Charles Shiraku
About me
Strategic and detail-oriented Finance Professional and CPA Section 4 Finalist with over 11 years of experience in financial reporting, accounts payable, vendor management, and statutory compliance. Proven expertise in strengthening internal controls, ensuring audit readiness, and managing full-cycle accounting in donor-funded environments. Uniquely skilled in AI Financial Model Training, leveraging advanced technologies to optimize financial workflows, risk management, and compliance systems. Adept at using ERP and accounting platforms (QuickBooks, Zoho, Sage) to drive accuracy, transparency, and value for money, and seeking to leverage extensive financial leadership experience to coordinate and strengthen the finance function.
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Work Experience
AI Financial Systems Trainer & Specialist (Remote)
Invisible Technology
February 1, 2023
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June 30, 2026
• Trained and fine-tuned advanced AI models on complex financial datasets, accounting principles (GAAP/IFRS), and financial reporting standards to enhance automated financial analysis and compliance systems.
• Evaluated and annotated financial scenarios and accounting logic, ensuring high accuracy in ledger allocations, accounts payable workflows, and statutory tax calculations.
• Applied prompt engineering to refine AI outputs for financial risk assessment, audit readiness, and vendor payment cycle optimizations.
• Conducted rigorous quality assurance (QA) on AI-generated financial reports, reconciliations, and journal entries, ensuring strict adherence to accounting principles and internal controls.
• Collaborated remotely with global financial and technical teams to clarify accounting requirements, resolve ambiguities in financial logic, and improve AI accuracy in financial contexts.
Financial Officer
Lugari Mkombozi CBO
May 1, 2021
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January 31, 2023
• Directed full-cycle accounting operations, overseeing disbursements, payroll, payables, and petty cash, ensuring accurate classification across financial statements.
• Ensured strict statutory compliance by managing accurate preparation and timely remittance of PAYE, NHIF, NSSF, VAT, and KRA filings, maintaining complete supporting records.
• Managed prepayment amortization schedules and executed journal entries in strict accordance with established accounting principles.
• Strengthened internal controls and audit readiness by developing risk management policies, establishing offline asset ledgers, and preparing comprehensive audit schedules.
• Automated financial reporting from manual Excel to QuickBooks, implementing a budget tracking system to monitor burn rates and ensure value for money.
• Maintained audit-ready documentation and supported external and donor audits, ensuring timely resolution of audit queries with zero major findings.
Education
Certified Public Accountant
Level 4
January 1, 2011
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December 31, 2018
Certified Public Accountant
Bachelor Of Commerce
Degree
January 1, 2011
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December 15, 2015
Bachelor Of Commerce,Finance Option
Data Analysis in Excel
Certificate
April 1, 2021
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September 30, 2021
Advance Data analysis in Excel
Projects
Financial Management Strategies for Sustaining Small and Medium-Size Enterprises
The Literature review seeks to explore existing literature on successful financial management strategies
WHY YOUR WEBSITE ISN’T GETTING TRAFFIC (AND HOW TO FIX IT)
Discusion on Applicable solution to improve Traffic web
Honors & awards
Best Project Accountant
April 30, 2021
The Best Accountant - USAID Afya Ziwani Project