Curriculum Vitae

Sirrah Gerald Sawaya

Personal Details

Home Address: Mikocheni, Dar Es Salaam

Telephone: +255 (0) 787495908
Year of Birth: 1992
Email Address: sirrah.sawaya@gmail.com
Nationality: Tanzanian

Professional Overview

Sirrah Sawaya is a young professional, with exceptional leadership experience gained from working with global
youth leadership organization where I have interacted with a diverse global work environment. Seeking to explore
career opportunities in a very dynamic organization where my business and analytical skills will be of great value in
achieving the strategic goals of my employer. Dedicated, competent and solution oriented young business leader,
with the capacity to innovate around assigned tasks to attain maximum output.

Education

Sep 2014 -Dec 2017 St. Augustine’s University, Certificate of Advance Diploma in Accountancy (A.C.D.A.)

Sept 2013 - Aug 2014 St. Augustine’s University, Certificate in Accountancy (C.A)

May 2011 - Feb 2013 Edmund Rise Sinnon High School, (ACSEE) Advanced Certificate of Secondary
Education Exam.

Jan 2007 - Sept 2010 Filbert Bay Schools, Ordinary Level (CSEE) Certificate of Secondary Education
Education
Work Experience

Sep 2018 – Oct 2019 Atsoko Tanzania LTD.

Beauty Advisor and Cooperate Sales Manager

 Giving Product knowledge and assisting customers to find the product of their choice.
 Maximizing sales of the company by retaining potential customers and creating events.
 Ensuring company’s daily sales targets are meet
 Creating and submitting daily sales report to Supervisor.

Jul 2017 – Aug 2018 AIESEC Tanzania

National Finance Manager

 Reviewing financial and budgetary data and streamlining areas to ensure all
organization operations are 100% sustainable.
 Managing and driving the finance team in order to achieve financial growth across
our regional entities in Tanzania.

 Implemented financial model that enabled our customers to pay during value
delivery stage, with the aim of increasing our retainer and promoters rate.
 Gathering and presenting key finance data to national team and suggesting
necessary reactions to detailed business forecasts.
 Working closely with operations managers to strengthen key focus areas and target
financial growth.

 Creating and managing national budget and reconciling account to achieve proper
financial reporting.
Jul 2016 – Feb 17 AIESEC SAUT, Tanzania

Chapter President

 Initiated a partnership between AIESEC and the University Administration to have the University
on board to work with AIESEC in key focus programs.
 Worked with the National team of AIESEC in Tanzania to implement national strategies through
exchange delivery, project development and national events.
 Managed five developmental projects in partnership with implementing organizations to address
challenges faced by marginalized population in Mwanza.
 Aligned AIESEC projects to ensure that AIESEC is making conscious toward contributing in
achieving SDGs through our community development projects.

Jul 2014 – Sept 2014 Bizz Consultancy

Accountants Assistant (Intern)

 Create multiple cash flow analyses models in order to understand the company's strongest periods of the
month.
 Analyze the budgets for all our operations in order to present better ways to reduce cost.
 Develop detailed spreadsheets to identify trends and help develop forecasts as well as consolidate and
analyze monthly results.
 Created a cost analysis model in order to depreciate more efficiently our long-term dealer contracts.

Relevant Skills

Language Skills Native: Swahili

Excellent: English

Business Skills Advance:

 Leadership  Business Finance

 Interpersonal Skills  Entreprenuership skills
 Microsoft Office Package  Team work
 Accounting Software
 Project Management  Communication skills

Interests

Traveling, Reading, meeting new people, learning new things

Referees Francis Omorojie

Managing Consultant
Isabella Chamushala Amani Shayo Ennovate Hub
Accountant National President + 255 752 487 779
Bizz Consultancy AIESEC TANZANIA
+255 658 719 128 +255 753916088
AIESEC SAUT, Tanzania
Chapter President
 Initiated a partnership between AIESEC and the University administration to have
the university work with AIESEC in key focus programmes
 Worked with the national team of AIESEC In Tanzania to implement national
strategies through exchange delivery, project development and national events
 Managed 5 developmental projects in partnership with implementing organizations
to address challenges faced by marginalized population in Mwanza
 Aligned AIESEC projects to SDGs to ensure that AIESEC is making conscious
towards contributing too achieving SDGs through our community development
projects