Peter Irima is an experienced Kenyan accountant seeking a new accounting position. He has over 10 years of experience in accounting roles of increasing responsibility. His experience includes financial reporting, accounts payable and receivable, statutory compliance, and use of accounting software systems. He holds a BCom in Accounting and is a CPA. His most recent role was as an Accountant at DHL Supply Chain Kenya where he oversaw accounts, financial reporting, and ensured accurate records.

1. PETER IRIMIA
CPA PART 3, BCOM (ACCOUNTING OPTION)
| P.O Box 78609, 00507, Nairobi, Kenya | Cell: + 254 734 536180, 0725 609777 | Email: peteririms@gmail.com |
PROFESSIONAL PROFILE
 A confident, multi-skilled and capable accountant with excellent knowledge of finance and accounting
procedures.
 Exceptional analytical and problem solving skills and able to provide financial information to all areas of
business whilst ensuring that all management information is accurate.
 Results driven finance professional, having a proven ability to drive out inefficiencies through process
improvement as well as assist in maintenance and development of financial systems and accounting
procedures.
 Experience in financial reporting and producing monthly financial reports.
 Proactive team player.
 Now looking for a new and challenging accounting position, one which will make use of my existing skills and
experience and also further my development.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
 Accounts payables
 Management Accounting
 Accounts Receivables
 Reporting
 Financial Accounting
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
2012 to date DHL Supply Chain (K) limited
Accountant
Responsibilities
 Assistant to the Business Reporting and Analysis manager.
 Ensure timeliness and accuracy in monthly posting of data into accounting system and checking correct
analysis of costs for each Kenya function. Compile and analyze the MTS Trial Balance to ensure timely month
end and year end closure.
 Reconciliation of balance sheet control accounts monthly and passing any correction entries as necessary.
Ensuring that all balance sheet accruals and prepayments are accurately supported.
 Assist in audit process.
 Oversee accounts payables, verifying that all invoices processed are checked for correct company name, etr,
and purchase order amounts.
 Supervise the Kofax invoice processing function.
 Checking and approving supplier’s reconciliations to ensure the amounts being paid are correct and relevant
recoveries made.
 Management of supplier accounts by ensuring timely processing of payments, proper approvals, and timely
feedback on supplier account queries. Following up with the shared services office in South Africa on
payments and ensuring statements are provided on time.
 Opening new supplier accounts, confirming the bank details and supplier details are correctly captured in the
system and resolving all issues raised by suppliers.
 Monthly reconciliation of balance sheet accounts, ensuring all costs are captured and posted in time.
 Collection of company debts and payments, ensuring receipts and payments are correctly allocated.
 Stocks Management. This includes Bulk fuel, LPG and vehicles repairs stocks.
 Reconciling VAT, Withholding tax and PAYE returns. Statutory payments and reconciliations for NSSF, NHIF,
SACCO and Union dues.
 Reviewing and ensuring that aged creditors schedule monthly ensuring that payments are allocated and old
items cleared.
 Ensure that document record keeping is done in accordance with the accounting procedures, and promptly to
avoid backload of unfiled documents.
 Ensured statutory tax compliance.
 Coordinated and facilitated statutory and tax audits
 Budget and Estimates reporting and ensuring that the reporting deadlines are met and all quality checks
done. Reconciling the management reports.
 Posting of payroll journals and reconciling payroll related accounts.

2.  Staff debtors accounting, reconciling all staff accounts, aged staff debtors analysis and provision of monthly
deduction schedules for overdue debt to payroll department. Responding to staff queries on all advances
related queries.
2010 - 2012 DHL Supply Chain (K) limited
Accounts Assistant.-Shared ServicesCentre
Responsibilities
 Suppliers Reconciliation and Payments to Suppliers and Transporters (account payables).
 VAT and Income tax returns for Kenya.
 Billing customers for Kenya, Uganda, and Tanzania branches
 Preparation and submission of Statutory deductions PAYE, NSSF, NHIF, and Union dues
 Staff accounts follow-ups particularly on expensing of bills
 Prepayments charge out and accruals for monthly costs
 Creditors Reconciliation and Payments to Suppliers and Transporters (account payables).
 Answering all queries on accounts receivables.
 Preparing statements for the Debtors
2008 – 2009 Pan African Graphic Equipment Limited (PAGE)
Junior Accountant
Responsibilities
 Creditors and debtors reconciliation.
 Invoicing of sales and suppliers payments.
 PAYE, NHIF, NSSF and VAT and Income tax Returns.
 Bank reconciliation and maintenance of cash flow.
 Maintenance of accounting documents and filling.
 Costing of import stock purchases and applying for IDF’s.
 Maintaining and filling of legal company documentation i.e. hire purchase of assets, opening of new bank
accounts.
 Submission of sales and daily collection report.
 Maintaining stock records
 Insurance and licensing
EDUCATION
2005-2009 Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting Option Major-Second Class Upper)
Egerton University, Kenya
2005-2008 Certified Public Accountant of Kenya (CPA-PART 3)
Mwangaza College of Accounting, Kenya
2001-2004 Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (B Minus)
Nyandarua High School

3. COMPUTER SKILLS
 Proficient in MS Office applications.
 Proficient in SUN and ORACLE accounting systems and Road base reporting system.
REFEREES
1. Miss Munira Abubakar
Finance Lead
KEMRI.
Kenya Ltd
Cell: +254 720272801
Email:
MAbubakar@kemri-
wellcome.org
2. Mr Chrispine Wagucha
Senior Auditor
Earnest and Young Kenya Limited
Nairobi
Cell: +254 723 374937
Email:
Chrispine.wagucha@ke.ey.com
3. Mr. Flavian Kisinga
Accounts Payable Manager
DHL Exel Supply Chain
Kenya Limited
P.O Box 78609-00507
Nairobi
Cell: +254 733 685 071
Email:
flavian.kisinga@dhl.com