MIRIKA MAHAZU

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Zvishavane

Zimbabwe

002**-**-***-**** / 002*-**-***-****

AGE

42

MARITAL STATUS

Single

Objectives and Overview

Seeking a suitable, stable position in the Not-For-Profit (NGO), private or public sectors where personal abilities, academic, professional qualifications and experience are recognized and fully utilized. Over twelve years’ experience in full function logistics/operations/office administration, bookkeeping, accounting and financial reporting for international donors like PEPFAR, USAID, UNICEF, UNDP, ECHO, DFID using Pastel, Sunsystems, Serenic and Xero accounting packages and Belina and Pastel Payroll

Extensive knowledge in international and local donor funding, grant financial reporting and management in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) Extensive knowledge in budgeting and budgetary controls and reviews Proven practical ability to set up an entire Accounting department with very strong internal controls with the focus of achieving an unqualified audit report with a proven practical ability to use IT skills in Ms Office Decisive self-starter with a strong sense of vision, results-oriented accounting/bookkeeping professional, works well under pressure with minimum to no supervision, excellent team player, target oriented/deadline driven, flair for figures and also values personal and professional development. A highly ethical and positive minded individual willing to acquire more knowledge through learning and experience Possess excellent communication, interpersonal, problem solving, planning, organizing, leading and controlling skills. Professional Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Sciences- Bcompt Accounting UNISA, South Africa- 3rd year

Higher National Diploma in Accounting- HND

Masvingo Polytechnical Collge, Zimbabwe (April 2003) WORK EXPERIENCE

COMMUNITY ORGANIZATION RESOURCE CENTRE (CORC), Mowbray, Cape Town, South Africa Bookkeeper- maternity cover

July 2019 – March 2020

• Loading payments on Standard Bank Business Online profile from different bank accounts for Comic Relief, Federation of Urban Poor (FEDUP), Shack Dwellers International (SDI)

• Checking accountability/supporting documents submitted by staff and suppliers for accuracy and authenticity

• Recording all transactions in various donor Cash Books

• Preparations of Payment Requests

• Production of various monthly Bank reconciliations

• Assisting in production of monthly management reports

• Coordination of time sheets

• Fuel reconciliations on a monthly basis

• Attending to banking queries and making sure all monthly bank statements are received, filed

• Debtors and Creditors analysis reports as and when required

• Updating and maintenance of staff leave days

• VAT 201 reporting

• Audit preparations

• Uploading budgets on Pastel

• Creating accounts codes on pastel.

REASON FOR LEAVING: End of contract

THE EDUCO TRUST OF AFRICA, Plumstead, Cape Town, South Africa Financial Administrator May 2016 to April 2019

• Debtors and creditors management and reconciliations

• Maintenance of cash books for various bank accounts for various donors (National Skills Fund, National Lotteries, HCI Foundation, Eastern Cape Education Trust, DG Murray Foundation)

• Credit Cards and Bank reconciliations for various funders’ bank accounts

• Petty Cash management and Master Asset Register maintenance

• Loading and releasing payments on Standard Bank Profile

• Capturing and posting financial transactions on Sage Pastel Version 14 and Xero

• Production of monthly management accounts (Income and Expenditure Statement, Trial Balance, Balance Sheet) on Pastel

• Production of board packs on a quarterly, half-yearly and annual basis

• Special financial reporting on specific donor funded projects

• Staff travel per diems management

• Audit support and preparation of pre-audit packs

• Participation in project proposals

• Preparation of month-end and year-end journals

• Statutory returns---VAT201, EMP201 (PAYE, SDL, UIF), EMP501 Reconciliation, IRP5 certificates, submissions to SARS

• Monthly Control Accounts reconciliations

• Coordinating weekly finance and procurement meetings

• Creating and amending GL codes on Pastel

• Production and issuing of Section 18(a) certificates

• Capacity building training of finance and non-finance staff

• General financial advisory role to departmental heads

• Sage Pastel payroll management (adding new employees, deleting terminated or resigned personnel, leave days monthly updates, employee benefits and contributions)

• Administering HR related documentation—contracts of employment drafting and employer termination of contracts, salary increment notification letters

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• Monthly management and payment of Extended Public Works Program (EPWP) and National Skills Fund interns stipends for interns placed in different companies in the Western Cape Province

• Supervision of Expanded Public Works Program (EPWP) and National Skills Fund (NSF) finance interns and Accounts Clerk

