Tax Accountant Accounts Receivables

Ian Matlhare

CELL: +267-**-***-*** EMAIL: ***.********@*****.*** LINKEDIN: Ian Matlhare

ADDRESS: P O BOX 20979 MAUN ID: 613216227 NATIONALITY: Motswana PROFILE

A dedicated Professional Accountant and a member of BICA in good standing. I treat learning as a fulltime job and pride myself with having good analytical and research skills. Over time I have developed a culture of continuous research and development so as to keep up with the current business trends and technologies. WORK EXPERIENCE

Safari Destinations Aug 2021 – Mar 2024

Previously worked at Safari Destinations from February 2019 to March 2020 and got retrenched due to the Corona pandemic

Senior Accounts Administrator (Payables and Receivables)

• Software used: QuickBooks, Tourplan, Payspace

• Maintaining company asset register

• Analysing monthly company variable costs and preparing monthly cost presentations

• Processing supplier payments and refunds

• Preparing month end management reports and assisting in month end reporting for Safari Destinations sister companies.

• Filing and administrative tasks including maintaining vendor files

• Attending customer queries relating to debtors and creditors

• Reconciling Accounts receivables and Accounts Payables

• Sending monthly customer statements and collecting accounts receivables

• Assisting during financial audits as per Auditor’s requirements

• Documenting audit files and audit samples as needed by the audit team BURS (Gaborone Head Office) Feb 2021 - July 2021

Previously worked at BURS from Jul 2016 to Dec 2016 as an intern Accounts Officer

• Software used: Sage 300

• Reconciling various forms of Taxes during Accounting Audits

• Capturing incoming receipts and invoices

• Processing payroll

• Assisting during financial audits as per Auditor’s requirements

• Documenting audit files and audit samples as needed by the audit team

• Assisting the senior accountant in various accounting roles as assigned

• Withholding Taxes administration

• Processing supplier payments and customer refunds

• Receiving and filing bank statements

• Conducting auction sales and accounting for Auction receipts Furniture Mart Jan 2018 – Jan 2019

Stock and Debtor’s Clerk

• Supervising a team of 10 people

• Assisting in developing credit risk management processes and procedures for the branch

• Applying risk management frameworks and processes when assessing clients seeking credit

• Monthly and Financial year stock counts and audits

• Collecting and managing accounts receivables

• Assisting in financial monthly budgets for the branch

• Advising customers relating credit matters and crafting a financial strategy for clients who were struggling to pay their debts as a way of assisting them settle their debts

• Attending and settling customer queries regarding their credit accounts and goods condition.

• Compiling KYC documentation needed for credit processing

• Advising customers on how much credit they qualify for to buy on hire purchase.

• Safeguarding company stock and assets by applying various security measures Jump Inn PTY (LTD) Jan 2013 to Jun 2016

Assistant General Manager

• Preparing and submitting Tax Returns

• Receiving and capturing new stock on the system

• Preparing monthly management reports for the company

• Preparing monthly financial budgets for the company

• Recording all transactions relating to assets, cash sales and credit sales

• Analysing monthly company cost and expenses

• Purchasing new stock and managing stock levels

• Managing debtors

• Accounts reconciliations

• Maintaining supplier relationships

EDUCATION & AFFILIATIONS

Bachelor of Science (Honours) In Accounting 2013-2017 Institution: Botho University: Course Completed, Majoring in Strategic management and Advanced Audit Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants Membership 2022 Membership Number (20220059): In good standing

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants 2023-2025 CIMA Diploma Operational Level: Course ongoing

Certified Fraud Analytics Specialist 2023-2023

Institution: Riskpro Academy: Course Completed with a Distinction Diploma in Forensic Accounting 2023-2023

Institution: eLearning College: Course Completed with a Distinction Certified in Cyber Security 2023-2024

Institution: International Information Systems Security Certification Consortium Course ongoing: Learning about Network security, disaster recovery, and security principles Advanced Cyber Security - Threats and Governance 2023-2023 Institution: Great Learning Academy: Course Completed with a Distinction Diploma in Risk Management 2023-2023

Institution: Oxford Home Study: Course Completed with a Distinction Project Management 2023-2023

Institution: Great Learning Academy: Course Completed with a Distinction Financial Modelling and Valuation Analyst (FMVA) 2023-2024 Institution: Corporate Finance Institute: Course ongoing Passed 7 certificates which are part of the overall course completion Business Intelligence and Data Analyst (BIDA) 2023-2024 Institution: Corporate Finance Institute: Course ongoing, learning about Power BI and Advanced Excel Analytics

Basics of Python Programming Language 2023-2023

Institution: Athena Global Education: Course completed Certificate in ICT for Business (Java, Web Design) 2017-2017 Institution: Francistown College of Programming: Course Completed with a Distinction BGCSE 2011-2012

Institution: Nata Senior Secondary School: Obtained 42 points ACHIEVEMENTS

• Dean’s Award (Best Performance in BSc (Honours) Accounting) at Botho University 2016

• Achieved a BICA membership and completed various certifications and courses

• Class representatives in High school, at College and Botho University

• Carried a research project that raised funds for Bana Ba Letsatsi, school for destitute and orphan children

SKILLS

Technical Skills

• ACCPAC Sage 300 Accounting system

• QuickBooks Accounting system

• Financial Analysis in Excel and Power BI

• Data Analysis in Excel

• Data analysis in SQL

• Data Presentation in Power Point

• Project Management skills

• Web Design in WordPress

Leadership and soft Skills

• People Management Skills

• Customer service

• Team collaboration Skills

• Attention to detail

• Ability to follow instructions as given

• Strong work ethics

• Planning and organising skills

• Time management and Punctuality

REFEREES

Safari Destinations, Maun

Mr Tlamelo Rammetseng

Assistant Finance Manager- Tax

Cell: +267-***-****

Email: ******************@******************.***

Furniture Mart Maun Shop 2

Ms Seanokeng Goilwang

Credit Manager

Cell: +267-***-****

Botswana Unified Revenue Service, Head

Office

Mr Lekgotla Tshitoeng

Manager -Finance

Email: *********@****.***.**

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