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Skills keywords: accounts payable, accounts receivables, assistant accountant, finance assistant, financial services

Short Bio:

I am a confident, independent and career driven 28 yeas old lady. I've always enjoyed working with numbers as they are one of the great attributes for the growth of any organisation and individual. This interest led me to pursue my Bachelor's Degree in Accounting and Finance and a Masters degree in Management with Finance at Southampton Solent University. I am enthusiastic, flexible and committed. These attributes combined with my personality and charisma equip me to be a good team player.

Current location:  England, United Kingdom - View on map

Nationality: TANZANIAN

Preferred Sector of Employment:  Banking Insurance and Financial Services, Oil, Gas and Energy, education and training

Spoken languages: english, Swahili

Location I am interested in working: Anywhere

PROFILE

Organised, adaptable, flexible and self-driven professional. Always seeking challenging opportunities where room for progression is not limited. In addition to my academic qualifications, I have several years of hands-on knowledge and experience working within finance based roles in a variety of industries and practices. I am confident and enthusiastic. Good communicator across all levels of a business. I am competent of working as an individual and also as part of a team. I am passionate for growth and very open to positive criticism. My keenest career interests lie within the Finance sector, which my higher education reflects. I have garnered enough knowledge of Excel, Word and many other Office applications through on-going training and experience. My skill-set also includes useful knowledge for utilising financial systems and tools, such as Sage, Dynamics NAV, Xero and Outlook for a variety of Accounting and Financial tasks.

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENTS

• Association of Chartered Certified Accountant, ACCA: Professional Level (Part time studies)

• MA, Management with Finance (Merit): Southampton Solent University (2011-12). Units included; Financial Management, Financial Reporting, Research Methods, Business Analysis and Cross Cultural Studies.

• BA (Hons), Accounting and Finance (2.2): Southampton Solent University (2008-11). Units included; Corporate Reporting, Accounting for Decision Making, Corporate Financial Management, Advanced Taxation, Audit practice

• ACSE (A-Level) – St. Maria Goreti High School: (2006 – 2008) subjects included; Physics, Chemistry and Advanced Mathematics

GCSE (O-Level) – Kifungilo Girls Secondary School, January 2002 – October 2005 Subjects included; Mathematics and English

• Distinction in Post-graduate Dissertation. Case study: Survival of Small and Medium Enterprises

• Third Prize-winner in the Enterprise Boot Camp 2012. Southampton Solent University, gaining further understanding of starting up and running businesses

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2015–Feb 2016:
Churches Fire Security – Finance Assistant (Sales ledger& Credit control)

– Administration work such as posting BACS payments, Cheques and payments received by post or over the phone from customers into accounting system (Dynamic Nav) to the correct ledger.

– Recording and updating a summary of Cash flow (income and expenses) daily on excel and sending a report to senior managers and finance director.

– Creating and posting journals to the appropriate ledger

– Monthly Reconciliation of transactions taking place weekly whilst taking note of accruals and prepayments.

Credit control:

– A daily reminder through phone calls and emails to customers regarding outstanding balances.

– Sending out invoices by post or emails when requested to the required customers.

– Dealing with customers’ invoices in queries by providing satisfactory solutions.

– Liaising with Solicitors on the legal matters regarding breached customers, customers in liquidation and discuss best ways to recover bad debts.

– Participate in the preparation of end of month report.

– Reporting to the finance manager

2013 – 2015:
AIPF Ltd – Accounts Assistant

– Daily posting of financial transactions from the statement (income and expense) into the accounting system (XERO) to the correct ledger with the correct code.

– Working with other team members in planning and budgeting for different departments and prospective investments.

– End of month bank reconciliations and attending to any overdue or outstanding payments.

– Attend to regular payments (national and international payments), taking into account exchange rates and price fluctuations and participate in decision making from the finance point of view for company’s growth.

– Participate in ideas on how to improve the company’s sales through different ways of marketing on-going training courses.

– Daily reporting to Chief Operating Officer regarding the financial state of the company.

2012 – 2013:
RCCG Charity – Finance Administrator

– Participate in the preparation of end of year financial report and preparing budgets for different departments for the new financial year.

– Liaising with external accountants regarding any financial queries/ records they needed for their report.

– Writing out cheques and sending them out for approval before handing them out to suppliers.

– Recording any form of transaction taking place.

– Carry out other Ad hoc activities from other departments and reporting performance to the head of finance.

– Handling and filing Invoice-related queries and ensuring all invoices received are accurate and paid promptly.

– Auditing financial statements, Bank reconciliation and ensure compliance with regulations.

HOBBIES & INTERESTS

I am an active person, full of energy and passion. Love adventure, exercise, going for walks and watching movies. I have started up my own fashion business and website introducing Tanzanian designs into modern handbags and other handmade accessories, which keeps me inspired and motivated in my personal time. I have a keen interest in charitable work that helps orphans from third world countries and I have volunteered for such work and hope to continue to do so in future.