1. CURRICULUM VITAE
CONTACT DETAILS
NAME: SOSPETER KIMANI WANJOHI
ADDRESS: P.O BOX 92, KARATINA
PHONE: +254710462964
E-MAIL: soskim70@yahoo.com
PERSONAL DETAILS
DATE OF BIRTH: 28th
September, 1988.
GENDER: Male
NATIONALITY: Kenyan
LANGUAGE: English and Swahili (fluent in both written and spoken)
MARITAL STATUS: Married
CAREER OBJECTIVE
To exert my expertise in the practice of my career, enhance effectiveness and efficiency in the
discharge of my responsibilities while upholding high professional and ethical standards.
PROFESSIONALAND ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
1. EGERTON UNIVERSITY, Njoro, Kenya
Bachelor of science Degree(Agricultural Economics) May 2012
Certified public Accountant CPA (K) June 2010.
2. OLOOLUA SECONDARY SCHOOL, Ngong, Kenya
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education. KCSE (B+). November 2006
3. OLOOLUA PRIMARY SCHOOL, Ngong, Kenya
Kenya Certificate of Primary Education. KCPE (312/500). November 2002
2. WORK EXPERIENCE
Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited
Position: Compensation and Benefit-Payroll Assistant
Period: October 2013 to Present
Gained a hands on experience in use of Oracle ERP systems in the compensation and benefits
department by performing the below duties and responsibilities for Equity Group Holdings i.e. Equity
bank Kenya, Equity Group Foundation, Equity Investment Bank. Equity Insurance Agency, Finserve
Africa, Equity bank Uganda, Equity bank South Sudan
Ensured timely payroll processing by updating all staff payroll and statutory entries in Oracle
ERP systems
Statutory data processing and remittance to the relevant statutory bodies before deadline date
i.e. NHIF, NSSF, HELB and PAYE.
Staff loans processing by ensuring all bank staff loan policy requirements are met and adhered
to
Ensuring all staff members receive their salaries and allowances on or before the pay date as
may necessitate and with proper approval
Ensuring timely final dues processing and payment to ex-staff
Preparing a monthly reconciliation of the departmental general ledger
Ensuring pension deductions are forwarded to the administrator for investments and facilitate
pension processing for exiting staff in a timely manner.
Assisting expatriates with obtaining their work permits, special passes and dependents’ passes
to assist them and their families’ settle comfortably in the country
Assisting expatriates in application of Alien cards
Ensuring expatriates apply and obtain their KRA pin for PAYE processing and remittance after a
successful application of the Alien Card
Assisted in the automation of the banks processes i.e. successful automation of the staff loan
process to ensure efficiency and effectiveness in the management of the staff loan book.
Any other duties as may be assigned by my supervisor
3. Equity Bank (Kenya) Limited
Position: Direct sales Representative- Cashless banking
Period: June 2013 to October 2013
As a team leader of the cashless banking officers stationed in Nyeri County and reporting to the Head-
Corporate Sales, I worked to onboard Distributors, Merchants, Retailers, Wholesalers and customers of
EABL products on Equity bank cashless platform.
During the tenure, my team and I managed to achieve the following objectives;
Assisted in organizing, informing and educating all bar owners’ in Nyeri county on equity
Cashless platform, what it is, how it works, and the benefits to the owners in Business and cash
management practices.
Managed to enroll an estimate of 88% of all bar owners and retailers of the EABL products in
parts of Nyeri County i.e. Nyeri town, Othaya, Mukurwe-ini, Kieni, Mweiga, Kiawara and
Nairutia by opening personal bank accounts and business accounts.
Ensured that all enrolled bar owners accounts were opened and facilitate the processing of the
Equity Express (Swipe) card for the bar owners.
Assisted in setting up the E-banking platform for the main distributor of the EABL products and
liaised with the Agency Supervisor to ensure all POS machines had been configured and
received by the Main distributor for all routes.
Training of the Main distributor and his employees on how to use the POS machines and trouble
shoot most of the common errors and their interpretation
Mobilized deposits and ensured that bar owners regularly deposited their sales revenue in the
cashless accounts to facilitate the seamless working of the platform. This in effect increased the
branch deposits by a significant margin.
