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ELIJAH MWENDWA MWELU

INTERNAL AUDITOR at GREEN ENERGY LIMITED

Nairobi, Kenya

Work Experience

  • INTERNAL AUDITORFull Time

    GREEN ENERGY LIMITED

    Nov 2016 - Present -8 yrs, 8 months

    Kenya , Nairobi

    • Job Details:As the chief auditor of the company my work involves: a). Financial Control and Compliance: Auditing and monitoring all financial statements are done correctly, follow all the accounting standards and are true and fair. This includes ensuring they comply with IFRS and IAS. Monitoring all the expenses and recommending ways of cost cutting. Performing periodical budget analysis and ensuring that it is being adhered to. Performing periodical financial analysis of the company’s figures through financial ratios , statement analysis , fixed asset revaluation and bank reconciliation statements. b) Risk analysis and control. Identifying loopholes and recommend risk aversion measures , cost savings to safeguard the company’s assets. Designing new controls and implementing them minimize losses to the company. Executing periodical risk assessment and pointing out key focus areas of risk to the management. Performing periodical snap checks to ensure that all controls are being adhered to. Closely monitoring of both creditors and debtors aging analysis. c) Operational audit. Daily monitoring of reports from the various departments and ensuring they are true and genuine. Daily monitoring of inventory stock and reconciliations of cylinders. Ensuring that the company policies on operations are being adhered to. Closely monitoring of the plant operations to minimize theft cases and eliminate illegal gas refilling. Weekly checking of all fleet records, bulk tank deliveries, hospitality, weighbridge, and regions reports for stock monitoring. d) Compliance audit. Ensuring that all licenses are up to date and valid. This includes ERC, County council, Occupational and safety Act, Nema licenses, Petroleum Institute of East Africa, Fire Clearance Certificate, and Water Resources Management Authority. Inspecting the incident reports, plant inspection reports and recommending ways of prevention in future. Ensuring all agreements are updated and company minutes followed. e) System and IT audit. Periodical clean up of data in the Fabit ERP System. Daily monitoring of all posted invoices and ensuring all prices and agreements are upheld. Performing system audits with assistance of IT dept. f) Forensic audit: In case of any fraud, theft and illegal transactions, I am able to perform a forensic audit to determine what really transpired. I am also responsible to perform a forensic audit on all the company’s books and operations to determine if there is any illegal activity going on. g) Report writing, presenting to the board and providing independent advice. I am responsible for writing periodical, independent professional reports on each audit area and presenting them before the board. I provide independent advise to ensure legality, validity and goal achievement of all the services and operations of the firm. This must be in line with the current market trends and changes in both the social and legal environments.
  • CASH OFFICERFull Time

    HOUSING FINANCE LIMITED

    Apr 2015 - Oct 2016 -1 yr, 6 months

    Kenya , Nairobi

    • Job Details:. Principal roles involve: Receiving cash and cheque deposits and posting them. Receiving withdrawal vouchers and posting, reconciling and balancing cash counts to ensure accurate cash balances, ensuring genuineness of transactions both deposits, withdrawals and transfers to ensure nil fraud and losses cases. Drawing of daily back office reports and reconciliations and sending them to Central Operations at Head Office, Posting of petty cash vouchers and paying. Cross selling bank products to customers through interviewing bank customers to enhance business growth. Proactively engaging customers and giving them excellent customer service for various bank products and services to enhance customer loyalty and retention, Receiving Mpesa, Western Union and Moneygram transactions and processing them. Observing laid down procedures of the bank and ensuring internal controls are adhered to.
  • INTERNInternship

    KENYA COMMERCIAL BANK

    Jul 2014 - Oct 2014 -3 months

    Kenya , Nairobi

    • Job Details:Work done involves: Posting RTGS and Swifts, working as a teller and posting transactions, serving as a customer care consultant both in the banking hall and in Advantage Banking, working as a Branch Accountant and posting received vouchers and salaries, attending to clients who require business, personal and micro loans and appraising them to disburse loans to them, opening accounts to customers and lastly credit administration and amendments. I have also worked as a bancassurance assistant, made presentations to clients and visited them to sell insurance policies to them. I have also worked as Direct Sales Representative and been to the field activations and opening M-Benki Accounts.
  • Education

    • Bsc. AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS in AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS

      egerton university

      Jan 2010 - Jan 2014 - 4 yr

    • High School - Other

      MAKUENI BOY'S HIGH SCHOOL

      Jan 2007 

    Training & Certifications

    • CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT

      KASNEB·2017
    • CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINER CFE

      ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED FRAUD EXAMINERS·2016
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