KANYATA MUYANGWA
Kitwe
Summary
Detail-oriented Accountant with 20 years effectively maintaining accurate accounting information for large-scale financial organizations. History working as part of financial team to manage diverse financial functions, tax management and reporting. Works closely with executive management on complex mergers and acquisitions and divestitures. Adept at managing Donar funded projects,budgets, payroll, invoicing and general accounting functions. Instrumental in keeping business operations fully compliant and working within budgetary guidelines.
Overview
21
21
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
2
2
Languages
Work History
Donor funded Projects Accountant
Copperbelt University
11.2006 - 3 2016
- Responsible for all University donor funded projects
- Budgeting and Variance analysis for each project
- Financial reporting to donors for each project
- Preparation of financial statements
- Arranging with external auditors for external audits.
Acting Financial Accountant
Copperbelt University
08.2004 - 10.2006
- Responsible for the day to day financial operations of the University
- Timely disbursement of funds to Creditors
- Timely preparation of the payroll and disbursement thereof
- Preparation of year-end financial statements for external audit purposes
- Liaising with external auditors.
Accountant
Copperbelt University
03.1993 - 08.2004
- Responsible for budget preparation
- Financial accounts reconciliations
- Treasury management
- Acted in other roles such as Senior Accountant, Payroll Accountant, Commercial Manager.
Assistant to Chief Accountant/General Manager
Townap Textiles Zambia Ltd
01.1992 - 02.1993
- In charge of all day to day accounting activities
- Payroll preparation and disbursement
- Management of Debtors and Creditors
- Management of Fixed Assets
- Bank reconciliations
- Nominal Accounts.
Foreign Exchange and Documentary Credits Officer
Meridien Bank Zambia Ltd
01.1990 - 12.1991
- In charge of all Foreign exchange transactions of the branch
- Buying and selling of foreign exchange
- Opening and executing letters of credits transactions
- Reconciliations of foreign exchange monies.
Manager’s Assistant and Loans Officer
Barclays Bank Zambia Ltd
04.1986 - 01.1990
- In charge of Loans and Overdrafts of the branch
- Co-custodian of bank securities
- Credit monitoring, control and management.
Education
Diploma in Accountancy -
ZDA
Masters’ Degree in Business Administration (MBA) - undefined
Project Management - undefined
Financial Modeling in Excel-Level 2 certificate - undefined
Diploma in Project Finance - undefined
Skills
Budgeting and forecasting
Variance analysis
Regulatory reporting
Statement analysis
Assets management
Creditors and Debtors management
Meeting demanding deadlines
Good personality with sober habits
Ability to use internet resources to obtain competitive rates
Certification
Various other Certificates of workshops and short courses attended
Affiliations
Member of the Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants (ZICA) since 2001
Other Details
- I did a dissertation entitled ‘The Impact of government borrowing through treasury bills on Commercial bank lending’. This was a 6 months research for the partial award of the MBA degree.
- I have been a part time Lecturer at the Copperbelt University in Banking, Cost Accounting, and Financial Accounting from 1998 to 2008. A certificate of teaching methodologies was obtained in 2002.
- I took early retirement from the Copperbelt University with effect from 4th March 2016 to enable me seek other challenging opportunities.
References
- Mrs Ruth Mulenga, Copperbelt University
- Prof. Overson Shumba, Copperbelt University, P. O. Box 21692, Kitwe
- Prof. Jacob Mwitwa, Kapasa Makasa University, Chisali
Timeline
Donor funded Projects Accountant
Copperbelt University
11.2006 - 3 2016
Acting Financial Accountant
Copperbelt University
08.2004 - 10.2006
Accountant
Copperbelt University
03.1993 - 08.2004
Assistant to Chief Accountant/General Manager
Townap Textiles Zambia Ltd
01.1992 - 02.1993
Foreign Exchange and Documentary Credits Officer
Meridien Bank Zambia Ltd
01.1990 - 12.1991
Manager’s Assistant and Loans Officer
Barclays Bank Zambia Ltd
04.1986 - 01.1990
Diploma in Accountancy -
ZDA