SOPHIE DUBE

• Preparation and consolidation of both the Recurrent (expenditure and revenue) and Development budgets for the ministry and ensuring that the budget is realistic and objective
• Responsible for preparation and consolidation of external audit and Public Accounts Committee responses.
• Monitor expenditure and ensure financial discipline and sound expenditure management
• Revenue collection and follow up of arrears of revenue
• Monitors and ensures adherence to financial instructions, regulations and procedures.
• Advises management on financial matters including when the ministry has to request for additional funding
• Responsible for payment of creditors on time
• Monitoring and reporting on donor funding

• Preparation of the recurrent budget and assists in the consolidation of the Ministry’s budget
• Monitor revenue collection
• Monitor ministerial expenditure to avoid over –expenditures and advises management accordingly

• Preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements and presentation to management and relevant committees.
• Preparation of audit responses and Local Authorities Public Accounts Committee reports and memorandum of progress.
• Preparation and consolidation of annual budget for the council
• Head of Treasury Unit made up of Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable sections
• Provision of financial advice to management.
• Ensuring that expenditure against budget is monitored and advising management of possible over expenditures
• Manage the activities of accounts receivable by ensuring that both income and outstanding debts are collected as they financed the expenditure budget

• And my key performance areas included;
• Preparation of quarterly and annual financial statements and presentation to management and relevant committees
• Preparation of audit responses and Local Authorities Public Accounts Committee reports and memorandum of progress
• Preparation and consolidation of annual budget for the council
• Head of Treasury Unit made up of Payroll, Accounts Receivable and Accounts Payable sections
• Provision of financial advice to management
• Ensuring that expenditure against budget is monitored and advising management of possible over expenditures
• Manages the activities of accounts receivable by ensuring that both income and outstanding debts are collected as they financed the expenditure budget

Back to Francistown City Council as the secondment assignment with Botswana International University of Science and Technology came to an end 31st March 2010 .

• Prepares quarterly and annual financial statements and presents them to management and relevant committees
• Assists in budget preparation for the University
• Monitors expenditure against budgets on the basis of availability of funds and advises management of possible over-expenditure
• Manages Accounts payables and ensures settlement of University creditors
• Maintains an up-to-date register for all University assets
• Answers all audit queries and assists Auditors to ensure the audit exercise runs smoothly
• Arranges insurance of all University assets and properties, ascertaining adequate coverage and annual renewal.

• Preparation of financial statements for the Council
• Attending to audit queries during audit sessions
• Attending to system problems encountered by other Finance Department staff
• Authorised signatory of Council financial documents

• Assisted in the preparation of financial statements.
• Prepared the recurrent budget for the Accounting Division.
• Monitored expenditure against budget and advised relevant departments of possible over-expenditure
• Authorised signatory of Council financial documents including cheques