RE-ELECTION

FOR ICPAKCOUNCIL MEMBER

RE-ELECTION

FOR ICPAKCOUNCIL MEMBER

2017-2020

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Master of Business Administration (MBA) University of Nairobi

Bachelor of Education Kenyatta University

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CPA SUSAN KHAKASA OYATSI

ICPAK Registration Number: 5517Date of Registration: 2008Position Nominated for: COUNCIL

cpasusanoyatsi@gmail.com

+254722343212

+254733759065

Thank you very much for the opportunity you gave me to serve as your Council Member for the past three years. It is with humility and meekness that I express my desire and interest to serve on the Council for a second term.

Dear Fellow CPAs and FCPAs

I am the Acting Director of Finance in the Judiciary; before joining the Judiciary in 2014 I served as Chief Accountant at the Energy Regulatory Commission and as a Management Accountant with Heritage Insurance Company Limited. I possess extensive professional experience in Financial Management and Information Communication Technology (ICT) gained in both the public and private sectors

I am also a Member of ISACA and a trained Director of Corporate Governance.

I have served as Council Member of the Association of Women Accountants of Kenya (AWAK) where I was convener of a subcommittee responsible for Recruitment, Mentorship and Monitoring of academic performance and fund raising for the Needy Girl Child. I am and will continue to be passionate about inculcating and sustaining the culture of integrity, accountability and honesty at my work place, in the accounting profession, and beyond. I enjoy offering services to people from diverse backgrounds and considers myself socially dynamic, agile, outgoing and with an ebullient personality. Over the years, my demeanor has facilitated my easy interaction with many professionals and members of the public at large.

I am happily married to Dr. Donald Oyatsi a Consultant in Child Neurology and Lecturer School of Medicine at the University of Nairobi. We are blessed with two sons and two daughters.

PROFILE

Improved the corporate Governance environment in Kenya

· Establishment of Mandatory Independent Board Audit Committee for Public Institutions.

· Signing of MOU with the ofce of the Auditor General on outsourcing of Audit Work in the Public sector.

· FiRe Awards in the Public Sector

· MOU with council of Governors and NGO Co-ordinations Board.

· Draft Whistle Blowing Policy ready for Validation by Stakeholders

Protecting Accountants who stand rm against corruption

· Supported and passionately encouraged Branches and Devolution.. Internationally, MOUs with ACCA, South Africa Institute of Certied

Chartered Accountants (SAICA), ICAEW. Opening of South African and UK chapters

Recognition of the CPA brand and Visibility of the Institute

· Introduced a 50% discount joining fess to enhance recruitment of members. Numbers grew from 13,500 to 20,000

· Reduced subscriptions fees for Senior Citizens

Recruitment of New members

· Establishment of Trainee Accountancy Practical Experience Framework ICPAK internship programs (TAPET)

· Youth and Students Affairs Committee created to cater for the welfare, mentorship and continuing learning of young accountants.

· Mentoring of prospective and young accountants, e.g in Lamu County, 5 Schools at Kabarak 2015 plus Mukumu Girls

· Encouraged Internship in the Judiciary

The underutilized young accountants (18-35yrs) category

CARDSCORE

· Establishment of a Benevolent Fund to cater for members in the event of death

· Programmes introduced which are geared towards Enhanced Capacity Building Opportunities to specic membership and continued review of CPD calendars and events for needs of members in all segmented areas.

· By encouraging devolution the Accountancy services through branches has helped to get rid of rogue accountants and enhancing Fiscal Disciple in Financial Reporting.

Transfer of wealth of experience

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Involvement in Institute Activities

RE-ELECTIONSEEKINGREASONS FOR

Advocate for Multiple LicensesWill aggressively push for the amendments of the Accountants Act with speed to allow for multiple licenses that will open up business at different levels of the profession, i.e. Book-keeping services, Tax consultants, Business valuation licenses, Forensic Audits, Receiverships and liquidation business advisory etc.

Focus on Members WelfareIf re-elected, together with Public Sector Committee I will continue to engage with the various stakeholders e.g SRC, Public Service Commission, with a view to addressing issue of payment of non-practicing allowance, and seek to enhance sitting allowance for members of Board Audit Committees in the recently advertised Audit Committees in the Public Sector.

Branch Enhancement and EmpowermentI will spearhead the establishment of physical branch contact ofce for the eight remaining branches based on a devolved structure in line with the Constitution of Kenya 2010.

Enhance the Whistle Blowing MechanismI will advocate for ICPAK to acquire a special protective unanimous reporting platform (Software) in order to protect whistle blowers both in the private and Public Sector, as part of fulllment of my campaign pledge to protect witnesses and preserve evidence of any white collar criminal activities within the profession.

Advocate for Strategic PartnershipI will strive to encourage ICPAK to form strategic partnerships with likeminded professional bodies such as the Law Society of Kenya (LSK), ICPS, KMA. It is my hope that such strategic relationships and institutional linkages will boost ICPAK's prole and benet from professional advice from these bodies.

SUITABILITY FOR COUNCIL ELECTION

I have represented the Institute in several events both locally and internationally.I was a Member of the Public Policy and Governance Committee and Professional Standards of the Institute in 2014.Currently I am the Convener of Public Sector Committee.

Establish a working Framework with Ministry of EducationI will advocate for the establishment of a working framework with Ministry of Education in terms of: a) Advocating for the registration of all school bursars as ICPAK members. The Cabinet Secretary for Education has indicated his willingness to include them in Ministry's payroll. The success of this policy will enhance professionalism in all our schools, especially with regards to Financial Management.b) Advocate for outsourcing of audit work for both Secondary and Primary Schools to auditing Firms to minimize collusion and enhance Accountability for funds in schools.

Advocate for ICPAK representation in all the 47 County

The CBEF is mandated by the Public Finance Management (PFM) Act which states that counties shall create these forums in order to “provide a means for consultation by the county government on: preparation of county plans, the County Fiscal Strategy Paper, and the Budget Review and Outlook Paper for the county; and matters relating to budgeting, the economy and nancial management at the county level”. I will work with all the stakeholders in initiating suitable proposals for implementing this provision since the existing CBEF's terms will come to an end with the elections in August this year.

Budget Economic Forum (CBEF)

I have always Advocated for Credibility, Professionalism, Accountability as the credo of our Great Profession plus Our Vision of Upholding Public Interest

Your Vote guarantees a successful, better, and prosperous future for you and the accounting profession in Kenya, the Region and the world at large.

THANK YOU

NIMETENDA NA NITAZIDI KUTENDA