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Kefilwe Dorcus Ethusang

Kefilwe Dorcus Ethusang

Accounting Technician
Gaborone

Summary

CAREER OBJECTIVES I am working towards being a world class accountant. To ensure an accurate and timely recording of financial transactions to facilitate the timely preparation of financial statements and reports in accordance with the laid down accounting procedures, standards and schedules. My preferences to job application are not limited to carrier profile. Rather I seek employment based on my abilities to discharge my duties well. Detail-oriented Accountant with Number years effectively maintaining accurate accounting information for large-scale financial organizations. History working as part of financial team to manage diverse financial functions, tax management and reporting. Works closely with executive management on complex mergers and acquisitions and divestitures. Adept at managing budgets, payroll, invoicing and general accounting functions. Instrumental in keeping business operations fully compliant and working within budgetary guidelines. Seasoned auditing professional knowledgeable about risk aversion strategies, cost reduction options and financial processes. Decisive and persuasive communicator with proven problem-solving, leadership and planning abilities. Knowledgeable Accountant proficient in laws and procedures governing business operations, tax filings and regulatory compliance. Handles detail-oriented work in methodical and organized fashion. Leverages field expertise, resourcefulness and diligence to make positive impact on business operations. Resourceful Accounting professional with Number years of experience in audit preparation and reporting. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy. To seek and maintain full-time position that offers professional challenges utilizing interpersonal skills, excellent time management and problem-solving skills. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level Job Title position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.

Overview

14
14
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

ACCOUNTANT

CHOPPIES ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Gaborone
03.2014 - Current
  • JSE & BSE Listed Multinational FMCG with BWP 5 Billion turnover and 9000 employees in 4 countries)
  • Duties – using ERP Polaris software & Oracle-EBS
  • Making sure all suppliers are paid on time and at a stipulated time taking correct discounts as per payment terms (agreement) and that all reconciliations are done perfectly
  • Managing creditors aging report to make sure all creditors are paid and issued payments
  • Making sure correct credits are taken and suppliers passed credits for the same
  • Adhering to customer complaints and making sure all queries are sorted as per laid down procedures
  • Forex report
  • Ensuring that my team members follow the correct and ethical accounting procedures
  • Assisting auditors at time of audit and produce all they need

ACCOUNTANT

CASH MANAGEMENT | CHOPPIES ENTERPRISES LIMITED
Gaborone
04.2013 - 02.2014
  • JSE & BSE Listed Multinational FMCG with BWP 5 Billion turnover and 9000 employees in 4 countries)
  • Leading a team of 5 strong reporting to the senior accountant on matters concerning outstanding receivables, cash management and our subletting revenue stream on our malls that have been fully rented out by CEL for the entire 91 BW supermarkets
  • Some of main duties were;
  • Ensuring accounting for revenue for all revenue streams were accounted for and posted properly on our Oracle system on a daily basis, furthermore ensuring cash & cash equivalents have been accounted for properly and reconciled between the store & accounts office and reconciling the cash sales control account and subledger that feed into it ensuring accuracy of the same
  • Accounting for foreign currency sales transactions and ensuring that the same is received from the store and reconciled on a monthly basis
  • KEY RESULT AREAS:
  • Reconciled, corrected and collected outstanding monies for several aged receivables and subletting accounts which were not handled properly resulting in a positive cash inflow of 500K & correction of around 300K from the 90-360 days age bracket
  • Corrected previous WHT treatments in subletting adjustments which were raised without proper ITW 8 certificates I reconciled all WHT-rental income adjustments and ensured they were correct and backed by proper ITW8 documentation by FY end
  • Upon being charged with the AR-subletting accounting for the BW segment I created a database of all leases documenting all details of all the leases into 1 database file that could be used within the company by those needing the information for accounting purposes and also serving as a more summarized version of the leases during external, statutory audits.

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

TAX & TREASURY | CHOPPIES SUPERMARKETS
05.2009 - 03.2013
  • Subsidiary of a JSE & BSE Listed Multinational FMCG with BWP 9 Billion turnover and 17,000 employees in 8 countries as at 2019)

Education

Association Of Accounting Technician - Accounting

Botswana Accountancy College
Gaborone
07.2006 - 06.2008

Skills

IFRSundefined

Affiliations

Being part of the team who were overseeing Amalgamation and swift migration from ERP Polaris to EBS Oracle QUALIFICATIONS AAT – Association of Accounting Technicians, 2006 - 2008 MEMBERSHIPS OF BODIES BICA – Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants – Accounting Technician – ACC.TECH – 20210207

Additional Information

  • Started with the group in May 2009 as an account assistant and worked closely with my supervisor overseeing three stores doing all accounting procedures below Supervision of the daily accounting for cash sales, cash equivalent sales transactions, foreign currency and value-added services for the whole region and well as daily supervision of the bank reconciliation process of 5 banks for every store. Managing the AR and AP processes of the group ensuring the age of both AR & AP’s do not go beyond company policies guidelines, furthermore ensuring they are settled timeously taking advantage of discounts, rebates and supplier reliefs. Calculation, accounting and filing UIF, PAYE & VAT taxes as per BURS statutory guidelines and deadlines for each supermarket on a monthly basis ensuring tax reliefs are also accounted for qualifying individuals and stores. Managing the region’s daily cash-flow requirements and fund-flow allocations per the required inflows, outflows and banking regulations and restrictions for payments and cutoffs, as well as being the verification operator for our Barclays (ABSA) Bank & FNB platforms also designed the treasury controls for our BW stores to be followed in the accounts department. Management of the regions fixed asset registers and responsible for accounting the depreciation, acquisition and disposal entries for the region ensuring compliance with IFRS & IAS 16 cost models on property, plant & equipment. Preparation and reporting of management accounts on monthly basis to the region and group’s executive management to aid decision making and strategic direction of the business. KEY RESULT AREAS Handled the audit deliverables for the 2009 – 13 audits and managed to deliver most of the required documentation and deliverables on time to aid audit completion. Trained and assisting of new recruits in the accounts & finance department. Identified, documented, reported and rectified deficiencies in the company’s operational controls that lost the company 5 million per annum due to fraud and malpractice.

Accomplishments

  • Promoted to Job title and assisted with training and supervision of press operators.

Interests

Reading

Writing

Travelling

Self improvement

Timeline

ACCOUNTANT

CHOPPIES ENTERPRISES LIMITED
03.2014 - Current

ACCOUNTANT

CASH MANAGEMENT | CHOPPIES ENTERPRISES LIMITED
04.2013 - 02.2014

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

TAX & TREASURY | CHOPPIES SUPERMARKETS
05.2009 - 03.2013

Association Of Accounting Technician - Accounting

Botswana Accountancy College
07.2006 - 06.2008
Kefilwe Dorcus EthusangAccounting Technician