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Eliot Mhleli Mthokozisi Mthembu
Professional Accountant (S.A) BAP (S.A) CIGFARO Tax Practitioner (S.A)
Durban,KZN
Summary
Talented Director with excellent marketing, customer service and facility oversight skills coupled with more than 7 years of experience. Highly effective and comfortable working with people at all organizational levels. Strategic-thinking individual experienced in turning low-performing organizations into top revenue producers. Enthusiastic Accountant eager to contribute to team success through hard work, attention to detail and excellent organizational skills. Clear understanding of work and accounting. Motivated to learn, grow and excel in Accounting.
Overview
2
2
Languages
6
6
years of post-secondary education
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Director or Partner
MIAM Consultant
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
07.2020 - Current
- Worked to maintain outstanding attendance record, consistently arriving to work ready to start immediately.
- Developed and maintained courteous and effective working relationships.
- Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
- Received and processed stock into inventory management system.
- Actively listened to customers, handled concerns quickly and escalated major issues to supervisor.
- Led projects and analyzed data to identify opportunities for improvement.
- Developed team communications and information for meetings.
- Successfully maintain clean, valid driver's license and access to reliable transportation.
- Maintained excellent attendance record, consistently arriving to work on time.
- Used Microsoft Word and other software tools to create documents and other communications.
Managing Director
O Wealth Management
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
03.2020 - 05.2021
- Negotiated new annual contracts and service agreements with vendors to achieve prime pricing.
- Set, enforced and optimized internal policies to maintain efficiency and responsiveness to demands.
- Established personnel performance metrics to encourage efforts toward common goals.
- Applied performance data to evaluate and improve operations, target current business conditions and forecast needs.
- Developed and implemented strategies to provide high-quality, creative and integrated business services.
- Assessed performance management structures and implemented enhancements to improve frameworks and strengthen results.
- Delivered leadership to executive team dedicated to driving ambitious targets with well-orchestrated plans.
- Exercised appropriate cost control to meet budget restrictions and maximize profitability.
- Devised, deployed and monitored processes to boost long-term business success and increase profit levels.
- Led change and transformation across all business areas to deliver benefits and align company resources.
Portfolio Accountant
Dont Waste Services
DURBAN, KwaZulu-Natal
11.2019 - 03.2020
- Generated routine and ad-hoc financial statements for management.
- Liaised with tax auditors and preparers to communicate fund details.
- Performed daily accounting of assigned funds and performed fund analysis for critical decision-making purposes.
- Prepared cash and currency reconciliation reports for counterparty accounts.
- Maintained accurate transaction processing record, producing reports.
- Participated in generating fund balance sheets for distribution to shareholders.
- Evaluated trade impacts on monthly basis, issuing reports on progress and variances.
- Resolved cash exceptions, evaluating impact on overall account status and reporting findings to stakeholders.
Senior Accountant
Coastal Accounting
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
07.2017 - 10.2019
- Prepared accounts for industry audits and supported audit process.
- Updated general ledger with latest entries.
- Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
- Helped clients navigate interactions with tax authorities and legal concerns related to financial matters.
- Partnered with auditors on annual audits and realized compliance with governmental tax guidelines.
- Performed advanced reviews of business operational trends and expected obligations to prepare accurate forecasts.
- Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
- Calculated tax owed, prepared and submitted returns and upheld compliance with all applicable laws.
- Wrote footnotes for various filing projects and annual reports.
- Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
- Collaborated with bank representatives to negotiate capital requirements.
- Tracked and documented all expenses.
- Analyzed financial audit information and made recommendations to improve efficiencies.
- Reviewed budgets, including capital appropriations and operating budgets, and communicated findings to senior management.
- Drafted financial documents, including variance reports, regulatory filings and related schedules.
Trainee Accountant- SAIPA Articles
Coastal Accounting
Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
07.2014 - 07.2017
- Balanced reports to submit for approval and verification.
- Interacted with clients and obtained cost and budget information to draft and manage accounts.
- Completed financial reports to inform managers and stakeholders.
- Developed technical knowledge through combination of workplace learning and formal study.
- Communicated with suppliers to reconcile invoice payments.
- Maintained accurate and complete documentation for all financial department procedures.
- Full bookkeeping function, knowledge from source documents to Annual Financial Statements.
- Data capturing (invoices, bank statements, petty cash and cash book), posting to general ledger accounts, passing adjusting journal entries, fixed asset register, vat reconciliation, salary and wages schedules.
- Preparation of Annual Financial Statements. Interpretation of financial information to clients. . Supplier recons, Creditors control, Debtors control, Rent Collection, Daily upkeep of Invoice payments, Ability to handle clients with high turnovers.
- Compilation of all SARS statutory returns and registrations. Completion of individual and company tax returns.
- Preparation and submission of provisional tax returns, income tax returns, employee tax calculations and submission of returns (UIF &PAYE). Preparation and submission of value added tax. Attending to queries from SARS.
- SARS Objection,Compromise and deferral arrangement
Education
National Diploma - Taxation
Durban University of Technology
Durban 01.2011 - 12.2013
Bachelor of Accountancy - B.Compt: Financial Accounting
UNISA
Durban 02.2018 - Current
Skills
Consulting
undefinedAffiliations
- South African Institute of Professional Accountant (SAIPA) member number : 40313
- Business Accountant in Practice (SA) - SAIBA
member number : SAIBA11138
- Chartered Institute of Government Finance Audit and Risk Officers
member number : 2089
- Tax Practitioner (S.A)
Software
Microsoft office
Xero
Pastel
QuickBooks
Timeline
Director or Partner
MIAM Consultant
07.2020 - Current
Managing Director
O Wealth Management
03.2020 - 05.2021
Portfolio Accountant
Dont Waste Services
11.2019 - 03.2020
Bachelor of Accountancy - B.Compt: Financial Accounting
UNISA
02.2018 - Current
Senior Accountant
Coastal Accounting
07.2017 - 10.2019
Trainee Accountant- SAIPA Articles
Coastal Accounting
07.2014 - 07.2017
National Diploma - Taxation
Durban University of Technology
01.2011 - 12.2013
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