RACHEL MORAA MACHINI

Financial Analyst | Data Analyst | Accounts Payable Specialist
Nairobi, KE.

About

Highly analytical and results-driven finance professional with a strong foundation in financial operations, data analysis, and strategic insights. Proven ability to optimize financial processes, enhance data-driven decision-making, and contribute to business expansion through meticulous research and reporting. Adept at leveraging financial modeling and data visualization tools to drive efficiency and support strategic objectives in dynamic environments.

Work

Capital Spot Limited
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Accounts Payable

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Summary

Manages end-to-end accounts payable operations, ensuring financial accuracy, compliance, and timely processing of high-volume invoices for optimal financial health.

Highlights

Reconcile vendor statements and ledger balances, proactively resolving discrepancies to ensure accurate month-end closings and maintain financial integrity.

Oversee end-to-end accounts payable operations, processing high-volume invoices efficiently while strictly adhering to internal controls and vendor contract compliance.

Support the preparation of comprehensive monthly financial reports for management review, enhancing visibility into payables and project-related expenditures to inform strategic decisions.

Kenya Forestry Research Institute
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Data Analyst

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Summary

Supports environmental research by ensuring data integrity, creating visualizations, and facilitating efficient data dissemination for scientific studies.

Highlights

Organize and clean environmental data from various studies, ensuring high data integrity and consistency for advanced analysis and research outcomes.

Contribute to the creation of basic data visualizations, simplifying complex environmental data for internal reports and research documentation, improving stakeholder comprehension.

Provide administrative support by compiling diverse datasets from field research, preparing them for statistical analysis to inform ongoing studies on climate change and sustainable land use.

Support the development of comprehensive research summaries and reports, enhancing the efficiency of data dissemination within the research team and broader scientific community.

Access Bank
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Retail Banking Intern

Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Summary

Provided strategic business advice and data-driven insights to enhance branch performance and support expansion initiatives.

Highlights

Provided impactful business strategy advice by conducting in-depth market research and financial analysis, significantly enhancing branch performance across multiple locations.

Developed and presented strategic insights using detailed pipeline reports, empowering senior management to make data-driven decisions that optimized branch operations.

Automated critical data entry processes for reporting, substantially reducing turnaround time and improving the accuracy and efficiency of branch performance tracking by over 20%.

Assisted in preparing comprehensive business cases for branch expansion, leveraging financial modeling and competitor analysis to assess market viability and profitability, directly influencing strategic decisions.

Education

Strathmore University
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Association of Chartered Accountants (ACCA)

Chartered Accountancy

Grade: 11/13 Complete

Strathmore University
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Bachelor of Commerce

Finance

Grade: Second Class Upper

Strathmore University
Nairobi, Nairobi, Kenya

Diploma

Business Management

Grade: 3.53/4.0

Languages

English
Swahili
French
Dutch

Skills

Technical Skills

QuickBooks, Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Financial Modelling, Tableau, Power BI, Statistical Modelling.

Languages

English, Swahili, French, Dutch.

Interests

Hobbies

Volunteering, Farming, Gymnastics, Research.