Weluzani Joseph Thole
Project Accountant at CARE Zambia- Claim this Profile
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Credentials
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Negotiating Regional Trade Agreements for Trade
United Nations ESCAPDec, 2021- Oct, 2024 -
Associate Member
Zambia Institute of Chartered Accountants [ZICA]Dec, 2019- Oct, 2024 -
Chartered Associate members
Association of Chartered Certified AccountantsAug, 2013- Oct, 2024
Experience
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CARE Zambia
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Zambia
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Non-profit Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Project Accountant
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Aug 2021 - Present
Currently working for Care International Zambia, a Non-Governmental Organization. As Project Accountant on the scaling up Nutrition project SUNII managing the Muchinga province Responsibilities includes: • Management of Project Budget (up to $150,000,000) for the two years project • Tracking program activity budget(s), monitor expenditures and help prepare financial reports for senior management. • Support and Coordinate all administrative and logistics and procurement in liaison with Procurement. • Review monthly financial reports for Local Capacity Builders, • Maintaining the monthly accounting cycle, including vendor and activity participant payments and account monitoring and reconciliation; Show less
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OneSight
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Egypt
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Technology, Information and Media
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Operations Coordinator
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Jul 2020 - Feb 2021
worked for Onesight Zambia a Non-Governmental Organization. As Operations Coordinator based in Choma managing the southern province Responsibilities includes: • Working in partnership with ministry of health at provincial, district, and hospital level to ensure implementation of the Onsight program in Southern provinces. • Participate in pre-assessments of prospective eye units to be launched as advised by MOH in different districts. • Pre-setup of the final selected districts inclusive of monitoring renovations for the eye unit departments for every launch. • Ensure that all products, equipment, and staff are available for the newly launched eye units. • Conducted training sessions for the new eye units to bring them onboard the program. • Set yearly targets with the district eye units considering all prevailing factors. • Conducted daily analysis of data in the OS system from the eye units and shared their weekly performance highlighting their strengths and weaknesses • Performed KPIs reporting updates collectively with partner districts for weekly KPIs management reviews. • Monitor data entry compliance for all records in the system to ensure accuracy in service. • Conduct quarterly monitoring and evaluation visits to the eye units with provincial eye coordinator to monitor progress towards sustainability. • Documented reports of the findings which were shared with the partners and organization management. • Support the eye units in conducting outreaches to help boost KPIs. • Support eye units with awareness activities to build their coverage more widely. • Work as the channel of communication between the manufacturing lab and the eye units with regards to supplies and orders. • Conducting partnership meetings for all eye units across Southern Province. Show less
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SNV
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Education Administration Programs
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Finance and Operations Officer
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Dec 2016 - Oct 2019
Worked for SNV Nertherlands Development Organisation Resposibilities include:-To Design and/or update and implement systems and procedures following SNV's and Nertherlands Government standards to ensure operational effectiveness and internal control.-Make timely payments to suppliers (petty cash, checks, and electronic payments) and check accuracy of the transactions and Manage cash through in-country bank account(s) including monitoring the cash levels in the bank accounts and requesting funds on a monthly or as need basis from Headoffice.-Maintain accurate cashbooks, bank reconciliation and transactions recorded in journals entries and in financial system-Compile a monthly financial report for approval by the Finance Manager o and submit to HQ.-Reconcile local financial records with specified financial reports provided by Head Office and submit findings on discrepancies.-Liaise with the Finance Manager to ensure that financial reports are in compliance with SNV policies and desired standards.-Review monthly Project Status Reports (PSRs) received from headquarters, and provide the Finance Manager with up-to date financial status information and pipeline projections to ensure that project spending is in line with the budget and work plan and trigger actions for additional funding requirements.-Ensure that the SNV Zambia office compiles accurate and complete VAT reimbursement submissions;-When necessary interact with government officials, auditors and other finance professionals.Participate in proposal budget preparation, amendment and extension. Show less
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Project Administrator
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Aug 2014 - Dec 2016
Responsible for maintaining all accounting and procurement procedures of the project office. Supervise and provide technical and managerial support to the program leads and administrative and project Accountants in Lusaka Zambia. Support the Country Finance Manager in all financial information, budget preparation, revised budget formulation, budgetary control and budgeting submission of fund request. Assist Country Finance Manager in preparation /disbursement of funds for the District and also control these advances including bi-monthly adjustment vouchers for the regional office. Process salary payment of project staff and Provide pay sleep all staff after salary transfer. Prepare liquidity forecasts and project depletion report. Supervising administrative and service staff. Arrange workshops, meeting and training (vehicle support, venue, accommodation, logistic, tickets, etc. for all official visitors as well as Project staff.) Compliance of Tax, VAT deduction at source and deposit deducted money to the treasury as per rule and issuance of Tax, VAT certificate to the party / staff. Arrange for signatories of all banking documents as per policy of the organization and donor compliance. System Applications Products software (SAP) bydesign base accounts maintains, all financial & administrative reports, disbursed & received from br./ unit office or financial obligation are liquidated. Assist Country Finance Manager in the preparation monthly financial and management report for Donner and annual budget for ADP. Certifying the partner financial reports before recommending for fund release and adjustment of advances pertaining to the Sub-Grant. Prepares NGO related documentation (FD2, FD6 and FD9). Facilitating statutory and Donor Audit, Internal Audit and External Audit. Show less
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BSI Steel LTD
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South Africa
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Mining
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1 - 100 Employee
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Business Developmet Coordinators
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Jan 2013 - 2014
Worked for BSi steel Zambia as an accounts Executive in the accounts department. Responsibilities included; Verification of payment vouchers. Monitor and supervise cash management and deposits(cashiering) Make sure and compute Income tax computation. Monthly preparation of debtor’s age and creditors age Analysis. Timely submition of Computed of NAPSA and PAYE Budget preparation and analysis. Worked for BSi steel Zambia as an accounts Executive in the accounts department. Responsibilities included; Verification of payment vouchers. Monitor and supervise cash management and deposits(cashiering) Make sure and compute Income tax computation. Monthly preparation of debtor’s age and creditors age Analysis. Timely submition of Computed of NAPSA and PAYE Budget preparation and analysis.
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Account Assistant
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Feb 2010 - Dec 2011
Worked for Ndola central hospital as accounts assistant, worked in the three Accounts department payroll, management and expenditure responsibilities included; • Budget preparation and control. • Variance analysis and reporting. • Local area networking. • Data entry pastel accounting systems. • Payroll processing-Dove payroll.. • Bank reconciliation • Preparation of debtors age analysis • Imprest management and dusebasement Worked for Ndola central hospital as accounts assistant, worked in the three Accounts department payroll, management and expenditure responsibilities included; • Budget preparation and control. • Variance analysis and reporting. • Local area networking. • Data entry pastel accounting systems. • Payroll processing-Dove payroll.. • Bank reconciliation • Preparation of debtors age analysis • Imprest management and dusebasement
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Education
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2023 -
World Trade Institute (WTI)
Postgraduate Diploma, International Trade Policy -
2022 -
Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town
UCT GSB: Impact Investing in Africa -
2013 -
Zambia Centre For Accounting Studies (ZCAS)
Bachelor's degree, (ACCA) Association of Certified Chartered Accountant
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