Nzau Waki

• Provided strategic financial support and expertise in corporate finance and resource management, contributing to key programmatic initiatives. Additionally, delivered guidance on technical and policy matters, resolving queries, and ensuring compliance with procedural standards.
• Managed cross-functional collaboration between finance and business divisions to synthesize and validate financial data for accurate and timely reporting.
• Collaborated with finance and management divisions to prioritize information needs, streamline data collection, and ensure accurate reporting.
• Ensured compliance by reviewing and approving statutory reports, including US tax statements and interagency invoicing, mitigating potential risks.
• Conducted payroll simulations, tested system changes, resolved errors, and ensured payroll systems adhered to HR and financial regulations.
• Managed payroll disbursement, ensuring accurate data reconciliation, vendor payments, and handling rejected transactions.
• Monitored financial controls and conducted periodic assessments, identifying audit, compliance, and financial risks, while proposing mitigation strategies.
• Conducted thorough system testing for payroll changes, safeguarding against material impacts on payroll results and maintaining financial accuracy.
• Led and developed a team of finance professionals, fostering growth through coaching, training, and knowledge-sharing to promote high performance.

• Led strategic financial planning, budgeting, and forecasting processes, ensuring alignment with organizational goals and compliance with regulations.
• Provided comprehensive financial support, including reporting, analysis, and risk management, to facilitate informed decision-making.
• Developed and maintained strong internal control systems, enhancing operational efficiency, and mitigating financial risks.
• Managed external relationships with auditors, bankers, government agencies, and other stakeholders, ensuring smooth collaboration and compliance.
• Directed payroll management and financial reporting, ensuring accurate and timely financial statements.
• Supervised and developed finance teams, fostering high performance through training and guidance.
• Drove improvements in financial processes, enhancing accuracy and regulatory compliance across the organization.
• Coordinated and led annual audits, ensuring compliance with statutory and tax requirements.
• Analyzed financial data and presented actionable insights to support business growth and optimize performance.

• Provided financial leadership, driving strategic financial objectives, and supporting long-term company growth.
• Developed a KPI system to enhance visibility of company goals, improving performance tracking and decision-making.
• Led and mentored finance teams, establishing internal controls and reporting lines that increased financial report accuracy and efficiency.
• Designed and implemented a comprehensive financial dashboard, enabling data-driven analysis for procurement, costing, and distribution.
• Analyzed financial data, identifying key insights to improve processes and enhance overall financial performance.
• Engaged with clients and partners through accurate financial reporting, compliance oversight, and effective resource allocation.
• Managed financial models, budgets, and cash flow projections to optimize resource use and ensure business sustainability.

• Managed all the financial reporting, budgeting, and forecasting requirements, including managing financial and accounting systems for the organization.
• Identified structural problems and bottlenecks in the financial accounting system are identified, analyzed, and evaluated.
• Improved financial registration processes and contributed to the realization of the financial policy.
• Strengthened financial management capacities of the organizations to ensure accuracy, transparency, and accountability, this included developing, maintaining, and training staff in the proper application of timekeeping, data collection and management.
• Prepared accurate, timely consolidated monthly management accounts, presenting them to the management in the prescribed manner.
• Oversaw monthly preparation of cash flow projections for all projects to optimally manage cash flows while meeting obligations for our stakeholders.
• Facilitated routine communication, coordination and planning with the relevant staff and partners.
• Coordinated and oversaw the internal and external audit of the accounting records and financial statements and implemented all recommendations on a timely basis.

• Designed and implemented effective systems and controls across Finance, Administration, IT, Grants Management, and Microfinance Operations to enhance operational efficiency.
• Coordinated the preparation of financial reports, budgets, and cash flow forecasts, ensuring compliance with donor requirements from organizations such as USAID and Ford Foundation.
• Managed all financial operations, including accounting, payroll, and reporting, to ensure accuracy and adherence to organizational standards.
• Developed comprehensive financial planning and risk management strategies, along with budget variance analyses, to inform strategic decision-making.
• Led regular budget utilization monitoring through reviewing the expenditures against the actual budget to ensure maximum utilization of funds and provided recommendations for budgetary realignments/reallocations.
• Fostered strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, including donors, auditors, and government agencies, to facilitate collaboration and support organizational objectives.
• Supervised and developed the Finance and Accounting team, aligning departmental goals with organizational objectives and enhancing staff capabilities through training and mentorship.

• Performed all stages of an audit engagement from developing the audit plan, coming up with a budget for the assignment, performing the audit plan and concluding and reporting.
• Reviewed audit plan and progress to ensure the work was completed within the stipulated timelines and budget.
• Reviewed, tested, and evaluated the design and adequacy of clients’ accounting and internal control systems and recommended appropriate improvements through value-adding Management letters.
• Led the financial audits of various organizations in different sectors including Financial Services, Manufacturing, Hospitality, Industrial & Allied, Agricultural, Services, Non-Governmental Organizations (NGO’s).
• Reviewed clients’ financial statements for compliance with generally accepted accounting principles, applicable laws and regulations and other relevant reporting guidelines.
• Evaluated the application of IFRSs and IASs by client companies, recommending improvements as appropriate.
• Managed and supervised engagement teams to ensure that the work performed meets quality assurance standards.
• Developed and supervised team members by setting up performance goals, monitoring their performance, providing feedback, and documenting performance in accordance with the firm’s established performance standards.
• Managed client relationships to ensure that the team presented a favorable impression of the organization.