Clever Ndau
Blantyre
Summary
An enthusiastic finance person with drive, determination, and experience of working in Financial Sector in various departments, providing control and support to management in various roles in finance and other departments. Possessing excellent numerical & data entry and analytical skills along with a comprehensive understanding of commercial, administrative, and accounting policies and procedures.
Hands on experience in reviewing statement of financial position and Income Statements at unit levels and ensuring integrity of all the reported financial statements. Skilled in handling audit assignments, pivotal in collating and validating inputs required for audits and sharing the same with the audit teams, coordinating for queries raised by auditors and successfully completing audits within agreed timelines.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
Work History
RECONCILIATIONS AND BALANCE SHEET ASSURANCE OFFICER
ECOBANK MALAWI LIMITED
10.2021 - Current
- Providing cross functional and supervisory oversight to the Central Reconciliation and Proofing teams in Internal Control and Account Reconcilers in all business functions of the affiliate in relation to the Reconciliations & Proofing functions for both Balance Sheet and Off-Balance Sheet Accounts identified for Reconciliation and Proofing
- Especially Governance related activities, loss reporting, analysis, reconciliation, proofing, and the implementation of controls
- Provide supervisory and matrix oversight of Reconciliations & Balance Sheet Assurance activities performed in the Centralized & Cross Functional Teams
- Reconciliation of bank’s cash book for main settlement accounts i.e., Nostro accounts, suspense account and other internal GLs
- Ensure that all the other GLs are reconciled periodically in line with reconciliation policy by responsible departments
- Conduct a review of all reconciliations and liquidation of long outstanding items
- Prepare reconciliations and proofing report to the management on monthly basis
- Conduct branch and departmental reviews on quarterly basis
- Review and vet requests from the branches and other departments on queries and entries that will impact customer and internal GLs for approvals
- System security maintenances and assignment of access rights.
OPERATIONS CONTROL OFFICER
ECOBANK MALAWI LIMITED
07.2016 - 09.2021
- Oversee Operations Control Department in the affiliate and ensure adequacy of staff competence to effectively perform Operations Control Standards & activities/tasks
- Conduct branch and departmental reviews
- Act as liaison to Group Operations Control in the effective implementation of its directives, best practices and risk control self-assessment in affiliate including independent testing, documentation, objective evaluation, verbal discussion and reporting
- Ensure compliance to departmental and independent verification of proof and the implementation departmental, product and function checklist
- Monitoring, reviewing and reconciling Nostros accounts, Suspense accounts, ATM and other internal control accounts
- Act as External Audit liaison officer for both affiliate and group Finance and audit to ensure effective tracking of audit and control remedial actions
- Ensures operations control activities are performed accurately, thoroughly, and in accordance with the Bank’s Group operations policy and manual
- Recommends improvements to the operation control monitoring programs and assists in updating programs so that they are dynamic with new regulatory, corporate, policy and process requirements
- Participate in various projects to research, identify, recommend, and advise the impact and effectiveness of the project
- Maintains current knowledge of operations control, policy and regulatory compliance requirements
- Conduct criminal investigations for the Bank
- Ensure that there is effective physical security for the bank in both branch and head office premise.
FINANCE OFFICER
INDEBANK MALAWI LIMITED
03.2011 - 06.2016
- Payables and receivables ledger management and reconciliations
- Logging, investigating, and resolving supplier invoices under query
- Filling of Withholding Tax, VAT and PAYE with the Malawi Revenue Authority
- Cash book and bank reconciliations
- Monthly Computation of staff loans impairment
- Compiling unclaimed balances reports
- Management and accounting of monthly accruals
- Management and accounting of prepaid expenses
- Management of Fixed Assets register in accordance with applicable standards
- Management of capital works in progress, acquisitions, disposals, depreciation, impairments, and revaluations
- Preparation of reports for management and audit
- Assisting in preparation of fixed assets board paper
- Assist in the preparation of monthly management accounts
- Management of suspense accounts
- Reconciliation and processing of national switch disputes.
