Mutale Mbebeta
Lusaka
Summary
Very good at visualizing, solving complicated problems, and making accurate and informed decisions. Ability to demonstrate a thorough understanding of the financial reporting and general ledger structure. Ability to multitask, work under pressure, and meet deadlines. Able to work as a team member efficiently and effectively. Self-starter, assertive, goal-oriented, and very creative. Possess strong interpersonal and communication skills. Ambitious, dedicated, disciplined, and able to utilize a proactive approach to overcome hindrances and implement prudent financial management. Strong ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, employees, and the general public. Accurate and very attentive to detail.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounting Supervisor
Amiran Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
07.2025 - Current
- Supervise daily accounting operations, and ensure compliance with company policies.
- Coordinate month-end close, and ensure reporting deadlines are met.
- Support staff on accounting procedures and software usage.
- Review financial statements for accuracy and adherence to regulations.
- Implement process improvements to enhance efficiency in financial workflows.
- Assist in the preparation of annual budgets and forecasts for management review.
- Liaise with external auditors during financial audits to ensure transparency.
- Verify and post account transactions to prepare checks, and maintain accounting ledgers.
- Investigate discrepancies in financial data, and prepare corrective journal entries.
- Prepare monthly balance sheet reconciliations for review by management.
- Manage day-to-day accounting activities, such as invoicing customers, reconciling bank accounts, paying suppliers
Management Accountant
United Capital Fertilizer
Lusaka, Zambia
12.2024 - 06.2025
- Accurately recording inventory transaction and ensuring the integrity of inventory data
- Conducting regular physical counts and reconciling inventory records with the accounting system to identify and resolve discrepancies
- Investigating and resolving any differences between physical inventory counts and accounting records.
- Evaluating inventory costs, identifying variances, and preparing reports for management.
- Generating reports on inventory levels, costs, and other relevant metrics for management
- Working with purchasing, warehouse, and other departments to optimize inventory management processes.
- Providing information and support during internal and external audits related to inventory.
- Contributing to the development and implementation of policies and procedures to improve inventory accuracy and efficiency.
- Understanding and analyzing the various costs associated with holding and managing inventory.
- Tracking and reporting on inventory that is slow-moving or obsolete to facilitate proper disposal or utilization.
- Offering suggestions for improvements to inventory management systems and processes.
General Accountant
Amiran Zambia
Lusaka, Zambia
05.2021 - 11.2024
- Ensuring that all inventory transaction details are recorded accurately in the accounting system
- Reporting on inventory levels, costs, and turnover rates to management
- Verifying inventory counts and recording adjustments to inventory levels for items that have been damaged or lost
- Ensuring that Biological Assets are correctly valued as per International Accounting Standards.
- Preparing analysis of accounts and producing monthly reports
- Preparing tax returns PAYE, WHT, VAT that are in compliance with regulation by Zambia Revenue Authority
- Ensuring that tax returns are supported by appropriate documentation
- Ensuring that tax payments are processed on time
- Follow the development of processes and data requirements for tax related systems to ensure adherence to regulation
- Assist to moderate risk audits and responses to information requests from Zambia Revenue Authority
- Assist in the establishment of tax audit defense strategies
- Assist in managing relationships with Zambia Revenue Authority and Tax Consultants
- Assist in the review/preparation of documents as required by tax audit/appeal
- Follow industry trends and track changes related to taxes
- Liaise with both internal and external stakeholders on changes related to taxes
- Recommend tax strategies that align with business goals
- Managing the Intercompany and Goods in Transit accounts with parent company Balton CP
Accountant
LAFCO Ltd
Chibombo, Zambia
12.2019 - 04.2021
- Set up systems and processes for the costing function, this includes the full range of Cost Accounting activities
- Prepare and provide analysis of cost variance
- Work closely with Supply Chain to provide them with support relating to cost related matters
- Forecast and budgeting for Product Controllers
- Conduct Rotational Inventory Audit (physical stock count)
- Assist with physical inventory counts and cycle counts
- Participate in the preparation of the annual plant operating budget including standard product cost development, budgeted variances, cost center budgeting, headcount requirements, volume analysis and raw material pricing analysis
- Participates in the coordination & preparation of plants’ operating forecasts vs actual
- Manage all accounting operations including Billing, A/R, A/P, G/L and Counsel, Cost Accounting, Inventory Accounting
- Support month-end and year-end close process
- Manage and comply with local, state, and government reporting requirements and tax filings
- Develop and document business processes and accounting policies to maintain and strengthen internal controls
- Maintain all the necessary reporting to the banks and backup systems reports
- Maintain the company bank balance and remain cognizant of outstanding cheques
- Approve invoices that need to be paid
- Read and review any documentation attached to cheques for approval and accuracy’s sake
- Follow up with customers that are over 30 days old
- Reconcile all bank statements and monthly financial reports
- Examine, analyze and evaluate data to track job profitability. Prepare financial reports and budgets based on the percentage of completion method of accounting.
