Prudence Lebodi
Accountant
Bayswater
Summary
Adaptable professional with experience in audit, accounting, and taxation gained during articleship. Currently a consultant-accountant at EMS Solutions, utilizing skills and knowledge from audit environment. Compile annual financial statements for local municipalities and prepare audit files for AGSA review. Successfully reduced material audit findings for municipality in 2024 financial period, leveraging project management skills.
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
EMS Solutions
Bloemfontein
02.2024 - Current
- Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
- Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
- Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
- Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
- Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
Bookkeeper
Liquor Runners National Head Office
07.2021 - Current
- Oversee one-time creditors claim payment and review process to ensure all vendors are paid
- Prepare quarterly Budgets for the branches, and monitor depots are within their budgets
- Preparing monthly general ledger reconciliations
- Implementing financial policies & internal controls
- Monitoring internal controls are adherence of branches
- Review financial transactions, payments made to employees and suppliers
- Monitoring and spot-checking supplier tax invoices are in accordance with the Vat Act
- VAT Reconciliations and ensuring VAT submissions are according to the VAT Act
- Compiling financial information to assist the compilation of financial statements
- Assist in the calculation and submission of provisional tax on e-filing
- Provide Remittance advices to suppliers
- Compile Bank Reconciliations
- Monitor service levels are maintained in accordance with SLA
- Prepare audit file for the auditors
- Compile Management Reports
Finance Officer
Child Welfare Bloemfontein Child Line Free State
Bloemfontein
02.2021 - 07.2021
- Recording daily transactions on QuickBooks financial software
- Managing financial transactions of the gender-based violence program of USAID
- Preparing monthly reports to different funders
- Monitoring and tracking payments made to employees and suppliers
- Submitting monthly VAT returns
- Compiling financial information to assist for audits
- Implementing internal controls
- Reconcile bank statements
- Track and monitor monthly deposits from funders and donors
Senior Audit Clerk
ARC Sakhile Chartered Accountants and Auditors
07.2020 - 02.2021
- Supervises, leads, trains and mentor audit trainees
- Organizing and managing client engagements
- Financial record keeping
- Compilation of financial statements
- VAT, Income, and Provisional tax return submissions
- Lodge Disputes with SARS using the relevant regulations and legislature
- Assisting with billings and collections
- Effectively completing working papers of client engagements
- PFMA, MFMA audit engagements Municipalities, Departments, and TVET Colleges
Trainee Accountant
ARC Sakhile Chartered Accountants & Auditors
07.2017 - 06.2020
- Auditing in the private sector
- Processing information on Sage Pastel
- Writing objections, letters and remissions to SARS
- Compilation of financial statements
- E-filing tax submissions for individuals and companies
- Body corporate audits
- VAT Processing and submissions on e-filing
- Compilation of financial statements on Case ware
- Processing of information on Case ware time and Tax ware
- Recording cash books and processing journals
- Auditing public sector, District Municipalities, Departments, and TVET Colleges
Education
Grade 12 -
Northern Academy Secondary School
Polokwane01-2009
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting, Management and Cost Accounting, Auditing, Taxation
The University of The Free State
Bloemfontein, South Africa01-2015
Skills
- Ability to be independent and objective in the work space
- Ability to give clear directions, positive and constructive feedback
- Ability to plan work and work strategically to complete most important tasks and reach deadlines
- Have the interpersonal skills to manage and maintain healthy work relationships with team
- Microsoft Excel
- SARS E-filing
- Sage One Accounting
- QuickBooks
- CaseWare Working Papers
- Draftworx Cloud
- Caseware Time
- Bank reconciliation
- Financial statements
- MFMA Knowledge
- Treasury Regulations Knowledge
- Project Management
Professional Memberships - S A I P A
78400- Professional Accountant (SA)
Id Number
9112230254082
Dependents
1
Criminal Offences
none
Health
Excellent
Language Proficiency
English
Drivers License
Code B
Own Vehicle
True
Personal Information
- Age: 33
- Citizenship: South African
- Date of Birth: 12/23/91
- Gender: Female
- Marital Status: married
Timeline
Accountant
EMS Solutions
02.2024 - Current
Bookkeeper
Liquor Runners National Head Office
07.2021 - Current
Finance Officer
Child Welfare Bloemfontein Child Line Free State
02.2021 - 07.2021
Senior Audit Clerk
ARC Sakhile Chartered Accountants and Auditors
07.2020 - 02.2021
Trainee Accountant
ARC Sakhile Chartered Accountants & Auditors
07.2017 - 06.2020
Grade 12 -
Northern Academy Secondary School
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting, Management and Cost Accounting, Auditing, Taxation
The University of The Free State
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