Douglas Chipunza, Assistant Accountant

Douglas Chipunza

Assistant Accountant

Gulf Marketing Group

Location
United Arab Emirates - Dubai
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting
Experience
6 years, 9 Months

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Total years of experience :6 years, 9 Months

Assistant Accountant at Gulf Marketing Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • My current job since October 2020

• Daily reconciliation of store takings, cash sales, card sales, credit notes, gift cards and refunds • Coordinate with the brand management and other support departments, and communicate announcements/notifications to the store colleagues to ensure timely implementation of tasks as instructed by various departments. • Keep record of attendance, overtime, and leaves of store colleagues and consolidate weekly time sheets to ensure attendance sheets are validated by store manager and sent to the Payroll team in time. • Maintain SOP files, One File, and Loss Prevention files; maintain record of disciplinary meetings and documents, employee warning letters, performance appraisal documents, employee letters etc., to ensure all documents are archived and retrieved properly as and when required. • Ensures that all inventory and stock management systems are maintained and updated accurately, and within the agreed parameters. • Maintain adequate change fund as per company policy to ensure smooth transaction processing at the Till Point. • Make daily petty cash payments on store manager’s approval and maintain record of the same to ensure monthly petty cash statements are sent to the Accounts Department on time Stock take • Assist store manager and supervisor in preparing for annual stock take to ensure all queries of auditors are answered in time; communicate shift schedules to staffs to ensure duty rosters are successfully implemented. • Coordinate with Mall Management and obtain various permissions to ensure commercial activities are implemented and operational on time. • Review stationery and other supplies stock regularly for the purpose of ordering new stock and to ensure adequate stock of sundries is available in the store

Chief Cashier at Landmark Group
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • October 2019 to September 2020

Key responsibilities
• Create and maintain a positive work environment for all cashiers
• Communicate with customers and address any problems they may have
• Serve as the primary point of contact for customer service associates
• Operate registers and perform general checkout functions
• Generate reliable and accurate till reports from every register
• Resolve cash tills when closing, ensuring the money matches the report and is stored safely
• Assist cashiers with requests such as price checks
• Sending the DSR reports to the Accounts department after uploading all the necessary documents in the
system.
• Issue credit notes and gift cards as per the company policy.
• Redeem credit notes and gift card as per policy.
• Banking daily cash sales.
• Petty cash management.

Audit Trainee at SAB Auditing of Accounts
  • United Arab Emirates - Dubai
  • March 2019 to March 2019

VAT returns

Debtors/Costing/Cash Sales/Dispatch/Receipts Clerk at Omnia Fertilizer
  • Zimbabwe - Harare
  • January 2017 to January 2019

• Managing the purchasing and replenishment of the retail products. • Maintaining the stock levels within the budget set by the business. • Ensures that all inventory and stock management systems are maintained and updated accurately, and within the agreed parameters. • Receives delivered supplies, materials, and equipment; confirms that delivered goods match purchase order specifications of quantity, condition, model number, etc.; completes all necessary paperwork for stock items received-. • Manages all stock movements in and out, and maintain complete log of all stock movement to ensure stocks are tallied with the transfer documents • Maintains stock levels within the agreed inventory parameters; scans stock received and delivered and highlight any discrepancy, to ensure stock movement is logged and properly controlled. • Maintains the storeroom and the allocation of space for stock; ensures the storeroom meets defined regulations- Supervises the implementation of health and safety procedures • Coordinates with Store operations staffs to identify and prepare damaged stock list to ensure the said stock is scanned, packed and sent to the warehouse after obtaining required approvals • Executes weekly cycle counts of inventory materials based upon system reports; assists in conducting complete physical inventory count annually • Defines goals and key performance indicators for each member of the team and ensures effective implementation of the Omnia’s performance management process • Develops talent within the team by providing guidance and coaching to achieve the defined goals.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting
  • at Oxford Brookes University
  • March 2022

Analysis of Toyota Motor Corporation.

Higher diploma, Accounting
  • at ACCA
  • September 2021

Specialties & Skills

Inventory
Administration
Customer Service
Accounting
INVENTORY MANAGEMENT
BALANCE
BANKING
CONTRACT MANAGEMENT
MANAGEMENT
MARKET RESEARCH
MICROSOFT MONEY
NEGOTIATION
ACCOUNTANCY

Languages

English
Expert

Training and Certifications

Bachelor's Degrees in Applied Accounting (Certificate)
Date Attended:
March 2022

Hobbies

  • watching cricket and football
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