Mathekiso Serobe
Professional Accountant
Pretoria
Summary
Goal-focused Accountant and Tax Practitioner with record of accurate financial and tax reporting and budget management. Offering 14 years of experience handling finances and taxation matters. Processed payroll, budgets, reports, audits, journals, expenditures and payments. Diligently maintains latest training on tax regulations and legal issues impacting financial operations. Dealt with statutory registration fro clients.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
3
3
Certifications
Work History
Assistant Accountant
Enterprises University Of Pretoria
06.2014 - Current
- Reconciled company accounts for reporting.
- Project Accounting, Bank transactions and Bank reconciliation
- Financial transactions analysis
- Debtors Transactions and follow ups
- Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
- Governance compliance, Audits and Risks
- Data Base Management
- Reviewed general ledger entries and assessed accuracy.
- Completed financial reports, providing insight into performance, operations, and cash flow.
- Applied mathematical abilities to calculate and check figures in accounting systems.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Contributed to financial and operational risk reduction by evaluating effectiveness of controls and subsystems.
- Investigated daily variances and corrected errors to resolve discrepancies.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by uncovering and correcting outstanding financial problems and account errors.
- Contacted customers to immediately find resolutions for escalated issues.
- Used double-entry accounting methods and check backs to manage daily entries to general ledgers.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Input financial data and produced reports using Great Plains.
Accountant
E Kamson & Company
11.2013 - 05.2014
- Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating, and cash, and banking reconciliations.
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
- Reviewed business operations and obligations to help organization function at acceptable level.
- Itemized taxpayer expenses to identify maximum adjustments, deductions and credits.
- Prepared and filed tax forms to meet needs of customers.
- Improved data collection, financial analysis and financial modeling to optimize practices and retain customers.
- Used advanced software to prepare documents, reports, and presentations.
- Detected and corrected mistakes early on and implemented systems to avoid recurring issues.
- Partnered with auditors to track errors and add contributions to maintain accuracy.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Conducted technical and analytical reviews of tax returns to check for accuracy and qualified deductions.
- Researched technical tax issues to define tax effect or impact of certain tax positions.
- Evaluated and improved financial records to make important business decisions.
- Leveraged finance knowledge to strengthen controls and improve transparency.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
- Identified legal tax savings and recommended ways to improve profits.
- Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
- Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
- Found tax solutions to complicated tax issues or errors from incorrect tax filings.
- Diminished outstanding debts by analyzing accounts for issues.
- Initiated comprehensive account assessments to check viability, stability, and profitability of business operations.
- Used accounting software to issue tax returns and prepare consolidated reports.
- Collaborated with accounting manager to comply with governing bodies and limit regulatory risks.
- Kept up-to-date with tax changes and industry trends by participating in professional organizations, opportunities, and networks.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
- Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
- Developed financial models to assess and analyze financial performance of clients.
Accounting Article Clerk
E Kamson & Company
11.2010 - 10.2013
- Interacted with clients and obtained cost and budget information to draft and manage accounts.
- Budget Analysis and Cash Flow forecasting
- Tax Planning and Internal Controls
- Personal and Company Income Tax
- Bank and Accounts Reconciliation
- Business and strategic planning
- Balanced and submitted financial reports for review and approval.
- Prepared straightforward tax returns and explained expected refund or income tax liability and due date for payment.
- Checked general ledger entries to increase accuracy, prevent significant errors and identify adjustments.
- Fulfilled senior-level responsibilities to embrace business values.
- Communicated with suppliers to reconcile invoice payments.
- Spotted inefficiencies and weaknesses in current systems and deployed methods to improve efficiency.
- Analyzed and verified employee expense reports for accuracy.
- Demonstrated commercial awareness and time management skills through work on budget and task organization.
- Reconciled company accounts for credit cards, employee expenses, and commissions.
- Measured revenues, automated accounting systems and internal controls to evaluate financial data and transactions.
- Processed payroll by validating work hours and attendance of employees.
- Reconciled balance sheet figures in Pastel and Caseware and sought assistance to reduce errors.
- Reconciled balance sheet figures in Pastel and Caseware and sought assistance to reduce errors.
- Gained knowledge of accounting principles and standards and general business practices to evaluate financial data and transactions.
- Received, reviewed and verified validity and completeness of appropriation, accounting and financial data.
- Maintained accurate and complete documentation to facilitate accounting and filing functions.
- Completed financial reports, providing insight into performance, operations, and cash flow.
- Employed self-review and analytical review techniques to proactively identify fundamental errors.
- Developed technical knowledge through combination of workplace learning and formal study.
- Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
Accounting Clerk
E Kamson & Company
06.2009 - 10.2010
- Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Input high volume of monthly invoices with consistent accuracy.
- Completed biweekly payroll for company personnel.
- Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
- Identified and resolved internal accounting variances, promoting data accuracy.
- Assisted in review and revision of budgets based on business needs.
- Generated comprehensive reports for senior management, covering key financial metrics.
- Managed accounts payable and receivables and payroll.
- Collected and summarized expenses for profit and loss analysis.
- Monitored guest ledger, advance deposit ledger and related ledgers to deliver proper internal control.
- Tracked expenses to comply with budgets.
- Analyzed and verified employee expense reports for accuracy.
- Maintained accurate and complete documentation to facilitate accounting and filing functions.
- Used accounting software to prepare weekly and monthly financial reports.
- Maintained clean and organized files by keeping accounts payable records up-to-date.
- Processed payments and documents such as invoices, journal vouchers, employee reimbursements, and statements.
- Coordinated with external auditors to resolve discrepancies.
- Completed payroll functions to facilitate accurate and prompt staff payments.
- Processed credit card payments and reconciled credit card statements for accuracy in accounting process.
- Checked general ledger entries to increase accuracy, prevent significant errors and identify adjustments.
- Assisted in budget preparation and forecasting to control expenditure and maximize profitability.
- Verified items billed against items ordered and reconciled differences through follow-up with vendor.
- Maintained accounting records utilizing in-house and client systems.
- Completed financial reports, providing insight into performance, operations, and cash flow.
Education
Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting Profession - Accounting
FASSET
Johannesburg 11.2010 - 10.2013
Bachelor of Commerce - Internal Auditing
University of Pretoria
Pretoria 04.2001 -
Skills
Microsoft excel
Accounts Payable and Receivable
Grate Plains
Bank Reconciliation
Budgets and Forecasting
Month-End Reports
Regulatory Compliance
Collections Management
Payment Processing
Budget Forecasting
Accounts Receivable Management
Data Processing
Account Reconciliation
Journal Entries
Variance Analysis
MS Office
Statement Reconciliation
Financial Tracking
Internal Controls
Tax Compliance
Tax Reports Preparation
Analytical Reasoning
Account Monitoring
GAAP Reporting
IFRS
Value Added Tax
Business Ethics
Due Diligence
Business and Strategic Planning
Certification
CPA - Certified Public Accountant
Timeline
Registered Tax Practitioner
02-2016
Professional Accountant
11-2015
Assistant Accountant
Enterprises University Of Pretoria
06.2014 - Current
Accountant
E Kamson & Company
11.2013 - 05.2014
Accounting Article Clerk
E Kamson & Company
11.2010 - 10.2013
Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting Profession - Accounting
FASSET
11.2010 - 10.2013
Accounting Clerk
E Kamson & Company
06.2009 - 10.2010
Bachelor of Commerce - Internal Auditing
University of Pretoria
04.2001 -