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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

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