Margret Mukwenhu

Phone: +971-*********

E. adqu82@r.postjobfree.com

Professional Summary

Experienced accountant looking for position with finance department. 12 years of experience in different accounting roles, including working for auditing firm, managing the financial operations for a private contractor, and operating independently. Each role has helped to develop a comprehensive understanding of financial management, budgeting, financial forecasting, and tax preparation. Looking to now employ this knowledge for the benefit of a single organization

Work History

Internal Auditor/Accountant,

Dusk Travel and Tourism LLC, UAE-Feb 2020-April 2022

Reviewing vouchers taking into account the correctness of the Accounts, Preparing Accounts payable Vouchers, cash Receipts vouchers and Journals.

Managing Revenue, Accounts payables, accounts receivables and expense accrual accounts.

Preparing and updating aging of receivables & aging of payables of the company.

Observing and compiling existing company codes, policies, agreements, rules and regulations.

Processing, Verifying and posting receipts for goods sold or services rendered, in Accounting Software.

Preparing and Analyzing journal entries, monthly, quarterly and year-end closings, Bank reconciliation, fixed assets maintenance and general ledger reconciliation.

Verifying and processing Refunds, credits and adjustments as necessary to resolve discrepancies.

Reporting profit and loss report to Finance manager for each month.

General ledger entries, maintaining prepaid schedules, asset schedules.

Calculation of depreciation, prepayments and making provision entries for each month.

Handling reservation team’s queries with hotel and suppliers costing and needed VAT guidance.

Performing Financial Analysis of the Balance sheets and P&L

Supporting Implementing for Travlogix by supporting the team in defining requirements and full fledge implementation

Co-ordinate interim and annual statutory audits. Age Analysis of Accounts Receivables and Follow-Ups on Receivables.

Review all rebates and allowances and ensure they are properly authorized and to report all deviations from prevailing policies and procedures

Verification of Revenue from Rooms, Food and Beverage and other Operational Departments and rectify any discrepancies

Ensure timely preparation and distribution of daily revenue report

Verification of all Food and Beverage discounted / complimentary checks are justified, properly recorded into POS system

Checking that Night Auditor figures tally with the Daily Revenue Report &System Trial Balance

Checking that Micros Revenue Reports tally with the Daily Revenue Report & Trial Balance

Checking Micros and system reports for accuracy and unusual transactions. Verifying and auditing all adjustments and corrections

Accountant

CMG Advisory Services

February 2019 – December 2019

Accurately and efficiently post and process journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded

Updating and Issuing accounts receivable age analysis and invoices to all customers on time

Updated accounts payable age analysis and accurately performed creditors reconciliations

Ensured that bank statements are reconciled with general ledger entries by performing the system bank reconciliation

Ensured that expenses submitted by employees for their monthly claims are correctly captured into the system with all supporting documents available and attached to the expense claims avoiding over payment and or under payments of staff claims.

Reduced assets losses by keeping the assets register Up-to-date by performing assets verifications on a monthly basis and updating the asset register as soon as an asset has been disposed of or a new asset has been bought.

Income Auditor Holiday Inn

June 2016 – December 2018

Analyzing the night audit work for accuracy and completeness, verifying allowances and miscellaneous postings for proper authorization and coding and preparing the daily revenue report.

Responsible for all daily income of the Hotel

On a daily basis, verify that the daily-created system night audit spool files are working.

Correctly and closely audit the trial balance. Verify that there are no control sums for Guest Ledger, City Ledger and Deposit Ledger. Report any discrepancies to the Director of Finance and investigate the differences

Sort and file all back up received in the night audit files from night receptionist. Liase closely, with night auditor and review night audit work daily for accuracy

Work closely with Front Office (FO) and Food & Beverage (F&B) to ensure postings are accurate and any discrepancies are resolved in a timely manner

Create, review and save a daily Gross Revenue Report (GRR) for management.

Review all rebates and allowances and ensure they are properly authorized and to report all deviations from prevailing policies and procedures

Verification of Revenue from Rooms, Food and Beverage and other Operational Departments and rectify any discrepancies

Ensure timely preparation and distribution of daily revenue report

Verification of all Food and Beverage discounted / complimentary checks are justified, properly recorded into POS system

Checking that Night Auditor figures tally with the Daily Revenue Report &System Trial Balance

Checking that Micros Revenue Reports tally Provided assistance to management on costing and monthly reporting

Generated accounting reports, analyse reports and provide data to management for reporting and review

Inter-company transaction and cost allocation

Processed of journals and accounting for costs in specified cost centres

Prepared reconciliations and adjust provisions based on actual results, follow up on reconciling items

Auditing Consultant

Nexia SAB&T Chartered Accountants South Africa

January 2016 – May 2016

Served as a member of auditing team employed by public and private agencies and entities to review an organization’s financial records, review a company’s liabilities and assets for another corporation looking to acquire it, or to help clients get a better handle on their own financial operations.

Review past tax records and any business expenses that may have tax implications to either help prepare return forms for the current year, dispute Tax Authorities audit findings, or look for opportunities to file amendments that may decrease a client’s tax liability.

Prepare recommendations based upon audit findings aimed at helping improve each client’s tax situation going forward.

Participated in 8 separate audit cases during my tenure.

Auditing Consultant

Rakoma and Associates Chartered Accountants South Africa

January 2010 – December 2015

Responsible for the planning of the audit engagement (i.e. engagement evaluation, understanding of the entity, going concern assessment, calculation of the planning and final, materiality etc.) and the setting up of audit programs,

Responsible for the preparation of the budget and timelines to monitor the performance, efficiency and effectiveness of the audit,

Responsible for performing substantive testing on allocated sections,

Attended and conducted client meetings and liaised with the client continuously during the audit,

Drafting of the engagement letter, audit report and management representation letter,

Performing finalization of the engagement

Auditing Trainee

AMG Global Chartered Accountants

January 2007– December 2009

Perform audits for clients in terms of the audit standards

Perform accounting work for client

Prepare and review management accounts

Application of IFRSs (Accounting standards) for financial reporting (Preparation of financial statements)

Perform audits in terms of the requirements of GRAP and National Treasury Regulations

Liaison with client and audit manager

Financial reporting

Calculating and Interpreting financial ratios and assess any entities financial and/or operational needs and going concern by reviewing financial information

Financial reconciliations

Review of financial statements

Performing audit procedures to ensure compliance with industry specific regulations e.g. VAT Act, Public Finance Management Act (PFMA Act).

Review and analyse the application of Accounting standards

Prepare and evaluate the notes to the annual financial statements

Assess the functioning of internal controls and provide suggestions for areas of improvement

Review internal controls and suggest improvements to management

Submission of Statutory Returns for the year i.e. Annual Returns, EMP201, VAT201

Ensuring compliance with Secretarial/ Statutory requirements of any entity

Calculation of Tax payable of any entity

Preparing audit files and addressing audit queries

Prepare and review month end (Closure) process and files for clients

Completion of other specific audit procedures (Agreed upon Procedures with Donor, Shareholder,

in a high risk and deadline driven environment.

Drawing up IFRS and GAAP compliant Annual Financial Statements.

Education and Training

Bachelor of Commence In Accounting – 2006

Completed with Upper first Class

Masvingo State University

Applied Project Management – 2017

Completed with Distinction

University of South Africa

Skills

• Advanced-level understanding of all facets of financial management

• Well-versed in corporate tax strategies

• Familiar with the most current budgeting and expense analysis software programs

• Excellent communicator with both the written and the spoken word

• Dedicated and driven to exceed expectations

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