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Bohlokoa Lesiea

Bohlokoa Lesiea

Manager
Aliwal North

Summary

I am a graduate from the University of the Free State, where I successfully completed a Bcomm Degree in Accounting in 2009, majoring in Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing, Financial Management and Taxation. In 2015, I completed an Honours Degree in Management Accounting at the University of the Free State. Moreover, completed a Certificate: Local Government Accounting by AAT (SA) (2011), Advanced Programme in Sourcing and Supply Chain Management with Unisa in 2015. I have completed a Certificate: Municipal Financial Management Programme (CPMD) in 2015. I have completed a Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP) in Public Services course with the School of Government in 2019. I have completed an MBA (Masters in Business Administration) at the University of the Free State to broaden skills and develop knowledge in the management field.

As the enclosed Curriculum Vitae illustrates, I am currently working for Walter Sisulu Local Municipality as Manager Expenditure responsible for expenditure management, vat returns, journals and reconciliations. Managing salaries of employees, making payments to our creditors’, salary reconciliations, creditors’ reconciliations and dealing with audit enquiries.

I have twelve (12) years of experience in the Finance field, of which, over eight (8) years have been in a middle management position. In line with the experience enunciated above, exposure to these duties and others encapsulated on my CV, helped to acquire more knowledge, and of course experience, in the field of financial management and day to day operations, henceforth, I felt the need to respond to this advertisement. I am therefore, optimistic that the knowledge and experience acquired will assist face the challenges required for this position.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience
11
11
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Manager Budget Planning, Reporting and Monitoring

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
Aliwal North
09.2023 - Current
  • Administer budgeting processes, planning, compilation and reporting, overall budget control,reconciliations and control accounting procedures.
  • Implement accounting policies, systems and procedures to ensure sound financial practices.
  • Responsible for legislated return forms in terms of budgetary function and assisting with statutory reporting.
  • Implement effective budget control n management to ensure no overspending that ma qualify as unauthorised expenditure.
  • Execute all budgeting compliance issues in terms of compliance register, budget control and accounting procedures.
  • Coordinates in-service training and internship programs in terms of prescribed requirements.
  • Attends to SDBIP monitoring ,capturing information to assist in operating and capital budgeting processes, adjustment budgets, performance assessments and management advise.
  • Adhere to Supply Chain Management policies.
  • Render management and line function administrative support services to Section.
  • Keep abreast of current developments, legislative changes and emerging trends in profession.
  • Analyzed revenues, expenditures and cash management
  • Reviewed operating budgets periodically to analyze trends affecting budget needs
  • Directed preparation of regular and special budget reports to interpret budget directives and establish policies for execution
  • Performed month-end account analysis, headcount and salary reports and related journal entries
  • Responded quickly to emergencies and other breaking news stories
  • Executed financial controls, procedures, systems and forecasting techniques to evaluate budget status
  • Designed and implemented effective budgeting policies and procedures

Manager Income

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
Aliwal North
06.2022 - 08.2023
  • Manages Revenue division comprising consolidated billing, customer care, prepayment, debt management and rates.
  • Develop policies and procedures for revenue section and monitor its implementation.
  • Ensure safety of funds and enforcing adherence to revenue control procedures and processes relating to cash controls.
  • Preparing monthly reports for Chief Financial Officer for submission to council on matters relating to Revenue Management
  • Manages and controls key performance indicators and outcomes of personnel within income section.
  • Assessing adequacy of current transactional recording/accounting procedures related to reconciliations, posting, updating and adjustment of entries and presenting recommendations outlining approaches aimed at improving controls and processes.
  • Manages applications and sequences associated with recording, authorisation and execution of revenue transactions.
  • Analysing debtors for handover purposes and or write off.
  • Managing valuation department in order to ensure overall effectiveness.
  • Controls implementation of specific procedures, systems and controls associated with key functional areas embodied in Revenue section’s structure.
  • Co-ordinating and guiding specific deadlines and financial reporting sequences associated with audit and legal compliance exercises, checking and verifying information/records submitted satisfies scope of requirements.
  • Managing debtor transactional processing sequences, attending to approval requirement for settlement provisions, updating and reconciliation of revenue accounts and preparation of financial reports reflecting Municipality ‘s Income status.
  • Implementing controls to monitor debtor accounts, alerting users to activate or seek approval on specific debt recovery sequences.
  • Communicating with legal personnel and preparing and/or approving schedules detailing debts incurred, penalties due and legal costs.
  • Prepare estimates of Capital and Income and Expenditure.
  • Assist CFO with operations of Finance Directorate
  • Manage 18 subordinates.

