Hope Allen Adeke
Kampala,Central
Overview
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Language
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3
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Administrator
Deliverance Church Kololo
Kampala
01.2024 - Current
- Managed financial operations, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting, to support business objectives.
- Managed accounts payable and receivables, raising invoices, reconciling accounts and processing cash transactions.
- Processed employee payroll monthly by reviewing timesheets and paying within agreed timeframes.
- Coordinated the smooth operation of monthly payroll, facilitating timely employee payments.
- Monitored cash flow to optimise liquidity, ensuring funds availability for operational needs.
- Managed cash flow to optimise liquidity and ensure availability of funds for operational needs.
- Oversaw month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accuracy and timeliness of financial statements.
- Conducted variance analysis between actual and budgeted figures to identify discrepancies and rectify issues.
- Analysed financial data to identify trends, enabling strategic decision-making for cost management.
- Reported on the financial situation to guide decision-making and budget formulation.
- Collated, prepared and interpreted reports, budgets, accounts and financial statements to assist senior management decision-making.
- Developed and implemented financial policies and procedures, enhancing operational efficiency and cost control.
- Led the annual budgeting process, collaborating with department heads to align financial plans with organisational goals.
- Identified opportunities for cost-reduction and conducted reviews and evaluations to assess impact and feasibility.
- Handled customer and employee finance queries, complaints and concerns, resolving with balanced solutions.
- Reviewed and approved all financial transactions, maintaining strict control over expenditures.
- Regularly reviewed and updated knowledge of financial regulations and legislation. with changes in financial regulations and legislation that may impact the company or future financial decision-making.
- Increased transparency of financial operations to prepare for external audits.
- Coordinated with external auditors to facilitate annual audits, achieving clean audit reports.
- Executed year-end audits, working with external auditors to confirm clean financial audits and implementing any improvement suggestions promptly.
- Proficiently used a wide range of bookkeeping software throughout various roles, including Sage and QuickBooks.
- Recorded and organised expenses in financial system for accurate tracking., ensuring spending remained within approved budgets.
- Reviewed and tracked expenses regularly to identify discrepancies., income, budgets and petty cash records and acted upon errors.
- Established daily priorities and organised workloads to maximise productivity.
- Developed and implemented strategic plans to reduce expenses and increase profits based on financial analyses.
- Managed an asset register, ensuring accurate recording of purchases, disposals, and depreciation.
- Administered payroll, calculated taxes, and managed employee benefit contributions diligently.
- Maintained strict confidentiality of financial records, upholding ethical standards and compliance.
- Closely assessed and analysed billings to identify trends.
- Implemented new financial management software, enhancing data accuracy and reporting capabilities.
- Administered payroll, calculated taxes, and managed employee benefit contributions diligently.
- Maintained strict confidentiality of financial records, upholding ethical standards and compliance.
Education
Bachelors Public Administration & Management - Finance and Administration
Victoria University
Kampala, 10201-2024
Skills
- Financial reporting
- Budget management
- Cash flow analysis
- Accounts reconciliation
- Variance analysis
- Payroll administration
- Payroll management
- Tax calculations
- Invoice processing
- Audit procedures
- QuickBooks software
- Attention to detail
- Financial confidentiality management
- Organisation management
- Self-motivation management
Languages
English
Intermediate
B1
Timeline
Financial Administrator
Deliverance Church Kololo
01.2024 - Current
Bachelors Public Administration & Management - Finance and Administration
Victoria University