Financial Data A Team
Resume:
CURRICULUM VITAE
NAME : ELIJAH DAKA
ADDRESS : PLOT NUMBER 5052/2,
CHILANGA ROAD,
NDEKE TOWNSHIP, NDOLA,
CELL# : +260-***-***-***
EMAIL : ***********@*****.***
SEX : MALE
DATE OF BIRTH /PLACE : 26TH JANUARY 1985 /LUSAKA
NATIONALITY : ZAMBIAN
MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED
RELIGION : CHRISTIAN
PROFESSIONAL OBJECTIVE
With my good knowledge of general accounting principal, practice and procedures, my strengths include innovative thinking, time conscious, self-motivated and work well as part of a team and using my own initiative. This makes me desire a meaningful and challenging position in the accounting field that would enable me to utilize my analytical and technical skills to make the organization’s objective met.
EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS SUMMARY
1.12+ years of accounting experience and have comprehensive knowledge on various accounting practices and procedures and I am qualified for positions leading to responsibilities in bookkeeping, preparing financial statements, analyzing and interpreting financial data, budget formulating and tracking, ensuring comprehensive analysis of actual vs. budget, forecasts, trends and disbursement of funds, adherence to internal controls, reconciliation of books of accounts and credit management, taxation, procurement and logistics, project finance and administration.
2.Ability to perform functions with accuracy with high level of attention to detail.
3.3With my practical thinking skill, I am able to motivate and influence people positively.
4.Ability to plan, coordinate, direct, supervise and prioritize work with time management.
5.Ability to produce quality and meaningful information and convey it in a clear and concise manner.
6.Ability to utilize analytical and problem skills and have strong organizational skills.
7.Willing to travel, ability to build relationships, networks and adhere to professionalism and good work ethics.
8.Work well as part of a team with multiple and diverse stakeholder and largely unsupervised.
9.Customer focused and results driven while maintaining confidentiality and due care.
10.Proficiency in MS Office, internet, Pastel, QuickBooks, Tally and Sun Systems Accounting packages.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
~Financial Accountant – Lublend Limited – 04/05/2020 to Date
Responsibilities
Gathering and monitoring financial data (e.g., Sales revenues, assets and liabilities).
Assisting in preparing monthly, quarterly and annual statements (balance sheets and income statements).
Forecasting capital and revenue costs and also focal personnel for all Company Tax obligations.
Ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory obligations (NHIMA, NAPSA, Workers Compensation etc.) and assisting Human resource functions in relation to staff.
Assisting in conducting detailed risk assessment and analyzing.
Monitoring internal controls and analyzing financial data and trends.
Preparing payroll, month-end and year-end close processes and attending to auditors.
Coordinating the preparation of budgets, financial forecasts and report variances.
Researching technical accounting issues for compliance and also sitting in the Procurement and Safety Committee.
Ensuring quality control over financial transactions and reports.
Doing any other duties as assigned by the Chief Accountant and General Manager.
~Accountant – Yieldingtree Pullet Rearers Limited – 14/05/2013 to 30/04/2020
Responsibilities
Fixed Asset management and reconciliations of physical inventory and WIP.
Liability management, including preparing and updating of monthly obligation schedule.
Assisting in budget formulation, CAPEX and OPEX budget development and implementation.
Timely preparation of statutory annual financial reports and filing monthly and annual tax returns.
Preparing auditors schedules, coordinating audits and attend to their queries.
Preparing monthly management accounts, identifying risks and opportunities and interpreting financial and business results.
Responsible for cash flow management, maintaining the company’s cash books and daily postings in Pastel and performing bank and balance sheet reconciliations and making backups for financial security
Month end processing of receivables and payables and computing the aging list.
Supervise Petty cash, payroll, P.O.L and trading sales personnel and ensure correct statements are distributed to customer.
Performing the validity checks on all payment vouchers and updating the general ledger accounts,
Delivering a full range of tax services to the company in compliance with laws and regulations within the timeframe.
Consolidating company’s units and transactions; Dairy, Poultry, stock feed manufacturing and trading.
Doing any other duties as assigned by the Managing Director.
~Accountant – Maamba Collieries Limited (Coal Mine) – 18/10/2010 to 31/10/2012
Responsibilities
Fixed Asset management, including labeling and coding of assets and maintaining the fixed asset register, as well as preparing Insurance for company assets.
Participating in departmental budgeting, cost allocation and responsible for cash budgets, monitoring and reviews.
Preparing daily Management Information Systems (Cash Flows) for daily reporting to parent company, NAVA BARAT, India.
Maintaining the company’s local and foreign currency Cash books,
Supervising Petty cash, IOU’s and daily postings on the Sun Systems and Tally.
Analyzing daily expenses, formulate cost control measures and identifying ways to reduce the expenses.
Performing bank reconciliations on the company local and foreign currency bank accounts
Facilitate procurement of goods and services in line the Mine’s regulations and procedures.
Supervise the work of assistant accountants – Payables and Receivables respectively.
Doing any other duties as assigned by the Chief Accountant and Finance Manager.
~Financial Officer – Mpongwe Organics Cooperative Society – 18/06/2007 to 18/06/2010
Responsibilities
Preparing monthly and quarterly management accounts and statutory annual financial reports.
Making timely disbursement requests in compliance with the African Development Fund (USADF) disbursement procedures and regulations and ensure effective monitoring of project budgets and also ensuring funding model analysis developed and implemented as appropriate.
Maintaining the Cooperative Fixed Assets Register, preparing auditors schedules, coordinating audits and attend to their queries.
Managing and analyzing costs, income and expenditure analysis and reporting variances expenditure review for sub grantees.
Participating in strengthening community financial management capacity by providing technical support, training and coaching on financial literacy and management and also project staff on project management and reporting.
Managing all travel arrangements for all staff and regular communication and liaison with all staff and with the relevant people across the organization and its partners OPPAZ and ASNAPP.
Undertaking Field project monitoring visits and offering financial support where necessary.
Coordinating human resources functions and developing Systems Operating Procedures.
Provide advice and guidance on conformity with regulations, procedures and best practice to sub grantees.
Maintaining the cash book, petty cash and reconciling books of accounts and any variance occurred.
Doing any other duties as assigned by the Business Manager.
EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATION
Currently ZICA member (T007364) and pursuing ACCA professional level (1482860)
September 2021 – ISO 9001/2015 Internal Audit Training
January 2007 - February 2007 - Obtained certificate in Pastel Accounting at Steel Gate Computers
July 2005 - December 2006 - Obtained Accounting Technicians Diploma (ATD) at NIPA
January 2001 - December 2003 - Obtained Ordinary level school certificate at Kabulonga Boys High school
LEADERSHIP QUALITIES
Providing leadership role in the company’s processes and practices in the area of financial management. Also interpreting financial information to promote stewardship and manage risks. In both primary and secondary school, I served as sports captain. At college I served as class representative and secretary for ATD student’s social club.
REFERENCES
1. MR DUNCAN BLAND
MANAGING DIRECTOR
YIELDINGTREE PULLET REARERS LTD
P.O.BOX 30229
LUSAKA
******@************.**.**
2. MR HENRY CHATA
CHIEF ACCOUNTANT
MAAMBA COLLIERIES LIMITED
P.O.BOX 99
MAAMBA
******@*****.***
******@*****.***
+260-***-***-***/278 226
3. TIMOTHY NGOMA
BUSINESS MANAGER
MPONGWE ORGANICS COOPERATIVE SOCIETY
P.O.BOX 160
MPONGWE
************@*****.***
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