- Assist prepare projections annually and update monthly with actual figures
- Maintain Asset Register for the plant
- Prepare Daily production reports
- Maintain the renewals on company insurance, trading licenses, Council and Land rates
Inventory Accountant
Zamanita Limited
Lusaka, Zambia
05.2018 - 11.2019
- Coordinate inventory reporting of receipt and consumption activities in inventory system
- Provide assistance with forecasts and budget details as needed
- Inventory valuations and inventory reserve calculations for cooking oil and soya cake.
- Assist with establishing internal controls
- Review account analysis on Balance Sheet and P&L accounts
- Review journal entries during month-end closing
- Reconcile monthly cycle counts and physical counts to the perpetual inventory ledger.
- Review cost and variance trends; researching significant variations and recommending appropriate response.
- Prepare daily operating performance analysis; including inventory movements, sales, and cost of goods sold, to identify significant issues in a timely fashion.
- Perform monthly inventory valuation and reconciliation of cost ledgers.
- Evaluate and approve cost review requests, including operating impact analysis.
Accountant-Accounts Payable
Cargill Zambia (2009) Ltd
Lusaka, Zambia
05.2016 - 02.2018
- Preparing bank reconciliations and cash flow forecasts
- Keeping track of all payments and expenditures, including purchase orders, invoices and statements
- Reconciling processed work by verifying entries and comparing system reports to balances
- Paying employees’ travel advance and ensuring that the advance is offsetted within the stipulated time and is supported by appropriate documentation
- Preparing suppliers’ payments that are supported by appropriate and dully authorized payment obligations
- Managing the petty cash
- Preparing analysis of accounts and producing monthly reports
- Continuing to improve the payment process by adherence to the payment control process
- Preparing tax returns that are in compliance with regulation by Zambia Revenue Authority
- Ensuring that tax returns are supported by appropriate documentation
- Ensuring that tax payments are processed on time
- Follow the development of processes and data requirements for tax related systems to ensure adherence to regulation
- Assist to moderate risk audits and responses to information requests from Zambia Revenue Authority
- Assist in the establishment of tax audit defense strategies
- Assist in managing relationships with Zambia Revenue Authority and Tax Consultants
- Assist in the review/preparation of documents as required by tax audit/appeal
- Follow industry trends and track changes related to taxes
- Liaise with both internal and external stakeholders on changes related to taxes
- Recommend tax strategies that align with business goals
Internal Auditor
Cargill Zambia (2009) Ltd
Chipata, Zambia
03.2010 - 04.2016
- Perform audits in accordance with the audit plan and assessed risks
- Preparation of audit reports on work done with management feedback
- Follow-up on issues on the tracking report to ensure that management commitments have been implemented
- Input in the preparation of the risk assessment
- Constantly monitoring of all internal controls’ compliances and report on any deviations
- Do ad hoc investigations as required by Financial Controller
- Filling of audit reports and audit evidence collected
Debtors Clerk
Cargill Zambia (2009) Ltd
Chipata, Zambia
10.2009 - 02.2010
- Checking cotton farmers balances and bad debts prior to recruitment of new famers
- Verifying cotton farmers contracts, Invoices and seed cotton receipts prior to processing
- Processing grower contract forms, invoices and seed cotton receipts
- Filing of processed grower contract forms, invoices, credit notes and seed cotton receipts
- Reconciling cash as per ledger balance with cash as per depot cash summary balance
Education
CA Application Advanced Diploma in Accountancy -
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants
Lusaka04-2023
Skills
- Journal entry management
- Financial reconciliation
- Asset management
- Team leadership
- Process management
- Expense analysis
- Financial reporting
- Inventory management
Affiliations
ZiCA, Technician
Referees
Anthony Malenga
Barrick Gold-Lumwana Mine
Country Manager-Finance & Admin/Site CFO
Cell No. 0977640970
Email; anthony@barrick.com
Davis Ndelemani
Cargill Zambia (2009) Limited
Accounting Manager
Cell No. 0973125387
Email; Davis_Ndelemani@cargill.com
Nathan Mdinga
United Capital Fertiliser
Financial Controller
Cell No. 0965811215
Email; nathanmdinga@wonderfulgroup2010.com
Timeline
Accounting Supervisor
Amiran Zambia
07.2025 - Current
Management Accountant
United Capital Fertilizer
12.2024 - 06.2025
General Accountant
Amiran Zambia
05.2021 - 11.2024
Accountant
LAFCO Ltd
12.2019 - 04.2021
Inventory Accountant
Zamanita Limited
05.2018 - 11.2019
Accountant-Accounts Payable
Cargill Zambia (2009) Ltd
05.2016 - 02.2018
Internal Auditor
Cargill Zambia (2009) Ltd
03.2010 - 04.2016
Debtors Clerk
Cargill Zambia (2009) Ltd
10.2009 - 02.2010
CA Application Advanced Diploma in Accountancy -
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants