Candidate Profile

Martha Asiimwe, BAF, ACCA

Kyambogo University, P.O. Box 1 Kampala, Uganda

Telephone: +256 777182163 | +256 704775452 | Email:| marthaasiimwe8@gmail.com

Summary

A Professional Accountant with full ACCA and 5 years of success in financial reporting, analysis, grants management and a result-oriented professional who consistently meets deadlines. Specializes in Financial planning, reporting, analysis and corporate tax planning.

Highlights

• ACCA Knowledge.                                                          Quick books proficient
• Financial statement Analysis                                     Result- Oriented
• Financial Report Expert                                               Self Motivated
• Budget forecasting Expert                                           Team leadership
• Excellent communicator

Experience

July 2013 – Current- Financial Controller- GHE Consulting.

Projects managed;

• Cervical cancer screening- 2015- funded by Grand Challenges Canada
• Child Nutrition – 2015- funded by Grand challenges Canada
• Mobile Gaming App- 2015- funded by Grand challenges Canada
• Family Planning Benefits Cards Programme- 2017- funded by Grand challenges Canada
• Mobile App-sexual Reproductive Health-2018-funded by Grand Challenges Canada.

Responsibilities;

• Prepare quarterly financial reports for funders.
• Oversee Grants financial activities
• Implement and update a financial and operational framework to track expenses and revenues
• Assesse and analyze budgetary goals for upcoming yearly expenses
• Prepare financial reports including Profit or loss statements and Balance sheets to discuss with management.
• Design and create monthly spending reports
• Analyze utilization and capacity against performance goals

Achievements;

• Designed and pioneered the accounting department from scratch setting up a financial framework in accordance to the required accounting standards
• Experienced in operating online mobile money sytems like Beyonic.
• Appointed to manage all financial related activities
• Designed company financial analysis and presented it to the board and funders
• Prepared proposal budgets to Grand Challenges Canada which contributed to the company winning 5 projects worth CAD 500,000
• Managed 5 projects with effective planning and implementation within the budget limit.
• Prepared 4 approved financial reports to the funders.

January 2016 – July 2016: Accountant, Fleet Monitoring Systems

Achievements;

• Created a reduction in operational costs by 20% from their original expenditure through reviewing the budgets and removing slack, monitoring expenditure behaviors and getting alternative cheap suppliers without affecting the quality of the goods.
• Worked with the Finance Manager, and hit the target of collecting 200M each month from clients.
• Managed suppliers with timely payments every month and making reconciliations for all supplier statements received.
• Managed complex situations and giving solutions
• Worked with a principle to ensure timely facilitation of Technicians while in the field with a goal of efficient completion of work within 48hrs.
• Worked with Legal personnel to Reduce company old debts by 67% in 2 months through collection of money from clients to pay off the old debts.
• Managed all purchases of all tracking units that are purchased including monitoring and ensuring that they are shipped in within the required time limit.
• Aside from the finance part, I managed to convince 3 companies to hire us as their service providers, i.e. Blue crews, Masha industries ltd and John Distillers.

Other responsibilities were;

• Entering Transactions in ZOHO system    daily
• Reconciling Service Provider statements for Uganda, Galooli Ltd, FMS Inc, Office Internet, Technicians Facilitation, CS Facilitation etc and reconcile to the age Analysis
• Raising Payment Requisitions for Service Providers monthly [MTN Uganda, Airtel Uganda, Africell Uganda, Galooli Ltd, FMS Inc, Office Internet, Technicians Facilitation, CS Facilitation
• Generating Statement of Comprehensive Income Report to track financial performance monthly
• Generating Entries in URA system for PAYEE & VAT Monthly
• Preparing Accounts payable aging analysis
• Reconciling the payroll and statutory  returns to the General Ledger
• Raising Payment Requisitions and making payment for Salaries and NSSF monthly
• Reconciling opening and closing tracking unit stock including damaged units
• Preparing bank and creditors reconciliations monthly
• Ensuring that customer collections are accurately priced
• Ensuring tax compliance
• Making Provisional Corporation Tax returns in January and December every Year

Training Auditor, Allied Certified Public Accountants, June to July 2013

• I trained in how to prepare financial statements, management reports and monthly reports,
• I trained in how to record, file and follow up on payments,
• I also got skills of how to use accounting systems like QuickBooks and Tally, I also performed administrative duties.

Education

Award                                                  Institute                                     Year completed

ACCA                                                  Management and Accounting     2013-2018

Training Institution

Bachelor of Science in Accounting      Kyambogo University                2009-2012

and Finance

Uganda Advanced Certificate of          Seroma Christian High School   2007-2008

Education (UACE)

Uganda certificate of Education          Seroma Christian High School    200-2006

(UCE)

Memberships

• ACCA Afilliate
• Kyambogo University Accounts society
• Rotaract club- Kampala the core

Key competences and skills

• Flexibility with high levels of integrity and respect for self and others
• Enthusiastic with interpersonal skills, result oriented and good communication
• A good team player
• Ability to work under pressure and under minimum supervision with the willingness to learn and unlearn
• Proficient in Microsoft office- word processing, Excel, Power Point, Accounting software-Quick books, Tally and sage Pastel with good Analytical skills and problem solving skills
• Knowledge of the company Act and Tax rules and regulations.
• Can effectively manage change to enhance business process and ensure efficiency

Languages

                                           Speaking                                     Reading                             Writing

English                                   Excellent                                     Excellent                             Excellent

Luganda                                  Excellent                                     Good                                    Fair

Runyankole                            Excellent                                     Good                                    Fair

Referees

1. Mr. Afra Nuwasiima    2.        Mr Ssenyonga Fredrick                   3. Miss Navvuga Patricia

Project Cordinator                  Managing Director                                Project Manager

GHE Consulting,                     Fleet Monitoring Systems Ltd

anuwasiima@gmail.com                                                                           GHE Consulting

Tel: 0779217588                       Email: fredrick@fms-ecsafrica.com    Email: pnavvuga@gmail.com

Tel: 0756720488                                      Tel: 773123367