Asana
TUMELO QUEEN LEENE
Parenting, Family And Leadership Coach
Gaborone
Summary
Results-driven CEO and Chartered Accountant with a passion for empowering families and improving child development outcomes. Leveraging over 10 years of experience in financial management and strategic leadership, I have successfully developed and implemented innovative solutions to support parents internationally. As the CEO of The Conscious Parent, I specialize in online coaching for parents, utilizing efficient systems to reach a global audience and deliver impactful guidance. Additionally, as the Founder of Thriving Families Trust, I orchestrate projects for parents and teens, orchestrating in-person events such as summits and workshops. My ability to secure partnerships and funding for these initiatives underscores my expertise in resource mobilization and development. I am poised to leverage my unique blend of financial acumen and passion for family well-being to drive growth and impact as the Director of Development at Parenting for Lifelong Health
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
PARENT AND FAMILY COACH
THE CONSCIOUS PARENT/THRIVING FAMILIES TRUST
01.2019 - Current
- Obtained a Johnmaxell Certification as a parent, family and leadership coach
- I do parental coaching, and hold parents workshops and seminars
- I also do empowerment workshops for youth
- Research on the field of parenting and youth empoerment
- Draw programmes to use for my coaching and for the workshops and seminars
- Plan, organize and execute the activities that I run throughout the year
- Securing funding and resources through strategic partnerships and fund raising to support the implementation of programs aimed at achieving organizational objectives, particularly focusing on initiatives not reliant on ticket sales
- Hold empowerment talk to children in schools
- Managing Social Media.
HEAD OF INTERNAL AUDIT
BOITEKANELO COLLEGE
07.2019 - 06.2022
- Reporting to Finance and Audit committee and dotted lines to Provost, I am responsible for giving assurance to management, FAC and board on effectiveness of controls, risk management and good governance structures to achievement of organizational objective
- Objectively review college's business processes
- Evaluate efficacy of risk management procedures that are currently in place
- Protect against fraud and theft of organization's assets
- Advise on risk management
- Ensure that the college is complying with relevant laws and other regulatory bodies such ad BQA
- Make recommendations on how to improve internal controls and governance processes
- Make follow ups on implementations of the recommendations and report on these
- Coach and mentor internal audit staff and also recommend for training
- Supervise internal audit staff
- Conduct investigations as required by the board or management
- Conducted analysis into the college accounts and financial control systems, generating reports on findings for stakeholder review
- Investigated levels of financial risk within the college by assessing finances, opportunities and cash flow
- Communicated with clients to identify audit requirements, gather data and coordinate details.
PRINCIPAL INTERNAL AUDITOR
NON BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NBFIRA)
10.2017 - 12.2018
- Develop a flexible annual audit plan using appropriate risk-based Methodology, including any risks or control concerns identified by the management and submit that report to the Chief Internal Auditor for review
- Implement the annual audit plan as approved, including, as appropriate, any special tasks or projects requested by the management, the Finance and Audit Committee or the Board of Directors
- Establish a system by which the quality of internal auditing activities and processes is ensured
- Perform consulting services beyond internal audit's assurance services to assist management in meeting its objectives
- Evaluate and assess significant new or changing services, processes, operations and control processes coincident with their development, implementation and/or expansion
- Issue quarterly reports to the Chief Executive Officer and the Finance and Audit Committee summarising the results of the audit activities
- Keep the Finance and Audit Committee informed of emerging trends and successful practices in internal auditing
- Assist in the investigation of significant, suspected fraudulent activities within the Authority and notify management and the Finance and Audit Committee of the results.
ACTING MANAGER, LENDING ACTIVITIES
NON BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NBFIRA)
04.2017 - 09.2017
- Implements Lending regulatory framework strategies, policies and procedures to ensure compliance within lending industry
- Reviews and recommends amendments to micro lenders legislative and regulatory frame work to ensure compliance with international standards and best practice
- Ensures that applications for licenses are assessed against set criteria in order to protect public interests
- Develops and maintains up to date database of micro lenders in order to facilitate ease of supervision
- Plans and implements effective supervisory plan and coordinates offsite and onsite inspections/investigations in order to ensure compliance with regulatory and legislative requirements
- Ensures that customer complaints are handled according to set procedures
- Develops and implements annual plan for department
- Supervises staff (Analysts)
- Carrying out quarterly staff performance appraisals
- Builds and maintains effective stakeholder relationships with all internal and external stakeholders
- Develops and manages departmental budget.
SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR
NON BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NBFIRA)
12.2014 - 03.2017
- Setting up the internal audit function under the supervision of the outsourced consultants from Deloitte, I do the Audit planning, conduct risk assessments, conducting audit engagements and reporting
- I give assurance on the effectiveness of internal controls and come with recommendations where controls have been found to be weak
- I also do follow up on the implementation of corrective actions or recommendations
- I report administratively to the Chief Executive Officer and functionally to the Finance and Audit Committee.
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
NON BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NBFIRA)
12.2012 - 11.2014
- My role as a senior accountant entails overseeing the finance function and ensuring timely and accurate reporting of the financial performance of the Authority, managing the Authority's financial plans and ensuring compliance with statutory requirements, and the implementation of strategic initiatives of the finance department
- I also sit in the budget committee which is responsible for ensuring that the Authority's budget is done in line with strategic objectives and submitted to the ministry for approval via the Board
- My duties involve ensuring timely and accurate management reports
- Overseeing the external audit process
- Preparing financial accounts
- Ensuring timely payments of statutory returns
- Managing cashflows to ensure that working capital requirements are met
- Supervise billing and collection
- Preparing the Authority's budget
- Monthly cost center reports
- Fixed Assets maintenance
- Supervising and appraising the finance team
- Accurately performed daily cash functions, including A/P and A/R tracking, budgeting, payroll transactions, expense management and various reconciliations
- Investigated and resolved discrepancies in monthly bank accounts ahead of tight deadlines.
