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Khyati Valand

Lusaka,09

Summary

Seeking long-term opportunity where my professional experience, education and abilities would be advantageous to the growth of my employer and myself. Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, market trends and regulatory requirements of industry operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving.

Overview

23
23
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

FINANCE AND ADMIN MANAGER

PARATUS TELECOMMUNICATION LIMITED
05.2023 - Current
  • Collating, preparing, and interpreting reports, budgets, accounts, commentaries, and financial statements
  • Undertaking strategic analysis and assisting with strategic planning
  • Undertaking research into factors affecting performance
  • Controlling income, cash flow and expenditure
  • Managing budgets
  • Developing and managing financial systems/models
  • Oversee operations of the finance department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met
  • Liaising with managerial staff and other colleagues
  • Liaise with auditors to ensure appropriate monitoring of company finances is maintained
  • Correspond with various other departments, discussing company plans and agreeing on future paths to be taken
  • Maintain the financial health of the organization
  • Calculation and submission of Corporate and Provisional taxes
  • Ensure compliance with tax acts
  • Ensure successful completion of due diligence
  • Debt Management and Debt Collection
  • Controlled costs to keep business operating within budget and increase profits.
  • Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
  • Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
  • Developed and maintained relationships with customers and suppliers through account development.
  • Monitored and analyzed business performance to identify areas of improvement and make necessary adjustments.
  • Achieved departmental goals by developing and executing strategic plans and performance metrics.
  • Built high-performing teams through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives.
  • Managed budgets effectively, ensuring optimal financial performance while investing in necessary resources for business growth.
  • Improved marketing to attract new customers and promote business.
  • Ensured compliance with industry regulations and legal requirements by implementing comprehensive policies and training programs for staff members.
  • Established robust risk mitigation strategies to safeguard against potential operational challenges or disruptions.

FNNANCE AND ADMIN MANAGER

RETAIL FOOD COMPANY LIMITED
04.2018 - 03.2022
  • Set up company accounts –(bank accounts /zra /napsa/workmens compensation ) insurance for the stores
  • Review monthly bank and supplier reconciliation
  • Monitor daily pastel postings – General Ledger, Cash book and Supplier ledgers
  • Finalize two weekly creditors age analysis
  • Issuing payments – payment plans
  • Preparation of weekly cashflow
  • PD cheque tracking
  • Ensure compliance to all statutory licensing and payments for stores – ZRA, NAPSA, Council, Workers Compensation
  • Ensure payroll process is complete by 30th and bank files ready
  • Payroll uploads
  • Interacts with banks on daily needs
  • Monitor variances with risk team and any other related issues
  • Preparation of information required for audit purposes
  • Monitor upcoming build projects and ensure all documentation is in place
  • Prepare project costing sheet
  • Liaise with all regional suppliers
  • Agree credit terms and maintain relationship
  • Maintain a filing system for all head office and shop records
  • Consolidation and analysis of Weekly, monthly and quarterly financial reports
  • Consolidation of monthly group reports
  • Maintain pastel system – for sections under AP
  • Issuing payments – payment plans
  • Control all loans and AOD payments.

GROUP FINANCE/ADMIN MANGER

PIZZA HUT –(DAGON INVESTMENTS /INSTICT RESTAURANT) – QSR LIMITED
01.2013 - 03.2018
  • Responsible for managing the Admin and Financial duties of the group
  • Tax returns
  • Finalizing Financials for the group
  • Pacra returns
  • Managing tax disputes
  • Finalizing payroll and payroll admin
  • Cashflow management - Forecasting
  • Supplier terms negotiations
  • International Creditors managements
  • Franchisors management
  • Preparing audit working file
  • Menu mix – management
  • Management of Point of sales ( in terms of recipes and all)
  • Costing for menu items
  • Analysis on market trends in sales and determining possible promotions to go with.

Finance Manager

Fortune Foods Zambia
12.2011 - 01.2013
  • Reporting to Group Finance Manager (Debonairs/Steers/Milky lane/Nandos/spur)
  • Bank Reconciliation-Excel & Pastel
  • Internal Control system Set up
  • Weekly variances and Controls-AURA
  • Reduced wastage by introducing production Plans and general Stock mgt controls
  • Inventory Control/Management
  • Supplier/Creditor Reconcialiations
  • Increased Staff morale-Team talks
  • Internal Audit
  • Management accounts
  • Final Accounts
  • Weekly GP Report, Weekly Variance Report
  • Designed the receiving function system
  • Creditors Return-report.

