Peter Karu
Toronto,ON
Summary
Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Motivated and insightful individual possessing positive attitude and good communication and interpersonal skills.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Voluntary Worker
Africa In Partnership Against AIDS (APAA)
07.2023 - Current
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
- Participated in volunteer orientations and training sessions to learn about organizational changes and mission updates.
- Maintained clean, neat, and operational facilities to serve program needs.
- Greeted visitors, answered questions and assisted with individual needs or requests.
- Used strong interpersonal communication skills to convey information to others.
Management Accountant
Bowip Agencies Limited
09.2015 - 09.2022
- Prepared thorough reports, commentaries and financial statements.
- Identified past financial trends, performed risk management and predicted future outcomes and needs.
- Used SAP to conduct financial analysis, presenting findings to management.
- Supervised team of accounting technicians, liaising between colleagues and management.
- Monitored company sales, spending and budgets.
- Used accounting software to issue tax returns
- Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Partnered with auditors to track errors and add contributions to maintain accuracy.
- Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
- Kept up-to-date with tax changes and industry trends by participating in professional organizations, opportunities, and networks.
- Diminished outstanding debts by analyzing accounts for issues.
- Controlled and forecasted incomes and expenditures.
Credit Controller
Bowip Agencies Limited
06.2010 - 08.2015
- Devised collection recovery strategies to resolve customer issues and delinquent cases.
- Reviewed customer accounts for compliance with repayment obligations.
- Kept all operations compliant with applicable regulations and established company policies.
- Performed checks of customer creditworthiness and current situations.
- Reached out to customers to check on payments and convey options.
- Responded to disputes calmly and applied logical, knowledgeable approaches to devise solutions.
- Trained and mentored new department employees to maximize performance.
- Reduced past due balances and bad debt by coordinating collection efforts with customer service, sales and billing departments.
- Obtained payments and entered details into system.
Credit Controller
Mathai Supermarkets Limited
11.2008 - 05.2010
- Devised collection recovery strategies to resolve customer issues and delinquent cases.
- Reviewed customer accounts for compliance with repayment obligations.
- Kept all operations compliant with applicable regulations and established company policies.
- Performed checks of customer creditworthiness and current situations.
- Reached out to customers to check on payments and convey options.
Education
Master of Science - Finance
University of Nairobi
Nairobi11.2018
Bachelor of Science - Finance
KCA University
Nairobi12.2013
Certificate - Accounting
Excel Institute of Professionals
Nairobi12.2006
Skills
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Good written and verbal English communication skills
- Conversant with SAP, Quick books and Ms Office
- Aging Balance Monitoring
- Negotiation and Conflict Resolution
- Bookkeeping and Reconciliation
Certification
- WHMIS 2015
- Worker Health and Safety Awareness in 4 Steps
- Working at Heights Certificate
- CPA - Certified Public Accountant (Kenya)
Timeline
Voluntary Worker
Africa In Partnership Against AIDS (APAA)
07.2023 - Current
Management Accountant
Bowip Agencies Limited
09.2015 - 09.2022
Credit Controller
Bowip Agencies Limited
06.2010 - 08.2015
Credit Controller
Mathai Supermarkets Limited
11.2008 - 05.2010
Master of Science - Finance
University of Nairobi
Bachelor of Science - Finance
KCA University
Certificate - Accounting
Excel Institute of Professionals
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