Progress Mawaro
Brantford,ON
Summary
Chartered Management Accountant with +8 years of experience and strong understanding of all aspect of Management accounting, IFRS Financial Reporting, Financial Statement analysis and financial management. Well-versed in updating and standardizing controls and streamlining procedures to increase productivity and reduce errors in accounting files.
Overview
12
12
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate
Work History
Accountant
CPI Ministries
10.2023 - Current
- Assisted in development and implementation of new accounting and processes systems.
- Collected and assembled financial data of +$100k for costs analysis on year-to-year basis relative to fiscal planning and budgeting activities.
- Gathered banking transactions via statements, recorded activity in Excel format and reconciled balances.
- Performed general ledger reconciliations on weekly basis.
- Leveraged finance knowledge to strengthen controls and improve transparency.
Senior Accountant
Innscor Africa Ltd T/a Prodairy Pvt Ltd
11.2020 - 09.2023
- Prepare monthly, quarterly and annual financial statements to management with 98% on-time delivery rate.
- Preparation of annual budget and financial analysis, contributing suggestions that resulted in reduction of annual expenditures by 5%
- Determined tax obligations, file tax returns and upheld compliance with applicable laws, including resolving tax discrepancies with tax authorities, resulting in eliminating of fees, penalties, and interest worth $30K
- Oversaw balance sheet reconciliations across cash accounts, accounts receivable, prepaid assets, fixed assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses
- Reconciled and balanced general ledger accounts, maintained chart of accounts, and performed month-end processes.
- Collaborated with finance team to develop and implement cost-saving strategies, leading to 10% reduction in operational expenses
- Tracked and managed projects capital expenditures in excess of $5M into fixed asset accounts and close out those accounts once related projects have been completed in accordance with IAS 16.
- Prepared detailed schedules, journal entries and reconciliations to support six complex structured leases under IFRS 16 Leases accounting.
Accountant
OK Zimbabwe Ltd T/a Okmart
10.2014 - 10.2020
- Preparing monthly management accounts, variance analysis and commentary reports
- Preparing monthly reports for senior managers including business KPI's in line with reporting deadlines
- Reconciling bank statements at end of each month and generated reports for Finance manager.
- Processing monthly payroll journals and reconciliations for over 150 staff members, preparing payroll exceptional reports
- Cost management - develop cost-saving strategies, resulting in 14% reduction in operational expenses without comprise quality of work
- Liaised with sales, procurement, and receiving & dispatching teams regarding disputed invoices, reduces overall invoices discrepancies to level below 5%.
Assistant Accountant
Interfresh Ltd.
11.2011 - 03.2012
- Assisting in preparation of consolidated financial statements and management accounts
- Preparation of monthly treasury cashbook reports, bank and cashbook reconciliations
- Maintenance of $2M fixed Asset Register including calculation of depreciation
- Preparation of Creditors and Debtors reconciliations.
Education
Chartered Management Accountant - Accounting And Finance
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Uk08.2022
Graduate Development Program - Business Management And Leadership
Mandel Training Centre
Harare, ZW09.2014
BBA - Accounting And Finance
University of Zimbabwe
Harare, ZW07.2012
Skills
- Strong analytical skills and business acumen
- Experienced on Financial reporting and analysis, Management Accounting, business planning, budgeting and variance analysis
- Experienced in implementation of financial systems and controls
- Managerial and Human resource management
- Microsoft Office suite
- Business and accounting systems (SAGE, SWAN, QuickBooks, Morpho)
- Ability to identify risks and then developing and implementing strategies to minimize that risk
- Full-Cycle Accounting, Fixed Assets Management, Cash Flow Management, Inventory Control and Business Tax Planning
Timeline
Accountant
CPI Ministries
10.2023 - Current
Senior Accountant
Innscor Africa Ltd T/a Prodairy Pvt Ltd
11.2020 - 09.2023
Accountant
OK Zimbabwe Ltd T/a Okmart
10.2014 - 10.2020
Assistant Accountant
Interfresh Ltd.
11.2011 - 03.2012
Chartered Management Accountant - Accounting And Finance
Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Graduate Development Program - Business Management And Leadership
Mandel Training Centre
BBA - Accounting And Finance
University of Zimbabwe
Certification
- CGMA - Chartered Global Management Accountant
References
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