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Patrick Gakobo

@patrickgakobo

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Finance automation specialist building Python and Excel tools for faster close.

Kenya

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What I'm looking for

I’m looking to automate finance operations end-to-end—AP/AR, reporting, controls—using Python/Excel and dashboards, delivering measurable cycle-time and error reductions in multi-branch environments, and I’m open to remote roles.

I build finance automation that turns slow month-end and reconciliation cycles into fast, reliable workflows. I engineered Excel and Python tools that cut a 6-week reconciliation backlog to one week, reduced a 4-hour close to 5 minutes, and replaced fragmented reporting with a self-refreshing Python dashboard serving 11 branches.

With nine years of full-cycle AP, AR, and financial reporting across KES 2B+ revenue environments, I design automation that works in real operations—not just theory. I’ve owned payables, collections, controls, and reporting at scale: processing 400+ invoices monthly, improving cash and vendor outcomes, and achieving zero-error bank reconciliations across periods.

I also bring finance depth plus technical capability—Bachelor’s degrees in Finance and IT, ACCA Level II, FMVA, and BIDA—so I can bridge accounting requirements with clean implementation. From ERP training and import costing accuracy to dashboard refresh automation and AI-assisted workflow design, I focus on reducing manual effort while strengthening internal controls and decision-ready reporting.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Accounts Payable Accountant

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Tire World Limited

Jul 2023 - Present (2 years 11 months)

Owned AP operations and financial controls across 11 branches, processing 400+ invoices monthly (KES 50M+). Built Python dashboard automation and Excel reconciliation templates that reduced payables DPO from 120 to 30 days (75% improvement) and enabled zero-error bank reconciliations.

Python Excel Accounts Payable Reconciliations Financial Control ERP Training

Senior Credit Controller

Tire World Limited

Jun 2022 - Jun 2023 (1 year)

Led receivables across 11 branches, managing collections, delinquency analysis, and sales order approvals for 100+ customer accounts while supervising one staff member. Implemented sales order approval and credit note analysis reports that reduced cancellations 20–30%, cut returns 40%, and improved collection rates by 20% (recovering KES 10M; delinquency down 12% to KES 7M).

Accounts Receivable Collections Credit Control Credit Notes Root Cause Analysis

Accountant

Farmers Choice Limited

Apr 2017 - May 2022 (5 years 1 month)

Progressed from Accounts Assistant to Accountant, managing full-cycle accounting on Microsoft Dynamics 365 for KES 2B+ monthly revenue across 7 retail/distribution outlets. Automated receivables reconciliation from 6 weeks to one week (sub-1% error), cut month-end close reporting from 4 hours to 5 minutes, and digitised journal vouchers to reduce entry time to under 2 minutes with fewer data entry

Microsoft Dynamics 365 Full Cycle Accounting Accounts Receivable Month End Close Excel Macros Journal Voucher