Hans A.-Financial Accountant
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Accounts Receivable Specialist
Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK)
- Support the preparation financial reports by compiling, reviewing and reconciling financial information and account balances.
- Post and review general ledger entries, including accruals, prepayments and deferrals, ensuring transactions are accurately recorded in the appropriate accounting periods.
- Perform bank reconciliations, investigate reconciling items and resolve differences between bank records, cashbook and accounting records.
- Reconcile balance sheet and general ledger accounts, investigate unusual or unsupported balances and follow up on outstanding reconciling items.
- Support month-end and year-end close activities through account reviews, reconciliations, journal entries and preparation of supporting schedules and documentation.
- Prepare and review invoices, customer statements and supporting documentation, ensuring financial records are complete, accurate and properly maintained.
- Reconcile customer accounts and investigate discrepancies between accounting records, receipts, invoices and outstanding balances.
- Support Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable processes, including invoice processing and follow-ups, supplier documentation, payment vouchers and payment processing.
- Monitor outstanding customer balances and follow up on payments to support timely collections and accurate receivables reporting.
- Prepare and maintain audit documentation and supporting schedules and provide requested financial records and explanations to auditors during audit processes.
- Review financial records and supporting documents for accuracy, completeness and consistency and maintain organized accounting files.
- Support compliance with established finance procedures, internal controls and accounting policies through accurate documentation, review and record keeping.
AI Data Annotator & Trainer
Outlier
- Review and evaluate financial and other structured data against detailed guidelines, focusing on accuracy and consistency.
- Identify errors, omissions and inconsistencies in data and provide clear corrections or feedback.
- Apply accounting and financial knowledge to relevant AI training and evaluation tasks.
- Work independently on task-based workflows while meeting project deadlines and quality requirements.
Finance & Administration Intern
Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK)
- Assisted with invoice and customer-statement preparation and review, subscription follow-ups and account reconciliations.
- Supported bank reconciliations and preparation of financial reports and month-end supporting schedules.
- Assisted with general ledger documentation, supplier records, payment documentation and maintenance of finance and administrative records.
- Reviewed financial documentation for completeness and accuracy and maintained organized supporting records for reporting and audit purposes.
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Experienced in Professional Services, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology.
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Experienced in Accounting, Finance, Quality Assurance, and Operations.
Summary
Finance and accounting professional with experience across financial reporting, general ledger accounting, accounts receivable and payable, bank reconciliations, invoicing and month-end and year-end close activities. Experienced in posting and reviewing general ledger entries, including accruals, prepayments and deferrals; preparing supporting schedules and audit documentation; investigating account discrepancies; and maintaining accurate accounting records.
Skills
- Financial Reporting
- General Ledger Accounting
- Accruals, Prepayments & Deferrals
- Bank & M-Pesa Reconciliations
- Balance Sheet & Gl Reconciliations
- Accounts Receivable
- Accounts Payable
- Invoicing & Payment Processing
- Month-End & Year-End Close
- Audit Documentation
- Financial Records Maintenance
- Internal Controls & Policy Compliance
- Financial Data Review
- Xero
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- Excel
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Education
University of Nairobi
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) · Accounting · Nairobi, Kenya
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Hans is based in Nairobi, Kenya and prefers 100% remote projects.
Hans speaks the following languages: English (Native), Swahili (Native).
Hans has at least 4 years of experience. During this time, Hans has worked in at least 3 different roles and for 2 different companies. The average length of individual experience is 1 year and 3 months. Note that Hans may not have shared all experience and actually has more experience.
Based on recent experience, Hans would be well-suited for roles such as: Accounts Receivable Specialist, AI Data Annotator & Trainer, Finance & Administration Intern.
Hans's most recent position is Accounts Receivable Specialist at Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK).
In recent years, Hans has worked for Institution of Engineers of Kenya (IEK) and Outlier.
Hans is most experienced in industries like Professional Services, Banking and Finance, and Information Technology.
Hans is most experienced in business areas like Accounting, Finance, and Quality Assurance. Hans also has some experience in Operations.
Hans holds a Bachelor in Accounting from University of Nairobi.
Hans is immediately available full-time for suitable projects.
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