NOMI MAQUBELA
Professional Accountant
12 Mnguni Street, Saulsville
Summary
Finance and Regulatory Control Manager with experience in Financial Control (Financial reporting, Financial review, Balance sheet management, Regulatory reporting) and Project Management in the financial services environment.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Business Owner
Self Employed
06.2015 - Current
- Established strong customer relationships through excellent communication and attentive service.
- Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
- Achieved consistent growth in annual revenue through strategic planning and execution of sales initiatives.
- Maintained a safe work environment by enforcing strict safety protocols and regularly updating staff on industry best practices.
- Reduced financial inconsistencies while assessing and verifying billing invoices and expense reports.
- Trained and guided team members to maintain high productivity and performance metrics.
- Recruited, hired, and trained initial personnel, working to establish key internal functions and outline scope of positions for new organization.
- Cultivated and strengthened lasting client relationships using strong issue resolution and dynamic communication skills.
- Monitored daily cash discrepancies, inventory shrinkage and drive-off.
- Implemented business strategies, increasing revenue, and effectively targeting new markets.
- Negotiated price and service with customers and vendors to decrease expenses and increase profit.
- Interacted well with customers to build connections and nurture relationships.
- Managed purchasing, sales, marketing and customer account operations efficiently.
- Expanded into new markets, conducting thorough analysis to ensure compatibility and potential for growth.
- Launched series of successful new products, conducting market research and adjusting offerings based on feedback.
- Led company through successful rebranding initiative, refreshing image and attracting broader customer base.
- Enhanced financial health by implementing rigorous budget controls and financial planning strategies.
- Developed strategic business plan, guiding company towards sustainable growth and profitability.
- Streamlined operational processes, significantly reducing overhead costs and improving efficiency.
- Drove revenue growth with innovative sales strategies, understanding customer needs and market trends.
- Optimized supply chain management, ensuring timely delivery of products and minimizing inventory costs.
- Cultivated strong online presence, managing social media platforms to engage with customers and build community.
- Secured lucrative partnerships to expand market reach, negotiating contracts with precision and foresight.
- Built robust network of industry contacts, leveraging relationships for strategic partnerships and opportunities.
- Increased customer satisfaction with personalized service offerings, addressing specific needs and preferences.
- Delivered exceptional results under tight deadlines by prioritizing tasks effectively and delegating responsibilities appropriately throughout the team.
- Managed financial operations to ensure fiscal responsibility, including budgeting, forecasting, and financial reporting.
Finance Subject Matter Expert
Absa Projects
01.2014 - 05.2015
- Traveled to various African countries to support in-country teams.
- Managed complex projects from inception through completion, delivering high-quality results within tight deadlines.
- Served as a liaison between technical experts and business stakeholders to ensure alignment on project objectives and deliverables.
- Enhanced team performance by providing expert guidance on critical projects and strategic initiatives.
- Streamlined processes to increase efficiency, enabling teams to complete tasks ahead of schedule.
- Installed, configured, and monitored new system features based on user needs.
- Established best practices for knowledge sharing, fostering a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
- Developed effective training materials for diverse audiences, resulting in improved skillsets and increased job satisfaction.
- Mentored junior team members, contributing to their professional growth and development.
- Enhanced team productivity by leading specialized training sessions on innovative industry practices.
- Streamlined communication between departments, ensuring that project specifications were clearly understood and met.
- Fostered culture of continuous improvement, identifying and implementing process optimizations.
- Optimized resource allocation, ensuring projects were completed within budget and scope.
- Improved project outcomes with application of advanced analytical skills to solve complex problems.
- Led cross-functional teams to deliver projects within tight deadlines, maintaining keen focus on quality.
- Served as go-to expert for resolving technical challenges, enabling smoother project progression.
- Generated reports detailing findings and recommendations.
- Created and managed project plans, timelines and budgets.
- Developed effective improvement plans in alignment with goals and specifications.
- Conducted regular reviews of operations and identified areas for improvement.
- Provided reporting for forecast analysis and ad-hoc reporting in support of decision-making.
- Collected, arranged, and input information into database system.
- Maintained database systems to track and analyze operational data.
Regional Financial Controller: Tanzania
Barclays Africa
01.2013 - 12.2013
- Support the Head of Financial Control: Rest of Africa and Chief Financial Officer: Rest of Africa by taking day to day responsibility for allocated Barclays Africa (BA) country’s financial and management reports.
- Generate financial statements, financial reports, special data analysis, and ad hoc information reports.
- Attend regular accounting updates and conform to all newly accepted accounting standards.
- Eliminate and report internal balances to Absa Group and to Barclays PLC.
- Challenge existing processes and controls ensuring best practice across finance.
- Where standard systems and tools do not meet reporting/analysis/forecasting requirements of the business, investigate alternative solutions and make comprehensive recommendations.
- Ensure systems are maintained in accordance with IFRS, GAAP and Generally Accepted Auditing Standards.
