Kagisho Howard Mokgwasi
Acting Deputy Director
Mmabatho
Summary
A seasoned professional with financial management gained over the years. My exposure in working for three reputable organisations in management positions makes me to stand out amongst my peers as a knowlegeable and skilled individual. Solving complex problems and managing projects as
Professional leader with strong record of driving organizational success and fostering team collaboration. Adept at strategic planning, project management, and policy development. Known for flexibility in dynamic environments and results-driven mindset. Strong communication, problem-solving, and leadership skills that ensure consistent achievement of goals. Have developed skills in managing both private sector and public sector finances.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
7
7
Language
Work History
Acting Deputy Director Finance
Mmabatho Medical Depot
04.2025 - Current
- Supply Chain Management
- Preparation of Demand Plan for Medical Depot
- Evaluation of needs analysis
- Evaluate identified needs against budget
- Ensure commitments are capture on WALKER system
- Participation in bid management committee to provide financial management
- Oversee risk management related to acquisition management
- Provide guidance to bid committee regarding policy framework on procurement
- Liaise with procurement, acquisition and receiving units to compile stock management reports
- Provide guidance on budgets and expenditure to assist with stock and assets management
- Participate in preparation of bi-annual stock take
- Financial Planning
- Prepare MTEF for Pharmaceutical Directorate
- Undertake the planning and supervise the preparation and consultation process in the implementation of the adjustments estimates process.
- Monitoring of budget and expenditure on VULINDLELA system
- Assess where shifting of funds is required and possible by reviewing expenditure against budget and make recommendations.
- Ensure correction of misallocations through journals
- Preparation of weekly budget & expenditure reports to management
- Evaluate information on monthly reports produced (variance between actual versus budgeted expenditure) and recommend appropriate actions where necessary
- Participate in provincial budget reviews
- Financial Accounting
- Ensure reconciliation of accounts through BAS SYSTEM
- Ensure timely submission of accrual and turnaround reports for financial reporting
- Ensure preparation of payment and remittance reports
- Liaise with CFO’s office on cashflow management and management of supplier accounts
- Participate in provincial cashflow committee
- Human Resources management
- Allocate duties to personnel, monitoring outcomes and instituting the necessary corrective measures to address deviations from standards.
- Determine workflow requirements.
- Monitor performance of employees and determine training needs.
- Provide guidance to supervisors on people management
- Other Duties
- Participate in Provincial Pharmaceutical Committee meetings
- Ensure supplier engagement in managing accounts
- Member of Board of survey
- Member of Mmabatho Medical Depot bid committee
- Participates in cashflow and budget forum for Finance Managers (NWDoH)
Assistant Director
Mmabatho Medical Depot
04.2022 - 03.2025
- Performing Deputy Director duties in absence of Deputy Director
- Supply Chain Management
- Preparation of Demand Plan for Medical Depot
- Evaluation of needs analysis
- Evaluate identified needs against budget
- Ensure commitments are capture on WALKER system
- Participation in bid management committee to provide financial management
- Oversee risk management related to acquisition management
- Provide guidance to bid committee regarding policy framework on procurement
- Liaise with procurement, acquisition and receiving units to compile stock management reports
- Provide guidance on budgets and expenditure to assist with stock and assets management
- Participate in preparation of bi-annual stock take
- Financial Planning
- Prepare MTEF for Pharmaceutical Directorate
- Undertake the planning and supervise the preparation and consultation process in the implementation of the adjustments estimates process.
- Monitoring of budget and expenditure on VULINDLELA system
- Assess where shifting of funds is required and possible by reviewing expenditure against budget and make recommendations.
- Ensure correction of misallocations through journals
- Preparation of weekly budget & expenditure reports to management
- Evaluate information on monthly reports produced (variance between actual versus budgeted expenditure) and recommend appropriate actions where necessary
- Participate in provincial budget reviews
- Review financial transactions for accuracy completeness and correctness to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
- Financial Accounting
- Ensure reconciliation of accounts through BAS SYSTEM
- Ensure timely submission of accrual and turnaround reports for financial reporting
- Ensure preparation of payment and remittance reports
- Liaise with CFO’s office on cashflow management and management of supplier accounts
- Participate in provincial cashflow committee
- Internal Control
- Oversee internal control function of Mmabatho Medical Depot
- Ensure avoidance of irregular, unauthorized, fruitless and wasteful expenditure through proper internal controls
- Ensure adherence to policy framework and other financial prescripts
- Provide guidance to procurement, contract, Supply chain and financial planning within Mmabatho Medical depot
- Human Resources management
- Allocate duties to personnel, monitoring outcomes and instituting the necessary corrective measures to address deviations from standards.
- Determine workflow requirements.
- Monitor performance of employees and determine training needs.
