Accounts & finance Manager
Four Points By Sheraton , The Arusha Hotel
Total years of experience :13 years, 4 Months
-Responsible for Debtors / Creditors control
-Tax related issues and computation
-Bank reconciliations
-Marriot International invoices handling
-Vat returns filling
- All government reports
-Responsible for Food and beverage control
-Responsible for Purchasing
-Assistant to Operations Manager
-Second in command after Operations Manager
- Leading a Team of 12 People
-Prices and stock levels of various commodities.
-Material management software.
-Purchase process of perishables.
-Daily indenting process of various departments.
-Monthly stocktaking Audit of various commodities.
-FIFO system of material management with an eye on expiry dates of food material.
-Recommended storage conditions of various food items.
-Methodology of calculation of food and beverage cost.
- Responsible for leading Team of 3 Accountants
- Dealt with all Tax related issues
- Spear headed improvements in the accounting system
-established procedures and protocols to minimize errors
-Dealt with government authorities during audit
-Negotiated with banks to get best rates
- Responsible for internal audit
- Responsible to provide data to external auditors
-Single handedly brought improvement in growth by implementing proper accounting systems and procedure thus company went ahead to open 2 more sister companies.
Mbalimbali Lodges & Camps
Debtors account controller/ Accounts recieveable - Feb 2014 - To date
Providing important information to the Management & MD about companies incomes by trekking down payments from Agents across the world.
Duties: •Handling all debtors accounts
•Daily trekking of every payment received in the Bank Account
•Creating invoices for Agent
•Calculating VAT for each invoice.
•Following up for payment from Agents
•Entering Sales data on accounting software
•Calculation of Sales Monthly & Yearly
•Entering invoices into the EFD (Electronic Fiscal Device) for VAT purposes
•Dealing with yearly TAX Audit authorities
•Allocations of payment on the accounting software
Simba Safaris Ltd
Reservationist / Tour Consultant - July 2013 to Jan 2014
Energetic professional with excellent communication and customer service skills, seeking a
position of travel consultant.
Duties: • Handled calls and responded accordingly.
• Responsible of making reservations according to availability.
• Coordinate and negotiate with tour planners regarding rates, time and date.
• Calculating cost of Safari
• To maintain client files.
• Planning, organizing and booking tours and travels.
• Convince the clients to join the tour or to select our travel consulting.
• Perform tour guide activities.
• Understand the client's need and give appropriate suggestions
accordingly.
• Provide excellent customer-service.
• Ask feedback from clients regards to organization of tours and travel
services
• Conversing with Overseas Agents
• Planning and writing Itinerary according to the Safari.
Simba Safaris Ltd
ASSISTANT CREDIT CONTROL ACCOUNTANT & BOOKS KEEPER - August 16
2011 - July 2013
Supporting the business by assisting my senior accountant's accurate financial information on which financial decisions are based. Also involved in filing financial reports and analyses, whilst
working to strict deadlines.
Duties: • Approving & entering Invoices into system
• Making Cheques
• Accounts payable
• Bank Reconciliation
• Creating and writing cash books
• Maintaining cash books
• Maintaining Creditors Files
• Credit control
• Making payments to clients
• Preparation of monthly account reconciliations.
• Monthly Park fees entry in Soft vouchers system
Key Skills and competencies
• Good all round Financial Accounting Knowledge.
• Knowledge of Accounts Payable & Receivable processes and procedures.
• Experience in using Accounting Systems like Tally and Quickbooks
• Strong Excel Skills
ABE Certificate in Business Management - FTC - Financial Training Centre - 2011
Certificate in Accountancy - Power - Computers Telecommunication Ltd- 2010
O- levels: - Jaffery High School - 2009