Nqobizitha Melusi Nkomo

CURRICULUM VITAE OF NQOBIZITHA NKOMO PERSONAL DETAILS Nqobizitha Melusi Nkomo 5 Essex Street Kensington Johannesburg Gauteng 2094 Cell number: - Email address- BRIEF SUMMARY I am a young man aged 30 with strong accounting and administrational skills looking to pursue my post Articles career within the Accounting field. I am self-motivated and eager to develop my career and develop my skills further. CORE COMPETENCIES            Documentation of significant flows of transactions including controls in place to mitigate risks Developing risk based audit programs by identifying the audit risks, compensating controls, and the relevant audit procedures to be performed by team members to reduce audit risk to a minimum. Verification of financial statements to source documents and checking compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards, and verification of financial statements for compliance with IFRS and the Companies Act Good report writing skills both written and verbal Good analysis skills of financial information Able to work under pressure and meet deadlines PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION  SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS COMPLETED ARTICLES TRAINING 2013 Association of Charted Certified Accountants – in progress  PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE November 2017 to date: Accountant at Desert Charm 47 CC Key responsibilities:  Presentation of monthly management accounts (Due date first working day after 15th of month) including variance analysis.  Ensuring tax compliances  Generally attend to all accounts and finance matters  Cash flow Management and profit forecasts for tax purposes  Investigations, review of agreements and other matters requested.  Monthly review of general ledger reconciliation  Monthly review, drill down and follow up of aged debtors report for group companies.  Review and implementation of effective accounting systems for control of costs.  Preparation of year end packs for accounts in cooperation with various a/c personnel  Calculation and Reconciliation of Workman’s Compensation.  Review of members loan a/c and recommendations for tax effective payments thereon  Review of monthly journals to ensure correctly processed and make recommendations to reduce  Preparation of excel working papers for year end with full reconciliation of all accounts  Compilation of all fixed asset invoices, bank statements, repairs and maintenance statements, vat returns and PAYE returns.    Preparation of draft financial spreadsheets for all companies Preparation of draft tax calculations including detailed analysis of repairs, donations, insurance, interest etc. Review of all accounts and preparation of Accruals for outstanding invoices, prepayments for mismatched sales etc. April 2015 to April 2017: Financial Reporting Consultant at Core Reporting Key responsibilities:  Preparation of annual financial statements using Caseware Customization of financial statement reports per client requirements  Performing technical reviews on financial statements and preparing a report on noncompliance   with IFRS or IFRS for SMEs;   Preparing budgets for engagements, monitoring these against actual costs, communicating   overruns to management and negotiating overrun recoveries;   Preparing financial statements for various jurisdictions (South Africa, Australia, United    Kingdom, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Liberia, Tanzania, Nigeria, Kenya) in terms of IFRS;  Preparing documents with items that are outstanding on separate, consolidated or interim   financial statements, as well as non-compliance issues that needs to be addressed;   Preparing separate financial statements as well as consolidated financial statements and    consolidated financial statements with foreign operations with detailed consolidation  workings;   Preparing working papers and supporting information for financial statements for auditors and    clients;   September 2013 to March 2015: Assistant Accountant at Windscreen Distributors (Pty) Ltd            Key responsibilities:  Loading payments on to the online banking system  Processing payroll on VIP including statutory deductions (SDL, UIF, pension)  Review petty cash claims and process payments  Capture and process intercompany recharges  Liaising with Shipping Department on Import payments and foreign currency transactions  Reconciling Accounts Receivable per Sales system with the Accounting System  Assisting all junior Accounts Clerks with all aspects of accounting (processing of creditors, debtors, cashbook, reconciling bank reconciliations)  Reviewing internal controls and implementing new controls to mitigate the weaknesses noted  Assisting Accountant with preparation and analysis of monthly management accounts  Identifying and implementing improvements to systems in order to reduce operating time and costs.  Preparation of Year End Audit files for external audit.  Training and supervision of staff to improve productivity and skills  Establishing and maintaining good relationship with banks, auditors a n d SARS  processing of payroll journals and reconciliation of deductions and statutory payroll payments  Maintenance of Fixed Asset register for 8 branches  Assist Accountant in the preparation of monthly VAT returns  Maintain spreadsheets for calculations relating to rebate income from foreign purchases  Maintenance of a perpetual inventory system, analysing and investigating any unusual variances arising from stock counts Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants Zimbabwe (January 2008 to October 2010): I have worked as an Audit Assistant with Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants (Zimbabwe) within the Assurance Department from January 2008 to October 2010. I have worked within audit teams on audit engagements of listed entities and their subsidiaries, private companies, not-for-profit entities and trust organizations. Key achievements include:         Successfully completed the Cash and Bank, Accounts receivables, Inventory, Property, Plant & Equipment,      Accounts Payable & Accruals sections of the engagement with minimal supervision Successful completion of planning of the engagement with minimal guidance Received positive reviews from clients on work performed Met client deadlines on a consistent basis with minimal overruns Supervised junior staff on small engagements and reviewed their working papers Promoted to Auditor level and exceeded expectations by successfully managing assigned small to medium sized engagements with no budget overrun Consistently maintained an overall efficiency of 70% within the workplace Received commendation for consistently delivering timely, concise working papers and reports Motivated and mentored junior staff with the completion of basic sections within the audit engagement    Alchemy Financial Services Incorporated South Africa (May 2011 to August 2013) Successfully completed my SAICA Articles and completed my training specializing in external audit.       PRACTICAL/SOFT SKILLS Expert level use of Microsoft Excel, Word, Access, PowerPoint  Excellent use of Case ware  Excellent use of Pastel Partner and Pastel Evolution  Intermediate understanding of SAP software  Good written and verbal communication skills  Good time management and attention to detail PROFESSIONAL TRAINING University of South Africa: Bachelor of Accounting Science (Final semester) Subjects studied: Financial Accounting, Auditing, Taxation of Individuals, Taxation of Business Income, Management Accounting, Commercial Law and Introduction to Pastel Accounting Software. I am in the final year of my studies with Financial Accounting, Management Accounting modules left.    Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants (Zimbabwe) – Internal courses  Case ware training  Leadership courses  People Management Skills  Communication skills External Courses (Alchemy Financial Services Incorporated)  ProBeta Monthly Webinars on new changes to Companies Act South Africa and Accounting Standard Changes  Caseware User Groups -  REFERENCES John Brockbank Director BI Financials Email:- Quintin Bailey Financial Reporting Manager Core Reporting (Proprietary) Limited Email:-Cell:- Michalen Padayachee Team Leader CQS Technologies Anna-Marie Roodt Human Resources Manager/Payroll Administrator Commercial Auto Parts (Selby) (Proprietary) Limited Email:-Jessica Metzner Assistant Accountant Spartan IT Solutions Email:-