Curriculum Vitae - Kabelo Alexis Kopano

*) PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname : Kopano

First Names : Kabelo Alexis

Title : Mr

Gender : Male

Health Status : Medically fit

Criminal record : None

Languages : English, Sesotho

Mobile number : +266-****-****, +266-****-****

E-mail address : adpaus@r.postjobfree.com or adpaus@r.postjobfree.com Overall Work Experience : 6 years, 9 months

2) EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Tertiary education

Name of the Institution : Durban University of Technology Highest Qualification Level : Bachelor’s Degree of Technology (BTech) in Internal Auditing Duration : 4 years (2011-2014)

Year Completed : 2014

Initial Qualification Level : National Diploma (ND) in Internal Auditing Duration : 3 years (2011-2013)

Year completed : 2013

3) WORK EXPERIENCE

Company: Letšeng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd

Department: Corporate Office Finance

Job Title: Accounts Clerk (Current)

Duration: 5 Years, 7 Months (April 2016 to date)

Type of Contract: Permanent

Main duties

Prepare withholding tax (WhT), VAT & imported services VAT recons on monthly basis.

File the above tax returns with Lesotho Revenue Authority (LRA) before closing dates.

Distribute WhT certificates to suppliers, once reviewed and receipted by LRA.

Administer temporary importation VAT: gather all originals, submit claim for refund letter and follow up with LRA on refund progress.

Monitor IVCF and apply for renewal in time.

Reconcile all company’s bank accounts.

Perform Stock count verifications on stock held by major contractors, under SCM supervision.

Join the LD stores personnel occasionally during month-end stock counts, per SCM directive.

Prepare GRNI analysis report, monthly.

Update the unprocessed invoices tracking tool.

Prepare interest received withholding tax recon, annually (2018). As support to CIT return.

Prepare contributions-to-Government report, annually.

Process Accounts Payable and Cashbook payments in AccPac.

Process online payments using Standard bank business online system.

Ensure that the current account is sufficiently funded prior to making online transfers.

Write a letter to the bank and obtain signatories’ authorisation, should forecasted payments exceed daily limits.

Reconcile submitted receipts against cash & cheque advances to ensure correct refunds are deposited.

Update forex rates for major currencies in AccPac.

Provide finance records/ information during statutory audits and LRA tax assessment audits. Other duties

Prepare creditors’ recons, when understaffed.

Process bank statement entries in the cashbook and Accounts Payable modules.

Track leasehold improvements, to enable refund claim when contract lapses or terminates.

Prepare YTD spending as milestones required to implement CI/BT initiatives for corporate FM

(2017-2020).

Partake in uploading departmental risk register during risk workshops convened by FM.

Prepare supporting workings to AFS’ disclosures, during year-end closing (2019).

Conduct research and compile findings report regarding impact of newly issued IFRSs, recently IFRS 15 & 16, for corporate office financial manager (2018).

Gather data of all office equipment and compile a register for corporate office FM (2017).

Actively participate in Health, Safety & Environment/ HSE Toolbox talk meetings. Company: Letšeng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd

Department: Mine Site Finance

Job Title: Acting Budgets & Cost Controller

Duration: 5 Months (October 2020 – 15 February 2021) Month-end roles

Request invoices from suppliers, process them and allocate them to correct GL accounts.

Prepare month-end accrual list.

Process journals: expense reallocations, adjustments, accruals etc.

Requesting departmental operating expenses (Opex) forecast from HoDs and update the Opex forecast workings sheet for variance analysis.

Refer material variance to responsible HoD for further investigation and justification. Daily duties

Resolve invoicing queries.

Process tax invoices and credit notes.

Request latest statements from suppliers for reconciliation.

Refer incorrect POs to requestors for cancellation or amendment. Company: Letšeng Diamonds (Pty) Ltd

Department: Mine Site Finance

Job Title: Intern (Previous)

Duration: 1 Year, 2 Months (Feb 2015-Mar 2016)

Type of Contract: Fixed term internship

Audit-related

Analyse all finalised internal audit and follow-up audit reports

Populate findings for each audit on an excel workbook

Follow up on agreed actions with responsible managers

Update and close outstanding findings following management actions and responses

Prepare a statistical summary report consolidating various audit findings progress reports for Exco briefing

Finance-related

Assist the Budgets & Cost control section personnel discharge their daily and periodic duties effectively.

Help the Capital & Cost control section deliver its routine and periodic duties effectively.

When less busy, assist the Diesel & Explosives controller with daily responsibilities. 4) INFORMATION SYSTEMS SKILLS

Sage300 ERP Premium/ AccPac : 6 Years, 9 months

FlowCentric (Procurement System) : 6 Years, 9 months

MS Excel : Excellent

MS PowerPoint : Excellent

MS outlook : Excellent

MS Word : Excellent

Business Online : Excellent

5) INTERPERSONAL SKILL-SET

Attention to detail

Time management

Multi-tasking

Honesty

6) HOBBIES

Travelling

Health and Fitness

7) REFERENCES

Work-related

Person to contact: Mrs Maleseho Makhabane

Phone No: +266-******** [Ext 826]

Mobile No: +266-********

Relation: Current Supervisor (Letšeng Diamonds’ “Company Accountant”) E-mail: adpaus@r.postjobfree.com

Person to contact: Mrs Itumeleng Moiloa

Phone No: +266-******** (Ext 358]

Mobile No: +266-********

Relation: Previous Acting Supervisor (Letšeng Diamonds’ Capital & Cost Accountant) E-mail: adpaus@r.postjobfree.com

Academic

Person to contact: Mr Thabani Khomo

Phone No: +27-73-277-****

Relation: Internal Auditing Class Representative (Now Nedbank Internal Auditor, Gauteng) E-mail: adpaus@r.postjobfree.com

Person to contact: Dr Lulu Fortunate Jali

Phone No: +27-83-340-****

Relation: Program coordinator at Durban University of Technology (Now Head of Dept.) E-mail: adpaus@r.postjobfree.com

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