Alistair Mutelo

Financial Reporting.

• Managing regional financial reporting and compliance.
• Analyze transaction data to ensure accurate accounting practices and records.
• Coordinated audits with external firms to verify financial integrity and processes.
• Assist in the preparation of monthly financial statements for regional stakeholders.
• Prepare accurate and timely monthly, quarterly, and year-end closing entries for multiple entities in the region.
• Perform ad hoc analyses as requested by senior management team members.
• Evaluate current processes to recommend improvements and streamline operations.
• Monitor accounts receivable aging reports to ensure prompt collection of payments from customers.
• Proficiency in accounting and ERP systems, i.e., Sage Evolution, Anaplan, Hyperion Financial, and Data Validation tools

Debtors Management.

• Debtors report prepared by the Billing Administrator is reviewed weekly, and non-paying debtors are escalated to the Chief Business Development Officer.

Taxation and related.

• Tax schedules (VAT, corporate tax, statutory deductions) prepared, on time, Returns submitted within the legislated deadline, Tax and statutory compliance maintained

• Effectively manage finance staff to enable them to perform required duties, Receive escalations of subordinates and provide a resolution to the escalation
• Help chief accountant in collecting data for monthly management accounts, Composing and final editing of official letters for approval by the Audit Partners, Establishing and maintaining an orderly filing system

• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Overseeing the Credit Control Function
• Financial performance review, budgetary control and reporting on variances in the approved budget
• Produce ad hoc reports as required by Executive Management and the Finance Committee
• Treasury & cash flow management
• Manage relations with the banks
• Exercise control over all payments, travel, allowances, rations and imprest
• Handling of bulk cash withdraws and payments (project wages & accounts payables)

• Maintenance and updating of the fixed assets register
• Product costing for new stock
• Monthly Reconciliation bank reconciliation
• Prepared month-end closing entries for detailed reporting and recordkeeping.
• Provision of audit information during audits, including audit schedules.
• Preparation and submission of the value-added tax monthly returns.
• Maintained accurate financial records using accounting software systems.
• Collaborated with team members to streamline bookkeeping procedures and workflows.
• Managed accounts payable and receivable processes to ensure timely transactions.

• Tax submissions to ZRA
• Reconciliation of the cash book
• Reconciliation of petty cash
• Data entry of all receipts, payments, goods received notes, journals and supplier’s invoices
• Help chief accountant in collecting data for monthly management accounts
• Composing and final editing of official letters for approval by the supervisor
• Establishing and maintaining an orderly filing system