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With eight years of experience as a qualified accountant (CPA) and a master’s degree in finance and accounting, I’ve worked across the UK and Kenya in accounting, audit and financial management. My skills include IFRS reporting, preparing profit and loss and balance sheets, managing month-end closes, ensuring regulatory compliance and conducting economic analysis. I’m proficient in ERP systems like Sage, QuickBooks, Access Dimensions and Focal Point, advanced Excel and financial modelling. I can support clients with bookkeeping, management accounting, audits, tax advisory and support, financial analysis, financial reporting and a wide range of other ad hoc needs.

Hi, I’m Catherine! I’m a Certified Public Accountant and come equipped with 20 years of experience in accounting and auditing. I will manage your numbers while you focus on taking your business to the next level. Services provided: - All aspects of bookkeeping / accounting (e.g. bank reconciliation, receivables, payables, general ledger, payroll, inventory) - Financial reports preparation (Balance Sheet, Profit and Loss Statement, Cash Flow Statements) - Accounts reconciliation, Variance analysis - Invoicing, Credit control - Handling of annual statutory audit Qualifications and experience: - Certified Public Accountant with a Bachelor’s Degree in Accountancy - Sage 50 Accounting - Xero Advisor Certified - QuickBooks Online - Provided remote bookkeeping services to a portfolio of clients for a bookkeeping firm - Managed the bookkeeping services of a corporate services firm - Worked for Deloitte and PricewaterhouseCoopers (two of the Big 4 firms) - Proficient in Microsoft Office Excel, Word and Powerpoint, Onedrive, Dropbox, Google Drive, KarbonHQ - VAT quarterly filing I endeavour to establish a good working relationship with clients based on mutual respect and trust. I can also handle e-mails, web research, data encoding, and other administrative tasks, as required. I am a fast learner, detail-oriented, smart-worker, and trustworthy.

Are you a startup looking to get your books set up the right way? A growing business in need of dependable bookkeeping support? Maybe you're a tax practitioner who’d prefer to focus on high-level advisory work and need a trusted partner to handle the day-to-day bookkeeping for your clients. Whether you're catching up on overdue books or need help cleaning up messy records, I provide tailored bookkeeping solutions designed to meet your specific needs. Accurate, up-to-date bookkeeping is the foundation for smart financial decisions. It ensures you have a clear picture of your business performance and makes tax time significantly less stressful—for both business owners and tax professionals alike. Here's how I can help: ✅ Audit or review your books to identify and correct potential errors, improve financial accuracy, and ensure compliance. ✅ Record transactions backlogs and ensure books are up to date. ✅ Setting up or updating your chart of accounts tailored for your business to help you track your finances more accurately and efficiently. ✅ Weekly categorization of transactions. Summarizing unusual transactions for verification to help you identify potential fraud or errors. ✅ Record bills from vendors to track your expenses. Recommends timing of payment of these bills to improve your cash flow. ✅ Timely preparation of invoices to ensure on-time collections. ✅ Making entries for payroll adjustments. I've used ADP, Gusto, and Paychex before. ✅ Monthly bank and credit card reconciliation. ✅ Making entries for month-end adjustments. ✅ Tailored month-end reports give you the insights you need to understand your business better and make more informed decisions. I like to work with clients who are: ⭐ Responsive – I might have some requests or questions I will need your assistance from time to time. ⭐ Flexible – I handle clients from different parts of the world. I’m only available to work during a few hours of your time zone. I’m willing to adjust to attend critical meetings. ⭐ Values relationships, has a nice attitude and is a good communicator. Think we’re a good fit? Don't just take my word for it, hear what my clients have to say: “Hadley is just amazing. He came onboard after I discovered some lack of compliance in the work of my previous accountant. He quickly made all proper adjustments and handled the bookkeeping for my company since then. Easy to work with, professional, communicates well. He is very responsive in terms of timeline and his rates are very reasonable! You need an accountant… Don’t look further!” – Alex “Good accounting services, friendly and knowledgeable. Highly recommended!” - Nils “Hadley is a fantastic communicator, great with response time, and communicates clearly and effectively. Better yet, his skills with bookkeeping were excellent and he really helped me get my books in order and taught me how to use the system in a more effective and practical way... all for an excellent rate!” – Scott “Great quality of work. Reasonably priced and very professional.” – Shaun “Hadley was timely, organized and efficient in his work. He is a smart entrepreneur with an eye for patterns - I highly recommend his services for any of your bookkeeping needs. I hope to continue to work with Hadley in the future!” – Will “I have used Hadley's expertise quite a few times and he has always delivered. The projects are completed on time and under budget every time. I highly recommend his services.” – Mitesh Want to know me better? I'm a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and currently working as a Senior Auditor for a US-based Auditing Firm. My main responsibility consists of leading the audit from planning, execution, and reporting. Engaging with clients and providing advice and professionalism throughout the audit, coaching and mentoring more junior team members, and keeping engagement leaders updated on the status of audit engagements. I previously worked as an Accounting Manager for a US-based Accounting Firm. I help clients with their audits by doing audit preparation services including the preparation of schedules and technical accounting memos. I also assist clients in their financial statements (10Qs and 10Ks) in accordance with US GAAP. I also do full-cycle bookkeeping for some of our clients. I also worked as a Senior Audit Associate at EY for almost 5 years. I graduated with a degree of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy. I have more than nine (9) years of combined audit and bookkeeping experience in construction, real estate, digital marketing, crypto mining, manufacturing, automotive and transportation, power and utilities, and not-for-profit organizations. Convinced and want to take the next steps? 🔥 Go to the upper right-hand corner and click Hire or send me a work Invite. 🔥

