VICTOR CHANGWA

(Advanced Diploma in Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), SAP Financial Accounting (SAP FI)

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

A mature, innovative leader who generates initiative strategies countering the dynamic Business and Financial world. A well-organised and methodical self-motivated Financial Accountant, Finance Manager, Auditor, SAP FICO Consultant and Project Management leader with proven ability to work independently. An analytical thinker with extreme problem-solving skills and a Fully Certified SAP FI Consultant. A fast number cruncher who maintains accuracy by paying attention to detail with added Advanced Excel Skills: Spreadsheets, VLOOKUP’s, Pivot Tables and Formula Links. A leader that attracts emulation from peers in growing talent and building team cohesion towards goal achievement.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

A former member of ACCA Network Panel [2011]

SAP Financial Accounting Associate (SAP FI)

Project Management Institute (PMI)

FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING SOFTWARES

SAP accounting software.

QuickBooks Accounting software.

Oracle accounting software.

Caseware Financial reporting software.

Great Plains accounting software.

Pastel Accounting software.

EDUCATION DETAILS

Project Management Professional: PMI Certification – Current

SAP Financial Accounting: SAP FI, 2015- Completed

ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounting and Business, 2013: Completed

COURSES COMPLETED

Advanced Excel Business Writing Skills Financial Accounting, Financial Statements Preparations and Analysis [Deloitte SA] Advanced Word and Power Point Project Management Management Accounting & Budgeting Risk Management SAP FI IAS, IFRS, GRAP, GAAPI

CAREER SUMMARY

CURRENT EMPLOYMENT

Employer : Crown Plaza Hotel & Suits Pittsburgh South

Date of Assumption : October 2022

Job Title : Night Auditor

Job Roles and Responsibilities

Verify the accuracy of figures, calculations, and postings pertaining to daily business transactions recorded by other staff members by performing various analyses of accounting records.

Maintain complete knowledge of property management system and manual procedures.

Report shortages to supervisor.

Be familiar with all hotel services and facilities to respond to guest inquiries accurately

Promote positive guest relations.

Correct errors or list discrepancies for adjustment.

Compute percentages and totals and compare results with recorded entries.

Inspect items on books of original entry to determine if accepted accounting procedures were followed in recording transactions.

Analyses data obtained for evidence of deficiencies in controls or lack of compliance with management policies and procedures.

Reconcile and complete all daily front desk as well as Food and Beverage cashier work.

Run final trial balance to post rooms and close day.

Run accounts receivable reports and other reports required for record keeping as designated by the Controller.

Provide next day reports for Front Office, Housekeeping, Sales and Accounting Offices as required.

International Experience

Employer : City Of Johannesburg

Date of Assumption : June 2017 – July 2022

Job Title : Associate SAP Fico Consultant

Duties and Responsibilities

Supported all Phases of a project life cycle including Analysis, Design, Development, Testing, and Deployment of solutions as well as Documentation and End-User Training.

Tested cases to prove business process, created User documentation such as Cheatsheets, business-process procedure and customized templates for master data.

Involved in Forecasting and Planning, Consolidation (BPC) Purchasing and Inventory Management, Sales and marketing, and financial accounting and Reporting.

Involved in Business scenarios, Business process, and processing purchase order in ERP, involved in scoping, Gap Analysis, Blueprinting, Forms, Interfaces, BPP document creation & Implementation.

Defined and configured company codes, global settings and assigned company-to-company code.

Worked on New GL, configured chart of accounts, account groups, field status group, and GL account master record.

Financial Accounting experience in (FI) including New General Ledger, Asset Accounting (AA), Accounts Payable (AP) and Accounts Receivable (AR).

Controlling experience- Cost Element Accounting (CEA), Cost Center Accounting (CCA), Internal Orders (IO), Product Costing (COPC) and Profitability Analysis (COPA).

Performed bank reconciliation, month-end close, inter-company billing, accounts payable check payments and payroll on SAP.

Wrote the functional specification of the objects for various interfaces both inbound and outbound from the legacy system.

