Dedicated professional who has vast experience in Finance, Banking as well as in tourism and hospitailty with history of meeting company goals, utilizing consistent and organized practices. Skilled in working under pressure and adopting to new situations and challenges to best enhance organizational brand.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Night Auditor
Concord Hospitality-Residence Inn Columbus
Columbus
08.2023 - Current
Balancing the accounts from day shift
Managing front desk activity and handling guest check-ins and check-outs
Ensuring customer satisfaction by scheduling wake-up-calls and other concierge activities according to guest preference
Handling customer requests and complaints and directing other employees or departments accordingly
Creating invoices, bills and checks for vendors, employees and contractors
Managing and updating all official documentation pertaining to the role
Ensuring that all end-of-day activities have been successfully executed by employees in all departments
Responsible for late check ins and early check ins/out
Answering calls and queries related to potential booking.
Accountant
African sun Limited- Holiday Inn Harare/Bulawayo Hotel
Harare/Bulawayo
03.2021 - 07.2023
Responsible for the properties overall accounting and financial management requirements
Monitoring and implementation of internal control and compliance
Support and liaise with the General Manager in meeting the strategic goals of the organisation
Preparing and reviewing annual budgets, monthly forecasts, operating results
Verifying all financial reports and ensuring that all transactions are accurate and in compliance with local government regulations
Prepare and submits management reports in a timely manner and also ensuring delivery deadlines
Effectively implement all accounting policies and procedures
Ensure a strong accounting and operational control environment to safeguard hotel assets
Working capital management
Assists in the building of an efficient and professional team of employees within Finance and Accounting Department
Monitors all local tax compliance that applies, and ensuring that taxes are charged correctly and collected.
Trainee Accountant
ASL- The Victoria falls Hotel
07.2019 - 02.2021
General ledger Functions
Preparation of monthly financial reports
Preparing monthly nominal ledger reconciliations
Posting Journals into the general ledger
Checking postings by the revenue, creditors, inventory and cashbook clerks and updating them to the general ledger
Creditors Control -Creditors reconciliations, Initiating payments, Filing tax clearances, invoices, Liaising with suppliers on payment terms
Cashbook-Posting petty cash transactions, Posting direct expenses and prepayments, bank reconciliation
Stocks Control-Invoice control, Administering Stock Counts, Compiling Department Cost of Sales
Revenue Controls-Checking on procedures, systems and policies on cash, credit cards, PDQ machines and suggesting possible improvements to the above to departmental managers
Conduct weekly spot-checks as part of review of the internal control system mechanism of the hotel
Assets management and ensuring their safeguard, timeous inclusion of asset additions and exclusion of the disposed.
Credit Control Clerk
AFC Bank
10.2017 - 04.2016
Updating loan Information as per RBZ requirement
Updating Credit customer details
Reconciling data from all the bank branches
Analyzing active and inactive accounts
Reconciling loan accounts as per RBZ requirement
Credit Registry (CRB)
Education
MBA in Finance -
Ohio Dominican University (In progress)
01.2024
Professional Qualification -
ACCA (in progress)
01.2024
Bachelor of Commerce Honors Degree in Accounting -
07.2018
Advanced and Ordinary Level Certificates -
11.2013
Certificate in Leadership (Higherlife Foundation) -
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