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Omolemo Bame Nkolonyane

Omolemo Bame Nkolonyane

Finance Officer
Gaborone

Summary

I am highly motivated finance professional with over seven years of experience in financial management, accounting, and compliance. A holder of an AAT Professional Diploma and currently pursuing ACCA, I am a member in good standing with the Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA). I have a strong background in financial reporting, budget management, taxation, and financial reconciliations. Seeking a Finance Officer role to apply my expertise in financial systems, internal controls, donor-funded project management, and stakeholder engagement to drive financial efficiency and regulatory compliance.

Overview

9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
years of post-secondary education
6
6
Certifications

Work History

Finance Officer

ACHAP
Gaborone, Gaborone
10.2022 - Current

· Assist in managing financial operations in compliance with accounting standards and internal policies.

· Maintain and update accounting records, ensuring accuracy, timeliness, and completeness.

· Process all financial transactions, including accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll.

· Prepare and enter journal entries, including accruals, provisions, and adjustments into the accounting system.

· Prepare and analyze monthly, quarterly, and annual financial statements and reports.

· Assist in the development and monitoring of annual budgets and forecasts, ensuring alignment with strategic goals.

· Support the Finance & Strategy Executive in financial planning and cash flow management.

· Assist in internal and external audit preparation, ensuring compliance with auditing requirements.

· Prepare monthly bank reconciliations to ensure accuracy and resolve discrepancies.

· Monitor and maintain adequate cash reserves, ensuring operational liquidity.

· Support treasury functions by ensuring effective cash flow planning and investment tracking.

· Process payments for goods, services, and staff reimbursements, ensuring compliance with financial policies.

· Review and validate supplier invoices for accuracy before processing payments.

· Ensure adherence to procurement and financial control measures.

· Prepare and submit Value Added Tax claims and other statutory returns.

· Ensure compliance with local tax regulations and financial reporting standards.

· Maintain financial documentation and ensure proper filing and record-keeping for audit and compliance purposes.

· Assist in the management of grants, including budgeting, reporting, and compliance with donor requirements.

· Prepare financial reports for donors, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.

· Monitor grant expenditures to ensure alignment with approved budgets and donor guidelines.

· Assist in the development and implementation of financial policies and procedures to enhance operational efficiency.

· Ensure adherence to internal controls and recommend improvements as necessary.

· Provide training and support to staff on financial policies and procedures.

· Provide periodic updates to management on outstanding staff balances and recommended actions.

Finance Board Member (Volunteer)

Royal Assembly Ministries International (NPO)
05.2022 - Current
  • Responsible for making sure that payments & Expenses are paid on time
  • Responsible for ensuring non-salary expense transactions are appropriately processed
  • Ensuring Procedures and controls are effectively applied
  • Responsible for ensuring that transactions are well captured and accounted for
  • Handling queries related to the Finance department
  • Project budget preparation & management
  • Supervisory Role

Accountant

Impact Business Consultants
Gaborone, Gaborone
09.2020 - 09.2022
  • Data capturing from source documents into QuickBooks
  • Preparation of monthly management accounts with its supporting schedules where applicable
  • Management of Fixed Assets for clients
  • Following up queries and maintaining good relationship with clients
  • Management of clients’ tax matters –Company Tax, VAT returns, PAYE, OWHT
  • Preparation of Financial Statements for clients, basic tax computation and Various submissions to BURS
  • Attending to the general administration issues of the firm

Finance Officer

ACHAP
02.2022 - 07.2022

· Company Overview: NGO

· Capturing data into Delta (Computerized Accounting Software) to necessitate financial reporting and availability of any non-financial information;

· Capturing receipts and payments in the cashbook to necessitate bank reconciliation;

· Passing journals and preparing bank, general ledger and balance sheet reconciliations for ACHAP and other projects;

· Processing travel expenses in the system to clear debtors accounts and to facilitate reconciliation of these accounts;

· Supervising Finance Assistants (2)

· Maintaining fixed asset registers to ensure all physical assets have been accounted for before computation of monthly depreciation journals;

· Running Fixed asset Depreciation in order to prepare the monthly Fixed Asset Report

· Preparing VAT returns, submissions and filing returns thereof in order to ensure that all VAT claimable for the quarter has been claimed from BURS;

· Preparing annual VAT reconciliation

· Capturing accurate transactions in the accounting system to facilitate periodic reporting;

· Preparing payment vouchers and uploading of all payments & disbursements for authorization in the bank;

· Preparing supporting documentation for submission of monthly financial reports;

· Maintaining systematic records of implementing partners;

· Preparing accounts payable reconciliations and matching invoices to GRVs or Capturing creditor invoices into the system;

· Responding to queries such as status of payments and correspondence;

· Filing all relevant documents in the finance & procurement unit

· Updating internal systems with financial data

· Preparing monthly, quarterly and annual financial reports

· Reconcile bank statements

· Participate in financial audits

· Track bank deposits and payments

· Assist with budget preparation

· Review and implement financial policies

· Assist with preparing IFRS 16 reports

· Optimized cash flow management, ensuring timely payment of invoices and reducing outstanding debts.