Manager Expenditure

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
Aliwal North
07.2017 - 05.2022
  • Monitor and guide salaries of personnel to ensure that unauthorized, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure and other losses are prevented in terms of MFMA
  • Ensure that creditor's payments and salaries are prepared timeously and according to approved procedures and MFMA
  • Assist with preparation of expenditure/operational budget for section and provide salary information to prepare salary budgets for all directorates
  • Balance expenditure cashbook and reconcile bank accounts to ensure that cashbook and bank accounts balance and do adjustments where necessary
  • Complete statistical reports for Stats S.A and other statutory bodies as may be required in terms of MFMA
  • Apply strict budget control measures to ensure that before any expenditure is incurred sufficient provision was made to ensure that no overspending of budget takes place
  • Balance all creditors' accounts and salary related control accounts on monthly basis to ensure that all transactions have been processed correctly
  • Responsible for management of expenditure of municipality
  • Ensure that municipality maintains effective system of expenditure control, including procedures for approval, authorization, withdrawal and payment of funds
  • Ensure that municipality has and maintains sound management, accounting and information system
  • Ensure that VAT is accounted for and paid to SARS monthly
  • Ensure that all creditors are paid within 30 days
  • Ensure that municipality complies with its tax, levy, duty, pension, medical fund, audit fees and other statutory commitments
  • Perform all required monthly reconciliations
  • Report to Director Finance on all expenditure incurred on staff salaries, allowance and benefits as required.

Accountant

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
Aliwal North
01.2014 - 06.2017
  • Monitor and guide salaries of personnel to ensure that unauthorized, irregular or fruitless and wasteful expenditure and other losses are prevented in terms of MFMA
  • Ensure that creditor’s payments and salaries are prepared timeously and according to approved procedures and MFMA
  • Assist with preparation of expenditure/operational budget for section and provide salary information to prepare salary budgets for all directorates
  • Balance expenditure cashbook and reconcile bank accounts to ensure that cashbook and bank accounts balance and do adjustments where necessary
  • Complete statistical reports for Stats S.A and other statutory bodies as may be required in terms of MFMA
  • Apply strict budget control measures to ensure that before any expenditure is incurred sufficient provision was made to ensure that no overspending of budget takes place
  • Balance all creditors’ accounts and salary related control accounts on monthly basis to ensure that all transactions have been processed correctly
  • Responsible for management of expenditure of municipality
  • Ensure that municipality maintains effective system of expenditure control, including procedures for approval, authorization, withdrawal and payment of funds
  • Ensure that municipality has and maintains sound management, accounting and information system
  • Ensure that VAT is accounted for and paid to SARS monthly
  • Ensure that all creditors are paid within 30 days
  • Ensure that municipality complies with its tax, levy, duty, pension, medical fund, audit fees and other statutory commitments
  • Perform all required monthly reconciliations
  • Report to Director Finance on all expenditure incurred on staff salaries, allowance and benefits as required.

Senior Creditors Clerk

Maletswai Local Municipality
Aliwal North
09.2011 - 10.2014
  • Ensure that Municipality maintains effective system of expenditure control, including procedures for approval, authorization and payment of creditors
  • Ensure that payments by municipality are made directly to person to whom it is due
  • Ensure that payments by municipality are either electronically or by way of non-transferable cheque
  • Ensure that procurement section reconciles orders, invoices and statements for various suppliers
  • Ensure that all money owing by municipality are paid within 30 days in terms of MFMA and to avoid payment of interest
  • Ensure that all values added tax is recovered in terms of relevant legislation
  • Ensure that creditor’s reconciliation is prepared for each creditor, before payment is made, to ensure that creditors are paid correctly
  • Control petty cash and ensure that register is written up to date and to ensure that expenditure is accounted for
  • Ensure that expenditure cashbook is balanced for auditing
  • Attend to creditors enquiries by assisting suppliers with information required
  • Ensure that all cheques, issued for payments, are captured on financial system to ensure performance of bank reconciliations
  • Ensure that all expenditure payment compile with budget provision
  • Ensure that all non-order payments are approved and done timeously
  • Ensure that all payment voucher, cheques and audit printouts are filed for audit purposes
  • Ensure that discount is earned on current accounts paid by due, where applicable
  • Maintain filling system for section
  • Customer Care.

