Kennedy Kunda Chipungu, Accountant/Tax Analyst/Consultant

Kennedy Kunda Chipungu

Accountant/Tax Analyst/Consultant

HLB Hamt Chartered Accountants/Vision Business Consultancy

Lieu
Émirats Arabes Unis
Éducation
Diplôme supérieur, ACCA Part Qualified - Accounting and Business
Expérience
19 years, 8 Mois

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Expériences professionnelles

Total des années d'expérience :19 years, 8 Mois

Accountant/Tax Analyst/Consultant à HLB Hamt Chartered Accountants/Vision Business Consultancy
  • Émirats Arabes Unis - Dubaï
  • juillet 2017 à février 2022

• Registration for Value Added Tax
• Analyzing of businesses and advising on the
impact of Value Added Tax
• Advising on Value Added Tax requirements as
per the UAE VAT law relating to different types
of businesses
• Implementing Value added tax in businesses
(changes to business processes and
accounting software /ERP)
• Advising on compliance requirement as per
United Arab Emirates Value Added Tax
regulations and laws
• Training of personnel on Value Added Tax
relating daily business operations
• Filing of Value Added Tax returns
• Value Added Tax refunds
• Performing Tax health Checks

Business Consultant à Active Business Consultants
  • Botswana
  • octobre 2015 à mai 2017

Business Consultant - October 2016 to date
Active Business Consultants (Pty) Ltd is a firm of tax & business consultants. The following are my duties

Computation of company and personal income tax
Preparation of Value added tax (VAT) and withholding tax (rent, construction contracts, management fees)
Preparation of financial forecast/prospective financial information
Preparation of severance pay and terminal benefits for employees
Preparation of management accounts for decision making (monthly and quarterly)
Finalization of accounts and preparation of financial statements as per IFRS/IAS
Review of financial statements to ensure compliance with IFRS/IAS

Manager à Alliant CPA (Pty) Ltd is a firm of chartered
  • Botswana
  • mai 2010 à août 2015

Alliant CPA (Pty) Ltd is a firm of chartered accountants and management consultants. The following are some of the main functions I carried out;


• Preparation/review of annual financial statements to ensure compliance with IAS/ IFRS
• Preparation of management accounts for monitoring performance and decision making
• Preparation of audit files and attending to audit matters/ queries there by reducing auditors time in field work
• Preparation of budgets and budget control
• Preparation of payroll and submission of statutory returns
• Review of internal controls, processes and recommending changes for improvement. Restructuring and setting up of accounting departments/units
• Implementing of accounting and payroll systems. Training of users resulting in time savings in data capturing, errors and providing information for decision making by 75% to 85%
• Corporate tax planning, company, personal income tax computation and submission of tax returns
• Value Added Tax (VAT) computation, administration and submission of returns
• Registration for different taxes - Value Added Tax (VAT), corporate and personal
• Attend board meetings and advise on matters relating to accounting, raising of finance and operations
• Raising of finance - loans, overdrafts or equity
• Negotiating customer, supplier contracts and managing customer accounts/relationships
• Company registration and incorporation. Preparations and submission of statutory annual returns, resolutions change of directorship and shareholding.
• Managing assignments and staff to ensure timely completion of assignments
• Staff appraisals and recruitment - human resource matters
• Administration - carrying out day to day business administrative duties

Manager à Alliant CPA (Pty) Ltd
  • Botswana
  • mai 2010 à août 2015

Alliant CPA (Pty) Ltd is a firm of chartered accountants and management consultants. The following are some of the main functions I carried out;

• Preparation/review of annual financial statements to ensure compliance with IAS/ IFRS
• Preparation of management accounts for monitoring performance and decision making
• Preparation of audit files and attending to audit matters/ queries there by reducing auditors time in field work
• Preparation of budgets and budget control
• Preparation of payroll and submission of statutory returns
• Review of internal controls, processes and recommending changes for improvement. Restructuring and setting up of accounting departments/units
• Implementing of accounting and payroll systems. Training of users resulting in time savings in data capturing, errors and providing information for decision making by 75% to 85%
• Corporate tax planning, company, personal income tax computation and submission of tax returns
• Value Added Tax (VAT) computation, administration and submission of returns
• Registration for different taxes - Value Added Tax (VAT), corporate and personal
• Attend board meetings and advise on matters relating to accounting, raising of finance and operations
• Raising of finance - loans, overdrafts or equity
• Negotiating customer, supplier contracts and managing customer accounts/relationships
• Company registration and incorporation. Preparations and submission of statutory annual returns, resolutions change of directorship and shareholding.
• Managing assignments and staff to ensure timely completion of assignments
• Staff appraisals and recruitment - human resource matters
• Administration - carrying out day to day business administrative duties

Senior Supervisor à BDO
  • Botswana
  • octobre 2006 à février 2010

Senior Supervisor - October 2006 to February 2010

BDO is the 5th international firm of accountants and auditors. The following are the main functions I carried out;


• Preparation of annual financial statements as per IFRS/IAS
• Finalization of accounts up to trial balance in compliance with IAS/IFRS
• Maintaining general ledger in compliance with IAS/IFRS
• Preparation of month-end reports and reconciliation of various accounts (debtors, creditors, income and expenses analysis, profit and loss, balance sheet)
• Preparation and maintenance of fixed assets register
• Computation of Value Added Tax (VAT) and submission of returns
• Coordinating, supervising and evaluating staff performance

Accounting officer à Standard bank
  • Afrique du Sud
  • septembre 2001 à mars 2006

Stanbic Bank is part of the Standard Bank group in South Africa

I was a bank teller for four years and was later elevated to the position of accounting officer. I was in charge of all tellers and was co-custodian to vault assets.

Éducation

Diplôme supérieur, ACCA Part Qualified - Accounting and Business
  • à Botswana Accountancy College
  • octobre 2016

I am ACCA part Qualified. The certificate I hold is an Advanced Diploma issued by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants. I am currently studying ACCA (Association of Certified Chartered Accountants) and remaining with two subjects to complete.

Specialties & Skills

Training Of Staff
Accounting
ACCOUNTANCY
ACCOUNTING
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE
ATTENTION TO DETAIL
BUDGET PREPARATION
BUDGETING
CUSTOMER RELATIONS

Langues

Anglais
Expert

Adhésions

Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants, ACCA student member
  • Technician
  • April 2003

Formation et Diplômes

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Date de la formation:
November 2013
Valide jusqu'à:
January 9999

Loisirs

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    Have trained staff on the efficient use of pastel accounting software. This has resulted in reduction of errors and time taken in capturing data by 20 to 25%, thus reducing costs and increasing profitability.