LAURENT DEOGRATIUS

P.O. Box 34240, Dar es Salaam

Mobile Phone: +255754-365 611 or +255717-914 648

E-mail: [email protected]

PERSONAL DETAILS:

Date of Birth  :            18th February, 1990

Place of Birth :            Mpanda

Gender           :            Male

Marital Status            :   Single

Nationality     :            Tanzania

Residence       :           Dar es Salaam

EDUCATION BACKGROUND

2015-2017       :           Masters of Science in Accounting and Finance (MSc. A&F)

Mzumbe University

2012-2015       :           Bachelor Degree in Accounting

Institute of Finance Management (IFM)

2010-2012    :           Advanced Certificate of Secondary Education (ACSE)

Bwiru Boys Secondary School

2006-2009    :           Certificate of Secondary Education (CSE)

St. Maurus ChemChemi Secondary School

WORK EXPERIENCE:

Dec, 2018 to date        Land Africa Limited

Position: General Manager

Duties and responsibilities

·      Supervising all the departments in executing their goals and plans

·      Developing and executing sales and marketing strategies

·      Management and control of staff

·      Growing the Company to the next level

·      Enhancing Company’s positive image and maintaining the highest level of customers’ satisfaction

·      Ensuring financial targets are achieved

·      Making sure that all the company’s resources are well utilised

·      Decision making and problems solving

Aug, 2017-Aug 2018   SUBO General Supplies Limited

Position: Chief Accountant

Duties and responsibilities

·      Maintaining and implementing sound financial controls

·      Preparing Cash flow statements for financial planning purposes

·      Reviewing and approving payment requests before releasing cheque

·      Ensuring that all expenditures are properly authorized and verified

·      Processing bank transactions e.g. withdrawals, deposits & transfers

·      Ensuring timely banking of cash collections and bank reconciliation

·      Preparing payment to suppliers and ensuring no double payments

·      Ensuring timely banking of cash collections and bank reconciliation

·      Preparing monthly payroll and processing statutory payments

·      Ensuring statutory payments e.g. PAYE, VAT, W/Tax are paid on time

·      Filing and submitting online monthly VAT returns to TRA

·      Checking and verifying Reconciled Creditors and Debtors reports

·      Updating the company’s Fixed Assets Register on a monthly basis

·       Conducting periodic and monthly bank reconciliation

·      Analysing daily financial records and investigating shortages

·      Preparing financial reports up to Trial Balance and P & L

·      Performing other tasks assigned by the Managing Director

Sep, 2015-July, 2017   I & N Financial Consultants (Audit Firm)

Position: Assistant Management Accountant

Duties and responsibilities

·      Conducting performance and operational audit

·      Testing internal control procedures of clients to ensure compliance

·      Preparing and implementing audit plans based on requirements

·      Instituting financial controls to prevent mismanagement of funds

·      Scrutinizing financial records for completeness, accuracy and validity

·      Examining accounting transactions, payment vouchers, payroll, etc

·      Reviewing and approving bank reconciliations of clients’ accounts

·      Auditing books of accounts and resolving audit discrepancies

·      Preparing audit opinion reports as per statutory requirements

·      Preparing and filing of statutory payments e.g. VAT, SDL, PAYE, etc

July-Sep, 2014           Gold Crest Hotel

Position: Accounts Assistant (Field Training)

Responsibilities:

·      Receiving payments for goods sold and issuing receipts

·      Posting sales and expenses transactions in Tally accounting system

·      Preparing daily income and expenditure summary report

·      Assisting the Accountant in preparing monthly payroll

·      Filling monthly VAT returns and other statutory payments

·      Verifying invoices from suppliers and preparing payment vouchers

·      Filing all tax invoices, receipts and payment vouchers

·      Maintaining and reconciling debtor and creditor ledgers

·      Maintaining daily petty cash book

·      Performing other tasks as assigned by the Accountant

July-Sep, 2013 Mpanda District Council (MDC)

Position: Accounts Assistant (Field Training)

Administrative tasks:

·      Performing bank reconciliation of MDC accounts

·      Posting all transactions into Epicor accounting package

·      Ensuring that all expenditures are properly documented

·      Keeping safe custody of receipts, cheques and paid vouchers

·      Assisting in preparation of monthly payroll

·      Preparing weekly petty cash and maintaining staff imprest

·      Performing other accounting tasks as assigned by the Accountant

COMPUTER SKILLS

·      Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, Access, Word, email, internet)

·      QuickBooks and Tally ERP accounting package

OTHER SKILLS AND ATTRIBUTES

Excellent knowledge of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)
Ability to multi-task and work in a busy accounting office environment
Ability to make sound internal auditing decisions
Detail oriented with astute mathematical and analytical skills
Ability to prepare quality reports and analyse bulk financial data
 

REFEREES:

Hezron Ikelesho

Branch Manager

CRDB, Mwanza

P.O. Box 4140, Mwanza

Mobile: +255767-131 786

E-mail: [email protected]

Baraka Kibona

Assistant Accountant

Sitta Steel Rollings Ltd

P.O. Box 46086, Dar    es Salaam

Mobile: +255766-728 228

E-mail: [email protected]

Nsubili Isaga (PhD)

Lecturer

Mzumbe University

P.O. Box 62, Morogoro

Mobile: +255713-951 355

E-mail: [email protected]