Edwin Miruka
Data Analyst
Nairobi County, Kenya
Summary
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Top SchoolEdwin Miruka is a data-savvy finance professional with 8 years of experience combining accountancy and hands-on data analysis to drive accurate financial reporting and operational efficiency. With a BSc in Accountancy and roles across CloudFactory, M-PAYA, and Empire Microsystems, he has deep experience in tax filings (PAYE, NHIF, NSSF, VAT), reconciliations, payroll, and high-volume, error-free data entry using QuickBooks, Tally, and advanced Excel. He complements his finance background with customer-facing experience, maintaining client relationships and resolving issues while supporting back-office controls. Unusually for an accountant, Edwin has contributed backend code to an open-source Python Matrix client—adding event types and API endpoints—demonstrating practical programming chops and a knack for automating processes. He is based in Nairobi and focused on leveraging technical and financial skills to improve accuracy and scale in financial operations.
8 years of coding experience
Bachelors of Science in Accountancy, Accounting and Finance, Bachelors of Science in Accountancy, Accounting and Finance at The Technical University of Kenya
Github Skills (7)
matrix10
event-handling10
python10
asyncio10
apidoc9
api9
content-repository8
Programming languages (10)
Github contributions (5)
matrix-nio/matrix-nio
Apr 2019 - Jul 2021
A Python Matrix client library, designed according to sans I/O (http://sans-io.readthedocs.io/) principles
Role in this project:
Back-end Developer
Back-end DeveloperContributions:280 commits, 100 PRs, 46 pushes in 2 years 3 months
Contributions summary:Edwin primarily focused on expanding the functionality of the Python Matrix client library. Their work involved implementing new event types, including `RoomCreateEvent`, `RoomGuestAccessEvent`, `RoomJoinRulesEvent`, and `RoomHistoryVisibilityEvent`, and integrating them into the existing event handling mechanisms. Furthermore, the user added attributes and support for these events within the `MatrixRoom` class, enhancing the library's ability to process and manage room state changes. They also implemented an API endpoint to fetch and set avatar URLs, increasing the capabilities of the client.
pythonprinciplessans-ioclient-librarymatrix
mirukana/whratio
Apr 2018 - Nov 2018
Contributions:43 commits, 30 pushes, 1 branch in 7 months
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