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Project Management Financial

Location:
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Posted:
March 31, 2025

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Munene Gladness Curriculum Vitae

An analytical, self-motivated and innovative Accountant with over 10 years of Financial Management experience and a wealth of Capital Investment, Cost Management knowledge and Project Management. I am a highly articulate, confident and persuasive team builder, able to motivate and communicate to achieve exceptional business performance. I am able to use my own initiative and drive my own deliverables, whilst maintaining my focus on targets and delivering quality. I am dependable and reliable in supporting and enabling the team effort to produce genuine long-term sustainable development. I am an effective communicator at all levels, who is dedicated to maintaining high standards of work and quality measurement with proven leadership skills, including managing and motivating other staff to achieve company objectives.

I’m a CIMA graduate, i have a B.Com Honours in Financial Management from the University of South Africa, a National Diploma in Business Management from the University of Johannesburg, a B.Com Risk & Investment Management from the University of South Africa,

PERSONAL INFORMATION

Surname

First Name

e-mail

Mobile

Education & Qualifications

Bambisa

Gladness Munene

***************@*****.***

083*******

TERTIARY EDUCATION

Current studies:

MBA University of East London UK

CIMA 2022-2024

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA – 2013

Honours B.COM Finance

UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA - 2008

B.Com Risk & Investment

UNIVERSITY OF Johannesburg - 1999

Diploma Business management

HIGHEST GRADE PASSED: MATRIC

Area Expertise

COMPETENCY LEVELS

Relationship Management

Business Planning, Project Management

Business case appraisal

Project Costing and Project Cost Benefit Realisation Risk Governance Reporting

Contract management

Financial Modelling & Reporting

Customer Satisfaction

Negotiation & Conflict Resolution

Tools

Competency level

Excel, Word

Advance

Other

Sage 300, intacc

SAP Erp

Oracle, Hyperion, Eppix Tetra, Microsoft project

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

EMPLOYER

PERIOD

ROLE

REASON FOR

LEAVING

BCX Current

1.Smartstart

2.Servest Pty

Oct23-

Dec24

Jun22-March23

Aug 2019- Jun 2020

Finance business partner

Provide input into the budget forecasts for the respective business unit

Prepare an annual budget plan and guideline document pack for distribution to the business unit

Facilitate and coordinate the business unit’s budgeting process

Develop pricing and cost estimates based on assumptions and direction from the proposal team.

Prepare summaries that reflect financial projections related to business pursuits.

Coordinate and review pricing results and assumptions with functional leadership and proposal teams.

Participate in the development and presentation of review material to leadership and proposal teams.

Complete other Pricing and related analysis as required.

Educate key stakeholders regarding aligning budgets with the strategic objectives of the organisation and business unit

Consult with business unit leaders and provide advice pertaining to budget planning and adjustments.

Identify possible cost saving mechanisms and opportunities and

advise business unit leaders thereof.

PROJECT ACCOUNTANT

§ Lead the annual budgeting and planning process in conjunction with the Business Strategy.

§ Direct the day-to-day accounting operations including oversight of accounts payable and receivable, and maintenance of the general ledger

§ Prepare, analyse and present financial reports (income statements, balance sheets and cash flow statement) in an accurate and timely manner. monthly and annual financial statements to senior management

§ administer and review all financial plans and budgets; monitor progress and changes and produce monthly budget versus actual reports

§ Manage organizational cash flow and forecasting

§ Oversee audit and tax functions, coordinate activities with outside

audit/accounting firms and vat submission

review firms’ performance

EMPLOYER

PERIOD

ROLE

REASON FOR

LEAVING

Huawei Technologies

Dec 2016- June 2018

Project Finance controller:

Project estimation & Budgeting

§ Revenue and cost estimation including project baseline

§ Setting and managing project target

§ Analysis of project variance and update project baseline

Financial management

§ Rolling mthly budget forecast

§ Trigger mthly project revenue

§ Invoice submission and collections

§ Processing mthly profit and loss statement

§ Project contract analysis and management.

