KELVIN MWANGALA MWAZONGA
Lusaka,09
Summary
Highly skilled professional with extensive expertise in corporate tax filings, non-compliance assessment, and financial modelling. Demonstrates excellent knowledge of accounting practices and business operations analysis. Adept at producing comprehensive reports and documentation, coupled with effective communication skills. Proven ability to monitor and control resources efficiently. Committed to leveraging analytical skills to enhance business performance and ensure regulatory compliance.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Accountant
Clean Fast Limited
Rhodes, Lusaka
10.2021 - Current
- Prepare, examine and analyze accounting records, financial statements and other financial reports to assess accuracy, completeness and conformance to reporting and procedural standard
- Enforce appropriate internal accounting control procedures and suggest amendments where necessary to enforce effective reporting environment.
- Assist in timely preparation, submission and payment of all statutory returns while ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements such as PAYE, NAPSA, VAT, WHT,NHIMA and many more.
- Ensure that all procedures have been followed and approved before any financial transaction is made.
- Assist in managing company's relationships with all its key stakeholders such as financial institutions, local government authority (Waste management division), ZEMA as well as institution employees.
- Enhance customer satisfaction by uncovering and correcting outstanding financial problems and account errors.
- Mitigate impacts on financial accounting and business operations by working proactively to identify and resolve strategic concerns.
- Apply proper codes to hard copy invoices, files and receipts to keep records organized and easily searchable.
- Conduct monthly reconciliations such as bank reconciliation, receivable, payable and general ledger reconciliations to ensure early detection of receivable and payable defaults by consistence review of age analysis. As well as ensure timely requisition of bank statement.
- Investigate suspected cases of fraud and theft involving small numbers of transactions or complex systems.
Consultancy -Accounting Support
Kanona Power Company
Lusaka, Lusaka Province
12.2023 - 09.2024
- Generated invoices based on established accounts receivable schedules and terms.
- Tax management- (VAT Payable/Claim, VAT credibility report, Withholding VAT, Withholding Tax, PAYE and Exercise duty).
- Bank, Payable and receivable reconciliation.
- Managed and processed payments, including NAPSA, ZRA, NHMA, Workers Compensation, and other statutory obligations.
- Prepared and presented financial reports to management, highlighting key metrics and areas of concern.
- Performed month-end close activities related to cost and financial accounting.
Accountant
Intelligent Mobility Solutions
Lusaka, Zambia.
08.2018 - 01.2021
- Assisted in managing timely computation, payment and submission of all statutory deductions while ensuring compliance with all statutory requirements, such as PAYE, NAPSA, VAT, WHT and NHIMA.
- Ensured that all proper procedures have been followed, approvals have been obtained for financial transactions.
- Assisted in cash financial management by carrying out departmental cash and expense reconciliation and forecasting quarterly cash flow needs of Company as whole.
- Managed Company's banking activities and relationship to ensure effective and timely management of institutional electronic transactions with banks.
- Implemented and monitored effective financial management systems and rigorous internal controls to ensure that all financial reporting is accurate, cost efficient and transparent, ensuring compliance with local laws at all times.
- Served as liaison personnel for company on all finance related queries and activities including but not limited to Zambia Revenue Authority and other regulatory agencies.
- Directly supervised finance staff such as Accounts Reconciliation Officers, to ensure efficient and timely processing of all payments, maintain quality and timely reporting, and adherence to deadlines
- Participated in regular meetings with finance manager and provide monthly updates on financial activities
- Reviewed accounts payable Age analysis twice a week to ensure that all vendors' invoices above 60 days have been paid off and review as well as track all older invoices.
- Maintained confidentiality of financial information, client's data, investment decisions, or any other information privileged to as result of assigned tasks by the organization.
- Created budgets and forecasts for management group to stimulate decision making.
Accountant
Grandway Investment Limited
Lusaka
01.2015 - 07.2018
- Preparation of annual budgets in conjunction with Senior Accountant and Finance Manager
- Ensuring that all statutory matters are up-to-date and the Organization is compliant in all aspect; also ensure that all information relevant for audit is appropriate filed, accurate and complete.
- Asset Management-recording and reconciliation of assets register
- Monitored departmental workloads, coordinating activities effectively to ensure goal congruence among different functional departments.
- Effectively managed bank accounts reconciliations and payroll, utilizing real-time information to drive continuous process improvement.
- Managed costs, billing and resolved financial discrepancies effectively through management of accounts information using Sage accounting software.
- Completed daily cash functions like account tracking, payroll and wage allocations, budgeting, donating and cash and banking reconciliations.
- Leveraged finance knowledge to strengthen controls and improve transparency.
- Researched technical tax issues to define tax effect or impact of certain tax positions.
Education
CA Zambia Advisory Professional in Accountancy - Accountancy
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
ZiCA Licentiate - Accountancy
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
Lusaka 04.2001 -
Accountancy
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
Lusaka 04.2001 - 06.2014
Skills
- Corporate Tax Filings
- Non-Compliance Assessment
- Reports and Documentation
- Excellent Knowledge of Accounting Practices
- Business Operations Analysis
- Effective Communication Skills
- Financial Modeling
- Resource Monitoring and Control
Affiliations
- Member of Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountant (ZICA) Membership Number L014855
Additional Information
Mrs. Priscilla Mwanza Makombe
Finance Director, Aller Aqua Zambia Limited, Mobile: +260965-476935, Email: p.mwanza@aller-aqua.com.
Mr. Dilshan Musthal Mohamed
Director, Grandway Investments Limited, Mobile: +260975-839434, Email: dilshanzam@gmail.com.
Ms. Pia Mansukhani
CFO, Kanona Power Company Limited, Mobile: +260972179139, Email: pia.mansukhani@gmail.com.
Timeline
Consultancy -Accounting Support
Kanona Power Company
12.2023 - 09.2024
Financial Accountant
Clean Fast Limited
10.2021 - Current
Accountant
Intelligent Mobility Solutions
08.2018 - 01.2021
Accountant
Grandway Investment Limited
01.2015 - 07.2018
ZiCA Licentiate - Accountancy
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
04.2001 -
Accountancy
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
04.2001 - 06.2014
CA Zambia Advisory Professional in Accountancy - Accountancy
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
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