Gerald Chungu
Lusaka
Summary
Organized Accounts professional knowledgeable in various accounting programs and possessing solid computer skills. Experienced in handling bookkeeping activities and correcting account errors. Adept at analyzing complex situations and finding creative solutions to challenging problems. Dependable, dedicated with strong work ethic and resourceful nature.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Accounts Assistant
Emeritus Reinsurance Zambia Limited
4 2022
- Reconciliation of payables accounts with creditors
- Facilitating payment of insurance premiums and claims monthly
- Address and resolve discrepancies, errors and transaction disputes
- Ensure compliance with all statutory payment ie, Income Tax, PAYE, NHIMA, NAPSA and PIA Levy are paid before the due date
- Generate financial reports relating to payables such as ageing reports, cash flow and expense analyses
- Provide financial advice and insight to senior management regarding priority obligations falling due to cash flow projections
- Monitoring of cash disbursements and collections to maintain financial stability
- Writing journal entries and posting them in Sun Systems Accounting ERP and in Pastel accounting system
- Prepare and maintain financial records for audit purposes
- Prepare monthly accounts up to trial balance for the finance manager on a monthly basis
- Ensure expense ledger analysts are up to date always to enable check for possible errors and clean up the accounts
- Updating petty cash expenses and reimbursements
- Update the receivables ageing analysis and follow up on outstanding debtors
- Update IFRS 17 insurance expenses
- Handle inter-company reconciliations with sister companies
- Any other duties assigned by the Senior Accountant and the CFO
Assistant Accountant
Future Ventures Ltd (Cheers Super Market)
04.2020 - 03.2022
- Bank reconciliations daily
- Posting suppliers and expense invoices in appropriate accounts
- Posting all petty cash expenses for all branches daily
- Preparation of supplier reconciliations for all branches
- Preparing and filing for VAT, WH Tax and PAYE Tax monthly
- File all payment vouchers and receipts sequentially
- Make sure all suppliers are paid based on their credit terms for all branches
- Process all supplier payment invoices with appropriate claim deductions
- Liaise with suppliers over any outstanding invoices
- Carrying out audits with fellow accounting members
- Checking and supervising work done by other 3 other accounting members
- Any other duties assigned by the lead accountant.
Accounts Assistant
WFM & Associates
06.2018 - 08.2018
- Preparing different clients' financial statements
- Preparing filing of different clients' VAT, WH Tax & PAYE monthly
- Calculating and making NAPSA payments for clients monthly
- Updating clients' creditors and debtors' reconciliations monthly
- Updating clients' bank reconciliations monthly
- Carry out external audits on clients' premises
- Any other duties assigned by the managing partner.
Assistant Accountant
Decorsil Limited
04.2016 - 04.2018
- Updating the cashbook daily and reconciling with the monthly bank statement
- Bookkeeping of all journal entries daily
- Assisting the Accountant in preparation of month management accounts
- Filing returns and making payments for VAT, WH Tax on a monthly basis
- Preparing the payrolls and sending wages to respective employee bank accounts
- Company bank agent, handling all cash withdraws and deposits from the bank
- Assisting in preparing financial accounts by the end of the financial year for audit purposes
- Updating all creditors and debtors' reconciliations
- Management of petty cash
- Any other duties assigned to me.
Education
Chartered Accountant (CA) Zambia - Accountancy
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
Lusaka, Zambia 04.2001 -
Diploma -
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZiCA)
06.2018 - 12.2020
Skills
Good with Microsoft Office Applications
Good with Sage Pastel 200 accounting package
Financial modelling, analysis and valuation
Good with Sun Systems Accounting ERP Software
Knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)
Payment reconciliation
Cash Flow Management
Variance Analysis
Accounts Payable and Receivable
Data Analysis
Professionalmemberships
Zambia Institute Of Chartered Accountants (ZiCA), 021137455, 01/01/23, 12/31/24
Workphone
260955648946
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 10/23/95
- Gender: Male
Awards
Decorsil Limited, 01/15/17, Decorsil Limited, 2016 employee of the year. Spearheaded the company's tax amnesty with ZRA.
References
- Mr. Aaron Chinyanta, 0966198867, aaronyohchiny23@gmail.com, Financial Analyst, First National Bank Zambia (FNB)
- Ms. Geraldine Chileshe, 0977607190, geralchileshe@gmail.com, Human Resources Manager, Future Ventures Ltd (Cheers Super Market)
- Mr. Bright Mwila, 0777952353, bright@nemerit.co.zm, Accountant, Nemerit Properties Limited
Affiliations
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountant
Timeline
Assistant Accountant
Future Ventures Ltd (Cheers Super Market)
04.2020 - 03.2022
Accounts Assistant
WFM & Associates
06.2018 - 08.2018
Diploma -
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZiCA)
06.2018 - 12.2020
Assistant Accountant
Decorsil Limited
04.2016 - 04.2018
Chartered Accountant (CA) Zambia - Accountancy
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
04.2001 -
Accounts Assistant
Emeritus Reinsurance Zambia Limited
4 2022
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