Sibongile Chanda
Project Accountant
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About
I have been working in the financial field since May 2020. In these years, I have gained experience by working hand in hand with a Business Development officer chartered accountants and tax practitioners.
Some of my roles included the following:
- Compiling of Financial Statements for Clients, VAT & Tax services
- Basic bookkeeping and Financial service advisory
- Working with Sage X3 and Quickbooks
- Updating accounts receiving and issuing invoices
- Updating accounts and performing reconciliations
- Completing Financial Analysis on companies using their Financial
- Statements & Management Accounts
- Compiling of Financial Statements and Notes for the Senior Accounting
I am conversant with Gmail, Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and many workflows and accounting systems such as Sage, Xero, Monday.com, and BambooHR.
At my previous job I was part of the Finance team where I would draft and edit contracts with clients. It was a small company, so I worked for hand in hand with the marketing department when creating.
articles and content for our social media and websites. I also proofread documents at my current and previous workplaces. I have also worked as a tutor since 2018 where I have assisted students by editing and enhancing their English essays and motivational letters for Job and University applications.
Experience
Distinct Africa Contracted Junior Accountant February 2022 to date Duties include: Reports to the Senior Accountant Compiling of Financial Statements for Clients, VAT & Tax services Basic bookkeeping and Financial Service advice Working with Sage X3 and Quickbooks Posting and processing journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded Updating accounts receivable and issue invoices Communicating with future and current clients Updating accounts payable and perform reconciliations
Education
University of Johannesburg Bachelor of Commerce in Finance Completed 2020 ALLEN GLEN HIGH SCHOOL Matric Completed 2016 COURSES Microsoft Office Proficient – Certificate awarded during degree Accounting Software Experience- Xero, QuickBooks & Sage Completed Bookkeeping course in 2020 Completed a Financial Analysis course 2020 & Financial Modeling for Business Analysts Course 2021 Completed the Sage One accounting and bookkeeping course Involved in the recruitment process for Booksellers at Exclusive Books & for Field Consultants at Accurate Agents Completed Sage X3 ERP Functional Course Multilingual- English, Afrikaans & Intermediate IsiZulu