Chris Kaunda

Building at the intersection of finance and data.

➡️Profile

Finance professional and CPA with 6+ years of experience across financial management, cost-benefit analysis, and regulatory work — now building at the intersection of finance and data. Currently leading finance operations across three countries at Fuzu Ltd; also the developer of a live stock analysis application (Python, Flask, SQL). Skilled at translating financial data into decisions, and increasingly at automating the work that gets you there.

➡️Projects

Stock Analyzer

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Python · Flask · SQL · Financial APIs

Built a web application for fundamental analysis of stocks listed on US exchanges. Pulls financial data via API, processes key metrics including P/E ratios, revenue trends, and debt-to-equity ratios, and presents insights via an interactive dashboard. Designed the full data pipeline from raw API response to user-facing output.

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➡️Experience

Finance and Accounts Lead

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Fuzu LTD

Jun 2021 - Present

Led all finance operations across Kenya, Uganda, and Nigeria. Designed financial reporting systems, management accounting frameworks, and cost control processes. Built automated financial models in Excel to streamline month-end reporting and cash flow forecasting. Oversaw payroll and accounts across all three markets.

Redesigned the accounts receivable tracking process using APIs integrations and automated Excel models, reducing outstanding receivables from over 20% to under 6% of sales across the first two financial years.

CBA Consultant

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Iris Group International

Nov 2020 - Dec 2021

Collected and structured financial datasets for a USAID WASHPaLS Menstrual Hygiene in the Workplace project being conducted in the country. Validated data integrity and organized inputs for the analytical team. Findings were published in the Journal of Water and Sanitation (2023).

The results were published in the Journal of Water and Sanitation. Link is below in the publications section.

Customer Success Associate

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Fuzu LTD

Nov 2020 - Jun 202

Participated in the market research, product development and testing of customer facing products for the B2C end of the business.

Three of the products worked on now generate over 30% of the B2C revenue for the business.

Economics Regulation Attaché

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Water Services Regulatory Board

Nov 2018 - May 2019

Performed quantitative financial analysis on water utility providers across Kenya, assessing economic viability against regulatory benchmarks aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Formed part of the small team responsible for the preparation if the economic section of the Impact Report (2019) for the Kenyan water sector.

➡️Education

CS50x: CS50's Introduction to Computer Science

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HavardX

CS50P: CS50's Introduction to Programming with Python

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HavardX

Certified Public Accountant

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KASNEB

Bachelor of Economics

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University of Nairobi

➡️Publications

Building a business case for workplace menstrual hygiene management programs: a social cost–benefit analysis

Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development

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