Jessica Valerie Tusiime

Jessica Valerie Tusiime has a diverse work experience in finance and operations. From 2022 to present, they have been the Operations Lead at Pezesha, a Digital Financial Ecosystem/FinTech with presence in Kenya, Uganda and Ghana. At Pezesha, their roles include contributing to strategic planning efforts, portfolio management, business development and PAR management. From 2020 to present, they have been a Finance Consultant at Belli Advisory, a business development firm dedicated to transforming Africa's economies. Her roles at Belli Advisory include financial modelling and forecasting, cashflow management, credit management, budgeting and planning, policy formulation and improvements, investment management and training of good business financial practices and finance for non-finance managers. In 2020, they were the Finance & Credit Operations Manager at OCTA FINANCE LIMITED. From 2018 to 2020, they were the Finance & Credit Operations Manager at HARVEST FINANCE LIMITED, a Financial Services institution existing to foster entrepreneurial growth and sustainability by providing growth capital financing. Her roles at HARVEST FINANCE LIMITED included loan portfolio assessment and reporting, loan appraisals and approval, monitoring business cash flows, credit management, business development and budgeting. From 2016 to 2018, they were the Finance & Business Operations at LIFE INTERNATIONAL CHRISTIAN ACADEMY. Her roles included preparing management and financial accounts, daily cash functions, reducing school fees arrears, maintaining a database of students, holding discussions with teachers, developing financial controls and passing semiannual external audits.

Jessica Valerie Tusiime completed their Bachelor's degree in Commerce (Finance& Banking) from Makerere University in 2015. Jessica Valerie then went on to obtain a FMVA & credit Analysis from Corporate Finance Institute\u00ae (CFI) in the field of Financial Modelling and Valuation Analysis.