CURRICULUM VITAE

KISONGOCHI SHARON KHALAYI

TELEPHONE: +254 715947768

E-mail: skhalayi@gmail.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE:

● To work in a dynamic organization that encourages individual and team efforts, offers
challenging assignment and opportunities for training and career development in addition to
achieve an optimum utilization of my skills and potential in a challenging environment.

PERSONAL PROFILE:
● Young, ambitious result driven student who enjoys challenges and responsibilities

EDUCATION BACKGROUND
KASNEB 2017 CPA II
o Financial Accounting
o Commercial law
o Entrepreneurship and communication
o Commercial law
o Management accounting
o Public finance

KENYATTA UNIVERSITY 2013-2016 BACHELORS DEGREE IN COM MERCE

o Econometrics
o Financial accounting
o Financial derivatives
o Corporate finance
o Applied investment
o Computer programming
o Banking and finance

MUTUNGONI ACADEMY 2009-2012 KENYA CERTIFICATE OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

NGIYA GIRLS 2001- 2008 KENYA CERTIFICATE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION

SAMASCHOOL May2016 CERTIFICATE IN WEB RESEARCH

o Digital literacy
o Web research
o Classification of projects
PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE

Duration: May to July 2015

Organization: Kenya Revenue Authority
Position: Intern.
Responsibilities:
● Preparation and submission of payment vouchers for company suppliers,
● Partaking in the implementation of I Tax services
● Educating the public on I Tax
● Customer service.

Duration: October 2016

Organization: DSW Deutsche Stiiftung Weltbevolkerung
Position: research assistant/assistant moderator
Responsibilities:
 Conduct house hold, focus group and key informant interviews.
 contacts potential subjects to introduce and explain study objectives and protocol, and to arrange
interviews
 Set up, calibrate, and maintain field research equipment, as by the requirements of the study.
 Collect, edit and analyze data
 Attend project meetings
 Present research findings in written statements and reports.
 Assist in the drafting of reports and concept notes to be submitted to the organization.

Duration: April 2017 to date

Organization: Real Appraisal Limited
Position: Accountant
Responsibilities:
 Maintenance of the internal expenditures control system which ensures that vouchers processed are
matched and completed; transactions are correctly recorded and posted in the books.
 Management of the property management system, through ensuring rent collected is receipted and
remittance to landlords executed in a timely and appropriate manner.
 Managing a full spectrum of financial and cost accounting roles. Maintenance of Accounts Receivables,
Accounts Payables and General Ledger, Accounts duly reconciled at all times, in order to ensure timely
closing of accounts.
 Ensuring that all the bank accounts are duly reconciled for all day to day transactions.
 Management of company budgets, cost tracking, monitoring and controlling the company forecasts.
 Responsible for the timely monthly consolidated financial statements, payments and cash flow
management reporting.
 Responsible for statutory compliance by ensuring timely preparation and submission of all statutory
reports to the concerned authorities in order to avoid late submission penalties.
 Maintaining the internal control and effective accounting system and policies for the company.
 Daily, weekly& monthly updating of tenants accounts and reconciliation of M-pesa Pay bill, cash and
Bank transactions.
 Coordinating the conduct of year-end audits by the company’s external auditors.
 Daily invoicing of customers and preparation of monthly customer statements.
 Payroll processing, petty cash processing, oversight and approvals.
COMPUTER SKILLS
Proficient in Microsoft office. (Ms Word, Ms Excel, Ms PowerPoint and Ms Outlook.)

Languages: Fluent in written and spoken Swahili and English

EXTRACURRICULUM ACTIVITIES

UNIVERSITY LEVEL
● Member, accounting students association club
● Member, finance society of Kenyatta university
● Member, Red Cross where we participated in outreach to various hospitals and children’s homes.

HIGH SCHOOL LEVEL

● Member, journalism, drama and art clubs.

HOBBIES

● Travelling to new destinations

● Swimming and playing basketball

REFEREES:

1. Mr. Isaac Kabao

Administrator
Kenyatta University,
City Campus.
P.O. Box 43844-00100
Nairobi
Cell:254722455489
citycampus@ku.ac.ke

2. Mr. Bernard Mbabu

Supervisor, Finance department,
Expenditure unit KRA
P.O. Box 35190-00200
Nairobi
Cell: 254722768722

3. Gerald Kalenywa
Dean school of business,
Kenyatta University
Email: kalenywa@yahoo.com