Supply Chain Internal Audit
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Spencer Joubert
A versatile and well qualified Accounting/Internal Audit/ Supply Chain professional with a wealth of experience spanning an excess of 20 years. The Internal Audit domain (my passion) helped me acquire an in-depth knowledge of the corporate world, and consequently, I am at home with any business management related tasks. This explains why I am currently performing a role that taps into my Leadership and Inventory Management prowess. I hold the qualities of integrity, honesty, objectivity, and transparency in high esteem. A self-coined motto which goes; thus, 'forget about the past; concentrate on the future' is the fuel that drives my engine. SpencerJoubert ****************@*****.*** LinkedIn Profile https://www.linkedin.com/in/spencer-joubert-0877082a/
SKILLS COMPETENCY:
SOFT SKILLS: HARD SKILLS:
• Integrity
• Empathy
• Willingness to learn.
• Critical thinking
• Open-minded
• Exceptional planning and organisational skills
• Great teamwork abilities
• Leadership qualities
• Effective problem-solving skills.
• Excellent communication skills
• Continually seeking growth and developing skills
• Great time management abilities
• Detail oriented
• Adaptable
• Great conflict resolution
• Coaching
• Microsoft Office
• Accounting ERPs
• SAP
• Microsoft Dynamics Navision
• Proficient on Pastel
• Oracle
• Skills Development
• Multitasking
• Customer relationship management
• Inventory and supply chain management
• Conducting risk assessments and fraud investigations
• Handling accounts payable/receivable and debt
collection.
• Cash flow and bank reconciliation
• Report writing
QUALIFICATIONS, EDUCATION, AND TRAINING:
2013 Bachelor of Accounting Honors, Zimbabwe Open University 2014 Diploma in Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examinations, CIPFM ADDITIONAL CERTIFICATIONS AND TRAINING:
2023 Certified Internal Auditor, Self -Study (In progress) 2008-2015 CPE Certificate, Institute of Internal Auditors Zimbabwe ( I already possess these CPE certificates) PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE AND CAREER PROGRESSION:
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Assistant Manager - Spare Parts Inventory (September - 2017 – February 2024) Swiss Watch Services (Seddiqi Holdings)
Swiss Watch Services provides its clients with tailor-made services by offering a comprehensive purchasing approach into the world of horology. By applying their expertise and knowledge, they assist their customers during the pre-purchase phase all the way throughout to after-care and maintenance to ensure they experience the best the industry has to offer. Main Responsibilities:
• Managing the stock of spare parts and tools to ensure optimal coverage by the service volume for each brand
(nearly 60) while maintaining accurate control.
• Monitor and track department related KPIs, monitor performance against plan, and initiate remedial actions in case of discrepancy between actual and expected
performance.
• Managing the day-to-day activities of the operational staff; liaising with other team leaders to agree with common plans and to share resources.
• Keeping the Line Manager informed of task
accomplishment, issues, and status. Escalate issues that cannot be resolved by the team.
• Ensuring that the complete inventory is audited at least once per year and discrepancies addressed as per SWS
procedures and policies.
• Communicates and discusses the function’s guidelines and procedures with employees to ensure responsibilities, authorities, and accountabilities are defined and
understood.
• Providing guidance, support, leadership, and management to employees to foster an effective and efficient flow of work.
• Monitoring staff performance, providing feedback, and undertaking performance appraisals for all direct reports.
• Providing training to employees to ensure effective workflow and adherence to policies.
Achievements:
• Introduced standard operating procedures (SOPs) to guide operations in my current occupation, a first in the company.
• Reduced inventory discrepancies from 25% noted before my current appointment, to less than 5% by the end of 2019.
• Fostered effective communication in my current department were hitherto the operating environment was tense owing to petty differences that occurred before my time.
Risk Associate/Inventory Authenticator (August 2016 – August 2017) Jard Inventory and Loss Prevention Solutions
Jard is a boutique consultancy and service provider that focuses on mitigating cyber, fraud, process and people risk across the physical & digital supply chain.
Main Responsibilities:
• Performed detailed Risk Assessments for clients.
• Set-up of customer stores for inventory counts.
• Validated inbound/outbound deliveries at customer’s warehouses/stores/facilities.
• Validated customer inventory master file data.
• Fulfilled unique customer inventory requirements.
• Scanned and counted inventory.
Achievements:
• Carried inventory counts, with the scanning and validated data
• Provided excellent customer service, fulfilling their unique inventory requirement.
Internal Auditor/Accounts Supervisor (January 2005 – May 2015) National Pharmaceutical Company
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The National Pharmaceutical Company is the appointed agent for Procurement, Storage and Distribution of medical supplies to public health institutions.
Main Responsibilities:
Internal Auditor:
• Provided assurance to the Board and management on risk management, control, and governance processes.
• Assured that internal controls within the company were effective in minimizing risk and exposures to acceptable levels and provided recommendations for improvement as appropriate.
• Managed, carried out, and brought to completion, to professional standards, the individual internal audits and assignments delegated.
• Ensured ongoing development in technical, business, and soft skills.
• Co-ordinated joint audits with various External Audit firms and Consultants especially on Year-End Stock Takes.
Accounts Supervisor:
• Managed Debt Collection.
• Prepared Cash Book, Petty Cash and Bank Reconciliations
• Prepared month-end reports on Branch Sales and Customer Age Analysis reports
• Formulated stock adjustment journals and carried Credit and Debit notes formulation.
• Attended to customer queries, and Invoiced customer orders.
• Receipted and carried banking of customer payments.
• Supervised staff in the Accounts department
Achievements:
• Facilitated training for about forty (40) fellow Internal Auditors on the topic Enterprise Risk Management in a seminar organized by the Institute of Internal Auditors
(Zimbabwe) in January 2015.
• Supervised and mentored an Internal Audit Intern at Nat Pharm from 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015.
• Championed the shift towards Risk Based Internal Auditing from the traditional compliance audits after writing my dissertation in 2013 entitled “An evaluation and analysis of Risk-Based Internal Auditing in Zimbabwe’s public sector firms - A case of Nat Pharm”.
• Voted worker of the year (2007), for my debt collection efforts that exceeded the set targets (KPIs) of the position HOBBIES AND INTERESTS:
I am passionate about the world’s most beautiful sport, that is, football (soccer). I also like reading various forms of publications.
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