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NATHI MPHIWA
Finance Officer
Soweto
Summary
Diligent Finance Officer known for strong ability to manage financial operations and ensure regulatory compliance. Successfully implemented cost-saving measures and optimized financial reporting processes. Demonstrated analytical skills and attention to detail in budget management and financial forecasting.
Excellent reporting, record keeping and relationship-building abilities.
Systematic Financial Executive experienced in financial management. Trained in financial project management, customer service and investment advising. Collaborates closely with clients to optimize specialty financial plans and profitable outcomes.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
FINANCE OFFICER
SALVATION ARMY SOUTHERN AFRICA TERRITORY CENTRAL DIVISION (NPO) (CARL SITHOLE CENTRE)
07.2025
- Develop and monitor annual and monthly budgets in collaboration with program leads.
- Record and maintain accurate financial returns.
- Prepare and report monthly, quarterly, half yearly and annual financial reports.
- Manage flow of cash and bank reconciliations of the Centre.
- Track and report on grant expenditures and donor contributions.
- Ensure compliance with donor requirements and funding agreements.
- Assist in preparing financial reports for grant applications and renewals.
- Strong analytical and organizational skills
- Knowledge of nonprofit finance and child welfare funding models
- Integrity and commitment to transparency
- Ability to work collaboratively across departments within the centre
- Ensure adherence to financial policies, nonprofit regulations, and tax laws.
- Coordinate annual audits and liaise with external auditors.
- Maintain documentation for regulatory and donor audits.
- Administer Centre payroll schedule and employee benefits
- Oversee procurement processes and vendor payments.
- Ensure cost-effective purchasing aligned with program needs.
- Provide financial insights to support program planning and fundraising.
- Participate in board meetings and present financial updates.
- Support fundraising initiatives with budget planning and financial tracking.
- DUTIES
- Key Responsibilities
- Financial Management
- Grant and Fund Oversight
- Skills and Qualities
- Compliance and Audit
- Payroll and Procurement
- Strategic Support
INTERNAL AUDIT INTERN
EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
04.2022 - 03.2024
- Develop and distribute agendas for the meetings Initiated by the circuit manager (Miss Sipahlang), timeously issue invitations and reminders.
- Collect and compile necessary documentation for the meetings.
- Record minutes, resolutions of the meetings and communicate decision to relevant stakeholders in the circuit.
- Safe-keep all documentation.
- Provide general administration and internal audit quality assurance functions for the circuit as well as for PYEI project.
- Prepare and follow up an internal audit evaluation checklist.
- Conduct internal audit performance appraisal.
- Update quality assurance improvement documents.
- Provide input to the post audit evaluation.
- I have been a coordinator for the multiple trainings that took place for the Education Assistants that were employed by the department.
- Perform selected audit test from the PYEI (Presidential Youth Employment Initiatives) documents.
- Providing recommendations on changes when needed.
- Drafting audit documents
- Report audit findings to my manager.
- Understanding of internal control framework of PYEI (Presidential Youth Employment Initiatives.
- Assist in finance department in processing financial report of the PYEI Initiative.
- Analyzing accounts statements provided by the schools in how they spent.
- Compile audit findings and prepare review notes of PYEI INITIATIVE
- Acquired knowledge on PFMA, BAS, DORA, AFS, and IFS and other financial administration from finance department.
- Recording all monthly and quarterly submissions of the circuit and make necessary report to the circuit manager:
- Audited financial statements
- Financial compliance report
- School schedules
- SBG Functionality tools
- Availability of management documents
- Leave forms
- DUTIES
- PROVINCIAL YOUTH EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES (PYEI)
TRAINEE ACCOUNTANT
NCE MOYENI ACCOUNTING SERVICES
10.2016 - 09.2021
- Assisting with cash book processing.
- Filing and supporting documentation:
- Filling of all expenditure supporting documentation
- Following up on all missing information on expenditure transactions.
- Assist staff with basic computer queries/issues when required.
- Petty Cash – keeping the petty cash spreadsheet up to date.
- Petty Cash – Balancing of petty cash.
- Keep monthly file of invoices & check monthly amounts charged.
- Taking minutes of meetings at finance meeting
- Checking payment files monthly to ensure all documentation is received and correct, including checking that all documents are signed off correctly.
- Preparation of financial statements
- Tax returns
- Registration of companies
- DUTIES
ACCOUNTANT ASSISTANT
LUQAQAMBO CIVIL CONTRUCTION
01.2016 - 09.2016
- When an authorized requisitions received, I obtain quotations and/or invoices.
- Following up on and checking Part time workers rosters & registers and submitting to Bev for payroll.
- Following up on outstanding invoices
- Receiving the invoices from the suppliers and tie up with requisitions.
- Scan the requisitions through to the bookkeeper to prepare the payment.
- Ensure orders received correctly and liase with suppliers on any issues.
- At times, prepare the requisitions for orders and have them authorised with the quotations attache
- Prepare payment requisitions – when required
- Preparation of tax invoices for SARS purposes.
- Performing salary administration support.
- Identifying outstanding balances if hired plants and equipment.
- Culturing and processing of data and filling
- Identifying outstanding balances when there are hired plants and equipment.
- DUTIES
Education
GRADE 12 CERTIFICATE -
ATTWELL MADALA HIGH SCHOOL
01-2010
NHC - ACCOUNTANCY
WALTER SISULIU UNIVERSITY
01-2014
ND - INTERNAL AUDITING
WALTER SISULIU UNIVERSITY
East London, South Africa05-2016
Skills
I am a goal orientated person who is hungry to showcase my full abilities and developed skills in doing everything at my best for the benefit of the organization
Attention to detail
Computer skills (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint)
High level of integrity, objectivity & confidentiality
Hard worker
Time management
Work faster & accurately
Software
Timeline
FINANCE OFFICER
SALVATION ARMY SOUTHERN AFRICA TERRITORY CENTRAL DIVISION (NPO) (CARL SITHOLE CENTRE)
07.2025
INTERNAL AUDIT INTERN
EASTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
04.2022 - 03.2024
TRAINEE ACCOUNTANT
NCE MOYENI ACCOUNTING SERVICES
10.2016 - 09.2021
ACCOUNTANT ASSISTANT
LUQAQAMBO CIVIL CONTRUCTION
01.2016 - 09.2016
NHC - ACCOUNTANCY
WALTER SISULIU UNIVERSITY
GRADE 12 CERTIFICATE -
ATTWELL MADALA HIGH SCHOOL
ND - INTERNAL AUDITING
WALTER SISULIU UNIVERSITY
Watching Football
I love watching football in my spare time, weekend as well as during the week ( Uefa Champions Leauge)