- Establish and maintain appropriate internal control safeguards in line with Absa Group requirements.
- Comply and adhere to tax regulations and regulatory compliance to properly reflect the financial position of the business unit.
- Act as subject matter expert by frequently communicating financial policies, procedures, standards and guidelines in the cluster and BU finance teams and the broader business unit.
- Effectively monitor and apply control activities to ensure proper financial control and discipline within the cluster.
- Ensure the production of timely, reliable and complete financial information to meet the various needs of the senior management, regulatory authorities, and government agencies.
- To build strong working relationships with other infrastructure units.
- Interaction with various areas across the Absa and Barclays Group in order to provide formal reporting and ad hoc query resolution to these areas.
- Perform analyses of Rest of Africa P&L to ensure it is correctly and consistently presented across our various business areas.
- Perform analyses to ensure correctness of the annual report balance sheet and P&L disclosures.
- Compile reports that explains the Rest of Africa Income Statement to stakeholders, such as the 1-Pager and Flash.
- Compile responses to Group Queries for the Rest of Africa financial statements.
- Perform complex analyses to ensure P&L is correctly reported, the annual report is correctly presented and supplementary schedules are correctly disclosed.
- Perform reviews of the control framework in Financial Control and report findings to the Head of Rest of Africa Financial Control.
- Perform ad hoc reviews and projects in Finance Control, such projects aimed at enhancing and improving controls and processes in Finance.
- Review of disclosure information submitted to Absa and Barclays.
- Compile Key Risk Indicators Report for Financial Control and submit it to the Head of Rest of Africa Financial Control for comments.
- Implement a robust General Ledger Reconciliation and Substantiation (GLRS) process and ensure that the process operate effectively for Rest of Africa CIB.
- Attending GLRS meetings - providing necessary challenge assisting with issue resolution.
- Obtain an understanding of the Rest of Africa CIB Balance sheet through performing monthly variance analysis.
- Identify possible areas of concern with regards to the Rest of Africa CIB Balance sheet and determine the appropriate actions to address these concerns.
- Assist Product Control and Operations with regards to booking of products and general Balance Sheet management.
Business Accountant
Absa Capital
04.2012 - 12.2013
- Generating financial reporting information for Investment Banking businesses (including Africa Reporting).
- Gathering information for analysis.
- Preparing financial reports.
- General ledger reporting.
- Generating financial reporting information to be Consolidated into CIBW.
- Reporting of financial results into Absa Group.
- Tracking and maintenance of cost centre’s and GL accounts mapping tables relating to Investment Banking businesses (including Africa Reporting).
- Performing variance analysis and query resolution.
- Preparing forecasts and budgets for Investment Banking businesses (including Africa Reporting).
- Reporting of Investment Banking businesses (including Africa Reporting) into Barclays Capital.
- Elimination and reporting internal balances to Absa Group and to Barclays Capital.
- Full Financial Control responsibility for the Absa Capital Nigeria Representative Office.
- Preparation of internal and external Management Reports for Consolidated Africa Reporting.
- Quarterly disclosure schedules.
- Quarterly FD Attestations.
- Compliance with Absa Capital policies ensuring governance and controls are adhered to.
- Reduced month-end closing time by automating processes and optimizing workflows.
- Enhanced budgeting procedures for increased efficiency, resulting in reduced expenses and maximized profits.
- Strengthened internal controls by identifying weaknesses in existing processes, proposing improvements, and implementing changes as needed.
- Assisted in annual audits by preparing thorough documentation and supporting schedules for external auditors.
Advisory Consultant
KPMG
01.2011 - 03.2012
- Financial Risk Management.
- Seconded to Absa Capital, Financial Control Team.
- Worked on Project Viking, a project to standardize different reporting hierarchies whereby various Absa Capital structures need to be aligned.
- Structure maintenance, error reporting/ exception reports on the differences on the various structures, preparing initial take-on data to be used to pilot the project and other ad hoc structure related tasks.
- Provide training to other Absa Capital staff members who will be users on the various systems.
- Undertake detailed work/opportunity assessment.
- Produce detailed output from assessment.
- Co-ordinate with client/supplier team on approach/output.
- Generate available options/ alternative courses of action.
- Manage workload to client timescales.
- Plan/coach client team members after completion of project.
- Financial Reporting responsibilities include: month end financial reporting, prepare management reports for Group submission, prepare and upload monthly standard journals, accruals and corrective journals, resolve queries from cost centre owners and other managers, quarterly and year-end financial reporting (including supplementary schedules, taxation pack, fd attestations and financial risk reporting), prepare Exco report from Africa management accounts, perform reconciliations on various GL accounts, identify and analyze monthly revenue and cost fluctuation/trends to provide commentary, ensure that financial reporting policies and procedures are documented and updated, prepare inter-divisional schedules and reconciliations.
Audit Clerk, Financial Services - Banking
KPMG
01.2009 - 12.2010
- Seconded to various financial services external audit clients mainly in the banking environment.
