Ephraim Shigogwane Baloyi
Senior Accountant
Roodepoort,GP
Summary
Experienced Accountant with 18+ years in Financial Management and Reporting in Higher Education and Local Government. Currently Senior Accountant at University of Pretoria, previously Assistant Director at University of Limpopo. Skilled in Budget Management, Financial Reporting, and providing guidance in financial management matters. Nine years at City of Johannesburg Municipality, advancing from Bookkeeper to Assistant Director: Consolidated Budget Reporting. Dedicated to fostering relationships with stakeholders and improving personal and organizational performance through meticulous financial oversight. Committed to delivering accurate information for informed decision-making and accountable resource management.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
2023
2023
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Faculty Accountant
University of Pretoria
10.2023 - Current
- Deputize and assist the Dean and Business Manager in all Financial matters.
- Ensures compliance to financial standards, University policies and procedures.
- Lead, plan and coordinate on faculty budgets.
- Uploading council funded budgets, budget transfers and reallocations.
- Regular monitoring and reporting of the budget on the system as per the budget policy.
- Compile financial reports for Dean’s office and Faculty’s EXCO monthly.
- Prepare Monthly and quarterly reports for council funds and analyse variances.
- Monitoring of the Contract register for external funded cost centres.
- Prepares the Financial Reports for the external funded cost centres.
- Preparing and Processing Journals on the system.
- Reviews and approve Purchase requestions, Invoices, Claims, security access and journals.
- Responsible for the General ledger and Trial balance analysis.
- Provides budget information sessions and training to the staff on financial system.
- Management of Cost Centres on Peoplesoft, (Opening, updating and closing CC).
- Perform annual cost centre verifications.
- Provide supports with Annual assets verifications.
Assistant Director: Cost and Management
University of Limpopo
01.2017 - 09.2023
- Co-ordinates the formulation of Annual Budget.
- Alignment of Budget to strategic Goals.
- Provides budget information sessions and Guidance on Budget related matters.
- Compiling of Budget policy and Guidelines.
- Provides financial Information on the Annual Performance Plan.
- Uploads the Budgets on Financial Systems.
- Prepares, monitor sand reviews of the University’s Operational budget.
- Performs Regular Analysis on Cost centre and Line Items.
- Budget Monitoring and Reporting at Cost Centre and Line Items Level.
- Prepares the Monthly Management Accounts Reports. (Income & Expenditure, Long Term Capital Expenditure, Operational budget report per Cost Centre and Grant Income and Expenditure report.)
- Compiles Mid-Year Performance Reports.
- Compiles early warning and variance analysis reports to all relevant stakeholders.
- Compiles the Annual Financial Statement reviews (Commentary and Graphs).
- Analyses the General Ledger on monthly basis.
- Interrogates the Trial Balances on a monthly basis.
- Standard Operating Procedures and Policy discussions.
- Advising the University community on the financial related matters.
- Evaluation of Tender Documents.
- Mapping of Cost Centres and Accounts on the financial systems.
- Managing the inter-University transactions.
- Custodian of the Signature Specimen data.
- Pricing and Updating of prices.
- Managing the Staff Soccer Team.
- Assist with audit packs and audit queries.
Assistant Director: Consolidated Budget Reporting
City of Johannesburg Municipality
06.2015 - 12.2016
- Designs Budget templates in order to promote Accountability, Accuracy and compliance to the MFMA.
- Interrogating and consolidating the Budget reports from the municipal Departments and entities.
- Reviewing and Integrating the Variance Analysis reports from Departments and Entities.
- Compiling of MFMA Section 72 Reports on budget and performance assessment.
- Compiling of MFMA Section 71 Reports on budget and performance assessment.
- Provides guidance and advice to the municipal department and entities managers on budget issues such as availability of funds, funds shifting terms and conditions as well as the outcomes of poor spending etc.
- Providing timeous information to external agencies personnel (e.g. auditors, grant representatives, STATS SA, National and provincial Treasuries, etc.).
Grants and Subsidy Manager
City of Johannesburg Municipality
06.2014 - 05.2015
- Applying for funds from local council and National Department of Transport.
- Reviewing the organisation’s Annual Acquisition plan and manages the cash flow projections.
- Preparing progress and variance reports for Stakeholders.
- Conducting of Expenditure reviews with line managers and ensure implementation of remedial actions.
- Preparing presentations for the council, National treasury and National Department to update them on progress during their site visits.
- Engaging with the Supply chain management and Accounts Payables in order to accelerate service delivery.
- Applying for Rollover of funds on the unspent conditional Grants.
- Analysing a variety of financial information (e.g. revenues, expenditures, cash management, cost projections, invoice register and age analysis, etc.).
Budget Analyst
City of Johannesburg Municipality
01.2011 - 05.2014
- Providing support for the Strategic plan reviews and Budget alignment with the Service Delivery Business Implementation Plan and Integrated Development Plan.
- Providing information to external agency personnel (e.g. auditors, grant representatives, STATS SA, National Treasury, staff, etc.), general support of the municipality operations.
- Extracting and Cleaning Reports from SAP R3 and BW systems into reportable formats.
- Consolidating and interrogating the budget variance reports for both OPEX and CAPEX on monthly basis.
- Reviews and reallocates the budget, to enhance service delivery.