Daily customer visits to ensure all bar owners and or attendants paid for the purchased products
through Swiping of their Express cards i.e. from their cashless accounts to the Main collection
account. This ensured the branch main collection account had a monthly swiped turnover
amount of more than 33 million from one distributor.
Cross selling of Equity bank group products to existing and new customers i.e. loan products,
bancassurance products and custodial services.
Preparing mid-week, weekly and monthly marketing reports and reporting the same to the
Head-Corporate Sales.
4. Techlink Limited
Position: Junior Accountant
Period: October 2012 to May2013
Company information;
Techlink Ltd is a supplier of leading globally recognized and genuine Products namely HP, Dell,
Toshiba, Lenovo/IBM, Acer, APC, Eaton, Cisco, Mecer, D Link, TP Link, LG, Samsung, Logitech,
Canon, Imation, Microsoft, Symantec, Kaspersky, QuickBooks etc.
As a junior Accountant, my duties include;
Preparing profit and loss statements and monthly closing and cost accounting reports
Preparing bank reconciliation statements
Compiling and analyzing financial information to prepare entries to accounts, such as general
ledger accounts, and document business transactions.
Establishing, maintaining, and coordinating the implementation of accounting and accounting
control procedures.
Monitoring and reviewing accounting and related system reports for accuracy and
completeness.
Preparing and reviewing budget, revenue, expense, payroll entries, invoices, and other
accounting documents.
Resolving accounting discrepancies
5. AMIRAN Kenya Ltd. Nairobi, Kenya.
Position: Intern.
Period: From June 2011 to August 2011
Company information;
Amiran Kenya Ltd. is the leading agro inputs supplier in Kenya.
As an intern my responsibilities included;
Agricultural education and extension services
Extensive marketing of Amiran and its offered products with emphasis on the Amiran farmers
kit (AFK)
Offering training and agro-support package to Amiran farmers
Maintenance of greenhouse tunnel, collapsible water tank and drip pipes
Disease scouting, diagnosis and disease management
Visiting Amiran customers and advising them on best farming practices
Marketing Amiran ltd. And its products in Nyeri county
Educating Amiran customers about record and book keeping
Visiting youth polytechnics that were beneficiaries of the partnership between Amiran Kenya
and the Government of Kenya.
Building and strengthening customer loyalty of Amiran products
Maintaining a follow up on customer service and ensuring customer satisfaction
CENTRE for TRANSITIONAL LEADERSHIP (CTL). Nakuru, Kenya.
Position: Mentor/leader.
Period: From May 2010 to August 2010.
Company information:
CTL is a non-governmental organization that works closely with like-minded organizations to
develop leadership capacities among the youth, corporate and institutions towards sustainable futures.
I was responsible for;
Fostering leadership essentials by encouraging team work and team spirit
Educating students (Hillcrest high school students, Nakuru) and Nakuru residents on the
reform agenda(Agenda 4 of the new Kenyan constitution)
Mentoring high school students
Educating the public on the new constitution and its overall merits
Organizing team events and an educative open day for Nakuru residents
Encouraging cohesion, unity and peaceful co-existence among different ethnic communities in
Nakuru county
6. SKILLS
Good Financial and Analytical skills
Good communication and interpersonal skills
Excellent computer and computer application skills
AFFILLIATIONS
A member of Kajiado students congress on science and technology
A member of Egerton University's public Accountants and Secretaries association(PASA)
INTERESTS
Learning new and old ICT technologies
Repairing computers
Camping and Hiking in remote locations
Playing soccer
Playing chess
Listening to music
Volunteering in community services
Mentoring
7. REFEREES
Laurence Ambetsa
General Manager, Talent Acquisition
Equity Bank (Kenya) LTD.
P.O Box 75104-00200
Nairobi, Kenya.
Tel: +254 763 593516
Email: Laurence.ambetsa@equitybank.co.ke
Wambugu Ngatiah Wambugu
Senior lecturer, Entrepreneurship Development
Kiambu Institute of Science and Technology
P.O Box 414-00900
Kiambu, Kenya.
Cell Phone: 0725/33-565856
Email: wnwambugu@yahoo.com
Dr. B.K. MUTAI
Chairman of Department (Agribusiness management and Agricultural Economics Department)
P.O Box 536-20115
Egerton, Njoro.
Tel: +254 51 221 7737 168
Fax: +254 51 221 7682
Email:agec_agbm@egerton.ac.ke