Meshack Wachira Accounting resume

To secure a job assignment where my existing skills in cost analysis, financial reporting coupled with my interpersonal skills can be well utilized by a progressive organization in the oil industry.

Work Experience General Motors East Africa
Position: Cost accountant
From: April, 3rd 2007 to 24TH April 2009

Entrusted with: Analysis of Vehicle and productive material costs

• Timely and accurate analysis of the inventoriable services, duty payable, local materials, units in transit, work in progress, labor, burden, and units in company use.

• Review and monitor weighted average costs of vehicles to ensure accuracy.

• Process credit notes and Production receipts for materials returned to the Local stores or to the suppliers from Production.

• Process goods received notes (GRN) for materials purchased through Petty cash.

• Process labor, burden and forward contract rate adjustments in the Inventory module as required.

• Car rental charges- computation of the amount to be charged for the hire of company vehicles, by members of staff.



• Assisting in the cyclical and Annual Inventory counts and processing of any adjustments to stock arising thereon.

• Monthly reports to Ministry of Planning and National Development-Central Bureau of Statistics on finished units.

• Prepare journals on
Productive labor and burden efficiency
Set-up journal for F.O.B amounts on units in transit
Set-up journal for freight and insurance costs on units in transit
Set-up journals for insurance, wharf age, transport and freight on units received
Adjustments for units sold duty free
Duty payable on units received
Any other adjustments arising from account analysis.

Inventory Planning

• Coordinating stock take and variance analysis after the annual and cyclic stock takes

• Tracking key inventory performance indicators, turns and ageing and application of IAS2

• Monthly closing of inventory module in the Sage system.

• Reconciling purchases and finished vehicles on a monthly basis

• Ensuring correct and timely closure of production work orders

Qualifications
2002-2006 University of Nairobi
Bachelor of Commerce (Finance option)
[Second Class Honors-upper division]

1997-2000 Nyeri High School, Nyeri
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education [K.C.S.E]
[Mean grade B+]

2003-2006 Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board
Certified Public Accountant (Commercial Section)
CPA (Parts 1 and 2).

Bachelor of Commerce (Finance option)second class honours upper division
Nyeri High School, Nyeri, Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education [K.C.S.E]
Kenya Accountants and Secretaries National Examination Board, CPA II