Cost/ Finance Accountant

OX DRILLING LIMITED
01.2011 - 11.2011
  • Creditor’s control accounts
  • Stock reconciliations
  • Costing of inventory items for resale
  • Cash book reconciliations
  • Petty cash reconciliations
  • VAT returns
  • Payroll and PAYE and NAPSA returns
  • Debtors control
  • Preparing books up to trial balance.

Accountant/Administration head

PIPER INVESTMENTS LIMITED
03.2006 - 04.2010
  • Preparation of quarterly management reports
  • Preparation of Financial Statements/reports
  • Preparation of ground work for external Audit
  • Implement and maintain accounting procedures/policies
  • Handling of all tax matters
  • Arrangement of credit facilities with financial institutions
  • Preparation and submission of PAYE, NAPSA and VAT
  • Debt collection
  • Stock counting and reconciliations
  • Arrangement of short term borrowings with banks
  • Preparing various management and financial reports
  • Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely recording of cash and bank transactions in nomin
  • Preparation of actual and projected Cash flows
  • Maintain petty cash book based on standing imprest system
  • Keep updated Information for smooth running of Accts Dpt
  • Verify all cost reports/ Management of Foreign creditors
  • Responsible for paying all insurances-general and motor vehicle insurances
  • Responsible for transferring of all employees salaries to their respective bank accounts
  • Bank reconciliations, debtor’s reconciliations, stock reconciliations and creditors reconciliation
  • Running workshop and counter sales departments
  • Preparation of export documents for exports
  • Paying of all taxes
  • Responsible for ordering of parts from Volvo Corporation
  • Responsible for payments of all creditors, suppliers and employees
  • Responsible for all communication with foreign creditors and shareholders
  • Managing the company in absence of general manager
  • Making of various reports for managing director
  • Responsible for banking of all cash and cheque deposits
  • Preparation of age wise debtors and creditors from ledgers.

Assistant Accountant

Jayhind Trading /Packages Ltd
03.2004 - 09.2005
  • Maintaining of sales and purchases ledgers
  • Invoicing
  • Maintaining of cashbooks and petty cash books
  • Bank and sales reconciliations
  • Preparation of age wise debtors and creditors
  • Preparation and submission of PAYE, NAPSA and VAT
  • Debt collection
  • Stock counting and reconciliations.
  • Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
  • Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
  • Proven ability to learn quickly and adapt to new situations.
  • Passionate about learning and committed to continual improvement.
  • Worked flexible hours across night, weekend, and holiday shifts.
  • Used critical thinking to break down problems, evaluate solutions and make decisions.
  • Adaptable and proficient in learning new concepts quickly and efficiently.

Assistant Accountant

NORTH WEST TEXTILES LIMITED
01.2003 - 02.2004
  • Pre-auditing of payments–ensure payments are authorized and approved by appropriate persons, recorded correctly
  • Payroll auditing – ensure that the correct amounts are being paid and to agree them to subsidiary ledgers
  • Responsible for ensuring accurate and timely recording of cash and bank transactions in nominal ledger
  • Posting subsidiary books to main ledger and extract TB
  • Preparation of actual and projected Cash flows
  • Stock taking supervision of raw materials, WIP, and fabric
  • Assisting the accountant in maintaining books (All areas of Accounting) to final accounts for sister companies i.e
  • Fantasia Ltd, Fabric Plaza ltd, Umuti ltd, Durango Ltd and Fashion de Fabric ltd
  • Assisting the accountant in preparing quarterly management accounts on a timely basis.

Accounts Clerk

North West Textiles Limited
09.2001 - 12.2002
  • Prepare payment vouchers for various expenses/payments
  • Prepare wages for temporal/permanent employees
  • Writing of books of prime entry/Maintenance of petty cash
  • Compute and prepare VAT returns for remittance to ZRA
  • Process PAYE and NAPSA for remittance to relevant Authorities
  • Daily and month-end stock taking and reconciliations
  • Documentation and filing of financial transactions
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Maintain petty cash book based on standing imprest system
  • Perform any other duties requested by Managing Director
  • Preparation of banking for cash sales of both companies.

