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KGOLAGANO SEFATI

ACCOUNTS OFFICER
GABORONE

Summary

Meticulous accounting professional bringing four and half years of experience in strategic planning, customer relationship management and account in financial statements,cost management,spreadsheets as well as budgeting.. Strong sage pastel proficiency with precise and accurate nature as well as an expertise in financial data entry and record-keeping.

Overview

4
4
years of professional experience

Work History

ACCOUNTS OFFICER

BB MOTORS PTY
04.2021 - Current
  • Processed all supplier and customer invoices and entry into pastel software.
  • Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
  • Checked expenses against budget controls, entered figures and reconciled business accounts to address discrepancies.
  • Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
  • Created detailed expense reports to facilitate reimbursement for business expenses incurred.
  • Assisted finance manager in conducting financial statements and financial reports.
  • Reduced financial discrepancies, effectively reconciling bank accounts and organizing information into accounting software.
  • Overhauled process for year-end inventory audits to improve accuracy.
  • Complied and aided with audit by providing necessary information.
  • Managed flow of petty cash by recording all monetary transactions and ensure 100% accuracy.
  • Interpreted internal controls, regulations of company to new employees and ensured that all policies and procedures were followed.
  • Trained junior accountants on sage pastel and overseeing their work to ensure accuracy.

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

CONSULTARE PTY
06.2019 - 03.2021
  • Captured customer invoices into sage pastel system and documented accounts update.
  • Reconciled invoices and identified discrepancies.
  • Applied proper codes to invoices, files, and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
  • Captured financial transactions into pastel system and ensured accuracy.
  • Performed administrative and clerical duties such as word processing, data entry, emailing and copying.
  • Managed petty cash and ensured accuracy recording.
  • Negotiated payment plans and pay off deadline to ensure timely payments.
  • Collected accounts receivables outstanding debts, increasing profits by 8% within 1 and half years.
  • Communicated complex issues to reduce customer complaints and maintained 95% of customer satisfaction.
  • Maintained clean and organized files by keeping accounts receivable records up to date.
  • Spearheaded new collection strategies to minimize 90 days outstanding balances from 50% to 3%.

Education

AAT -

BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE

Professional Diploma in Accounting(level 4) -

BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE

Advanced Diploma in Accounting (level 3) -

BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE

Certificate in Accounting(level 2) -

BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE

Skills

TECHNICAL SKILLS

  • Proficient in microsoft applications such as Word,outlook,excel
  • Extensive knowledge of sage pastel
  • Accounts Administration
  • Officina accounting software
  • Computer literate
  • Budget Planning and Analysis
  • Knowledge of formatting spreadsheets in Excel
  • Excellent mathematical skills

SOFT SKILLS

  • Excellent interpersonal and collaboration skills
  • Multi-tasking
  • Results oriented
  • Uphold principle of professional due care
  • Strong written and oral communication

Accomplishments

  • Recovered 13 dormant accounts with a total of P45000.
  • Maintained a key role in maintaining less than 5% outstanding receivables over 60 days.
  • Maintained good communications with customers to cultivate loyalty and satisfaction.
  • Utilized excel to reconcile suppliers and trace outstanding balances,which strengthened productivity.
  • Completed work ahead of schedule ,reduced workload from 7 days to 4 days.
  • Excellent team work within workplace which enhanced good performance and better results within departments.
  • Awarded a certificate in team building by the Alternative Professional Qualifications Institute.


Languages

English
Proficient
C2

Timeline

ACCOUNTS OFFICER

BB MOTORS PTY
04.2021 - Current

ACCOUNTS ASSISTANT

CONSULTARE PTY
06.2019 - 03.2021

AAT -

BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE

Professional Diploma in Accounting(level 4) -

BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE

Advanced Diploma in Accounting (level 3) -

BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE

Certificate in Accounting(level 2) -

BOTSWANA ACCOUNTANCY COLLEGE

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