Ayub Farah | Premium Portfolio & CV

Reliable bookkeeping support for growing teams.

I am a detail-oriented bookkeeping and junior accounting professional based in Nairobi, Kenya. I support day-to-day financial records, invoices, supplier and customer accounts, inventory records, reconciliations, and Excel-based reporting for entry-level accounting and finance support roles.

ACCA 8/13 Exams Bookkeeping & Data Entry AP/AR Support Bank & Cash Reconciliation QuickBooks Online Certified

About Me

As a bookkeeper and junior accountant with ACCA progress (8 of 13 exams completed), I bring practical experience in purchase, sales, expense, customer, supplier, inventory, payroll support, and reconciliation records.

I am targeting entry-level bookkeeping, junior accountant, accounts assistant, AP/AR assistant, and finance assistant roles where accuracy, clean documentation, and steady accounting system updates matter every day. I work with BUSY Accounting Software, QuickBooks, Xero, Zoho Books, and Microsoft Excel.

Experience

Accountant

VUN Trading LTD, Remote | Dec 2025 - Present

Record purchases, sales, operating expenses, invoices, and supporting transactions in BUSY Accounting Software for two business centres.
Maintain customer and supplier account records, purchases, balances, and documentation to support accurate accounts payable and accounts receivable records.
Track inventory and stock movements against purchasing and sales activity to support accurate records and cost monitoring.
Prepare financial information and supporting documents for management review and tax reporting.
Use Microsoft Excel to organize, review, and summarize accounting records and financial data.

Finance & Administration Intern

Kosokoso Police Station, Kampala, Uganda | Jan 2025 – Mar 2025

Supported financial record keeping, transaction documentation, expense tracking, and organized filing for audit and compliance review.
Assisted with payroll preparation and prepared basic financial summaries in Microsoft Excel under supervision.

Accounting & Excel Portfolio

Practical examples showing how I organize financial records, summarize performance, track budgets, monitor cash flow, and turn accounting data into clean reports for managers, clients, and small businesses.

Executive Cash Flow Dashboard

A comprehensive monitoring tool tracking inflows, outflows, net cash flow trajectories, and categorical expense breakdowns for rapid executive oversight.

Excel VBA Cash Flow Dashboard Design

Strategic Debt Payoff Tracker

An analytical dashboard designed to monitor debt reduction, comparing starting vs. current balances, interest impacts, and total portfolio composition.

Financial Reporting Liability Analysis

12-Month Cash Flow Forecast

A month-by-month forecast table covering opening balances, inflows, outflows, net cash flow, and annual totals for planning liquidity.

Cash Forecasting Planning

Yearly Bookkeeping Summary

A yearly bookkeeping dashboard summarizing income, expenses, profit margin, monthly charts, and category-level performance.

Annual Review Performance Metrics

Monthly Budget Breakdown

A detailed budgeting view with income sources, expense sources, category percentages, and monthly spending breakdowns.

Budget Analysis Variance Tracking

5-Year Bookkeeping Dashboard

A multi-year bookkeeping dashboard comparing income, expenses, profit margin, category breakdowns, and long-term trends.

Trend Analysis Forecasting

Monthly Bookkeeping Dashboard

A monthly bookkeeping dashboard showing income, expenses, profit or loss, margins, charts, and category breakdowns.

Strategic Reporting Cost Control

Budget vs Actual Monthly Dashboard

A monthly variance dashboard comparing budget to actual costs, showing savings rate and key spending categories.

Variance Analysis Corporate Finance

Work I Can Support

Bookkeeping Support

Daily transaction entry, purchase and sales records, expense coding, supplier/customer records, and clean bookkeeping files using QuickBooks, Xero, BUSY, and Excel.

Accounts Assistant Work

AP/AR support, invoice processing, document matching, payment follow-up, basic payroll support, and management-ready schedules.

Reconciliation

Bank, cash, customer, supplier, and inventory reconciliations with organized support for review, audit, and tax preparation.

Excel Reporting

Simple financial summaries, budget trackers, cash-flow reports, inventory schedules, and Excel dashboards that help teams understand the numbers quickly.

Independent Work

Small Business Accounting & POS Support

Freelance & Volunteer | Nairobi, Kenya | 2024 – Present

Built bookkeeping frameworks and simplified POS trackers in Excel and QuickBooks Online to help small businesses organize purchases, sales, inventory, and customer balances.

Excel VBA Automation for Reconciliation

Personal Development Project | 2024

Built a custom Excel VBA reconciliation utility to match transactions, reduce manual checking, and generate simple review summaries.

Real Estate Expense & Client Tracker

Freelance Project | 2025

Developed an Excel tracker for tenant payments, outstanding balances, property expenses, and monthly cash flow.

Core Capabilities

Accounting Systems

QuickBooks Online QuickBooks Online Certified QuickBooks Desktop Xero Zoho Books BUSY Accounting

Excel & Analytics

Pivot Tables VLOOKUP / XLOOKUP Advanced IF Functions VBA Macros Reporting Dashboards Data Visualization

Core Accounting

Full-Cycle Bookkeeping Accounts Payable (AP) Accounts Receivable (AR) Invoice Processing Supplier Records Customer Records Payroll & PAYE Inventory & Stock Records Bank Reconciliation Document Filing

Education & Credentials

QuickBooks Online Accountant Certification

Intuit QuickBooks

Issued April 2025

Certified in QuickBooks Online Accountant workflows, strengthening my bookkeeping, reconciliation, and client accounting support capabilities.

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ACCA

Association of Chartered Certified Accountants

Self-study, Nairobi | Candidate

Successfully completed 8 of 13 examinations.

BBA in Accounting & Finance

Cavendish University Uganda

Kampala | Jun 2022 – Aug 2025