Gabriel Macharia
About me
I have knowledge and skills to provide administrative, accounting and financial management service to organizations, enterprises and individuals to enhance growth while ensuring compliance and accountability to laid out processes, regulations and procedures in the most efficient manner.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting Option
Degree
September 8, 2015
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December 18, 2020
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting Option
Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
CPA Advanced Level
January 4, 2021
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Present
CPA Advanced Level
Certificate in Leadership Development and Mentorship
Certificate in Leadership Development and Mentorship
January 1, 2019
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May 31, 2019
Work Experience
Finance Intern
Kula Vyema Centre of Food and Economics
January 6, 2025
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Present
As a Financial Intern at Kula Vyema Centre of Food and Economic, I am responsible for the following Duties: Maintain accurate financial records, including accounts payable and receivables. Prepare financial statements (Balance sheet, income statement, cash flow). Assist in preparing budgets for research projects and overall centre operations. Monitor projects expenses and ensure they align with budget allocations. Ensuring compliance with funding requirements and financial reporting standards. Prepare financial reports for grants agencies and stakeholders. Handling tax filings, including VAT, PAYE, Withholding Tax, NITA, NSSF and SHIF. Verify and process suppliers’ invoices and staff reimbursements. Provide financial insights for strategic decision-making. Assist management in evaluating financial risks and investment opportunities. Work closely with procurement teams to ensure cost efficiency.
Accountant
Homecare Retreat Centre Ltd
August 17, 2022
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December 13, 2024
As an accountant at Homecare Retreat Centre Ltd, I am responsible for the following duties: Generating Proforma Invoice, Invoices, Receipt and Credit Notes for clients. Run payroll for all staff and ensure accuracy and attention to details. Filing and payments of statutory deductions i.e. PAYE, NSSF, SHIF, NITA, Housing Levy, Catering Levy, VAT, Instalment Tax and Income Tax Company. Processing of ETR / eTIMS receipts Enhancing attention to details in generating timely and accurate financial statements and management reports. Ensuring accounting procedures are adhered to promptly, and up to date financial information is uploaded onto the financial system. Developing and maintaining financial accounting systems/policies for cash management, accounts payable, accounts receivable and petty cash. Safeguarding and maintaining properly supported and approved financial records for statutory audits in both hard and softcopy. Managing the process of administration ensuring compliance with the stipulated policies and procedures. Monitor risk management policies and procedures to ensure that the organizational risks are minimized. Timely preparation of Bank, Cash and Mpesa reconciliations. Supported in human resource functions, including hiring and supervising staff. Overseeing procurement processes, managed data and assets and facilitated communication with clients, suppliers and other stakeholders.
Intern
Kenya Revenue Authority
February 8, 2021
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December 31, 2021
Following my completion of undergraduate studies and CPA Part II, I was competitively recruited by the Kenya Revenue Authority as an intern and posted in their Kiambu Tax Service Office (Kiambu TSO). As an intern, I was responsible for the following: Assisting Taxpayer in accessing KRA process at the service centre. Offer support in Data analysis on data received in the Compliance & Monitoring Office (CMO). Provide analytical support in dealing with objections on VAT Automated Assessment (VAA). Provide administrative support in drafting, sorting and dispatching Taxpayer communication e.g. Voluntary Tax Disclosure Programme (VTDP) letters and Instalment Tax reminder letters. Provide Field support while conducting Inspection/Visits to taxpayer premises e.g. Inspection of premises on Excise manufacture’s registration. Attending Taxpayer meetings, preparing minutes, drafting demand notices and Payment Plans to be dispatched to identified Taxpayers. Extraction of tax Payment Returns Without Payment Slips (PRWP) from Jaspersoft website for daily analysis, validation and capture of the tax payments. Drafting VAT, PAYE, Instalment Tax and Income Tax reconciliation for my supervisor review. Analysing taxpayer’s ledger, preparing reports on the finding and sending Pre- assessment notices to the relevant taxpayers through both email notification and phone call engagements. Ensuring complaints are handled and recorded as per the complaints, management framework, and escalating taxpayers’ issues that need intervention by technical staff via recommended service escalation email. Assisting taxpayers in VAT refund application, processing of withholding tax, verification of authenticity of VAT exemption certificate.
Site Manager
Construction Project
December 2, 2019
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September 30, 2020
During this period, I was engaged as a Site Manager for a construction project to ensure compliance, accountability and procurement of materials among other responsibilities as follows: Contribute to the improvement of internal processes, support transparent and efficient utilization of financial resources. Managing and reconciling of accounts payable weekly and ensuring that payment periods were adhered to and the management was in good standing and did not hold large amounts of unpaid liabilities. During the delivery of an order, I verified that the right quality, quantity, colour and description of inputs was adhered to without contradicting what was indicated in the receipt as well as ensuring everything was in line with what was in the management order records. Contribute to preparation, implementation and monitoring of budgets, expenditure and budget forecasts to ensure future funding requirements were met. Preparing of payment vouchers related to construction activities and supplier invoices and ensuring payments are in accordance with management policy and procedure. Assisted in budget proposals, preparation of cost estimation for the material requirement, monitor on the budget implementation and the performance and approve reallocation of funds and material as necessary. Verifying invoices and any other financial documents for accuracy and ensuring necessary approvals of records are made before payment processing. Maintaining an update of fixed assets and Human Resource register on a regular basis.
Accounts Assistant
Goshen Mini market
April 2, 2019
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September 30, 2019
Goshen Mini-Market was a retail outlet dealing with various consumables, consumer fittings and household goods. To ensure the business operated in accordance with the necessary government regulations and rules, and to ensure the operations were profitable, I provided accounting services as follows: Monitor the daily cash position to optimize the use of surplus cash and improve returns on investment. Monitor account balances and coordinate recording of financial transactions accurately and timely. Track implementation of programme initiatives and ensure that deliverables are executed in a timely manner. Generating customers’ invoices, processing of orders, ensuring journal vouchers and adjusting journals have necessary reviews and approvals. Issuing receipts to all inward funds received and maintaining receipts inward register for cheques received and banking. Coordinate implementation of service delivery programmes and provide stakeholders and management with regular progress reports. Generating requests and maintaining up-to-date register and surrender for weekly, monthly and quarterly review. Resource tracking: Ensure that the necessary resources and tools are available for the service team to enable quality customer service delivery and business support. Maintaining limited access to computerized cashbook and assisting management in managing office daily cash in line with the laid-out policy.