GLADNESS BAMBISA
Curriculum Vitae
PROFILE
An analytical, self-motivated and innovative Accountant with over 10 years of Financial Management experience and a wealth of Capital Investment, Cost Management knowledge and Project Management. I am a highly articulate, confident and persuasive team builder, able to motivate and communicate to achieve exceptional business performance. I am able to use my own initiative and drive my own deliverables, whilst maintaining my focus on targets and delivering quality. I am dependable and reliable in supporting and enabling the team effort to produce genuine long-term sustainable development. I am an effective communicator at all levels, who is dedicated to maintaining high standards of work and quality measurement with proven leadership skills, including managing and motivating other staff to achieve company objectives.
I have a B.Com Honours in Financial Management from the University of South Africa, a National Diploma in Business Management from the University of Johannesburg, a B.Com Risk & Investment Management from the University of South Africa and am currently studying for my CIMA (Chartered Institute of Management Accountants) Operational Level
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Surname
Bambisa
Area Expertise
COMPETENCY LEVELS
Relationship Management
Business Planning, Project Management
Business case appraisal
Project Costing and Project Cost Benefit Realisation
Risk Governance Reporting
Contract management
Financial Modelling & Reporting
Customer Satisfaction
Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
Tools
Competency level
Excel,Word
Advance
Other
Oracle, Sage 300, Hyperion, Eppix
Tetra, Microsoft project
First names
Gladness Munene
***************@*****.***
Mobile
Education &
Qualifications
Hudson High School - 1996
HIGHEST GRADE PASSED: MATRIC
TERTIARY EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF Johannesburg - 1999
Business management
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA - 2008
B.Com Risk & Investment Management
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA – 2013
B.Com Honours Financial Management
MTN ACADEMY-2014
Project Management
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
EMPLOYER
PERIOD
ROLE
REASON FOR LEAVING
Servest Pty Ltd
Aug 2019- Jan 2020
Project Accountant
Financial Management
Lead the annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the Business Strategy.
Direct the day-to-day accounting operations including oversight of accounts
payable and receivable, and maintenance of the general ledger
Prepare, analyse and present financial reports (income statements, balance
sheets and cash flow statement) in an accurate and timely manner.
monthly and annual financial statements to senior management
administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress
and changes and produce monthly budget versus actual reports
Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting
Oversee audit and tax functions, coordinate activities with outside audit/accounting firms and vat submission
review firms’ performance
Develop appropriate investment strategies and oversee their implementation
Update and implement all necessary business policies and accounting practices;
Project Management Duties
Forecast - monthly preparation of projects sales and margins forecast, weekly cash receipts forecast
Project cost control - managing and reporting on project cost spending against the budget. Ensure the revenue is measured and recognised in line with the accounting standards
Inventory management - management of project WIP and Raw material to ensure that they are accounted for correctly, all disposals are approved and management of the year end stock count.
Working capital management - assist in the development and implementation of working capital management tools in order to improve cash. Including monitoring of Working Capital KPIs at project level
Invoicing - management of invoices to ensure that they are generated on time and are in line with the requirements of IFS 15 revenue recognition standards
Hours accounting management - Calculation of the recovery rates, management of the time sheet process and management of the under or over recovery.
Project reporting - preparation and review of the monthly project status review pack to be discussed and reviewed at executive level
Debtors and Creditors Management
Undertake financial and risk analysis of feasibility studies, in conjunction with Project Development.
Fixed contract
EMPLOYER
PERIOD
ROLE
REASON FOR LEAVING
Huawei
Technologies
Dec 2016-June 2018
Project Finance controller:
Project estimation & Budgeting
Revenue and cost estimation including project baseline
Setting and managing project target
Analysis of project variance and update project baseline
Financial management
Rolling mthly budget forecast
Trigger mthly project revenue
Invoice submission and collections
Processing mthly profit and loss statement
Project contract analysis and management.