Education

High School Diploma -

Vision School of Accountancy
Ndola

Skills

  • Team Leadership
  • Time Management
  • Verbal and written communication
  • Complex Problem-Solving
  • Staff Management
  • Operations Management
  • Cross-Functional Teamwork
  • Staff Development
  • Sales management
  • Business Administration
  • Negotiation
  • Budget Control
  • Business Development
  • Business Planning
  • Key Performance Indicators
  • Financial Management
  • Expense Tracking
  • Teamwork and Collaboration
  • Decision-Making
  • Computer Skills
  • Problem Resolution

Certification

Khyati P Valand

Accomplishments

  • Single handedly managed 3 departments i.e accounts, administration and sales of Piper Investments Limited
  • Managed the whole company for 6 months in absence of general manager
  • Certificate for best student grade 12 pupil (3) classes
  • Awarded certificates for scoring highest in Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Maths, Religious education, English literature, Principal of Accounts and first overall Grade 12.
  • Awarded certificates for Junior Engineers Technicians and scientist (JETS) in Biology Olympiads at both regional and district levels.
  • Also a member of Zica-T005645

Computerliteracy - Conversantwith

  • Microsoft office i.e. Word,Excel, Power Point & Outlook
  • Pastel Accounting
  • Peach tree accounting
  • Paymaster (payroll)
  • Dove payroll
  • Pastel payroll
  • BPCS (Business planning & control system)

Capabilityprofile - Skills

  • Conversant with bank interest rates.
  • Able to prepare quarterly management Accounts.
  • Conversant with preparation of financial statements.
  • Capable of arranging credit facilities with financial institutions.
  • Able to implement and maintain Accounting procedures and policies.
  • Capable of conducting stock take and stock reconciliations.
  • Able to conduct an audit assignment.
  • Conversant with statutory and Tax matters.
  • Able to prepare ground work for external Audit.
  • Conversant with payroll related matters.

Identity

NRC No.929565/61/2

Contactaddress

P.O Box 240613, Ndola, Zambia

Contacttelephone

+260975422523

Academicandprofessionalqualifications

ACCA Part III - Oxford Brooks Bs Applied Accounting/Zica Tax Dilpoma, NATech/ACCA PART 2, GCE A level certificate, GCE O level Certificate (St.Andrews High School)

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth: 12/11/81
  • Marital Status: Single

References

  • Mark Thompson, Operation Manager, Pizza Hut (Instinct Properties Ltd), 097 5049178
  • Ushma Patel, Group Finance Manager, Fortune Foods, 097 6464216
  • Lulumbi Njleka, Financial Analyst, Two Nine Group (Instinct Properties), 096 3507732

Work Preference

Work Type

Full Time

Important To Me

Company CultureWork-life balanceCareer advancementHealthcare benefitsPersonal development programs

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Interests

Reading ,travelling and walking

Timeline

FINANCE AND ADMIN MANAGER

PARATUS TELECOMMUNICATION LIMITED
05.2023 - Current

FNNANCE AND ADMIN MANAGER

RETAIL FOOD COMPANY LIMITED
04.2018 - 03.2022

GROUP FINANCE/ADMIN MANGER

PIZZA HUT –(DAGON INVESTMENTS /INSTICT RESTAURANT) – QSR LIMITED
01.2013 - 03.2018

Finance Manager

Fortune Foods Zambia
12.2011 - 01.2013

Cost/ Finance Accountant

OX DRILLING LIMITED
01.2011 - 11.2011

Accountant/Administration head

PIPER INVESTMENTS LIMITED
03.2006 - 04.2010

Assistant Accountant

Jayhind Trading /Packages Ltd
03.2004 - 09.2005

Assistant Accountant

NORTH WEST TEXTILES LIMITED
01.2003 - 02.2004

Accounts Clerk

North West Textiles Limited
09.2001 - 12.2002

High School Diploma -

Vision School of Accountancy

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