Finance Officer Customer Service
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Kakumba Mathias Finance Officer/Statutory/Project Auditor
Location: Kitebi,Nyanama Zone.
Rubaga Division
Email: **********@*****.***
Tel: 070*******, 077*******
Professional Profile
A naturally diligent, conscientious and detail focused part-qualified ACCA professional who has extensive experience of having a wide level of general responsibility for monitoring and reconciling a company’s’ accounts, broad software knowledge, including cloud-based technologies, and advanced numerical and analytical skills. Excels in client liaison: gaining positive feedback on quality of service offered and contributing to long term client retention. Demonstrate natural flair for time management: delegating and prioritizing complex tasks effectively in order to track and ensure compliance with deadlines. A proactive team member capable of working collaboratively or with minimal supervision. Core Skills
• Bookkeeping, Accounts and Bank reconciliation, Month end reconciliation payables and receivables, Balance Sheet reconciliation, GAAP, USAID Reporting and IFRS reporting, Internal controls reporting and designing Petty cash management, Ability to handle large volumes of invoices and excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Journal entries, Annual accounts, Vouching, Invoicing and expenses, Online banking, Monthly payroll management, Document filing, Tax returns, LST,WHT,Income tax preparations and NSSF and PAYE submissions,Excise duty submissions, Budget Drafting and Budget vs actual analysis reporting, Stock reconciliation, Grants/Donors requirements’ compliance reporting, internal controls reporting, Advanced knowledge of handling transactions via“EFRIS”Electronic Fiscal Receipting and Invoicing System, final reports drafting and expenses verification.
Career Summary
July 2023 to August 2024 - PRIDE MICROFINANCE LIMITED (MDI). Finance Officer:
Overview: Reporting, cost and budgeting activities: Key duties and responsibilities:
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• Submitting monthly deductions to the regulatory authorities such as PAYE, NSSF, WHT, VAT, Excise duty and others in order to ensure compliance.
• Managing supplier payments to ensure all outstanding obligations are settled promptly as per the policy.
• Liaising with Suppliers to confirm that all relevant documents I.e. invoices are submitted for proper documentation and payment process.
• Reconciling and following up of all outstanding items on Suppiers,debtors, exited staff balances and insurance receivable ledgers and ensuring that they have a meaningful narration.
• Maintaining an accurate fixed asset registers in all locations by identification assets addition in all locations on weekly basis.
• Reconciling, amortizing and posting related entries across the entire network for the capital grants.
• Monthly detailed analysis of major operational expenses and ensuring quality procurements at lower costs.
• Budget monitoring & Control to efficiently and effectively allocate resources in line with Organisation’s strategic direction.
• Processing all physical vouchers relating to periodic project advances before payments are approved.
• Preparing Monthly financial reports for various stakeholders’ needs.
• Participation in internal and external audit by timely availing of required information and resolution of findings to avoid repeat findings.
• Regular posting of supplier payments.
November 2022 to 30 April 2023 - Makerere University Lung Institute. Project Accountant:
Overview: Payment processing and bookkeeping activities: Key duties and responsibilities:
• Ensuring complete and clear filing system for all project and organization accounts related documentation.
• Ensuring mileage sheets, documentation related to vehicle movements are collected and compiled into analysis reports and effective management of project fuel cards.
• Processing all physical vouchers relating to periodic project advances before payments are approved.
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• Ensuring regular posting of all transactions into the system i.e., cash/bank payments, bank transfers, accountabilities for decision-making purposes and sufficient supporting documents are attached.
• Performing daily transaction posting in the QuickBooks accounting software and monthly accounts reconciliations e.g. bank, cash, payables, receivables so as close tracking is efficiently done within the accounting software i.e. Quick books and discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner.
• Contributing to team effort by accomplishing related results as needed. 2018-31 March 2022 PKF Uganda
Statutory / Project Auditor/Accountant:
Overview: Leading and participating in the audit teams in protecting assets by ensuring compliance with internal control procedures, specific donor-project requirements and regulations and Full IFRS and for SMEs reporting, specific legal requirements and regulations. Key duties and responsibilities:
• Ensuring compliance with established internal control procedures by examining records, reports, operating practices, and documentation.
• Verifying assets and liabilities by comparing items to documentation.
• Verify payments and accountabilities to ascertain authenticity and completeness.
• Appraising adequacy of internal control systems by completing audit questionnaires.
• Maintaining internal control systems by updating audit programs and questionnaires; recommending new policies and procedures.
• Communicating audit findings by preparing a final report; discussing findings with auditees and follow-up implementation of audit recommendations.
• Compiling with local legal requirements by studying existing and new security legislation; enforcing adherence to requirements; advising management on needed actions.
• Documenting clients’ systems through understanding their systems of operations in order to identify the key controls for testing and designing the adequate and appropriate audit procedures (Substantive) which are relevant to mitigate the identified risks.
• Preparing working papers, special audit and control reports by collecting, analyzing, and summarizing operating information and trends.
• Maintaining professional and technical knowledge by attending educational workshops; reviewing professional publications; establishing personal networks; participating in professional societies.
• Ensuring compliance of all donor funded projects do comply with the specific donor requirements and the recognized policy manuals plus adherence to International accounting standards i.e. IFRS.
• Ensuring complete and clear filing system for all accounts related documentation. 4
• Maintaining an updated fixed asset register for clients’ assets.
• Ensuring mileage sheets, documentation related to vehicle movements are collected and compiled into analysis reports.
• Reviewing all physical vouchers relating to periodic departmental advances before payments are approved.
• Ensuring regular posting of all transactions into the system i.e. cash/bank payments, bank transfers, accountabilities for decision-making purposes and sufficient supporting documents are attached.
• Carrying out periodic stock takes and compiling general report on all stores for the management for decision-making purposes.
• Performing monthly accounts reconciliations e.g. bank, cash, payables, and receivables so as close tracking is efficiently done within the accounting software i.e. Quick books and discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner.
• Submitting monthly deductions to the regulatory authorities such as PAYE, NSSF, LST, VAT, WHT and others in order to ensure compliance.
• Maintaining the Clients’ payroll by regularly updating any additions and deductions, which may arise. Qualifications & Professional Development
INSTITUTION PERIOD AWARD
Management &Accountancy
Training Co
2018-DATE Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business
(Finalizing ACCA)
Kyambogo University 2013-2016 Bachelor’s degree in s of accounting &finance Nateete Muslim High School 2011-2012 Uganda advanced certificate of education New Kabaale Busega High School 2007-2010 Uganda certificate of education Technical skills and experience
• Advanced MS Excel (spread sheets) and other related Microsoft applications like MS word, power point.
• Extensive knowledge and experience of accounting software including ERP Tally, Navision -NAV Microsoft Dynamics, Oracle NetSuite, Sun systems, Sage and quick books.
Reference
Frederick Kibeddi Audit Partner PKF
Uganda
Email:
********@**.*****.***
Nankya Mastula Audit Supervisor PKF
Uganda
Email:
*******@**.*****.***
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Kenneth Ssemakula Accounting Officer
Makerere University
Lung Institute
Email:********@*****.***
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