CUSTOMER SERVICES CLERK/TELLER
FiRST CAPITAL BANK
10.2009 - 02.2011
- Attending to customer requests on various banking services including opening of accounts, accounts maintenances, funds transfers and processing of different entries in the system etc
- Issuing of bank drafts
- Receiving cash deposits and processing cash withdraws.
ACCOUNTANT
TRUST AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGENTS
10.2007 - 09.2009
- Verifying with the cashiers’ day to day deposits against receipts issued
- Maintaining cash book
- Preparation of bank reconciliations
- Maintaining Debtors and Creditors Control Accounts
- Preparing of staff salaries
- Preparing payment vouchers for all office expenses including payroll
- Preparing payment schedules / Spreadsheet
- Maintaining all books of accounts up to trial balance
- Preparing quarterly and year end accounts
- Conducting year end stock take
- Preparation of budget at branch level
- Preparing management accounts
- Collecting and submitting all taxes due to Malawi Revenue Authority.
Education
Master of Science - Accounting And Finance
University of Malawi
Malawi05.2026
UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI
Malawi01.2016
MALAWI COLLEDGE OF ACCOUNTANCY
01.2007
SAKATA PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL
01.2003
Skills
- Controlling and maintaining fixed assets register, streamlining reports and entries, undertaking physical verification of assets, and ensuring that all assets are ensured at correct values
- Ensuring reclassification and accounting of wrong or unaccounted entries prior to closure of the general ledger
- Preparation of various reconciliations ie, bank reconciliation and general ledger reconciliations
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills
- Experience in using Sage 300 ERP (Accpac), Flex cube, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, and Power Point
- Excellent interpersonal skills and ability to effectively handle and motivate a team
Membership to Professional Bodies
- The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Malawi (ICAM)-Diplomat
- The Malawi Accountants Board (MAB)-Diplomat
- The Association of Certified Chartered Accountants (ACCA)-Student Accountant
Attributes and strengths
- Fast learner enthusiastic, hardworking, highly motivated and committed to excellence.
- Confident and have a flair of progressiveness.
- Good level of diplomacy and interpersonal skills to deal with professionals.
- Strong analytical and decision-making skills.
- Organized, enjoy working with multi-cultural and motivating teams with minimal supervision.
- I am a very determined individual who believes in taking challenges that come in One’s life. I work hard to achieve desired objectives.
- I am confident, self-disciplined, and serious in my approach to work as evidenced by commendations that I have received from my previous and current employer.
- I easily adapt to situations and mix easily with colleagues where teamwork is required.
- Extremely reliable.
References
- Mrs. Mwiza Madanitsa, FDH Bank Limited, P. Box 512, Blantyre, +265 999430791, mmadanitsa@fdh.co.mw
- Mr. Bernard Zgambo, Ecobank Malawi Limited, P/Bag 389, Blantyre 3, +265 991812219, bzgambo@ecobank.com
- Mr. Daniel Walusa, P/Bag 303, Blantyre 3, +265 888 326 247, dwalusa@gmail.com
Timeline
RECONCILIATIONS AND BALANCE SHEET ASSURANCE OFFICER
ECOBANK MALAWI LIMITED
10.2021 - Current
OPERATIONS CONTROL OFFICER
ECOBANK MALAWI LIMITED
07.2016 - 09.2021
FINANCE OFFICER
INDEBANK MALAWI LIMITED
03.2011 - 06.2016
CUSTOMER SERVICES CLERK/TELLER
FiRST CAPITAL BANK
10.2009 - 02.2011
ACCOUNTANT
TRUST AUCTIONEERS AND ESTATE AGENTS
10.2007 - 09.2009
Master of Science - Accounting And Finance
University of Malawi
UNIVERSITY OF MALAWI
MALAWI COLLEDGE OF ACCOUNTANCY
SAKATA PRIVATE SECONDARY SCHOOL
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