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Accountant
Ofentse Arthur Pheko
Curriculum Vitae of Ofentse Arthur Pheko 1
CONTACT DETAILS
*******@*******.***
Gaborone, South-East, Botswana
linkedin.com/in/ofentse-arthur-pheko-
857a8449
• Nationality : Botswana
• Gender : Male
PERSONAL INFORMATION
PERSONAL SUMMARY
Motivated, resourceful, and results-driven Accountant with proven ability to efficiently prioritize and manage multiple projects and support in fast-paced, high-pressure environments. Creative and adaptable self-starter with experience of elegantly navigating through a consistent change of business dynamics. Possessing excellent organizational and management skills, strongly developed communication and interpersonal skills with an ability to use discretion and maintain confidentiality on sensitive and proprietary information. Pro-active detail-oriented team player motivated towards goal achievement.
EDUCATION
Botswana accountancy college
2014
Chartered Institute of
Management accounting [CIMA]
Gaborone institute of professional
Studies
2011
Association of accounting
technicians [AAT]
Molefi senior school
2008
Botswana, BGCSE
CAREER HISTORY
MARUNG DEVELOPMENT SERVICES
JULY 2021 – CURRENT
ACCOUNTANT
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Reconcile accounts payable and receivable
• Ensure timely bank payments
• Compute taxes and prepare tax returns
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
• Audit financial transactions and documents
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
• Comply with financial policies and regulations
• Manage balance sheets and profit/loss statements
• Report on the company’s financial health and liquidity
• Audit financial transactions and documents
• Reinforce financial data confidentiality and conduct database backups when necessary
TSEBO SOLUTIONS GROUP (STANDARD CHARTERED BANK)
JULY 2019 – JUNE 2021
SENIOR FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
• Managing accounts receivable and payable, as well as expenses.
• Monthly bank reconciliations
• Preparing the monthly profit and loss, and balance sheet reports and trial balance
• Review detailed analysis of the fixed asset general ledger accounts and forecast depreciation expenditure on a monthly, quarterly basis and annual basis
• Experienced in controlling Debtors & Creditors and preparation of debtors and creditors outstanding list and reporting to management
• Payroll administration, maintaining the integrity of all the payroll transactions
• Ensure that the organization is complying with relevant laws and statute
• Keeping records of invoices and tax payments, as well as reviewing and processing reimbursements.
• Preparing income statements, balance sheets, and budgets.
• Identifying financial liabilities and performing risk analysis on liquidity and cash flow.
• Resolving account discrepancies and performing account reconciliations.
• Preparing financial reports, including projected returns on investment and growth rates.
• Keeping abreast of regulatory requirements and best practices in financial administration.
ACTIVITIES AND INTERESTS
• Travelling: Occasionally go on trips
with friends to tourist attractions.
• Playing soccer with my friends.
ATTRIBUTES
• Strategist
• Technological
• Articulate
• Catalyst
• Organised
• Meticulous
• Procedural
• Innovative
Curriculum Vitae of Ofentse Arthur Pheko 2
Accountant
CONTACT DETAILS Ofentse Arthur Pheko
*******@*******.***
Gaborone, South-East, Botswana
linkedin.com/in/ofentse-arthur-pheko-
857a8449
IT SKILLS
KEY SKILLS
• Excellent written and communication
skills
• Aware of different accounting
standards and concepts
• Strong technical skills
• Strong knowledge of preparing
general ledger accounts
• Strong knowledge of business
awareness
• ACCPAC accounting software
• PASTEL accounting software
• Sage X3(live accounting package)
• Delta ERP
• QuickBooks
• Pastel Accounting software
CAREER HISTORY
LAZENBY HOLDING PTY LTD (KAROWE DIAMOND MINE)
MAY 2018 - JUNE 2019
FINANCIAL ADMINISTRATOR
• Preparation of monthly management accounts
• Prepares budgets by establishing schedules and consolidating financial data
• Achieves budget objectives by analyzing variances actions
• Review operating budgets to examine trends affecting budget needs
• Monthly reconciliation of bank accounts
• Managing accounts receivable and payable
• Keep records of invoices and tax payments
• Participate in payroll processes
• Identify and address account discrepancies
• Support the annual financial audit processes through the preparation of standard reports as well as other custom reports as requested GIANT TRANSPORT (MINING AND CONSTRUCTION)
