Summary
Overview
Work History
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
CPA II
Timeline
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LORNAH ACHIENG ADERO

LORNAH ACHIENG ADERO

Mombasa

Summary

Accountant with over 8 years of experience in financial management and full-cycle accounting. Proven success in budgeting, payroll transactions, and mentoring staff, contributing to improved operational compliance and efficiency. Skilled in preparing tax returns, coordinating audits, and maintaining accurate financial records.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience

Work History

Accountant

Megha Marketing EA Limited
06.2019 - Current

Megha Marketing EA Limited is a one stop hardware for building materials located in Mombasa County. Managed daily operations and responsibilities.

  • Performed daily cash functions, including A/P and A/R tracking, budgeting, payroll transactions, expense management, and reconciliations to maintain financial accuracy.
  • Coordinated month-end closing processes, ensuring timely completion ahead of aggressive deadlines to support financial reporting.
  • Using SAP accounting software to perform bookkeeping, invoicing and bank reconciliations.
  • Preparing quarterly tax returns and reviewing submitted documentation with auditors.
  • Collaborated with internal and external auditors to facilitate scheduled audits and compliance reviews, enhancing transparency and accuracy.
  • Reporting on operating income, expenses against budgets and forecasted trends.
  • Mentoring junior staff members with constructive feedback and actionable steps for performance improvement.

Accountant

Jocham Hospital
05.2018 - 05.2019

Jocham Hospital is a private hospital in Mombasa County located in North Coast, Kisauni. My responsibilities were as follows;

  • Produced regular reports, regulatory returns, and reconciliations to provide stakeholders with critical financial insights.
  • Maintained comprehensive financial records for regulatory compliance and accurate taxation.
  • Accurately performed daily cash functions, including A/P and A/R tracking, budgeting, payroll transactions, expense management and various reconciliations.
  • Created and maintained journal entries, maintaining exceptional accuracy throughout.
  • Drafted periodic profit and loss reports to identify trends and forecast future financial changes.
  • Completed scheduled audits to uncover and resolve financial discrepancies or budget overages.
  • Reviewed invoice payment applications, providing feedback and inputting data.

Accountant Assistant

Transeast Limited
08.2016 - 05.2018

Transeast Limited is a logistic company located in Mazerus, Kwale County. My responsibilities were;

  • Supported accountants by preparing client tax returns, ensuring compliance and accuracy.
  • Assisted in generating, preparing and presenting weekly, monthly and yearly financial reports.
  • Reviewed monthly expenses and payroll records with accounting teams, contributing to accurate financial reporting.
  • Communicated and collaborated effectively with accounting teams, enabling smooth finance operations.
  • Supported compliance team during account audits
  • Researched and analyzed financial data to assist accountants in informed decision-making.
  • Quickly understood and learned accounting processes through diligent monitoring and observation.
  • Worked meticulously and methodically to deliver accurate, reliable accounting support.

Teller

Equity Bank Africa
08.2014 - 08.2016
  • Processed customer cheque transactions, ensuring accurate identification verification and account balance checks.
  • Reconciled cash and cheques against computer records at end of shift.
  • Demonstrated expertise in identifying and mitigating potential fraud and transaction risks.
  • Responded to and assisted customers with account inquiries and updates.
  • Entered transactions into computer and issued customer receipts.
  • Adhered to safe deposit box procedures, operations and guidelines while assisting customers.
  • Explained bank services and financial products, providing customers with a clear understanding of options and fees.
  • Issued official cheques for customers and internal transactions to facilitate banking operations. for customers and internal bank needs.
  • Identified and eliminated errors when balancing cash point transactions, teller cash dispensers and teller cash recyclers.
  • Adhered to strict financial and customer data guidelines to avoid breaches and information misuse.
  • Generated reports on unallocated cash, enhancing the accuracy of financial records management. of unallocated cash.
  • Participated in formal and informal training to maintain up-to-date knowledge of banking technologies and laws.

Education

Master's - Business Management (Finance

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology
01-2020

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

University of Nairobi
01-2012

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -

Limuru Girls School
01-2007

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -

Citadel Junior
01-2003

Skills

  • Full-cycle accounting
  • Financial auditing
  • General ledger accounting
  • Financial statement analysis
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Accounts reconciliations
  • Payroll processing
  • Accounting bookkeeping
  • QuickBooks
  • Sage
  • ERP systems
  • SAP One

Accomplishments

  • Recognized by management for being disciplined and honest.
  • Advanced from Junior Accountant to Senior Accountant quickly as result of exemplary performance.
  • Oversaw Programme to reduce paper waste that reduced the company's expenses.
  • Improved customers reviews by successfully handling customer complaints.
  • Implemented new, interactive employee scheduling system to monitor, gauge and project staffing needs.

CPA II

I am currently doing my CPA Intermediate Level.

Timeline

Accountant

Megha Marketing EA Limited
06.2019 - Current

Accountant

Jocham Hospital
05.2018 - 05.2019

Accountant Assistant

Transeast Limited
08.2016 - 05.2018

Teller

Equity Bank Africa
08.2014 - 08.2016

Master's - Business Management (Finance

Jomo Kenyatta University of Agriculture and Technology

Bachelor of Commerce - Finance

University of Nairobi

Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education -

Limuru Girls School

Kenya Certificate of Primary Education -

Citadel Junior
LORNAH ACHIENG ADERO