The Accountant-Jan-Feb 2017

STAR OF THE MONTH
Interviewed by Angela Mutiso, cananews@gmail.com
has increased and there is plenty to
draw from. His tenacity has moved
him up many ranks, and he is glad
to report that his time at Sony Sugar
Company Ltd continues to be a fine
learning experience. CPA Onyango
has combined the experience he has
gained, with a natural curiosity, and
a comprehensive knowledge of the
organization that gave him his first
job to make his department efficient
and up to date. He is however quick
to point out that the success of
the Finance department and the
Company at large, stem from a joint
and sustained effort by all members
of staff and good leadership coming
from the Management Committee led
by the Managing Director.
GET IT RIGHT
FIRST TIME
CPA George Omondi Onyango
a Senior Accountant in charge
of Management Information
and Budgeting (SAMIB) at Sony Sugar
Company Ltd took on an accounts
clerk job at Sony Sugar Company Ltd
a month to his graduation. However
one thing the young accountant did
not envisage at that time was how
central his services would be to his
employer and profession or how far
and rapidly he would rise.
He looks back at the events of his
intricate life; His father died when he
was fairly young; his mother widowed
early, soldiered on with commendable
courage to bring him and his siblings
this far. He believed then that this
accounting job he had desired for a
long time, if well grasped would give
him a healthy work-life balance and
concluded that the icing on the cake
would be to embrace the pleasure
and adventure of the profession.
Besides, he hoped to put to good use,
the opportunity he had been given
to show his loyalty and add value to
a distinguished Company that had
given him an occupation at a critical
time. Appreciatively, the going has so
far been good as is attested by this
feature.
On the most interesting and perhaps
most vital level; CPA Onyango in
his early thirties, has discovered a
new sense of enchantment in the
direction the accountancy profession
has taken and relishes the status
and responsibilities that come with
it today. Quite apart from raising the
scope of accountants’ expertise, the
utilization of professional services,
He has superb working knowledge
in an integrated computerized
accounting and operational
system. He is in addition, a Quality
Management Systems Lead auditor
(KEBS), Operating Performance Index
champion (KIM) and soon pursuing
his PHD at the University of Nairobi.
CPA Onyango says his aspiration is
to hold and manage a strong and
responsible position in finance and
accountancy in an integral institution
where there is transparency and
accountability and where peoplemanagement
skills are nurtured,
developed and completely utilized.
Following is a summary of his
education, his work and his life;
At Sony Sugar, he has worked in
several positions, his jobs have
encompassed; Preparation of
various reports and also directing,
supervising, appraising and training
personnel in the department to ensure
smooth and efficient performance
of work as a cost accountant and
Nucleus Estate Accountant among
others.
He has attended several workshops
and seminars, notably; Financial
Accounting (Delloite & Touche);
Change Management; (Visionary
Leadership and consultants);
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