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ELIZABETH W. KAHIHU

Calgary

Summary

A seasoned financial professional with skills in credit portfolio management, customer service, cash management, project design, project implementation and reporting. An achieved enterprise support consultant in services like resource optimization, digitalizing of accounting and operation activities, preparation of financial statements ensuring that accuracy and transparency in financial reporting is observed.

Overview

22
22
years of professional experience

Work History

Research Finance Analyst

Mount Royal University
01.2024 - Current
  • Oversees research grant administration, planning, and financial management in an academic setting
  • Supervises research fund accounts, ensuring compliance with funding guidelines and providing financial guidance to faculty on expenditures, hiring, and contracting
  • Coordinates with university buyers and Risk Services to manage research purchases and vendor contracts, ensuring accurate reporting and data analysis
  • Supports budget planning and forecasting for research projects, aligning financial activities with strategic goals and conducting variance analysis
  • Oversees financial reporting for research grants, ensuring compliance with funding policies and implementing improvements in financial processes and internal controls
  • Collaborates with university departments and external agencies to ensure proper fund management and effective decision-making

Business Development/ Enterprise Support Consultant

Navigators Kenya
01.2018 - 01.2024
  • Company Overview: Economic Projects Transformational Facility/ Enterprise Development Initiative
  • Financial inclusion of women and youth through financial literacy training, business capacity building and coaching
  • More than 6000 young entrepreneurs trained for successful business startups in the informal settlement/ slum areas and the greater metropolitan area of Nairobi
  • Capacity building/coaching to more than 800 small business owners on business management, book keeping, business planning, market expansion including export, establishing a legal business framework, capital mobilization, risk management and digitalization of business systems
  • Team lead/ supervisor of a team, customer service, general office administration, report writing, data entry, personal information management of students 'during admission into the technical and Vocational Institutions (100 TVETs colleges)
  • Project design, scope and Implementation, beneficiaries' grass root mobilization through social community leadership, Project monitoring and evaluation
  • Economic Projects Transformational Facility/ Enterprise Development Initiative

Unit Manager/Financial Advisor

Britam Kenya
01.2003 - 01.2018
  • Full banking hall operations - Teller, checker, back-office operations and bank reconciliations for the tellers, customers and the Automated Telling Machines (ATMs)
  • Credit Relationship Management, Cross-selling all banking products that include loans, insurance, digital platforms and processing of credit applications and managing a loan portfolio more than CAD 1000 with default below 5% as micro credit officer and as a Personal Banking officer
  • Recruitment, training and mentoring of a sales team, Performance management and monthly reporting
  • General office management and administrative duties
  • Creating and Execution of a sales and marketing strategy, Customer relationship management for new, referral and repeat business

Co-operative Bank of Kenya
01.2003 - 01.2018

Education

Bachelors of Commerce - Double major in Accounting, Business Administration and Management

Daystar University Kenya

Certified Business advisor - Financial Advisor

University of Texas

CPA Level 1 -

Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Certified Adult Trainer -

International Labor Organization (ILO)

Certified Professional Coach -

CDI Africa

Skills

  • Research Grant Administration
  • Planning and Budgeting
  • Data Analysis
  • Reporting
  • Policies
  • Procedures
  • Compliance
  • Microsoft Office
  • Google Suite
  • Front Office Management
  • Customer Relationship Management
  • CRM
  • Oracle
  • Credit Analysis
  • Financial Information Management
  • Call Center
  • Corporate Accounts Relationship Management
  • Credit
  • Insurance
  • Wealth Management
  • Fund Management
  • Negotiation Skills
  • Selling Skills
  • Marketing Skills
  • Bookkeeping
  • Project Implementation
  • Monitoring and Evaluation
  • Financial Reporting
  • Performance Reporting
  • Liaison
  • Project Budget Management
  • Project Logistics
  • Filing
  • Accounting Technician
  • Customer Ledger Management
  • Financial Statement Preparation
  • Tax Computation
  • ERP Accounting Systems
  • QuickBooks
  • Team Performance Management
  • Supervision
  • Motivation
  • Adult Learning Specialist
  • Professional Coach
  • Trainer
  • Financial forecasting
  • Debt management
  • Credit analysis
  • Internal controls
  • Audit support
  • Project finance
  • Quickbooks
  • Account reconciliation
  • Administrative support
  • Accounting assistance

Languages

English
Full Professional

Timeline

Research Finance Analyst

Mount Royal University
01.2024 - Current

Business Development/ Enterprise Support Consultant

Navigators Kenya
01.2018 - 01.2024

Unit Manager/Financial Advisor

Britam Kenya
01.2003 - 01.2018

Co-operative Bank of Kenya
01.2003 - 01.2018

Certified Business advisor - Financial Advisor

University of Texas

CPA Level 1 -

Institute of Certified Public Accountants

Certified Adult Trainer -

International Labor Organization (ILO)

Certified Professional Coach -

CDI Africa

Bachelors of Commerce - Double major in Accounting, Business Administration and Management

Daystar University Kenya

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