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Wilkins Maonera

Accounting Assistant

To assume a suitable position in Accounting, Retailing or Warehousing Industry.

Work Experience

  • 2017 - 2018
    Zimbabwe National Water Authority
    Revenue Officer
    Summary of Duties:
    Analyzing and identifying on overdue debtors from the accounts receivable database as well as tracing, following up and receipting payments on overdue debtors.
    Attending to client queries and making the relevant follow ups of unallocated, omissions or wrongly credited payments or deposits and ensuring they are rectified accordingly.
    Providing input on debt collection strategies and negotiating payment plans with clients in arrears and making the subsequent regular payment follow ups.
    Compiling and preparation of monthly summary reports on debtors and revenue collection.
  • 2014 - 2015
    Nanavac Investments t/a Choppies Superstores
    Supervisor
    Summary of Duties:
    Leading the shop team in customer service excellence.
    Resource allocation and maximum utilisation of resources , emphasis being on adherence to procedures and ensuring adequate resource levels to achieve budgeted targets whilst managing shop costs, and shrinkage for example through correct staff scheduling and efficient allocation of other resources to various shop tasks.
    Monitoring stock levels and overseeing placement of orders.
    Managing and controlling of high risk stocks.
    Making order follow ups to ensure the ordered goods are supplied.
    Ensuring the ordered goods are received, moved and merchandised properly in the sales floor.
    Responsible for daily cash up of cashiers and ensure all variances are investigated and resolved accordingly.
    Conducting of stock take supervision, Point of Sale surveillances, spot checks and ensuring cashing in and banking is timorously done.
    General supervision of staff with particular emphasis on merchandising, stock movements, hygiene and safety in line with operating systems and procedures.
    Carrying out of ongoing training and development of team members to ensure their performance meets company standards and continually improves.
    Supporting the Assistant Branch Manager and Branch Manager in ensuring staff are motivated and directed to achieve their targets and performance goals and effectively managed in their absence.
    Maintaining of staff discipline.
    Any other duties assigned by the Branch Manager.
  • 2014 - 2014
    China Africa Cotton Zimbabwe
    Loss Control Officer
    Summary of Duties:
    Ensuring that Company systems and controls are working in accordance with set management guidelines and operational procedure manuals.
    Validation of documentation, warehouse stock movements, receipts and transfers to distribution points and disbursements to farmers and making of sample checks on the paper work used.
    Conducting regular spot checks, validation and verification exercises on the usage of inputs disbursed to farmers by checking the farmer fields to minimize on losses.
    Compiling weekly reports on validation and checks on farmer input disbursements, contracted hectares and cotton seed recovery and intake.
  • 2013 - 2014
    Mashonaland Tobacco Company
    Warehouse Supervisor
    Bonded warehouse general administration, stock controlling and monitoring (receiving, dispatching and reconciliations) in compliance with organizational procedures and key stakeholders' requirements (ZIMRA,TIMB etc)
    Supervision of Data capturing staff to maximise on time and resources and also ensuring data accuracy and integrity.
    Resource allocation and maximum utilisation of resources , emphasis being on adherence to procedures and ensuring adequate resource levels to achieve budgeted targets whilst managing warehouse costs, space and shrinkage through efficient movement of bales both in and out of the warehouse.
    Counter checking of imports, receipts and dispatch documents for conformity and counter signing them.
  • 2008 - 2010
    Bak Logistics
    Warehouse Controller
    Summary of Duties:
    General warehouse, Bonded warehouse and Transit warehouse administration, stock controlling and monitoring (receiving, dispatching and reconciliations).
    Responsible and accountable for the full functions of container (empty and full) and goods handling, storage, inventory management, logistics and dispatches of all client goods.
    Planning of daily warehouse operations, allocating tasks and general supervision of subordinates to maximize on time and resources.
    Resources allocation to achieve planned activities, emphasis being on adherence to procedures and ensuring adequate resource levels to achieve budget targeted targets whilst managing costs and shrinkage.
    Constantly evaluating resource levels and other operational requirements and making appropriate recommendations on how to close the gap between actual and anticipated performance in the relevant reports.
    Setting and maintaining organizational procedures in line with key stakeholders’ requirements (Customs and Exercise Department, Clearing Agencies and Shipping Lines)
    Counter checking for conformity of imports, receipts and dispatch documents and counter signing them.
    Ensuring that Health and Safety procedures were being followed in accordance with the companies’ operational procedures.
    Attending to staff and client queries.
    Ensuring zero stock losses for the warehouse through monitoring their performance.
    Conducting monthly stock take preparations, counts and ensuring variances are followed and appropriate action is taken.
    Developing effective and continuous training programmes for staff at the warehouse.
  • 2005 - 2006
    Deven Engineering
    Undergraduate Accounting Attache
    Summary of Duties:
    Cashbook Section
    Assisting with manual creditor payments, debtor refunds and urgent payments.
    Facilitating payments via EFT and cheques in certain circumstances.
    Ensuring only authorised cheques are handed out.
    Controlling schedule of issued cheques to be maintained.
    Maintaining and managing petty cash ensuring correct usage and that the procedures that apply to petty cash are followed.
    Cashbook preparation, monthly balancing and preparation of bank reconciliation statement.
    Managing Petty Cash through ensuring correct documentation is handed in and only authorised payments are made.
    Ensuring there is enough cash on hand.
    Compiling a weekly reconciliation of the Petty Cash movements.
    Reimbursing and posting the petty cash entries of the various branches.
    Daily retrieving of bank statements.
    Completing bank upload template and uploading into SAP.
    Ensure SAP agrees to the bank statements daily.
    Ensuring control accounts are clear before each month-end cut-off.
    Assisting with confirming incoming funds.
    Monthly reconciliation of bank accounts including control accounts and petty cash accounts.