Creditors Clerk

Maletswai Local Municipality
Aliwal North
10.2010 - 08.2011
  • Prepare payments to Service Providers for goods purchased and service rendered
  • Prepare Creditors reconciliation to ensure that creditors are paid correctly before preparing payment vouchers
  • Issued Cheques for payment of creditors
  • Control petty cash and write up petty cash register and request funds to reimburse petty cash
  • Balance manual cashbook to ensure that all cheques are recorded and balanced to Financial Management System
  • Attend to creditors enquiries by assisting providers with information required
  • Capture all payments to service providers on Financial Management Systems and balance daily
  • File all relevant documentation
  • Ensure that creditors are paid promptly to avoid payment of interest and to earn relevant discount by paying creditors on time
  • Ensure that cheques for payment of creditors are posted or paid into relevant bank account
  • Follow-up outstanding invoices with service providers to ensure that correct amounts are paid
  • Do allocation of votes in respect of purchase in terms of Approved Budget.

Financial Management Intern

Maletswai Local Municipality
Aliwal North
02.2009 - 09.2010
  • Assist in implementation of GAMAP and budget reforms
  • Assist in developing statistical reporting modules
  • Assist in developing financial policies and procedures
  • Assist in compilation of annual financial statements
  • Assist in compilation of management reports
  • Assist with reconciliation and financial analysis
  • Electronic capturing of financial data and other financial functions
  • Assisting in asset management
  • Assisting with supply chain management
  • Assisting with audit committee duties(minutes and preparations)

Education

MBA - Management

University of The Free State
Bloemfontein
01.2019 - 12.2021

Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP) in Public Services - GRAP Standards

School of Government
Pretoria
01.2019 - 01.2019

BComm Honours Management Accounting - Management Accounting

University of The Free State
Bloemfontein
04.2016 - 04.2016

Certificate: Municipal Financial Management Programme (CPMD) in - Financial Management

Kgolo Institute
Johannesburg
04.2016 - 04.2016

Advanced Programme in Sourcing and Supply Chain Management with Unisa in - Supply Chain Management

UNISA
Johannesburg
12.2015 - 12.2015

Certificate: Local Government Accounting by AAT (SA) - Accounting

AAT(SA)
Johannesburg
12.2011 - 12.2011

Bcomm Accounting - Accounting

University of The Free State
Bloemfontein
01.2005 - 12.2008

Grade 12 - Grade 12

Aliwal North High School
Aliwal North
01.2000 - 04.2004

Skills

Technical Proficiencyundefined

Additional Information

  • Personal Information Surname MOROLONG , First Names BOHLOKOA Identity Number 870807 0591 086 Nationality RSA Race AFRICAN Gender FEMALE Postal Address 30 Durban Street, Aliwal North Drivers License

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Timeline

Manager Budget Planning, Reporting and Monitoring

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
09.2023 - Current

Manager Income

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
06.2022 - 08.2023

MBA - Management

University of The Free State
01.2019 - 12.2021

Generally Recognised Accounting Practice (GRAP) in Public Services - GRAP Standards

School of Government
01.2019 - 01.2019

Manager Expenditure

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
07.2017 - 05.2022

BComm Honours Management Accounting - Management Accounting

University of The Free State
04.2016 - 04.2016

Certificate: Municipal Financial Management Programme (CPMD) in - Financial Management

Kgolo Institute
04.2016 - 04.2016

Advanced Programme in Sourcing and Supply Chain Management with Unisa in - Supply Chain Management

UNISA
12.2015 - 12.2015

Accountant

Walter Sisulu Local Municipality
01.2014 - 06.2017

Certificate: Local Government Accounting by AAT (SA) - Accounting

AAT(SA)
12.2011 - 12.2011

Senior Creditors Clerk

Maletswai Local Municipality
09.2011 - 10.2014

Creditors Clerk

Maletswai Local Municipality
10.2010 - 08.2011

Financial Management Intern

Maletswai Local Municipality
02.2009 - 09.2010

Bcomm Accounting - Accounting

University of The Free State
01.2005 - 12.2008

Grade 12 - Grade 12

Aliwal North High School
01.2000 - 04.2004
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