• Ensuring proper use and maintenance of vehicles and office supplies

• Maintenance of office program activities calendar

• Taking and distributing Board meetings minutes

REASON FOR LEAVING: Cash-flow problems and restructuring NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CHILDCARE WORKERS (NACCW)- Ottery, Cape Town Senior Bookkeeper November 2015 to May 2016

• Preparing payment vouchers for all payments for USAID, Eastern Cape Education Trust and National Skills Fund

(NSF) and making sure all payments have proper supporting documentation

• Loading payments on banking profile onto Standard and FNB Bank Profiles

• Loading new suppliers onto Standard Bank

• Printing of proof of payments and attaching them to documents

• Capturing new suppliers on Serenic Accounting package

• Capturing invoices/expenses for suppliers

• Capturing USAID, Eastern Cape Trust and NSF Cashbook payments and receipts daily

• Performing debtors and creditors reconciliations monthly

• Petty cash reconciliations for various donors/funders

• Creditors and debtors age analysis

• Follow ups on outstanding documents/invoices and balances

• General ledger

• Bank reconciliation

• Preparing and processing journals including reallocation journals where required

• EMP 201 and VAT 201 reports and their submission to SARS

• Supervision of three Junior Bookkeepers

REASON FOR LEAVING: Instability

WORLD VISION ZIMBABWE, Harare, Zimbabwe

Assistant Finance and Administration Officer March 2007 to 30 September 2015

• Capturing of all accounting entries using Sun-Systems accounting package for mainly PEPFAR and USAID and other donors’ transactions while analysing the expenses and allocating them accordingly as per the agreed Level of Efforts

(LoE)

• Making sure Federal Government Reporting requirements are adhered to and followed

• Preparation of Program monthly payroll for 100+ employees using Belina

• Production of month-end and year-end journal entries

• Production of timely and reliable monthly, quarterly, half yearly and yearly financial and management information reports as per regional, national and partnership office requirements

• Preparation of monthly bank, fuel,cash, creditors reconciliation statements

• Preparation of daily, weekly, monthly and quarterly cash flow projections

• Assisting in annual budgeting and budgetary control

• Participating in annual budget reviews

• Investigating variances against budgets and providing variance analysis reports

• Maintenance and updating of fixed assets and security items registers

• Ensuring maintenance of internal control measures

• Ensuring all outstanding payments including statutory, are done on time

• Maintenance of Employees’ Cash Advances register

• Ensuring all transactions are complete and properly coded before payment

• Internal and external audit preparations

• Participating in procurement tender meetings

• Maintenance of personnel files

• Supervision of six (6) administration staff members including drivers

• Ensuring proper use and maintenance of program vehicles

• Conducting site visits to make sure building materials we would have paid for were being used accordingly REASON FOR LEAVING: Employer initiated due to lack of adequate donor funding THE BETHANY PROJECT, Zvishavane, Zimbabwe

Finance and Administration Officer January 2005 to February 2006

• Preparing the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), Global Fund, Southern African AIDS Trust

(SAAT), Samaritan Purse, Oikonomous, Hivos Foundation grant proposals in time for approval before start of new financial year

• Implementing, monitoring and controlling organizational budgets as per grants agreements, making sure administration expenses do not go beyond 10% of total budget

• Updating and maintaining budget information and expenditure codes

• Establishing, monitoring and maintaining agreed administration and finance systems including management of bank accounts, cashbooks, making payments, keeping records and ensuring that money is transferred to programmes in accordance with cash flow procedures

• General cost control and variance reporting

• Allocation/Splitting of expenditure to different donors as per agreed Level of Efforts (LoE)

• Ensuring proper use and maintenance of project vehicles

• Preparing management information and donor reports to PEPFAR, Global Fund, SAAT, Hivos Foundation, Oikonomous etc on a monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annual basis

• Maintenance and improvement of internal controls in line with PEPFAR’s strict regulations and policies as per the grant agreement

• Timely preparation of the project monthly payroll

• Bank reconciliations for various donors as and when required

• Stock management

• Fixed asset registers for various donors and one Master Fixed Asset Register

• External and internal audit preparations

• Supervision of finance and administration staff and students on internship

• Maintaining leave register and personnel files

• Ensuring proper handling of staff grievances in accordance with the code of conduct REASON FOR LEAVING: I was volunteering

REFERENCES

The Executive Leadership Team Director The Area Development Manager The Educo Trust of Africa World Vision Zimbabwe

Duncan Souchon Denford Chimboza

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The Finance Manager

National Association Of Child Care Workers

Mareli Van Deventer

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