Accountant with Grants & Budget Expertise
Resume:
*********@*****.***
+255***-***-*** - WhatsApp
Dar Es Salaam Tanzania
Skills
Advanced Excel and Data
Analysis
Customer Service Excellency
Xero
Odoo 18 ERP
Query handling
QuickBooks
Sage X3
Microsoft Navision Dynamics
Pastel
Education
07/2016
Bachelor's Honours Degree:
Accounting
Bindura University of Science
Education
Mashonaland Central, Zimbabwe
GPA: 2.1 or Upper Second Class
ACCA:
Finance, Accounting And Auditing
Association of Chartered
Certified Accountants
United Kingdom
Websites, Portfolios,
Profiles
https://www.linkedin.com/in/ro
nald-zulu-a29724b9/
Ronald Zulu
Summary
Dynamic Financial Analyst with a proven track record in various business sectors, leveraging advanced Excel and data analysis skills to enhance financial accuracy and drive strategic insights. Recognized for exceptional customer service and adept at managing complex financial reconciliations, contributing to improved organizational performance and compliance.
Experience
Masika Ventures - Financial and Accounting Analyst Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania
01/2024 - Current
Analyzing financial data to assess the organization and its segments' financial health and performance.
Managing agricultural grants and ensuring adherence with budget and the donor policies.
Administering payroll for the group and its five subsidiary companies.
Managing employees' pension funds, ensuring proper reconciliation between our companies and the insurance services provider.
Preparing financial statements and reports for internal stakeholders, such as management and executives.
Meticulously recording of financial transactions in the general ledger, ensuring all financial activities are properly documented.
Reconciling accounts to identify and resolve discrepancies, guaranteeing the accuracy of financial records.
Investigating and explaining the variances between budgeted and actual financial results and helping to identify areas for improvement.
Ensuring the company adheres to accounting standards and regulations, maintaining financial integrity.
Toyin Trailers - Regional Accountant
Harare, Zimbabwe
02/2023 - 01/2024
Prepared monthly management accounts for Toyin Trailers Zimbabwe, Zambia, and Mozambique.
Analyzed financial data from monthly management accounts and prepared financial reports to identify trends, assess financial health, and support strategic decision-making.
Reviewed and analyzed regional expenditures to ensure proper classification to cost centers and proper accounting of transfer pricing transactions.
Coordinated with the Headquarters in South Africa to ensure proper communication and recording of intercompany transactions.
Administered the payroll and statutory remittances. ICAP Global Health - Finance and Administration Assistant Harare, Zimbabwe
05/2021 - 11/2022
Processed statutory returns, projects payments, and travel advance requests.
Reviewed staff travel applications and acquittals.
Reviewed payments, and ensured all supporting documents were authorized, and attached.
Ensured that all monthly documents are scanned and uploaded on cloud for the New York office to review.
Verified vendor profile registration forms for accuracy and compliance with the organization and donor's SOPs.
Ensured that all travel requests were acquitted in accordance with the SOPs, considering timing and required documentation.
Handled Petty Cash and ensured the receipts are acquitted, and appropriately filed.
Managed Grants and Donor Funds, and ensured donor financial compliance, and policy adherence.
Prepared bank and inter-funds reconciliation statements.
Procurement and logistics support, financial reporting, and audit assistance.
Managing employees' pension funds, ensuring proper reconciliation between our companies and the insurance services provider. Getbucks Microfinance Bank - Recons Manager - Management Accountant Harare, Zimbabwe
08/2019 - 05/2021
Analyzed financial data to identify trends, assess performance, and inform strategic decision-making.
Prepared and presented monthly management accounts to senior leadership, highlighting key metrics, and providing insights for future planning.
Contributed to the development of annual budgets and financial forecasts, considering market trends and potential risks.
Supervised reconciliation for the card transactions (POS, ATM, and Cards), mobile banking transaction, (Zipit, Bank to Wallet, Airtime, ZESA tokens), Online banking (RBZ), general ledger (Intercompany, Investments, company bank accounts, control accounts, branch suspense accounts.
Reconciliations Manager (Jul 2020 – Dec 2020)
Reconciliations Supervisor (Aug 2019 – Jun 2020) ZB Financial Holdings - Accounts and Recons Assistant Harare, Zimbabwe
11/2017 - 08/2019
I contributed to a project that successfully cleared unreconciled account transactions backdating from 2012 to 2017 by implementing data analysis techniques, collaborating with other departments and external stakeholders. This project resulted in enhanced accuracy of financial records and streamlined processing.
Presented weekly update reports to supervisors, effectively communicating key findings on the reconciliation project and recommendations.
Daily Reconciliation of ZimSwitch, RTGs or RBZ, EcoCash, ZESA, and Zipit transactions.
References
Tawanda, Rukodzi, Group Finance Manager, ***************@*****.***,
+263***-***-***, Toyin Trailers
Moudy, Mugadzaweta, Regional Human Resource Manager, ******@****.********.***, +263***-***-***, ICAP Global Health
Tendekuvai, Chipfunde, Former Senior Finance Officer, **************@*****.***, +263***-***-***, ICAP Global Health
Patience, Maforo, Former Head of Human Resources, *******@*****.***,
+263***-***-***, Getbucks Microfinance
Gerard, Mugani, Head of Finance, ******@************.***, +263***-***-***, Getbucks Microfinance
Panashe, Chatora, Former Reconciliations Supervisor, ********@*****.***,
+263**********, ZB Financial Holdings
Lilian, Pasara, Former Accountant, *********@*****.***, +263-**-***-****, ICSAZ
WORK ACHIEVEMENTS
Due to good work ethics, and positive attitude towards my work, I was promoted during the probation period.
Reduced ICAP Zimbabwe's audit error rates from approximately 45% to 5% by implementing checklists and thorough reviews.
Designed and developed the current reconciliation processes at Getbucks.
Recovered approximately 60% of lost funds from clients at ZB Financial Holdings, these funds had been lost through clients' daily transactional activities.
Recovered almost 80% of lost funds at Getbucks Microfinance Bank as well.
Due to hard working and consistency, I was promoted 3 times in less than 2 years.
Maintained an excellent reputation for both Getbucks and ZB by resolving customer errors timeously.
Evaluated and designed proper filling systems for the Zimbabwe Council of Churches.
Cleared intercompany balances at the Zimbabwe Council of Churches. Volunteer Experience
Zimbabwe Council of Churches (ZCC), Finance Assistant, Harare, 2017-08, 2017-11, Prepared management accounts for ZCC and its organs, analyzing financial data to identify trends, cost centers, and potential areas for cost reduction. These insights were used by management to inform strategic budgeting and resource allocation decisions., Managed cash flow and petty cash for the General Secretariat's projects, proactively implementing new controls and streamlining reconciliation processes to ensure timely project delivery and adherence to budgets., Prepared monthly bank reconciliations and presented key financial findings to the General Secretariat's leadership team, facilitating informed decision-making, and fostering a culture of data-driven financial management., Voluntary
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