Chartered Accountant
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Experienced Accountant based in UAE
HUGGINS A SEMWAYO, ACCA UAECA
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EXPERIENCE
ABOUT ME
•Senior Accountant/Auditor Mashal AL Zarooni Chartered Accountants Dubai April 19-Date. Review financial statements, internal control structures, perform special reviews, conduct internal and external audits, prepare financial statements, make recommendations for corrective actions of unsatisfactory conditions, report findings to the Board of Directors and senior management, assist with improvements in operations and reductions in costs, monitor vendor contracts for compliance with contractual terms, and review all applicable laws and regulations for all projects and operations. Review of VAT transactions and preparing VAT returns as per UAT VAT Law.
•Accountant HLB Hamt Chartered Accountants Dubai Feb 17-April 19 Review internal control structures, perform special reviews, conduct internal audits, external audits, make recommendations for corrective actions of unsatisfactory conditions, report findings to the Board of Directors and senior management, assist with improvements in operations and reductions in costs, monitor vendor contracts for compliance with contractual terms, and review all applicable laws and regulations for all projects and operations. Assist the Assistant Managers in designing annual audit plans, assign audits to staff and supervise progress, assist senior management and the Board of Directors on special projects, attend client meetings as a firm representative, and perform internal and operational audits.I also oversaw the design of a special project that included monitoring and processing of 5500 employees payroll data in the external accounting department.
•Financial Accounting Manager Zim Post Properties Zimbabwe Feb 15- Dec 16 Daily financial processing, including monitoring of payroll data, cash receipts, billing, disbursements, expense accounting, and deposits. Managed Accounts Receivables, provided training to ensure consistent quality, and addressed junior accountants concerns. Developed and implemented comprehensive annual budgets, and provided accurate and timely monthly reports to control budget overruns
•Audit Associate Auditor General Office Zimbabwe Aug 12 -Dec 14 Review financial statements, internal control structures, perform special reviews, conduct internal and external audits, prepare financial statements, make recommendations for corrective actions of unsatisfactory conditions, report findings to the management, assist with improvements in operations and reductions in costs, monitor vendor contracts for compliance with contractual terms, and review all applicable laws and regulations for all projects and operations
•Trainee Accountant Surface Wilmar Nov 09 -Jun 11 Trained with Manufacturing company, reported cash and credit transactions, submitted daily, weekly, monthly, and quarterly reports, provided information to internal management and external customers, balanced accounts, and participated in internal audits and management accounts.
Professional Accountant with ten years of broad-based Financial Reporting experience, including coordination, direction, and management oversight of practice in consulting firms. A firm believer in networking driven by the ideology that one has to begin with the end in mind.
Selected Accomplishments: At HLB Hamt I worked with Big Data in the external accounting department and I spearheaded infrastructure refinements allowing for business expansion to accommodate a new line of personalized client service. At MAZ GROUP I built a convincing case influencing management to establish a quality assurance audit approach that has drove process enhancements and it has also potentially reduced negative client service. I have also propelled adoption of new technologies, designed review checklists, planned and scheduled software implementations and rolled out updates on time.
EDUCATION
•ACCA Member Nov 2011 – Aug 2015 Association of Chartered Certified Accountants.
•MSc Professional Accountancy, University of London June 2019- June 2020
SKILLS:
•QuickBooks, SAGE, SAP, MS Word, Advanced MS Excel, Blue Prism, SQL and MS Access
•Creating and Mapping Big Data Solutions, Identifying Opportunities and Risks.
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