- Provide guidance to supervisors on people management
- Other Duties
- Participate in Provincial Pharmaceutical Committee meetings
- Ensure supplier engagement in managing accounts
- Member of Board of survey
- Member of Mmabatho Medical Depot bid committee
Senior State Accountant
North West Department of Health: Mmabatho Medical Depot
09.2021 - 03.2022
- Supply Chain Management
- Ensure generation of orders on WALKER system
- Ensure proper records are kept of generated orders
- Commitment of funds through WALKER system
- Preparation of commitment report for management information
- Internal Control
- Oversee internal control and compliance function for depot finance
- Ensure timely submission of documents as required for Audit Purposes
- Administration of identified irregularities
- Compilation of irregular reports
- Human resources Management
- Ensure timeous submission of PMA’s, PMDS documents and work plans
- Ensure training of staff members for performance improvement
- Ensure monitoring of performance to meet the goals of the Directorate
- Monitoring of leave and compilation of leave plans
Technical Advisor
The Aurum Institute
09.2019 - 09.2021
- Company Overview: Administrator Based in Mmabatho Medical Depot
- Manage Mmabatho Medical Depot suppliers accounts
- Ensuring process reforms of Mmabatho Medical Depot payment process
- Reconciliation of depot suppliers accounts
- Evaluate information on monthly reports produced (variance between actual versus budgeted expenditure) and recommend appropriate actions where necessary.
- Check and verify the supporting information for various financial planning processes.
- Review financial transactions for accuracy completeness and correctness to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
- Financial presentations to Provincial Management Committee
- Provide required information on progress to Administration Management
- Align budget statements with the annual performance plan, strategic plan, national and provincial spending priorities.
- Work on WALKER & BAS System to prepare budget and expenditure reports.
- Reason for Leaving: Contract Ended
Branch Manager
Standard Bank South Africa
10.2006 - 05.2019
- Human Resources and Performance management functions
- Allocate duties to personnel, monitoring outcomes and instituting the necessary corrective measures to address deviations from standards.
- Determine workflow requirements.
- Monitor performance of employees and determine training needs. Control leave and related personnel matters applying laid down Human Resources procedures
- Represent the bank in disciplinary hearings
- Overseer 3 sub-branches of the bank
- Implementation of risk management policies
- Plan and organize internal control functions within the depot
- Implement operational, credit and security risk policies in the bank
- Preparation of responses to internal and external auditors
- Create awareness to staff on risk matters affecting the branch
- Financial Management and budget management of branch assets.
- Review financial transactions for accuracy completeness and correctness to ensure compliance with laws and regulations.
- Align budget with different requirements of bank departments and identification of needs in line with sectional heads.
- Undertake the planning and supervise the preparation and consultation process in the implementation of the adjustments estimates process.
- Provide information for the preparation of the annual financial statements.
- Strategic Management, stakeholder engagement and marketing
- Preparation of presentation to different institutions i.e., Departments, schools, companies and institutions of higher learning
- Development of marketing strategy to capture the market
- Engagement with different stakeholder and act as an ambassador for the bank
- Presentations of bank products to local radio stations
- Portfolio Management
- Manage portfolio of high networth clients
- Overseer a team of SME business bankers
- Provide motivations for credit application
- Manage portfolio of high networth clients
- Overseer a team of SME business bankers
- Provide motivations for credit applications
- Reason for leaving: Voluntary Retrenchment
Education
Matric -
Kagisho Secondary School
01.1996
B. Com Honours - undefined
University of South Africa
01.2019
Advance Certificate - Management Practice
Henley Business School
01.2019
B. Com - undefined
University of the Free State
01.2001
Skills
Walker system expertise
References
Joseph, Maleme, Former Depot Manager, 064 763 0473
Training
- Budget Examination and Analysis (National Treasury)
- Supply Chain Management for Public Service (National School of Government)
- WALKER SYSTEM training
- BAS system desktop training
The Old Apostolic Church - Elder (Responsible for youth development)
Title : Elder
Responsibility : Child and Youth Development working with communities to develop morality and personal growth of the youth.
Accomplishments
A was an employer representative in labour relations matters in Standard Bank and have successful won all the cases I represented the employer on .
Through my Leadership , I have assisted the department of health achieve medicine availability of 86% from 73% when I started as assistant Director in 2022.
I have successfully contributed to designing the Standartd Operating Procedure of the depot and also the current provincial Standard Operating Procedure of North West department of Health.
Currently responsible for provincial medicine budget for the North West Department of Health and in 2024 ensured that 95% of the budget is spent with no unauthorised expenditure in 2024/2025 financial year.
Timeline
Acting Deputy Director Finance
Mmabatho Medical Depot
04.2025 - Current
Assistant Director
Mmabatho Medical Depot
04.2022 - 03.2025
Senior State Accountant
North West Department of Health: Mmabatho Medical Depot
09.2021 - 03.2022
Technical Advisor
The Aurum Institute
09.2019 - 09.2021
Branch Manager
Standard Bank South Africa
10.2006 - 05.2019
B. Com Honours - undefined
University of South Africa
Advance Certificate - Management Practice
Henley Business School
B. Com - undefined
University of the Free State
Matric -
Kagisho Secondary School