§ Project risk management

§ Mthly financial Reporting

Project Management

§ Leading project planning sessions

§ Coordinating staff and internal resources

§ Managing project progress and adapt work as required

§ Ensuring projects meet deadlines

§ Managing relationships with clients and stakeholders

§ Designing and signing off on contracts

§ Overseeing all incoming and outgoing project documentation

§ Participating in tender process i.e. design, submission and review

§ Designing risk mitigation plan

§ Conducting project review and creating detailed reports for executive staff

§ Optimising and improving processes and the overall approach where

necessary

§ Securing growth opportunities and initiating new projects

End of fixed term Contract

EMPLOYER

PERIOD

ROLE

REASON FOR

LEA VING

MTN (Mobile telephone network)

Feb 2010- Dec 2015

Project Accountant:

Planning and Budgeting

§ Participate in the Business Planning in conjunction with Budgeting and PMO

§ Compile the CFO Capex & Opex Project Budget Board Papers

§ Oversee the review of Project Capex & Opex Submissions and ensure that it

aligns with the approved Business Plan.

§ Project procurement management and tender process review

§ Project Costing and Project Benefit Realization tracking.

§ Business case review and approval

§ Manage the Project reprioritization process to ensure business plan flexibility

Operational and Financial Management

§ Monitoring of Projects budget against FA sheets and Opex database – alert and escalate when deviations from agreed criteria occur

§ Compile & Manage the Project Pool CIR (Capital Investment Request) approval Budget

§ Manage Project Capitalization of Assets in line with the IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standard)

§ Facilitate the Monthly Project Board Commentary feedback and reporting

§ Order management and ensure payment of invoices

§ Propose opportunities to improve and to correct Project budget management

§ Report on supplier contracts implications on the budget and ensure control of

requisitions expenditure to prevent and identify deviations to the budget

§ Continually review & improve internal financial controls in Projects

Financial risk.

§ Support Audit process (internal and external auditors)

Retrenchment

Reason leaving

MTN (Mobile telephone network)

Oct 2006- Jan 2010

Budget Controller

§ Implement, execute and manage the budgeting and forecasting process and deliver on the reporting requirement for the business unit.

§ Assist to define and implement corporate governance policies and procedures

§ Facilitate budget allocation according to parameters set by General Managers §Update budget/review financial forecasts based on business operational

assumptions

§ Prepare all documentation related to all submissions (Opex, Capex, Headcount, IS

Equipment, Projects costs, Revenue Assumptions etc.)

§ Present actual vs. budgets comparisons to the business, and obtain business

commentary.

Monthly analysis of expense variances, conduct ad-hoc internal audit reviews review

§ expense claims on a monthly basis and prepare summary of findings

§ Ensure the budget is periodically updated / reviewed based on operational forecast

provided by the business.

Group Treasury Administrator Manager

o§ Foreign Exchange and Money Market dealing

o§ Loan administration and payment

o§ Prepares Forex dealing reconciliation.

o§ Records the purchase and redemption of investment instruments in the

system

o§ Prepares the monthly journal entries for all bank transactions

o§ Prepares the monthly bank reconciliations for all head office accounts

New opportunity within MTN

EMPLOYER

PERIOD

ROLE

REASON FOR

LEAVING

MTN (Mobile telephone network)

Feb 2000- Sept 2006

Corporate & Consumer Accounts Executive (Collections)

§ Checking daily bank statement and allocation of cash.

§ Minimize bad debt to 5% of Debtors book. Reconcile the bank statement and

allocate the payment as per remittances. Reconciling the account via credit, Debit

and Journal entries.

§ Arranging the terms and conditions for any financial agreements

New opportunity within MTN

EMPLOYER

PERIOD

ROLE

REASON FOR LEAVING

Standard Bank

Apr 1999 – Jan 2000

Card division agent



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