Handled Tickets and Problem-Solving issues relating to FI and CO in co-ordination with the Users, Development, and Production teams.

Created Standard Change Documents and Test Scripts for users.

Provided production support to custom master data supported the lockbox created documentation on post-process of lockbox including handling of payment advice correction.

Configured Automatic Payment Program for check run, including bank determination, check lot creation, house bank set up and payment methods.

Configured foreign currency valuation settings to reflect the right exchange rate differences in the income statement at the close of every period and reversed.

Defined Fiscal year variant, posting periods, tolerance groups, document types and number ranges.

Responsible for gathering business requirements, conduct workshops with business users, designing, configuring, and testing and providing post-implementation support.

Examining the AS-IS documents and recommending a suitable TO-BE process in SAP.

Designed the functional specifications for the business requirements for Reports, Interfaces, Conversions, Enhancements, Forms, and workflows (RICEFW).

Configured account groups, fiscal year variant, posting period variant, field status groups, posting keys, automatic account determination, and document types.

Configured and customized Account Receivable and Accounts Payable modules including pre-requisites to create vendor master records.

Projects implemented.

SAP Business Transformation Programme – SAP S4 Hana (Full Upgrade Project).

Group Revenue Collection System - Full Implementation Project.

Customer Service Centre SOP (Standard Operating Procedures) Rollout Project.

New and Enhanced Customer Invoice Statement – Enhancement Project with South African Post Office - Fully Implemented.

Billing Regionalization Project – Expansion Project

Employer : City Of Johannesburg

Date of Assumption : June 2015 – May 2017

Job Title : Assistant Director: Portfolio Programme & Project Management.

Duties and Responsibilities

Designing and applying appropriate project management standards for incorporation in the Project Review Processes.

Planning and monitoring the project

Adopting any delegation and use of project assurance roles within agreed reporting structures

Managing project risks, including the development of contingency plans

Applying change control and configuration management processes

Reporting through agreed lines on project progress through highlight reports and end-stage assessments

Maintaining an awareness of potential interdependencies with other projects and their impact

Adopting and applying appropriate technical and quality strategies and standards

Conducting a project evaluation review to assess how well the project was managed

Preparing any follow-on action recommendations.

Employer : City Of Johannesburg

Date of Assumption : December 2013 – May 2015

Job Title : Assistant Director: Financial Management, Monitoring and Reporting

Job Role

Ensure that Group Finance maintains a clean audit.

In charge of accurate preparation of Group Annual Financial Statements.

Ensure that the Group Finance accounting is compliant in terms of GAAP, GRAP, IFRS, IAS, and MFMA accounting standards.

In order to ensure that all transactions recorded in the SAP Finance system are correctly accounted for in the accounting system and to ensure that the business requirements are adequately and accurately captured so that it reflects the correct transactional outcomes and that the system is adequately maintained taking into account the business requirements.

Employer : Johannesburg Tourism Company (CITY OF JOBURG)

Date of Assumption : Jan 2011 – Nov 2013

Job Title : Finance Manager

Duties and Responsibilities

Management of the General ledger, Payroll journals, fixed asset journals, and statutory returns ensuring accurate reporting.

Coordination and management of the Month and Year -end close processes for internal and external audit.

Supervision and controlling of the procurement processes in line with Supply Chain Management guidelines.

Supervise the Asset management function.

Supervise the Accounts Receivable and ensure that accurate reports are prepared on outstanding balances.

In charge of the organisational Risk, register management and updating.

Review and approve all the General ledger, Income Statements and Balance sheet reconciliations.

Prepare the National Treasury monthly reports and Cash Flow Templates for submission to Budget Office and National Treasury.

Prepare the Payroll tax reports for submission to the Revenue Services.

Preparation of Performance Information.

Reviewing the Monthly variance report for submission to the Budget Office.

Preparation of the Business Plan with Financial inputs and Quarterly Board Reports.

Preparation of Monthly and Annual Financial Statements with all disclosures.