MARCH 2017 - APRIL 2018
ACCOUNTANT
• Monthly Reconciliation of all bank accounts and preparation of payment listings ready for review and upload into QuickBooks
• Manage the petty cash by ensuring that all payments are done according to the provided procedures and set
• Review all the creditors reconciliation before any payments are made to suppliers
• Prepare Monthly Balance Sheet schedules as assigned. Make sure all items in the balance sheet account are current and can be supported
• Payroll administration of over 120 employees of the company, including payee calculations and salaries control reconciliations
• Preparations of cash flows projections for management and calculations of some liquidity ratios
I am also responsible for some audit check in the company including the following
• Objectively review an organization’s business processes
• Evaluate the efficacy of risk management procedures that are currently in place
• Protect against fraud and theft of the organization’s assets
• Ensure that the organization is complying with relevant laws and statutes
• Make recommendations on how to improve internal controls and governance processes
CRESTA MOWANA
JANUARY 2016- FEBRUARY 2017
ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT
• Payroll administration of over 150 employees of the company
• Management of both the debtors and creditors clerks to make sure that the do their work with due diligence and produce the monthly reports on time
• Management of both the store man and the stock controllers by making sure that the follow the right procedures when doing their job, I have also taught them the different stock issuing methods
• Responsible for making sure that my subordinates are of high caliber and are developed and trained on an ongoing basis.
• Preparation of monthly balance sheet accounts recons and departmental revenue and costs analysis explaining the variances to the group financial controller
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Accountant
CONTACT DETAILS Ofentse Arthur Pheko
*******@*******.***
Gaborone, South-East, Botswana
linkedin.com/in/ofentse-arthur-pheko-
857a8449
CAREER HISTORY
REFERENCES
AVAILABLE ON REQUEST
• Currently working the accountant on producing the hotel next year budget to be presented to the managing director, Chief financial officer and group financial controller
• Management of company’s fixed Asset which includes inputting the acquisitions, disposals into the DBIT system, also making sure that the correct depreciation methods, and finally producing the fixed asset schedule for the Group Financial controller and the Chief financial officer
• Assisting internal/external auditors with queries. CRESTA MARAKANELO
SEPT 2014 - DEC 2016
TRAINEE ACCOUNTANT-HEAD-OFFICE
• Bank Reconciliations- verifies that the stated bank statement balance reconciles to the recorded bank balance in the cashbook and general ledger.
• Cash payments- ensure the correct handling and registration of cheque payments and provide the relevant audit trail.
• Cashbook receipts- ensure a correct and a recording of all revenue and cash receipts and relevant audit trails.
• Tax- prepares VAT returns and Withholding tax returns and vat deferral reconciliations
• Administration/management of Creditors and Debtors
• Management Variance Reports- analyzing the variances between actual and budget
• Fixed assets register- update fixed asset register and reconciles to general ledger and safe guard assets against loss in such a way that a 100% physical identification process is possible.
• Budgets Forecast- prepares summary of results for the past years and ensures that the annual budgets are properly prepared and are accurately presentable to management
• Balance Sheet Reconciliation-reconciling balance sheet items to the general ledger
• Preparing forms and manuals for accounting and bookkeeping personnel STANDARD CHARTERED BANK BOTSWANA
JULY 2013 - APRIL 2014
TEMPORARY FINANCE OFFICER
• Assisted in the preparations of consolidated financial accounts in accordance with International financial reporting standards and International accounting standards
• Assisted with the monthly and quarterly statutory returns to the Bank of Botswana in accordance with the banking act
• Provided customer service and handled supplier queries
• Assisted accounting staff in managing accounts receivable/payable and end-of-month reconciliation
• Made purchases, preparing invoices and keeping track of overdue accounts
• Maintained confidential documents
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