- Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
- mawerecelestine@gmail.com
Celestine Mawere is a finance leader, Executive Board Member and Business Partner at Epsilon Strategic Limited, helping organisations protect cash, strengthen governance and manage risk.
- Centenary House, 3rd Floor, Off Ring Road, Westlands, Nairobi
- +254 726 367 334
- mawerecelestine@gmail.com
- https://celestinemawere.com
15
+
Years in finance
ABOUT CELESTINE
A finance leader who builds trust through governance, control and clear decisions
With more than 15 years across Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania, Celestine Mawere works where finance meets operations, commercial decisions, risk and leadership. She helps management protect cash, allocate capital, improve margins and scale responsibly, and she brings that discipline to the boardroom as an Executive Board Member of Biblia Housing Co-operative Society.
She holds an MSc in Finance and a BCom in Finance, and is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA(K)). Through Epsilon Strategic Limited she also offers finance and compliance services to businesses.
Results that matter
15
+
Years of experience
45
%
Reduction in FX losses
50
M
KES penalties mitigated
15
%
Improvement in DSO
EXPERIENCE
Career timeline
2026 – present
Executive Board Member
Biblia Housing Co-operative SocietyBoard-level governance and enterprise risk oversight; long-term investment decisions.
2022 – present
Finance leadership, Kenya
BrenntagFX losses down 45% · month-end close WD5 to WD3 · KES 50M in penalties mitigated.
2014 – 2022
Finance Manager
Concorde SACCOAudit adjustments down 60% · ERP and process automation.
2011 – 2014
Project Accountant
Rapok Contractors and General RepairsBudget overruns down 20% · zero audit findings.
Full career detail below.
Advises on long-term investment and development decisions, strengthens Board-level governance and enterprise risk oversight, and contributes to funding and value-creation discussions while safeguarding member value.
Leads finance governance in a regulated multinational environment. Brought month-end close forward from WD5 to WD3, reduced FX losses by 45% through treasury and hedging governance, secured the first tax compliance certificate, mitigated KES 50M in potential penalties, addressed about KES 29M of VAT exposure through eTIMS mapping corrections, and co-led ERP transitions. Previously managed receivables, credit risk and collections across three countries and improved DSO by 15%.
Acted as strategic finance partner to executive leadership. Reduced audit adjustments by 60%, implemented ERP and process automation, and reduced regulatory risk in a highly regulated environment.
Managed project financials across multiple civil-works contracts, reduced budget overruns by 20% and achieved zero audit findings across regulatory and donor reviews.
Management Accountant at Habo Group of Companies (Mombasa) and Business Development Officer at Top Quality Auto Ltd, building foundations in costing, reconciliations, audit preparation and business development.
CREDENTIALS
Education, skills and languages
Master of Science in Finance.
Bachelor of Commerce in Finance.
Certified Public Accountant of Kenya.
Corporate governance, financial reporting, financial oversight and stewardship, investment and asset management, risk management, treasury and cash management, credit and collections.
English and Swahili (full professional proficiency).