- Collaborated effectively with internal departments to gather relevant data and documents for audits.
- Assisted in the preparation of comprehensive audit reports, presenting findings to management for informed decisionmaking.
- Managed multiple client engagements simultaneously, ensuring timely completion without compromising quality.
- Prioritized tasks effectively during high-pressure situations, ensuring all deadlines were met without sacrificing accuracy or professionalism.
- Supported senior auditors by preparing necessary documentation and maintaining well-organized workpapers throughout the audit process.
- Facilitated smooth communication between audit team members by coordinating meetings and sharing information efficiently.
- Strengthened relationships with clients by providing timely updates and addressing queries regarding audit findings.
- Presented audit findings to accounting manager after reviewing results and paperwork.
- Main clients audited were: Nedbank Group, Nedbank Projects, Investec Private Bank, Cargill RSA (Pty) Ltd, Absa Capital and Various Funds.
- Reviewed figures, postings and paperwork for accuracy, integrity, and compliance.
- Received daily reports and supporting documentation for routine audits and promptly reported any discrepancies for further review.
- Identified irregularities, researched causes and resolved problems.
- Delivered supporting documentation for records changes directly to auditor for analysis.
- Responded to routine requests for information from other departments, managers and customers.
- Verified calculations to minimize accounting errors and keep records compliant with Accounting standards.
- Reduced risk of errors with thorough review and cross-checking of financial statements.
- Continuously improved personal expertise in auditing by attending industry conferences and workshops, staying current on emerging trends and best practices.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge of relevant accounting principles, regulations, and best practices to ensure accurate auditing processes.
Education
BCOMPT Accounting Sciences - Financial Accounting
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa 04.2001 -
Bachelor of Accounting Sciences - Financial Accounting
Damelin Graduate College
Pretoria, South Africa 04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Sutherland High School
Centurion, South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
- Interpersonal skills
- Organizing
- Problem solving
- Business communication
- Stakeholder communication
- Computer literacy
- Project planning and development
- Project management
- Business planning
- Business administration
- Human resources management
- Data analysis
- Analytical skills
- Financial management
- Budgeting and forecasting
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8403280734086
- Date of Birth: 1984/03/28
- Gender: FEMALE
- Race: AFRICAN
- Nationality: SOUTH AFRICAN
- Marital Status: SINGLE
- Drivers License: Code 10
Relevant Experience
- Audit
- Financial Risk Management
- Financial Reporting
- Financial Review
- Balance Sheet Management
- Project Management
- Business Management
Certification
Certified Professional Accountant (SAIPA)
Supplementary Courses Certificates
- Pastel Accounting
- SAP
- Hyperion
- TM1
- Presentation Skills
- Professional Skills Workshop
- Tax Training Workshop
- Cultural Diversity Training
- Technical Accounting Updates
- Customer Protection Act
- Financial Crime Training
- Data Privacy Training
- Social Engineering
- Business Continuity Management
- Compliance Certification
- Personal Account Dealing
- External Interest
- Conflict of Interest
- Confidential Information
- Credit Derivatives: Valuation & Control
- Swaps, Interest Rate & Cross Currency Swaps
- Companies Act
- Accounting Policy Digests
- Emotional Intelligence
Corporate Social Investment Initiatives
Passionate for developing and managing Corporate Social Investment (CSI) initiatives and programs.
Sat as a member on the CSI Committee at both KPMG and Absa Capital.
Organized various CSI drives and initiatives like Blanket Drives, Soup Kitchen, Stationery Packs at Disability Homes, Children Homes and Old Age Homes.
References
Mrs Annelie Hurter
Head: Change Management (Projects)
Absa Group
Work Tel. 011 895 6338
Cell no. 082 654 4077
Relationship: Manager
Mr Leon Swart
Head: Financial Control, CIB Rest of Africa
Absa Capital
Work Tel. 011 895 7052
Cell no. 071 600 2664
Relationship: Manager
Mrs Shirley Smit
Senior Manager: Financial Risk Management
KPMG Advisory
Work Tel. 011 647 7111
Cell no. 083 307 4045
Relationship: Manager
Timeline
Certified Professional Accountant (SAIPA)
03-2025
Business Owner
Self Employed
06.2015 - Current
Finance Subject Matter Expert
Absa Projects
01.2014 - 05.2015
Regional Financial Controller: Tanzania
Barclays Africa
01.2013 - 12.2013
Business Accountant
Absa Capital
04.2012 - 12.2013
Advisory Consultant
KPMG
01.2011 - 03.2012
Audit Clerk, Financial Services - Banking
KPMG
01.2009 - 12.2010
BCOMPT Accounting Sciences - Financial Accounting
University of South Africa
04.2001 -
Bachelor of Accounting Sciences - Financial Accounting
Damelin Graduate College
04.2001 -
High School Diploma -
Sutherland High School
04.2001 -
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