Employer : Johannesburg Tourism Company (CITY OF JOBURG)

Date of Assumption : March 2008 – Dec 2010

Job Title : Financial Accountant

Duties and Responsibilities

Manage Capital expenditure budget and ensuring that expenditure is 100% of the budget.

Update fixed assets register with all additions and disposals with compliance to IAS 16 provisions.

General ledger reconciliations in respect of fixed assets, VAT, Debtors control, PAYE, Salary control account and all control accounts.

Budget monitoring and confirmation of budget availability prior to procurement.

Prepare Monthly Management accounts and Cash flow statements and National Treasury Reports.

Checking invoices for payments for compliance to procurement procedures and completeness of documentation.

Review and approve all the Accounts receivable and Accounts payable reconciliations.

Management of Monthly and Year end close.

Management of Finance and Operating leases.

In charge of the internal and external audit files and related processes.

Employer : Deloitte Consulting – South Africa

Date of Assumption : June 2006 – Nov 2008

Job Title : Financial Accountant

Duties and Responsibilities

Summarizing current financial status by collecting information; preparing balance sheet, profit and loss statement, and other reports.

Substantiating financial transactions by auditing documents.

Maintaining accounting controls by preparing and recommending policies and procedures.

Guiding accounting clerical staff by coordinating activities and answering questions.

Reconciling financial discrepancies by collecting and analysing account information.

Securing financial information by completing database backups.

Maintaining financial security by following internal controls.

Preparation of payments by verifying documentation, and requesting disbursements.

Complying with federal, state, and local financial legal requirements by studying existing and new legislation, enforcing adherence to requirements, and advising management on needed actions.

Preparation of special financial reports by collecting, analysing, and summarizing accounting information and trends.

Maintaining customer confidence and protecting operations by keeping financial information confidential.

Responsible for a full set of accounts including back up posting accounting entries.

Support Tax and Treasury for cash flow forecasts, banks, and other statutory requirements.

Worked closely with the internal auditors and acted as advisory role for the internal control of other functional lines in the shared services Centre.

Worked with General Accounting, Assets, Accounts Payables, and other functional lines in the Shared Services Centre.

Employer : Vodafone South Africa

Date of Assumption : Jan 2000 – Nov 2006

Job Title : Management Accountant

Duties and Responsibilities

Monthly Management Reports and Financial Reporting.

Run the Trial balance on Oracle and export to excel.

Draw up the Income Statement and Balance Sheet based on the excel Trial Balance on monthly basis.

Draw up the Monthly and Year to Date Cash flow statements.

Month end Accounting.

Preparation of Budgets and Financial Indicators. Assist with Provisional Tax calculations and SARS - VAT RETURNS.

In charge of Incentive Payments authorisations to Vodacom Trade Partners.

Airtime Commission, Connection Bonus and Sim Support statements authorisations and reconciliations.

(Vodashops and Dealers) Monthly Income Statements.

Employer : First National Bank (Head Office)

Date of Assumption : Sept 1998 – Jan 2000

Job Title : Assistant Accountant (Securities and Exchange Control).

Duties and Responsibilities

Reconciliation of share Accounts to the client’s base on monthly basis.

Maintained an accurate shares certificate register.

Foreign Exchange Transactions for shares in offshore Accounts-: converting the share values in foreign currencies to Rand amounts for standard recording and reporting.

Employer : Njebe Associates (Law Firm)

Date of Assumption : Feb 1998 – June 1998

Job Title : Assistant Accountant (Securities and Exchange).

Duties and Responsibilities

Full Bookkeeping functions.

Preparation of monthly Management Reports.

Preparation and monitoring of Daily cash flows and long-term projections.

Fixed Assets – Recording, Depreciation and Reconciliations

Employer : Zambian Airways Corporation

Date of Assumption : June 1990 – December 1998

Job Title : Audit Assistant

Duties and Responsibilities

Ensuring adherence to Company Internal Processes and Controls in line with Accounting policies and procedures.

Reporting on significant findings and providing recommendations for Management decision-making purposes.

Auditing of all ticket sales ensuring effective revenue accountability.

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