Upwork -- Over 12+ Upwork years, on Upwork since 2012, with over 20,000 Upwork hours -- experience in working with Seed/Series A startups and with scale ups Qualification -- Chartered Accountant (ACA) from The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) -- Certified Public Accountant (CPA-USA) from The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of America (AICPA) Accounting Software, Technology Skills -- Well versed in various Accounting Software Packages including Quickbooks, MYOB, Sage, XERO, Tally etc. -- Advanced user of Microsoft Excel including Macros and MS Access -- Well versed in ERP packages including Oracle, SAP, JD Edwards, NetSuite Business Partner at YourFinanceBackOffice Book keeping, Financial Statements -- Extensive work experience in manual, online book keeping including Bank Reconciliations, Merchant Gateways (STRIPE, Paypal), Online Market Places (Amazon, eBay, Souq etc.) -- Developed Financial statements, Projected Financial Statements in MS Excel for clients Global Work Experience -- 4 years work experience having worked in London, United Kingdom -- 3 years employment work experience in India -- 5 years work experience on Upwork -- 2 years work experience in Milan, Italy -- Worked in various profiles including Financials Systems Implementation Consultant, Management Accountant, Financial Reporting Analyst

o A distinction for Master’s in Accounting and Finance at the University of Northampton, UK. o Attained all credits to qualify as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA-K) o At Ministry of Health, prepared bank reconciliations amounting to over KES 30 billion annually. o At Port Health JKIA, handled bank reconciliations exceeding KES 40 million annually, and prepared invoices of similar value. o Managed payroll for over 50 employees monthly, ensuring accuracy, compliance, and timeliness. o Developed a cash receiving and consolidation strategy in Google Excel for multiple revenue-collection points, enabling real-time updates and improved financial efficiency. o Certified in QuickBooks Essential Training and SAP/ERP Essential Training (LinkedIn Learning). o Proficient in Microsoft Excel, including Pivot Tables, VLOOKUP, advanced formulas, and financial modeling tools. o Experienced in budgeting, forecasting, and preparation of financial statements under IFRS/UK GAAP. o Strong background in audit support, payroll processing, internal controls, and regulatory compliance. o Proficient in data analysis using tools such as SQL, Excel, Tableau, Python and Power BI. o Effective in team collaboration, stakeholder engagement, and financial reporting with accuracy and timeliness.

Over 15 years experience with Microsoft Dynamics GP(Great Plains), T-SQL, SQL Server Reporting Services(SSRS) and SQL Server Integration Services(SSIS). A Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP), a Certified Public Accountant(CPA) and "Top Rated" by Upwork, I have participated in multiple ERP full cycle implementations and handled the following aspects of Dynamics GP: • Collecting & Mapping User Requirements • User support • Training • GP SQL Tables - querying, development & reporting • Customizations & Development • System GP upgrades • Server migrations • Integration with other systems/applications. • Financial Reporting (Management Reporter & FRx) • GP Web Client Currently doing Dynamics GP, SQL and finance systems freelance consultancy for local and remote clients.