- Preparing the expenditure reviews reports on quarterly and annually.
- Monitoring the spending against the allocated budget per line item and vote.
- Providing figures for the Revenues and Expenditure trend analysis Book.
Bookkeeper
City of Johannesburg Municipality
08.2007 - 12.2010
- Preparing of Payments orders and facilitates the payments to the service providers.
- Extracting the systems report and compiling a comprehensive Expenditure report.
- Verifying the Inventory lists.
- Compiling of income and Expenditure Report.
- Activating and Reconciling of Creditors Accounts.
- Reconciling of the Capital grants projects.
- Budget monitoring and managing the Commitments on the systems.
- Verifying the vote numbers and the service provider’s details.
- Preparing and maintaining the Audit schedule files for projects.
Trainee Branch Manager
Much Asphalt
01.2006 - 07.2007
- Petty cash Custodian.
- Compiling of income and Expenditure.
- Stocktaking.
- Creditors and Debtors Accounts managements.
- Compiling Sales and purchases reports.
- Dispatch of Asphalts and Receiving of raw material.
Education
Postgraduate Diploma - Business Administration
Wits University
Advanced Diploma - Financial Management
University of Johannesburg
National Diploma - Financial Accounting
University of Johannesburg-(Wits Technikon)
Adv Certificate Programme - Municipal Finance
Wits Business School
Grade 12 - undefined
Rithlavile High School
Skills
Financial reporting
Other Information
- 2025, UP Health Finance and General Purpose Committee, Member
- 2020 to 2023, UL Bid Evaluation committee, Member
- 2019 to 2022, University of Limpopo Staff Sport, Team Manager -Soccer
- 2018-2020, University of Limpopo Staff Sport, Captain-Soccer
- 2014-15, COJ Bid Evaluation Committee, Member
- 2013/14, COJ Finance Employment Equity, Representative
- 2010, COJ Housing Finance, Facilitator. -Top structures
- 1999, TNG Soccer League, Top Goal Scorer
- 1997, Limpopo Province Squad, Soccer Player
- 1997-98, Ritlhavile High School, Soccer Team Captain
Professional Body
- Professional Government Finance Officer, 1503 –CIFAGRO
- SAIPA, Applications Pending committee recommendation
Education Background
Postgraduate Diploma in Business Administration, Wits University, 10/01/23, Level 8, Business Administration, Advanced Diploma in Financial Management, University of Johannesburg, 01/01/16, Level 7, Financial Management, National Diploma in Accounting, University of Johannesburg-(Wits Technikon), 01/01/02, Level 6, Financial Accounting, Adv Certificate Programme in Management Development, Wits Business School, 01/01/12, Level 6, Municipal Finance, Grade 12, Rithlavile High School (Giyani Section E), 01/01/98
Short Courses And Workshops
- USAID and CDC Financial Management and Compliance 2024 and beyond.
- Public Financial Management
- Financial Modelling in Excel
- Advanced Budgeting and Cost Management
- Powerful Presentation
- Speed Reading
- Pastel V5.2 and Pastel Payroll
- Microsoft office-(Ms Word, Advanced excel and PowerPoint)
- Performance Management
- SAP R3 and SAP BW
- Project management
- Customer services
Exposure To Legislation
- Higher Education Act (HEA)
- Municipal Finance Management Act (MFMA)
- Division of Revenue Act (DORA)
- Municipal Systems Act (MSA)
- Municipal Structures Act (MSA)
- Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
- Municipal Standard Chart of Accounts (MSCOA)
- General Recognised Accounting Practise (GRAP)
Financial Systems Exposure
- Oracle Business Intelligence, Higher Education, 10/01/23 - to date
- Peoplesoft, Higher Education, 10/01/23 - to date
- JASPER-Reporting, Higher Education, 4 Years
- ITS Transaction& Reporting, Higher Education, 6 years
- SAP (BW) –Reporting, Local Government, 6 years
- SAP (R3)- Transactional, Local Government, 8 years
- CIMS, Local Government, 4 Years
- Weighbridge & Green sheet, Logistics Industries, 1 year
- Venus, Local Government, 2 Years
- FBSS, Banking, 1 year
- Pastel and BAS, Provincial Government, 3 years
- QuickBooks, Private Company, 1 year
Work Number
0123192383
Personal Information
ID Number: 8002215075084
Timeline
Senior Faculty Accountant
University of Pretoria
10.2023 - Current
Assistant Director: Cost and Management
University of Limpopo
01.2017 - 09.2023
Assistant Director: Consolidated Budget Reporting
City of Johannesburg Municipality
06.2015 - 12.2016
Grants and Subsidy Manager
City of Johannesburg Municipality
06.2014 - 05.2015
Budget Analyst
City of Johannesburg Municipality
01.2011 - 05.2014
Bookkeeper
City of Johannesburg Municipality
08.2007 - 12.2010
Trainee Branch Manager
Much Asphalt
01.2006 - 07.2007
Advanced Diploma - Financial Management
University of Johannesburg
National Diploma - Financial Accounting
University of Johannesburg-(Wits Technikon)
Adv Certificate Programme - Municipal Finance
Wits Business School
Grade 12 - undefined
Rithlavile High School
Postgraduate Diploma - Business Administration
Wits University
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