Joel Lwamba Maloba

Financial Director and Chief Accountant with over 10 years of experience in accounting management, financial performance management, treasury, and taxation across the aviation, public, education, and private sectors. Expert in revised SYSCOHADA standards and IATA/OACI, recognized for rigor, leadership, and the ability to optimize financial processes.

Chief Administrative & Financial Officer (CFO) - Mont Gabon Airlines - Kinshasa, RDC

(2025-07)

• Development and implementation of the financial strategy aligned with the company's development plan.
• Supervision of accounting, budgetary, and fiscal operations (SYSCOHADA, IATA/OACI standards) and reporting by fleet, route, and cost center.
• Treasury and risk management, managing 10+ staff members, audits, and negotiation of strategic contracts.

Chief Accountant - Ministère des Transports (Trans Academia) - Kinshasa, RDC

(2025-01 - 2025-07)

• Supervision of general and analytical accounting and production of monthly and quarterly financial statements.
• Automation of accounting and budgetary reporting (Excel/VBA), closings, internal audits, and supervision of 6 accountants.

Accounting Consultant - The American School of Kinshasa (TASOK) - Kinshasa, RDC

(2024-09 - 2025-01)

• Completion of a full accounting and financial audit and migration of the accounting software (Ed-Admin).
• Implementation of automated reporting and recommendations for strengthening internal controls.

Chief Accountant - Paragon DRC SARL - Kinshasa, RDC

(2023-05 - 2024-09)

• Production of annual financial statements, analysis of budget variances, forecasts, and dashboards.
• Monitoring of tax filings (VAT, CNSS, IPR) and preparation of management reports for senior leadership.

Chief Accountant then Interim Financial Director - Mount Everest Management SARL - Kinshasa, RDC

(2021-10 - 2022-11)

• Consolidation and reliability improvement of group financial data, cash flow plans, and projected budgets.
• Coordination of closings, supervision of billing, collections, and budgetary control.

Technical & Financial Translator (EN–FR) - Independent Freelancer - Kinshasa, RDC

(2019-08 - 2021-02)

Head of Accounting Department - Zenit Groupe SARL - Kinshasa, RDC

(2015-08 - 2019-08)

Credit Officer / Portfolio Manager - OXUS RDC (Microfinance) - Kinshasa, RDC

(2013-10 - 2015-07)

Head Cashier / Site Manager (Camp CETA) - Trust Merchant Bank (TMB) - Kinshasa, RDC

(2012-10 - 2013-10)

Bachelor's Degree - Public Economics - Université Technologique Bel Campus (2005 - 2010)