Richard Obwocha has over 20 years of experience in accounting, finance, administration, and marketing. He holds a Bachelors degree in Business Administration with a focus on accounting, as well as diplomas in business management, finance and banking administration, and criminology and forensic studies. His career includes roles as a unit manager, acting sales manager, assistant accountant, supplies officer, assistant administration officer, branch manager, and senior bookkeeper. He has a proven track record of achieving and surpassing sales targets, increasing profits and efficiency, and implementing strategic initiatives. His skills include financial management, marketing, client relations, computer proficiency, and team leadership.

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RICHARD OBWOCHA MAERI
P.O. Box 9672-00300 NAIROBI, KENYA
Tel: +254724266380
Email: brigitobwocha@yahoo.com
Personal Details
o Date of Birth: 22nd May 1976
Education and Professional Qualifications:
o Dec 2010- July 2011: Kenya Institute of Criminal Justice
Certificate in criminology and forensic studies
o 2007-2010: Fairland University
Bachelors of Business Administration- Accounting
o KSNEB exemption up to CPA II
o 2003-2004: University of Nairobi
Diploma in Business Management
o 1996-1997:Indian Management training & Research Institute
Diploma in Finance & Banking Administration
Final year project
Preparation of accounting records and SACCO’S.This involved a detailed statistical analysis of
records, people and their responses towards their record maintenance. The results are hoped to
improve most SACCO’S management.
Career Profile:
To apply my experience and expertise in the marketing, accounting, procurementand administration
fields in dynamic and competent organization that calls for total dedication, creativity, projects
implementation, evaluation and strategic decision –making.
Key Professional Skills:
o Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
o Team leader with the ability to be innovative and creative
o Good analytical and problem solving skills
o Results oriented with ability to work well under pressure

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o Marketing skills personnel experience
o Strategic management skills
o Sure with minimum supervision
o Ability to think creatively and strategically with good organization skills
o Client focused with courtesy and high integrity
o Financial management skills
o Procurement skills
o Marketing skills
o Proficient in computer applications including Ms Excel, Word, Adobe PageMaker, power
point, Access and Spss .
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Unit Manager
Madison Insurance from December 2014 to date.
Acting Sales Manager
Barclays Bank of Kenya, September 2007-September 2010
Duties and Responsibilities:
o Maintain and manage customer relations, expectations within own portfolio
o Introduce better marketing strategies by doing market activations
o Design better working programs by drawing up pipeline records
o Give feedbacks from customer complaints
o Implementing Marketing strategies, promotions and campaigns initiated by the company
o Implementation of the credit policy and customer care
o Capturing the customer’s problems, needs and expectations
o Creating and guiding of teams.
Achievements
o Achieved and surpassed sales targets by drawing up (30) thirty loans every month.
o Increased profits by 0.5 % by drawing up of more loans in the P&L 2010 books of Accounts.
o Successfully generated business club accounts leads
o Achieving agreed sales targets for new accounts opening
o Increased product penetration for existing customer base by cross selling and actively
recommending them to new products
Assistant Accountant-Ledger section
Elimu Sacco Ltd, August 2006-December 2006
Duties and Responsibilities:
o Work final accounts for withdrawing members
o Post receipts
o Prepare data sheets
o Prepare erroneous refunds
o Post journals
o Extract data from member’s personal accounts

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o Increase product penetration for existing customer base by reviewing their portfolio to
determine potential cross sells and proactively recommend new products to customers
o Achieve operational rigor excellence in all aspects of procedures and personally ensure green
audit
Achievements
o Achieved the company’s target of books accounts
o Designed a better working programme in the accounts office
o Introduced a better marketing strategies like printing T- shirts
Supplies / Purchasing Officer
Disabled People’s National Association (DIPENA), May 2005-May 2006
Duties and Responsibilities:
o Place orders
o Invite bonds (tenders)
o Supply stationery to branch offices
o Prepare proper records
o Advice the directors on matters concerning procurement
o Initiate projects
o Authorize permission to the junior staff
o Head of procurement department
Assistant Administration Officer
Chemilil Sugar Company Ltd, 2000-2002
Duties and Responsibilities:
o Ensure company rules are properly followed
o Ensure proper staff welfare
o Assist in casual recruitment
Achievements
o Increased the sales of sugar by 1.5 % in a month
o Increased the adverts placed
o Assisted in the cost reduction in stationery
Branch Manager
Gusii Mwalimu Sacco Limited, 1999
Duties and Responsibilities:
o Attend to customers
o Authorize permission
o Educate members on loan application
o Regulate Sacco policies in the branch
o Assist in decision making
o Participate in product campaigns that apply to small medium enterprise by ensuring that the
products are explained to the customers.
o Out source and recruit new customers to achieve agreed targets

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o Prepare lending and other products proposals ensuring that account opening and drawdown
processes are completed with agreed service level timelines.
Achievements
o Improved on the efficiency in the company lending to the increase of clients
o Minimized calculation errors
o Attained the set loan targets
o Reduced the total costs
o Reduced cases of misappropriation of funds
Senior Book Keeper (In charge ofaccounts clerks)
Gusii Mwalimu Sacco Ltd, 1996 – 1998
Duties and Responsibilities:
o Attend to customers
o Authorize permission
o Calculate member’s monthly shares
o Calculate and show member’s monthly repayments
o Advice member’s on whether they qualify for loans they wish to apply
Significant Work Experience:
VOCATIONAL JOBS
Secretary / Coordinator
Community based Organization (C.B.O) Nyamira District, Jan 2006 – December 2006
Duties and Responsibilities:
o Write and read minutes in meetings
o Organize for seminars
o Look for sponsors
Achievements
 Implemented money generating projects i.e. poultry farming within the community
 Assisted the vulnerable orphans and widows with knowledge through seminars on how to
manage small businesses
 Taught people on how to form groups and assist one another
 Assisted N.G.O’s like World Vision to identify the needy children and register them in the
Area Development Programme (ADP) in Nyamusi
 Create workshops for orphans to benefit from e.g. carpentry, masonry and dress making
Hobbies:
o Athletics
o Reading all educative articles and initiate projects

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REFEREES
Please feel free to contact the under mentioned in regard to my competence, work ethic and
performance.
Mary Kinyua
Accountant
Elimu Sacco Ltd
+ 254 722 812632
Prof. Leo Okol
Professor
Fairland University
+256772500801
John Ocharo
Area Sales Manager
Barclays Bank
+254702610396