· Prepared monthly reconciliation of bank accounts and took corrective actions on deviations.

· Established strong relationships with key vendors, negotiating favorable terms to benefit the organization''s bottom line.

· Assisted with recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new department employees.

Accountant

Thabiso Tafila Attorneys
10.2020 - 01.2022
  • Producing daily, weekly and monthly cash reports
  • Receiving payments from clients
  • Banking
  • Clerical office duties
  • Preparation of monthly bank reconciliation statements
  • Preparation of monthly creditors’ reconciliation statements
  • Controlling credit
  • Compiling and analyzing financial information to prepare entries into accounts such as general ledger
  • Preparing payments by verifying documentation and requesting disbursements
  • Daily receipting of deposits from clients and banking
  • Following up unidentified trust deposits with the bank
  • Daily capturing of financial transactions (Trust & Business) into LMS (Legal management software)
  • Ensuring that Trust account ledgers are updated at all times (with receipts, payments and journals made)
  • Capturing Trust client accounts in a timely manner
  • Verifying the accuracy of invoices and any other accounting documents
  • Preparation of supplier payments for authorization
  • Ensuring that all bills are collected on time
  • Following up accounts related queries and maintaining good relationship with clients
  • Keeping financial records updated, preparing reports and reconciling bank statements
  • Providing assistance and support to other staff members
  • Petty cash handling, disbursements and weekly reconciliation
  • Procurement of office stationery as and when requested by management
  • Assisting with accounting schedules for audit preparation
  • Performing month & year end runs
  • 1 Year 3 Months - Outsourced/Seconded to Thabiso Tafila Attorneys By Impact Business Consultants

Cashier Officer

Alluvium Internet Investments (Pty) Ltd
07.2020 - 09.2020
  • Coordinate office activities and operations to secure efficiency and compliance to company policies
  • Manage phone calls and correspondence (e-mail, letters, packages etc.)
  • Support budgeting and bookkeeping procedures
  • Create and update records and databases with personnel, financial and other data
  • Managing Petty Cash

Accounts Officer

Bosa Bosele Training college
09.2019 - 07.2020
  • Maintaining records of financial transactions by posting and verifying them
  • Defining bookkeeping policies and procedures
  • Developing systems to account for financial transactions by establishing a chart of accounts
  • Maintaining subsidiary accounts by posting, verifying and allocating transactions
  • Reconciling entries to balance subsidiary accounts
  • Maintaining a balanced general ledger
  • Preparing financial reports by collecting, analyzing and summarizing accounting for information
  • Advising management on compliance needs
  • Assisting in financial activities such as running payroll and generating invoice

Assistant Accountant

Joiba Investments (Pty) Ltd
Sowa Town
12.2015 - 12.2017
  • Processing payments, invoices, income and receipts and entering data, then filing hard copies
  • Preparing financial reports showing business income and expenditure
  • Paying vendor invoices and tracking bank account balances
  • Completing VAT returns
  • Verifying the accuracy of business accounts
  • Preparing employee wages
  • Managing employee expense claims
  • Helping with administrative duties

Education

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) -

Botswana Accountancy College
Gaborone
07.2017 - 08.2019

Skills

Financial administration

Accounts payable

Financial statements

Bank reconciliation

General ledger accounting

Account reconciliation

Cash flow management

Tax compliance

Cost control

Fixed asset management

Ledger reconciliation

GAAP knowledge

Certification

CFI - Capital IQ Fundamentals

Timeline

Finance Officer

ACHAP
10.2022 - Current

Finance Board Member (Volunteer)

Royal Assembly Ministries International (NPO)
05.2022 - Current

Finance Officer

ACHAP
02.2022 - 07.2022

Accountant

Thabiso Tafila Attorneys
10.2020 - 01.2022

Accountant

Impact Business Consultants
09.2020 - 09.2022

Cashier Officer

Alluvium Internet Investments (Pty) Ltd
07.2020 - 09.2020

Accounts Officer

Bosa Bosele Training college
09.2019 - 07.2020

Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT) -

Botswana Accountancy College
07.2017 - 08.2019

Assistant Accountant

Joiba Investments (Pty) Ltd
12.2015 - 12.2017
Omolemo Bame NkolonyaneFinance Officer