Bongeka Nzimande
Durban
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with experience at Unilever, excelling in budgeting and forecasting. Proven ability to enhance reporting clarity through advanced Excel skills and effective communication. Successfully improved forecasting accuracy by addressing data gaps, driving strategic decisions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams to automate financial processes. Passionate about delivering impactful financial insights.
Overview
3
3
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
FINANCE INTERN
Unilever
05.2023 - 05.2025
- Assisted in preparing budgets worth millions, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
- Improved forecasting accuracy by identifying and addressing key data gaps.
- Produced accurate sales trend reports that informed strategic decisions.
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to support high-impact projects, like writebacks and top-ups simplification automation.
- Presented financial findings to senior stakeholders, enhancing decision-making processes.
- Gained proficiency in tools such as SAP, Power BI, and Excel to automate workflows.
- Created dashboards (KPIs) that visualized financial data, improving reporting clarity.
- Developed financial models to predict product performance, enabling better resource allocation across sales, marketing, and supply chain departments.
- Participated in team meetings to discuss new ideas around finance process automation opportunities.
- Generated weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports summarizing key financial metrics.
- Developed Excel spreadsheets to track expenses, revenue, cash flows, and other KPIs.
- Worked with cross-functional teams to achieve goals.
TRAINEE ACCOUNTANT
C4 Chartered Accountant
Durban
06.2022 - 05.2023
- Monitored and maintained compliance with tax laws and regulations, preparing VAT, payroll, and income tax submissions.
- Collaborated with auditors to ensure the successful completion of internal and external audits.
- Enhanced efficiency by implementing improved accounting practices and processes.
- Prepared and analyzed financial statements, ensuring accuracy and compliance with accounting standards, using CaseWare software.
- Prepared journal entries, general ledgers, and bank reconciliations.
- Assisted in preparing financial statements for clients.
- Assisted in the preparation of monthly closing activities and trial balance reports.
Education
Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Accounting - Accounting
University Of KwaZulu-Natal
Durban05-2026
Advanced Diploma in Accounting - Accounting
Durban University of Technology
Durban05-2023
National Diploma in Accounting - Accounting
Durban University of Technology
Durban05-2022
High School Diploma -
Wentworth Secondary School
Durban01.2016
Skills
- Effective communication
- Numerical proficiency
- Analytical thinking
- Team collaboration
- Computer literacy
- Problem solving
- Financial analysis
- Budgeting and forecasting
- Forecasting methods
- Cross-functional teamwork
- Excel expertise
References
- Nolwazi Chauke, manager, Unilever, 082 080 0112
- Sboniso Nzuza, team leader, C4, 068 576 7014
Affiliations
- Running
Accomplishments
- Cum laude
- Outstanding award for my advanced diploma in accounting module
- My Unilever team received an award for being the best business partners for the year 2022
Certification
- SAGE (Accounting Software Certificate)
- Cybersecurity
- Driver's license code C1
Languages
Zulu
First Language
English
Advanced (C1)
C1
Timeline
FINANCE INTERN
Unilever
05.2023 - 05.2025
TRAINEE ACCOUNTANT
C4 Chartered Accountant
06.2022 - 05.2023
Bachelor of Commerce Honours in Accounting - Accounting
University Of KwaZulu-Natal
Advanced Diploma in Accounting - Accounting
Durban University of Technology
National Diploma in Accounting - Accounting
Durban University of Technology
High School Diploma -
Wentworth Secondary School
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