CURRICULUM VITAE
UZZIAH KANANJI
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth : 25th December, 1986
Sex : Male
Nationality : Malawian
Marital Status : Married
District of Origin : Ntcheu
Religion : Christian
Home address: Mponda F.P. School
P.O. Box 48, Balaka.
Contact address: Lilongwe Waterboard
P.O.Box 96, Lilongwe, Malawi.
Cell No.: +265-********* / 265-***-***-***
Email:*************@*****.**.**
PERSONAL PROFILE
Competent and ambitious man who has the required qualifications along with comparable accounting and financial skills, budgeting skills, administration skills, negotiation skills, ability to interpret financial statement, applies complex and technical regulations and policies as related to accounting procedures in line with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and International Accounting Standards (IAS). I’m an efficient, organized individual, hardworking, dependable with absolute discretion, and excellent attention to detail. In addition to that, I’m a well-disciplined, focused and self-motivated with strong planning and organizational skills, strategic focus, ability to maintain confidentiality at the highest level at all times, ability to follow instructions through a standard work process, ICT skills and report writing skills, good interpersonal and communication skills and able to work under pressure and minimum supervision, adapt and promote new ethical standards while maintaining high levels of integrity and professionalism.
SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES
Self-motivated and team player, adaptable and innovative
Excellent organizational, time management skills and ability to prioritize work.
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills including the ability to communicate financial information to Non-financial Colleagues
Able to build and maintain good professional and inter-personal relationships with all levels of staff and clients
Strong analytical skills, numerical and problem solving using a methodical and organized approach
Ability to work under pressure and minimum supervision
Supervisory skills and report writing skills
Ability to work in a multicultural environment
Computer skills in Microsoft Word Processing, Spreadsheet (Excel), Power Point/ Publisher, Internet/Email and accounting packages; Sage Line 50, Microsoft Dynamics Navision, Fleet Focus and Sage line 500
Fluent in English, Chichewa and Tumbuka.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
1. Assistant Accountant: At Lilongwe Waterboard from January 2022 to Current, P.O.Box 96, Lilongwe
Reporting to : ACCOUNTANT AND DIRECTOR OF FINANCE
Duties:
Bank and Cash reconciliation
Prepare and Processing foreign payments transactions
Cash Management
Capturing transactions into ledgers
Preparing payment vouchers and cheques
Maintaining petty cash book
Capturing Salary inputs
Filling accounts documents
Producing Accounts Report to the Management
Preparing Tax returns
Conducting stock taking with internal auditors and external auditors. 2. Regional Finance Officer (Costing): Carlsberg/Castel Malawi Ltd, P/Bag 203, Mzuzu. From 2015 to 2019
Reporting to : National Costing Coordinator and Financial Controller Duties:
Preparing Payments for suppliers and ensuring that documentation is complete and accurate before payment is done.
Production of financial reports
Budgeting, tax review and bank & cash reconciliation.
General Ledger Reconciliation, compiling variance analysis reports.
Preparing the appropriate journal vouchers & production of detailed variance analysis report
Updating fixed asset register book
Handling and Codifying Petty cash vouchers
Raising of Purchase Requisitions for material purchases
Ensure that transactions are accurately posted in the system using the appropriate codes
Creditor’s reconciliations, Inventory/Stock management using the appropriate accounting standards.
Fleet (fixed assets) and fuel management
Preparation of audit schedules for internal and external auditors.
Raising of Purchase Requisitions for material purchases (P.R)
Raising Receipt Vouchers (G.R.N.) for payment of materials supplied
Ensuring that goods purchased are recorded properly and movement of stock is well managed at all times.
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
1. Bachelor Degree in Accountancy obtained from Exploits University 2. Masters in Business Administration (Pending)
3. Malawi School Certificate of Education (MSCE) at Chipoka Secondary School PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1. Diploma in Financial Accounting awarded by ICAM 2. Certificate in Financial Accounting awarded by ICAM RELEVANT TRAININGS
1. Valid SADC Driving License – Class C1E
2. Certificate of Attendance in Report Writing skills & Records Management issued by Carlsberg Malawi.
3. Certificate of Attendance issued by Excellence Assured Consultancy
Project Management in Malawi and Southern Africa (NGO)
Monitoring and Evaluation of Projects in Malawi and Southern Africa (NGO)
Data Management using SPSS, Stata mobile Collection using ODK HOBBIES
1. Listening to gospel music, Reading, attending church services TRACEABLE REFEREES
Charles Kamwendo
Lilongwe Water Board
P.O.Box 96
Lilongwe Cell.No. 088******* (*********@***.**)
Samuel Chisuse
Castel Malawi Ltd
P.O.Box 406, Blantyre
Contact # 088*******
Bentry Kumwenda
NOCMA Malawi
Lilongwe
Cell.No. 088*******