LYDIAH MUTHONI MACHARIAH

Phone: 0725301517 /0732412796 Email: macharialydiah865@yahoo.com

CARRER OBJECTIVE .

To succeed in an environment of growth and excellence and earn a job which provides me with job
satisfaction and self development and helps me achieve personal as well as organization goals.
SKILLS SUMMARY.
Non-Technical
Skills

Outstanding communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills with a

reputation of forming productive relationships with multicultural individuals
at all levels.

Independent self-starter that also excels in team environments, providing

the motivation and direction to drive excellence.

Strong critical thinking, problem solving, and time management skills with
proven success handling multiple responsibilities and meeting challenging
deadlines.

Technical Skills

Displays the highest standards for professionalism, courtesy, and integrity.

Report writing

Team Building

Detailed-oriented professional who offers a solid background of experience

in Strategic management, Accounting and Business Administration.

Project management

Consistently knowledgeable and skilled in

Strategic planning and execution

Contracting, negotiating and change management

Developing and implementing new strategies and procedures

Administrative Management

Resource Planning

PROFFESIONAL EXPERIENCE.
TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF KENYA- (September 2012 to date.)
Part Time Lecturer
Empower and train students in the School of Business and Management Studies
Proactively contribute towards the universitys common goals through active management.
Training Students at Carlile College- Jogoo Road in the School of Business in ICM and ABE
courses.

BUSINESS CAPITAL ACCESS LIMITED

(June 2011 to June 2013

Business Development Manager.

Empower and coach staff members in achieving and exceeding their targets by offering
overall support and guidance.
Foster a conducive working environment whereby staff members can carry out their
responsibilities in clear and transparent manner.
Proactively contribute towards the companys common goals through active management
participation in matters concerning the overall well-being of the company.
Be focused on the companys objectives and streamline self and departmental behavior in
line with overall organizational priorities and requirements.
To gather information on
generally accepted standards and market ethics applicable to
micro finances in Kenya.

ACHIEVEMENT.
Have been able to increase the revenue for Business Capital Access Limited by sixty percent and
increase the client base by fifty percent.
BROOKSIDE DAIRY LTD

(May 2002 to June 2011.)

Depot Accounts Supervisor -January 2008 to June 2011.

Checking of the depot accounts on a daily basis

Doing spot checks at the various depots on a monthly basis, ie Kisumu, Eldoret , Mombasa
and our depots in Uganda and Tanzania.

Handling queries from the various depots and resolving them.

Supervise and line manage the Depot accounts team and ensuring that tasks are agreed and
progress regularly reviewed.

Design, co-ordinate and contribute to the delivery of training of staff in the various depots.

Appraise and review staff performance and assess training and development needs.

ACHIEVEMENT.

Have been able to supervise and do monthly audits at the depots and ensure the operations
run smoothly. I have international experience as I have managed to start and manage an
accounting and administration department at Brookside Kampala depot in Uganda.
Depot Accountant -March 2002 December 2007.

Preparation of expenses schedule for external audit

Maintenance of the cash book.

Daily reconciliation of bank position.

Coding creditors invoices for posting to computer system.

Reconciling creditors statement with balances in creditors ledgers and preparing their
payments.

Handling of creditors queries.

Preparation of cheques and disbursing them to various payees.

Accounting for depot sales.

Internal auditing of sales depot accounting and stock control Mombasa, Kisumu, and Eldoret
depots.

Maintenance of depot stock control records.

Accounting for hired transport costs.

Reconciling between transporters statement and balances in our books and processing their
payments.

Preparation of creditors schedule.

Maintenance of debtors accounts, sales ledger reconciliation and preparation of debtors

schedule.

AAR Health Services-October 2001-February 2002.

Assistant Accountant.

Analyzing and reconciling general ledger accounts, on excel spreadsheets.

Coding and keying in of receipts into the Solomon account program

Compiling on a monthly basis for reinsurance purposes on excel

Bank Reconciliation

Debtors Reconciliation

Cannon Assurance Kenya Limited- Sept. 1997-August 2001.

Computer Operator
Preparing application forms.

Client analyzing and presentation

Editing monthly premiums

Formatting and printing compensations.

Calculating yearly compensations.

Entering proposal data

EDUCATION BACKGROUND
Masters of Business Administration Strategic Management Option- graduate at Africa Nazarene
University.
Bachelor of Accounting and Business Administration graduate from Daystar Universiry-Athi
River Campus.

ADDITIONAL SKILLS
Excellent IT skills - Windows 95, 98, 2000, XP, MS Word, MS Excel, MS power point, comfortable user
of browsers and email services.

REFEREES
1. Nelson Njuguna
Financial Accountant, Brookside Dairy Limited, Ruiru.
P.O. BOX 236-00232 Ruiru.
Telephone-020-3542480/1/2, 0733724295.

njugunanelson@brookside.co.ke
2. George Mungai Gitau,
Managing Director,
New Vail Agencies,
Embassy House, Harambee Avenue
P.O. Box 54494
Nairobi. Telephone -0720486689.
3.

Juvenalis Gitau Thiongo

Chief Accountant, gitau@wetlands.co.ke
SimbaNET Com (k) Ltd, Gateway Business Park,
Mombasa Road, P.O. Box 50762-00100 Nairobi.
Tel. +254 2804000, +254 0731560296, 0722256556.