OVER 12 YEARS OF PROFESSIONAL AUDIT & TAX PRACTICE:

• February 2021- Present- Sterling Africa Consulting LLP 
• September 2017-December 2020- Ng’ang’a Mwangi &Co
• July 2016-June 2017-Baker Tilly Merali’s
• September 2013- June 2016 – Patel Shah Joshi & Associates
• September 2011- August 2013- PKF East Africa (UG&KE)
• September 2009-August 2011- Daniel Mwangi & Associates

PROFESSIONAL & INDUSTRY EXPERIENCE

Benard has over 12 years of progressive professional experience in Audit and Taxation. Specialized in Financial Management for multinationals and regional operations, his wealth of experience within the finance function ranges from Revenue and Treasury Accounting, Budgeting, Costing, Regulatory Risk to Compliance Management. Benard had led and fostered results-driven finance teams to achieve performance targets and offered long-range planning, risk identification and mitigation. 

He has experience in providing Tax Services in Kenya and Uganda with outstanding contributions including policies, procedures, reporting structure and other internal controls. He has handled internal and external auditors and Tax authority officials with a specialty in KRA Audits and iTax returns. He has supported clients in improving operations by investigating areas of bottlenecks and implementing effectual systems that deliver.

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS

• Effectively served a diverse portfolio of clients encompassing International to medium-sized for-profit companies in handling Statutory and Tax audits.
• Successfully conducted comprehensive audits and investigations of accounts, policies and internal control procedures, financial assessments tax advisory, statutory compliance and payroll processing.
• Valuable advisor to clients and companies in consultative discussions on prudent financial decision-making aligned to business and or mission objectives.
• Provided in-house and external training on risk mitigation strategies to management and stakeholders.
• A lead consultant working with Nganga Mwangi & Co. in auditing and ascertaining and verifying pending bills for Nyandarua, Kitui, and Kiambu counties under instructions of the auditor general.
• Building and maintaining client relationship
• Managing, training, and overseeing others.
• Has Resolved tax disputes between KRA and liquor square limited.
• Lead consultant for Kenya School of Law for Bookkeeping Consultancy Services.