Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Chief Financial Officer
GVA Rwand Ltd.
10.2021 - Current
Analyze operational issues and implemented corrective action to maximize profits.
Oversee budgets, payroll, and accounts payable and receivable.
Prepare accurate financial statements at end of month/quarter/year to summarize financial health and business performance.
Oversee deployment of strategic business plans to accomplish accounting, compliance, and revenue targets.
Develop future financial plans to inform critical decision-making related to spending cuts, rightsizing labor force and timing planned business investments.
Senior Manager,Finance
IHS Rwanda
03.2021 - 10.2021
Supported operations management, sales, and marketing efforts to increase revenue and overall financial health.
Created organizational structures to improve accounting and finance functions.
Trained new and existing staff members in various financial procedures to prepare for job requirements.
Executed appropriate staffing and budgetary plans to align with business forecasts.
Identified cost improvement changes and cost savings plans to increase company savings.
Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
Business Control Manager
Bralirwa Plc. (Part Of Heineken Group)
08.2020 - 01.2021
Developed and maintained relationships with different departments
Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
Onboarded new employees with training and new hire documentation.
Operational control and cost analysis
Worked closely with Accounting and Reporting in driving the
Functional P&L through the organization and ensure appropriate
accruals to cover all costs
Managed financial planning and control cycle for the Company
(Annual plan, Latest estimates and strategic plan of 3 years)
Business Controller
Bralirwa Plc. ( Part Of Heineken)
11.2016 - 08.2020
Managed Bralirwa’s capital expenditure (Capex) averaging €15 million annually including planning, preparation of Business cases (NPV, IRR, PBP) to support approval of investment from Heineken Global and monthly tracking and reporting.
Calculated sales team's commissions based on established parameters and disbursed payments.
Managed cost savings agenda and roll out of zero bad costs program in the OpCo.
Drafted the explanatory text for the Business Performance Report.
Participated in and provide support to external auditors for quarterly reviews, year-end audits and internal control audits
Continuously evaluated the information needs of Management and create reports to fulfill these needs.
Continuously pointed out material deviations in actual versus planned figures and propose corrective action to management
Analyst
Heineken Ethiopia
03.2015 - 10.2015
Developed and implemented Order To Cash processes in the company
Ensured Sales and Finance work together to have the process working
Proper postings of sales in the accounting software used (Heilite) to have proper accounting of sales and accuracy of gross revenue well recorded.
Developed key controls in the Order to Cash process
Created a channel of follow up on issues identified in the process to reduce the risk of the company being exposed to fraud
Set Key Performance Indicators for Heineken depots in different areas of Ethiopia.
Business Analyst
Bralirwa Plc.(Part Of Heineken Group)
01.2013 - 03.2015
Applied problem-solving skills to analyze and resolve issues impacting business operations focusing on Supply Chain Operations
Analyzed key aspects of business to evaluate factors driving results and summarized into presentations.
Conducted interviews with key business users to collect information on business processes and budget preparation
Analyzed open production orders, backlog, and production data to provide supplychain team with insights.
Generated standard and custom reports to provide insights into business performance.
Analyzed data to identify root causes of problems and recommend corrective actions.
Education
MBA - Leadership And Organizational Development
Oklahoma Christian University
USA
11.2023
Master of Science - Procurement And Supply Chain Management
University of Kigali
Kigali Rwanda
03.2023
Qualified Accountant And ACCA Member - Accounting
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
03.2016
BBA - Finance
School of Finance And Banking ( Univ. of Rwanda)
Kigali, Rwanda
12.2010
Skills
Accounting Principles
Financial Reporting
Regulatory Compliance
Performance Metrics Analysis
Strategic Financial Planning
Risk Management
Proficiency with Microsoft Excel,Word,Powerpoint, ERP such as SAP,Workday and Heilite -Navision
Good communicator and interpersonal skills
Accomplishments
Supervised team of 15 staff members.
Member of Delta Mu Delta ( International Honor Society in Business)
Project manager during the implementation and structure design of Cadency tool, a project of Global Heineken to control Balance sheet content in Bralirwa Plc.
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
French
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Chief Financial Officer
GVA Rwand Ltd.
10.2021 - Current
Senior Manager,Finance
IHS Rwanda
03.2021 - 10.2021
Business Control Manager
Bralirwa Plc. (Part Of Heineken Group)
08.2020 - 01.2021
Business Controller
Bralirwa Plc. ( Part Of Heineken)
11.2016 - 08.2020
Analyst
Heineken Ethiopia
03.2015 - 10.2015
Business Analyst
Bralirwa Plc.(Part Of Heineken Group)
01.2013 - 03.2015
MBA - Leadership And Organizational Development
Oklahoma Christian University
Master of Science - Procurement And Supply Chain Management
University of Kigali
Qualified Accountant And ACCA Member - Accounting
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
BBA - Finance
School of Finance And Banking ( Univ. of Rwanda)
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