Maintaining account balances, bank statements and reconciliations
Lead in audits and taxes
Manage general ledger and assist month-end and year-end close processes
Supervising and monitoring accounts interns’ assistants
Assist the CEO/MD in preparing documents and interpreting complicated financial information for Board, Committees, or any other stakeholder
Part of revenue generation formulation an implementation plan
Part of Strategy planning sessions
Part of organization’s Business plan formulation.
Achievements – Successful AGMs. All audits were unqualified throughout under a lean operational structure.
Key Lessons learned - Good governance is key to organizational success.
- Unity key for efficiency and exponential growth and achieving goals.
- Strategy must be feasible, align with plan and clearly understood with good support from the board. The organization always has room to overachieve.
- Honesty and transparency are key to harness organizational activities especially in difficult times.
Assistant Administrator/ Accountant
Institute of Business Advisors Southern (IBASA)
01.2014 - 03.2015
Processing applications
Supporting the growth strategy of the organization
Compliance support to Senior Administrator
Day to day management of operations and assisting the Senior Administrator such as:
Organizing Executive and Board Meetings
Auditing good-standing memberships’ status (Month on month)
Pastel Processing
Preparation of Management Accounts (Month on month and Year end)
Filing
Screening telephonic calls
Meeting minutes and packs (Board, EXCO and Committees
Bulk E-mailing
Assisted in compilation of tender responses and tender briefings
Generate member statistical information
Bookkeeping
Compilation of Financial statements
Achievements – Managed to keep applications and accounts up to date and created a more efficient system, which I was the key player that improved the organization’s turnaround time and is still being used as foundation after handover.
Key Lessons learned - Effective and efficient communication with stakeholders is key within an organization. It boosts the organization’s goodwill and reliability.
- Sustainability of an organization is maintained and improved when goals and deadlines are achieved and kept. The players within the organization must always prioritize that before they can benefit from the organization.
- Organizational status must be reviewed continually, and key challenges must be addressed. Opportunities to improve must be implemented as any organization in this generation must be relative or better a step ahead to the continually evolving system in the world.
Assistant Manager
01.2009 - 12.2009
Assisted the owner start a business and raised it into a well-established entity in the community
Analysis of Monthly statements and reports
Customer service and Care
Conducting opening and closing Inventory counts
Achievements – Ensured that all books are up to date and controls over cash and assets are in place.
Key Lessons learned - Accuracy, consistency, isolation of responsibility and segregation of duties are critical to prevent crisis in an organization as responsibilities and personnel involved are easily assigned accountable individuals located.
- Good relations and clear communication with stakeholders are important to success within a team.
Lawrence, Gadzikwa, - Current CEO of Hand in Hand NPC and Former IBASA Non-Executive Director, lgadzikwa@hotmail.com, +27 (0) 72 294 0064, Institute of Business Advisors SA, Homestead, Rivonia, Johannesburg
Paul Xola, Mpupu, Bishop, www.lighthousechapel.org, +27 (0) 73 290 7995, Light House chapel International Church, Lynn Road, Ferndale, Randburg, Johannesburg, 2160
Andre, Du Preez, - Former Interim Managing Director, +27 (0) 82 458 0039, Institute of Business Advisors Southern Africa, P O Box 73255, Lynwood, Pretoria
Shahied, Daniels, CEO, Former CEO of SAIPA - ceo@saipa.co.za, +27 (0)11 207 7840 / +27 (0)82 498 8342 , South African Institute of Professional Accountant, SAIPA House, Howick Cl, Waterfall Park, Midrand, Johannesburg, 1685
Luyanda Mzukisi, Gidini, President, president@abasa.org.za, +27 (0)83 287 6063, The Association of Black Accountants Southern Africa, 17 Fricker Rd, Illovo Sandton, Johannesburg, 2196
Avinash, Ajoodah, Audit Manager, nomfundo@accarim.co.za, +27 (0)11 832 1774, A Carrim and Associates Chartered Accountants, 42 Central Street, Houghton, Johannesburg, 2198
SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT
United Denominations – Lighthouse, Cell Leader, Johannesburg, Present, Saved Church Assistance of the Light House Chapel International Church, Johannesburg (Current), Cell Leader in Thembisa (Phomolong) and Diepsloot, Light House Chapel International Church., Organize camps for the saved Church,, Involved in every Saved Church weekly setup and, rallying new people around for meetings, Achievements – Advising and coaching the youth in communities to contribute positively to their surroundings and their lives like registering their own companies and using their talents and abilities to self-employ themselves for an income.
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