificial Intelligence. 2024 - 2024 ```text Generalist AI training from Generation Kenya in 2024. ``` ### Sonek Data School Advanced Excel, SAGE and QuickBooks, Accounting Software. 2024 - 2024 ```text Advanced Excel, SAGE and QuickBooks training from Sonek Data School in 2024. ``` ### WPP Global WPP Commercial Competence Program, Commercial Competence. 2023 - 2023 ```text WPP Commercial Competence Program from WPP Global in 2023. ``` ### Generation Kenya Digital Customer Service, Customer Service. 2021 - 2021 ```text Digital Customer Service training from Generation Kenya in 2021. ``` ### Strathmore University Bachelor of Commerce, Finance ```text Bachelor of Commerce in Finance from Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya. ``` ### AXELOS PRINCE2 Certification, Project Management. 2023 - 2023 ```text PRINCE2 Certification from AXELOS in 2023. ``` ### UNHCR Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse, Safeguarding ```text Prevention of Sexual Exploitation and Abuse training from UNHCR. ``` ### Disaster Ready Grant Seeking Essentials, Grant Seeking ```text Grant Seeking Essentials training from Disaster Ready. ``` ### Disaster Ready Financial Management Essentials for NGOs, Financial Management ```text Financial Management Essentials for NGOs training from Disaster Ready. ``` ### Strathmore University Computer Packages, Computer Applications ```text Computer Packages training from Strathmore University, Nairobi, Kenya. ``` ## Tech stack - Slack - NetSuite To contact Maureen, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire). ## People also viewed - [Mirriam Gichohu](https://himalayas.app/@mirriamgichohu): Collection Manager, Risine Credit Limited - [Nobert Bwire](https://himalayas.app/@nobertbwire): Senior Finance Officer – Payments, TIBU Health - [Dinah Ogeto](https://himalayas.app/@dinahogeto): Credit Controller, Rentokil Initial - [Naomi Muthoni](https://himalayas.app/@naomimuthoni): External Auditor, Bell Harris Ltd - [Winnie Wachira](https://himalayas.app/@winniewachira): Credit Management Supervisor, Watu Limited Company - [Hilary Namisi](https://himalayas.app/@hilarynamisi): Receivables / GL Accountant, Sopa Lodges / Elewana Collection - [Violet Mani](https://himalayas.app/@violetmani): Credit Controller, Major Travel UK - [Mark Onyango](https://himalayas.app/@markonyango): Finance & Accounting Consultant, Self employed - [Rebecca Njoroge](https://himalayas.app/@rebeccanjoroge): Accounting Manager, Becs Collections - [Aidah Ojuka](https://himalayas.app/@aidahojuka): Accounts Receivable Specialist, BIC East Africa