    Creditors Section
    Verifying and matching supporting documents to invoices for processing.
    Liaising with user departments with regards to service delivery, queries on invoices and payment allocations.
    Ensuring all vendor documents are in order for example VAT and Tax Clearance Certificates and taking the appropriate action before supplier invoice payments are processed.
    Reconciling expenses, schedules and accruals accounts.
    Matching of invoices to delivery notes and respective goods received notes.
    Reconciling invoices ready for payment on SAP to external supplier statements.
    Loading payment proposals and preparation of payment advice.
    Preparation of payments for authorisation.
    Uploading payment run.
    Filing of invoices or statements.
    Communicating with suppliers.
    Updating cash flow spread sheet as per payment proposal on SAP.
    Submitting the accruals on monthly basis.
    Maintaining the creditors age analysis.
    Ensuring that suppliers are paid within their payment terms.

    Debtors Section
    Ensuring there is prompt and timely invoicing of debtors.
    Following up of non paid invoices with debtors.
    Preparation and capturing of all journals, credit notes and adjustments.
    Reconciling receipts to invoices and debtors statements.
    Analyzing the debtors aged analysis making sure that no invoices older than three months remain unpaid.
    Allocating paid invoices to customers account.
    Maintaining financial records for accounts office for which responsibility is assigned, act as the custodian of all finance files, and responsible for archiving all files with correct coding.
    Manage day to day banking for the office, ensuring bank statements are received on time and all deposits are done daily.

    Other Duties
    Job costing and preparation of cost sheets for invoicing and monthly costing reports.
    Preparation of journal entries and reconciling the general ledger and subsidiary accounts.
    Conducting stock take supervision and ensuring the exercise is done successfully.
    Assist in preparation of financial statements.
    Filing.
  • 2000 - 2002
    TM Supermarkets
    Section Manager
    Summary of Duties:
    Front End (Point Of Sale) Section
    Ensuring good customer care conduct is maintained throughout the entire operational periods.
    Ensuring adherence to cash handling procedures by both the point of sale operators and cash office personnel.
    Authorising changes of charged items on point of sale systems where the need arises.
    Minimising shrinkage by ensuring all goods passing through the point of sale points are properly charged and paid for.
    Conducting of Point of Sale surveillances, spot checks and ensuring cashing in and banking is timorously done.
    Investigating banking variances and taking appropriate measures to minimize shortages and surpluses.
    Attending to customer queries and render appropriate assistance.

    Sales Floor Section
    Leading the sales floor team in customer service excellence.
    Responsible for all duties relating to the effective functioning of the sales floor and management of sales employees including supplier merchandisers.
    Ensuring proper product shelf space is allocated for each product and in store visual merchandising, presentation and that the appearance of the store is in line with the brand image.
    Observing competitor activities and reporting any developments to the Branch Manager.
    Managing the discipline of all staff in line with company policies and procedures in consultation with the Branch manager and Human Resources Personnel.
    Ensuring effective contribution by all staff towards sales targets.
    Supporting the Assistant Branch Manager and Branch Manager in ensuring staff are motivated and directed to achieve their targets and performance goals and effectively managed in their absence.
    Preparation and conducting of periodic stock counts.
    Liaising with warehouse supervisor and sales representatives in ensuring that adequate stock levels are maintained to avoid stock outs, over stocks and minimise on shrinkage through obsolete or expiry of goods.

    Warehouse Section
    Efficient execution of all operational activities of the back end including stock management, shrinkage, general housekeeping and administration.
    Placing of both internal and external orders.
    Order follow ups and checking on received goods for quantity, quality and conditions against the order, delivery note and invoice.
    Raising of GRNs and GRVs for goods received and returned respectively.
    Prevention and returning of all unordered or damaged goods delivered to the shop, and accurately complete credit notes for non acceptance.
    Ensuring proper stock rotation is carried out when moving stocks into the sales floor by insisting on FIFO method and maintenance of the cold chain system for perishables.
    Ensuring received goods are properly stacked on shelves and are safely moved in and out of the warehouse from receiving bays and into the shop floor respectively.
    Preparation and conducting of periodic stock counts.
    Maintaining safety, housekeeping and hygiene standards all the times.

Education

  • 2003 - 2007
    Great Zimbabwe University
    Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and Information Systems

Skills

  • Exceptionally well organized, very procedural and experienced administrator with a track record that demonstrates self motivation, creativity and an initiative to achieve both personal and corporate goals.
  • Strong analytical and interpersonal skills, confident, ambitious, independent and a man of high integrity who provide a good rapport when faced with challenges.
  • Result driven and possesses a high degree of confidentiality.
  • Team player and has the ability to work with minimum or no supervision.

Hobbies

  • Watching movies and soccer, Reading newspapers, novels and magazines

Personal Details

  • Sex: Male
  • Marital Status: Married
  • Religion: Christian
  • Nationality: Zimbabwean
  • Date of Birth: 09/02/1980

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