FINANCE MANAGER
PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL- NGO
09.2012 - 12.2012
- To coordinate the activities of the finance and administration functions of Pathfinder Botswana in accordance to USAID and regulatory compliance standards and regulations
- To consolidate all financial information from the sub-grantees around Botswana and reporting such to the Head office in the United States
- My duties involve providing substantive assistance and advise to the project director, and sub-grantees relative to financial management practices and procedures, budgeting, reporting and the financial implication of proposed activities
- Coordinate the preparation and review of donor budgets, taking in to account the project and donor rules and regulations
- Ensure timely and accurate development of and submission of financial reports, external donor reports for main office and the sub-grantees
- Manage the procurement function and ensure compliance with Pathfinder and USAID procurement policies
- Safeguard organizational assets
- Pay creditors and do submissions to BURS (PAYE and WHT on rental)
- Processing of Monthly Payroll.
INTERNAL AUDITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND TAX RETURNS
MAFUTO CONSULTANCY
04.2012 - 05.2012
- I worked with Mafuto consultancy on a part time basis, doing internal audits, financial statements and tax returns for clients.
ACCOUNTANT
KWENA CONCRETE PRODUCTS
06.2010 - 12.2011
- I was responsible for providing oversight, supervision and reporting of all facets of financial information
- Reporting to the Finance Manager up until I was retrenched in December 2011
- My duties involved preparation of monthly management accounts and reports
- Reviewing reconciliation and approving third party payments e.g BURS (Vat and PAYE)
- Reviewing monthly debtors ageing list to ensure that appropriate action is taken against overdue accounts and credit checks and controls are adhered to
- Preparing quarterly financial reports for submission to the board
- Liaising with internal and external auditors
- Signing off the audit schedules making sure that sub ledger modules reconcile to the general ledger
- Preparing capital and operational budget for the department
- Working capital management and issuance of weekly reports
- Checking and signing off payroll reports and reconciliations
- Appraising staff at regular intervals
- Management of the fixed asset register.
SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER
BOTSWANA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
08.2006 - 05.2010
- To perform accounting duties for the Invoice Discounting division, to undertake surveys in support of new business development, and to undertake operations and administration in delivery of working capital facility to clients
- My duties involved conducting Surveys at Prospects premises
- This involves making an Analysis of the business as a whole and making a recommendation
- Preparing General Ledger journal Entries monthly
- Preparing Audit schedules for External Auditors
- Liaise with clients and ensuring proper management of their account
- Accurate input of invoices, credit notes and receipts in the system
- Processing authorized payment requests.
ACCOUNTANT
DELOITTE AND TOUCHE
08.2004 - 08.2006
- Preparing annual financial statements for clients from source documents to financial reports using Pastel software
- Preparation of tax returns
- Maintaining and updating client financial records
- Have been involved in the audit of Schools, NGOs, Trust accounts and other profit making organizations.
Education
Master's Degree - Financial Management and Control
Amity University-India
Management Development Program (MDP) - undefined
University of Stellenbosch
ACCA - undefined
Botswana Accountancy College
AAT - undefined
Botswana Accountancy College
Skills
Financial Planning and Analysis
Affiliations
- Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants - BICA
- Association of Certified Chartered Accountants - ACCA
- John Maxwell Leadership
References
- Mr. Kagiso Balopi, +267 75568333
- Mr. Manjul Shaah, +267 71783986
- Ms. Sejo Lenong, +267 71612198
Software
Quick books
Pastel
Certification
John Maxwell Leadership Parent and Family Coach Certification
Timeline
HEAD OF INTERNAL AUDIT
BOITEKANELO COLLEGE
07.2019 - 06.2022
PARENT AND FAMILY COACH
THE CONSCIOUS PARENT/THRIVING FAMILIES TRUST
01.2019 - Current
PRINCIPAL INTERNAL AUDITOR
NON BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NBFIRA)
10.2017 - 12.2018
ACTING MANAGER, LENDING ACTIVITIES
NON BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NBFIRA)
04.2017 - 09.2017
SENIOR INTERNAL AUDITOR
NON BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NBFIRA)
12.2014 - 03.2017
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT
NON BANK FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS REGULATORY AUTHORITY (NBFIRA)
12.2012 - 11.2014
FINANCE MANAGER
PATHFINDER INTERNATIONAL- NGO
09.2012 - 12.2012
INTERNAL AUDITS, FINANCIAL STATEMENTS, AND TAX RETURNS
MAFUTO CONSULTANCY
04.2012 - 05.2012
ACCOUNTANT
KWENA CONCRETE PRODUCTS
06.2010 - 12.2011
SENIOR OPERATIONS OFFICER
BOTSWANA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
08.2006 - 05.2010
ACCOUNTANT
DELOITTE AND TOUCHE
08.2004 - 08.2006
Master's Degree - Financial Management and Control
Amity University-India
Management Development Program (MDP) - undefined
University of Stellenbosch
ACCA - undefined
Botswana Accountancy College
AAT - undefined
Botswana Accountancy College
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