Project risk management
Mthly financial Reporting
Project final accounting/Project handover
Project Management
Leading project planning sessions
Coordinating staff and internal resources
Managing project progress and adapt work as required
Ensuring projects meet deadlines
Managing relationships with clients and stakeholders
Designing and signing off on contracts
Overseeing all incoming and outgoing project documentation
Participating in tender process i.e. design, submission and review
Designing risk mitigation plan
Conducting project review and creating detailed reports for executive staff
Optimising and improving processes and the overall approach where necessary
Securing growth opportunities and initiating new projects
End of fixed term
Contract
EMPLOYER
PERIOD
ROLE
REASON FOR LEAVING
MTN
(Mobile telephone network)
Feb 2010-
Dec 2015
Project Accountant:
Planning and Budgeting
Participate in the Business Planning in conjunction with Budgeting and PMO
Compile the CFO Capex & Opex Project Budget Board Papers
Oversee the review of Project Capex & Opex Submissions and ensure that it aligns with the approved Business Plan.
Project procurement management and tender process review
Project Costing and Project Benefit Realization tracking.
Business case review and approval
Manage the Project reprioritization process to ensure business plan flexibility
Operational and Financial Management
Monitoring of Projects budget against FA sheets and Opex database – alert and escalate when deviations from agreed criteria occur
Compile & Manage the Project Pool CIR (Capital Investment Request) approval Budget
Manage Project Capitalization of Assets in line with the IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standard)
Facilitate the Monthly Project Board Commentary feedback and reporting
Order management and ensure payment of invoices
Propose opportunities to improve and to correct Project budget management
Report on supplier contracts implications on the budget and ensure control of requisitions expenditure to prevent and identify deviations to the budget
Continually review & improve internal financial controls in Projects Financial risk.
Support Audit process (internal and external auditors)
Risk Governance Reporting
Develop a Risk Management Reporting process
Develop, maintain and analyse a Risk KPIs & Risk Register dashboard.
Summarise and communicate results and recommendations based upon analysis
Retrenchment
EMPLOYER
PERIOD
ROLE
REASON FOR LEAVING
MTN
(Mobile telephone network)
Oct 2006-
Jan 2010
Budget Controller
Implement, execute and manage the budgeting and forecasting process and deliver on the reporting requirement for the business unit.
Assist to define and implement corporate governance policies and procedures
Facilitate budget allocation according to parameters set by General Managers
Update budget/review financial forecasts based on business operational assumptions
Prepare all documentation related to all submissions (Opex, Capex, Headcount, IS Equipment, Projects costs, Revenue Assumptions etc.)
Present actual vs. budgets comparisons to the business, and obtain business commentary.
Monthly analysis of expense variances, conduct ad-hoc internal audit reviews
review
expense claims on a monthly basis and prepare summary of findings
Ensure the budget is periodically updated / reviewed based on operational forecast provided by the business.
Group Treasury Administrator Manager
Foreign Exchange and Money Market dealing
Loan administration and payment
Prepares Forex dealing reconciliation.
Manage foreign payment settlement and confirmation.
Records the purchase and redemption of investment instruments in the system
Prepares the monthly journal entries for all bank transactions
Prepares the monthly bank reconciliations for all head office accounts
New opportunity within MTN
EMPLOYER
PERIOD
ROLE
REASON FOR LEAVING
MTN
(Mobile telephone network)
Feb 2000-
Sept 2006
Corporate & Consumer Accounts Executive (Collections)
Checking daily bank statement and allocation of cash.
Minimize bad debt to 5% of Debtors book. Reconcile the bank statement and allocate the payment as per remittances. Reconciling the account via credit, Debit and Journal entries.
Arranging the terms and conditions for any financial agreements
New opportunity within MTN
EMPLOYER
PERIOD
ROLE
REASON FOR LEAVING
Standard Bank
Apr 1999 – Jan 2000
Ensuring any payments are made on time
Involved in the re-negotiation of agreements, updating customer records & ensuring that administrative records are up to date.
Identifying accounts that will require special attention or investigation.
Visiting customers and travelling to business meetings.
Credit and Debtors management
Product marketing and selling
Manage payment arrangement
New application approval
Customer retention
Credit limit approval
New opportunity