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Education
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Certification
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Seblewongel Abate

Accountant
Takoma Park,MD
Seblewongel Abate

Summary

Results-driven Senior Accountant with Zelasmi Trading Plc, recognized for meticulous attention to detail and effective time management. Expert in general ledger updates and data analysis, streamlining financial processes to enhance accuracy. Proven track record in implementing internal controls and optimizing tracking, ensuring compliance with tax regulations and timely reporting.

Knowledgeable senior accounting professional offering more than 10 years of experience in financial operations. Strategic business leader, communicator and people manager.

Detail-oriented Senior Accountant focused on improving company financial operations and streamlining processes using effective leadership, planning and decision-making abilities.

Overview

14
years of professional experience
1
Certification

Work History

Zelasmi Trading Plc

Senior Accountant
01.2015 - 09.2024

Job overview

  • Updated general ledger with latest entries.
  • Handled month-end and year-end end finances by managing and reporting fixed assets and other data.
  • Reconciled balance sheets and streamlined best practices for balance sheet processes.
  • Reviewed documents and accounts for discrepancies and resolved variances.
  • Created a variety of payment vouchers for petty cash advances to project sites, overtime allowance, and procurement, and made sure that advance payments were promptly followed in accordance with the relevant protocols.
  • Advance and cash book managed.
  • Reconciled the cash book and performed a physical cash count each day.
  • Ensured the transactions are properly coded and posted in the system as outlined in the financial manual.
  • Created a quarterly aging report for all payables and receivables, tracked the balances' ongoing liquidation in accordance with the existing agreement, and flagged long-standing balances for management's consideration.
  • Prepared journal summaries.
  • Established, maintained and reconciled the periodic financial transactions as required.
  • Performed the monthly bank reconciliation once in every month end and as required.
  • Administered and monitored the financial system to ensure that the finances are maintained in an accurate and timely manner.
  • Prepared income statement, balance sheets, statement of cash flow and statement of change in equity.
  • prepared of quarterly management reports and other reports as requested by managements.
  • Maintained financial files and records.
  • Performed the monthly and year-end financial closings of the company’s account as required.
  • Prepared and submitted the periodic VAT declaration to the relevant tax office accordingly.
  • Prepared, followed up and settled all tax related payment to the relevant local tax authorities (income tax, pension tax, VAT, profit tax etc.) as required
  • Ensured that employment income tax and pension is properly computed and deducted from the employee salary on monthly basis as per the laws which are in place.

TENSAE International Business Enterprise

Junior Accountant
10.2010 - 12.2014

Job overview

  • Assisted with preparation of monthly financial statements.
  • Prepared journal entries and entered into system using peachtree accounting software.
  • Reconciled month-end totals for timely and accurate reporting of financial information.
  • Managed supplier accounts and built lasting relationships with suppliers.
  • Maintained ledgers (AP/AR/GL), process invoices, and reconcile transactions.
  • Prepared monthly financial statements and budget tracking.
  • Ensured adherence to tax regulations and support audit preparations.
  • Identified efficiencies in financial workflows.
  • Worked cross-departmentally to verify financial data.
  • Checked, prepared & did payments through cash, cheque, bank transfer
  • Kept detailed documentation of expenses (invoices, receipts…) and financial movements.
  • Updated the accounting system of the projects in Peachtree.
  • Updated the operational plan (OP) on the drive for monthly fund requests and monitoring calls and participate in the monitoring calls.
  • Ensured the settlement of monthly government obligation every month.
  • Collected bank statement and prepare monthly bank, cash & JV reconciliation
  • Kept and managed petty cash.
  • Scanned and uploaded all relevant project documents and expenditures justification on drive every month.
  • Kept update staff folders (employment contract, documents, leave request forms) and files (annual leave, attendance sheets……)
  • Controlled, with the support of Logistician at Coordination, that the log-sheet of vehicles, motorbikes and office generator are correctly field and kept.
  • Prepared procurement supporting documents.
  • Revised and file all the supportive document according to donor’s requirement

Education

Admas University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Bachelor of Science from Accounting
09-2010

University Overview

Unity University
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Associate of Arts from Secretarial Science And Office Manegment
09-2005

University Overview

Skills

  • Data analysis proficiency
  • meticulous attention to detail
  • clear communication
  • Effective time management
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office
  • Internal controls implementation
  • General ledger updates
  • Tracking optimization

Certification

Certificate from Hibbr computer training center for Microsoft MS Work and Excel

Languages

English
Full Professional
Amharic
Native or Bilingual

Timeline

Senior Accountant
Zelasmi Trading Plc
01.2015 - 09.2024
Junior Accountant
TENSAE International Business Enterprise
10.2010 - 12.2014
Admas University
Bachelor of Science from Accounting
Unity University
Associate of Arts from Secretarial Science And Office Manegment

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