Accountant

Overview: in charge of financial operations, reporting, budgeting, and compliance

• Reviewed payment vouchers / signed cheques and prepared Internet banking payments
• Managed cash to ensure sufficient funds held at the bank to cover upcoming payments
• Dispatching of inventory with the Stock Controller to avoid discrepancies at month end
• Posting of cheques, sales and invoices to Xero, and inventory management using ‘Unleashed’ the online inventory management software package - posting of inventory issues, receipting purchases, disposals; conducting stock takes and investigating variances
• Prepared fortnightly payroll and updated leave records and payroll system
• Completed month-end financial reporting process within required deadlines and prepared journals including supporting documentation for the financing team
• Collaborate with the PEI team to forecast revenue and expenses through to the end of the financial year
• Inventory and fixed asset management with correct costings, cyclical stock takes, managing write-offs, batch expiry dates and assistance with inventory procurement
• Assisted in managing the annual external audit process and prepared and lodged annual statutory returns

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Senior Accountant

Overview: in charge of financial operation, reporting, budgeting, and compliance of the company

• Designed and implemented finance and procurement policy and accounting and payroll system
• Cleared audit backlogs for the Commission between 2014 and 2018
• Managed and developed finance staff and end-to-end payroll process, checking, posting, issuing payments and generating reports
• Prepared and reviewed financial reports including monthly management accounts for performance management, Budget v Actuals, Balance Sheet, Income Statement, Cashflow statement, Grants reports
• Managed Statutory and Tax compliance with local tax laws including PAYE, VAT, Provisional Tax
• Liaised with team leaders to prepare annual budgeted cash-flow, P&L, and Balance Sheet Commissions, prepared the Commission's budget submission to the line ministry in a timely manner
• Collaborated with Director and team leaders in preparation of costed operational plan (ABP) to complete budget for the next year
• Managed overall cash flow, monitored budget v actual analysis and investigated discrepancies
• Ensured supplier payments were processed promptly, managed suppliers and answered payment queries
• Monitored effectiveness of reporting controls, reviewing reconciliation to see if there are errors or omissions and traced to the corresponding control
• Reviewed general ledger reconciliation monthly, check for errors and omissions
• Managed the Fixed Asset accounting – CAPEX (disposal and new additions), depreciation, disposed with proper approvals and expensed off in line with relevant accounting standards
• Identified and implemented cost-cutting measures to effectively manage the budget
• Internal audit ensuring internal requests were compliant with finance policies and prepared annual financial statements in line with International Financial Reporting Standards for SMEs, and managed yearly audits
• Developed and reviewed Finance Policies and procedures to ensure business needs were in line with legislation

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Financial Accountant

Overview: in charge of financial, reporting, budgeting, and compliance of four companies, namely KIA Motors, Mahindra Car City, Mobil On The Go and Bula Car Rentals

• Supervised accounting functions and operations of the finance team of 7 staff to support the organisations operations and achieve individual and team KPI’s
• Prepared and submitted management reports to Head Office on a monthly and annual basis and as required
• Ensured statutory compliance at all times to VAT, PAYE, Provisional Tax, FNPF timeframes
• Managed suppliers and handled payment queries, reconciled and ensured supplier payments were completed within a timely manner
• Prepared annual budgeted cash-flow, P&L and Balance Sheet with collaborating information from operations, analysed budget v actual analysis and investigated discrepancies
• Conducted internal audit of departmental operation and assignment to ensure compliance with policy and improve efficiency

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Financial Accountant

Overview: Financial reporting, budget v actual analysis, and cost control

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Accountant

Overview: Accounting operations in charge, processing of payroll, monthly VAT return and PAYE and FNPF returns, monthly accounts, cashflow management and costing