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Melusi Magagula

Melusi Magagula

Mbabane,HH

Summary

Dynamic Assistant Accountant with proven expertise at Nandos Eswatini, excelling in bank reconciliation and financial reporting. Adept at managing supplier and customer accounts while ensuring compliance with internal controls. Recognized for strong attention to detail and exceptional problem-solving skills, driving efficiency and accuracy in financial operations.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience

Work History

Assistant Accountant

Eswatini Observer
Mbabane
02.2025 - Current
  • Bank Reconciliation: Regularly reconcile multiple bank accounts by matching entries in the Cashbook with bank statements to ensure accuracy and identify discrepancies.
  • Supplier & Customer Control Accounts: Manage supplier and customer accounts, ensuring all transactions are processed accurately. Resolve any queries or discrepancies between the company’s records and supplier/customer statements.
  • Pastel Accounting: Capture and input financial data, including invoices, receipts, and payments, into the Pastel Accounting system, ensuring all entries are accurate and up-to-date.
  • Internal Controls: Monitor and report on the effectiveness of internal control procedures to safeguard company assets and ensure compliance with financial regulations.
  • Inventory Management: Oversee and track inventory levels for stationery and office supplies. Regularly conduct stocktaking to ensure stock records are accurate.
  • Accounts Payable & Receivable: Assist in managing accounts payable and accounts receivable processes, ensuring timely payment and collection.
  • Financial Reporting Support: Assist in the preparation of monthly financial reports, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements.
  • Reconciliations: Perform monthly reconciliations for various accounts, including petty cash, intercompany accounts, and other balance sheet accounts.
  • Asset Register: Managing the asset register which includes Land and buildings, Motor vehicle, Computer equipment and Furniture.
  • Tax Administrative: Preparing Tax administration duties, such as, preparing VAT returns and submitting it into the Taxease portal.

Inventory Manager/ Assistant Accountant

Eric Slabbert Agencies
Matsapha
05.2024 - 02.2025
  • Transaction Processing: Captured and recorded daily transactions in Pastel and extracted relevant reports for directors.
  • Supplier & Customer Accounts Management: Assisted in managing accounts, ensuring timely payments from customers and prompt payment to suppliers in which we dealt with both domestic and international.
  • Internal Controls Monitoring: Supported the maintenance of internal controls for financial systems and operations, especially dealing with waste recyclable products it is very adamant to ensure controls are strong.
  • Inventory Control: Managed inventory such as various type Steel, Plastic, Cardboard, Fabric, etc. and processed purchase of stationery and office supplies.
  • Handling HR issues involving hiring and termination of employment.
  • Also I handle the Payroll for all the employees of the company using Microsoft Excel.
  • Prepare company licenses and permits, and the vehicle license discs and Road permits, also T-discs and any other related issues.
  • I also assist at the Weighbridge from time to time to better understand the system we are using, also assist in the yard to keep our staff honest.

Assistant Accountant

Nandos Eswatini
Mbabane
01.2023 - 05.2024
  • Reconciling cash-ups, petty cash, fuel slips, bank statements, detailed ledgers, customer and supplier statements, and age analysis was all done to enhance internal audit.
  • Collecting of debts from the company credit customers such as EEC, Eswatini Railway, Central Bank, Namboard, FNB, Standard bank, ESWADE, and many more.
  • Payments to suppliers and reconciliation of Age analysis for both customers and suppliers.
  • Preparing remittances for our suppliers using Microsoft Excel.
  • Preparing VAT Returns for Nandos Eswatini, the Futhi Trust, Mawawa Estate and Vida E Caffe.
  • Prepare monthly financial reports and non-financial reports for directors, while maintaining exceptional efficiency and professionalism in the financial reports: Statement of Profit and loss, Statement of Cash Flow using Excel.
  • Part of my duties was enhancing internal controls, which I designed work sheets and control sheets some used by management and some used at the shops for ensuring internal controls are compliant to all.
  • Displaying industry specific knowledge and staying updated with emerging trends, for instance the nature of transactions occurring in the shop changes from time to time, it was my duty to educate myself with emerging trends so I could inform directors on decision making.
  • The efforts to involve the shop staff meant the collaboration with cross-functional teams to drive positive outcomes and achieve organizational goals was effectively achieved.
  • Experience helped developed specific skills on how to compile an effective report containing relevant and helpful information to the intended recipient.
  • Due to my character and integrity I was entrusted to holding keys to petty cash and making sure all necessities acquired by cash were bought on time.

Accounts Clerk

Ruchi Wholesalers
Matsapha
04.2022 - 10.2022
  • Capturing data into UNIPOS an accounting software, purchase orders and delivery notes.
  • Part of other duties I performed included dealing with suppliers, preparing remittance, filing, conducting myself in the work environment, how to handle disputes etc.
  • Capturing of the VAT Returns on the excel sheet and learning the concept of VAT Returns how and why it happens, filing in time to avoid penalties.
  • Preparing reports for my supervisor which also I believe is equally as important as doing the actual job, since it is an opportunity to communicate all the challenges if any when carrying out my duties, to improve the working environment.
  • Responsible for filling all the invoices, remittance, Proof of payments and sending them to customers.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance

University of Eswatini
01.2021

Skills

  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Supplier & Customer Control Accounts
  • Internal Controls Monitoring
  • Inventory Management
  • Financial Reporting
  • Data Entry & Accounting Records
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Problem-Solving & Attention to Detail
  • Accounting Software
  • Microsoft Office Suite
  • Banking Platforms & Software
  • Strong attention to detail and accuracy
  • Excellent time management skills
  • Good interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to handle confidential information responsibly
  • Highly organized

Educational Background - Tertiary Education

University of Eswatini, Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting, Finance, 12/2021

Technical Skills

Pastel, QuickBooks, Sage, Excel (Advanced), Word, PowerPoint, Experience with various banking software for reconciliation.

Professional References

  • Nandos Eswatini, Makhosonkhe Shongwe, Operations Manager, 76434032, makhosonkhe@nandocas.com
  • Eric Slabbert Agencies, Tarun Sandeep, Senior Accountant, 76999058, shipping@esarecycling.com

Academic References

University of Eswatini, Mfundo Msibi, Lecturer (Accounting and Finance), 76751525

Cellphone

  • +268 76724109
  • +268 79511029

Languages

  • English
  • SiSwati

Coursework

  • Financial Accounting
  • Cost Accounting
  • Auditing
  • Management Accounting
  • Taxation
  • Financial Reporting

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 9411266100064
  • Age: 30
  • Date of Birth: 11/26/94
  • Gender: Male
  • Nationality: Liswati
  • Marital Status: Single
  • Religion: Christian

Timeline

Assistant Accountant

Eswatini Observer
02.2025 - Current

Inventory Manager/ Assistant Accountant

Eric Slabbert Agencies
05.2024 - 02.2025

Assistant Accountant

Nandos Eswatini
01.2023 - 05.2024

Accounts Clerk

Ruchi Wholesalers
04.2022 - 10.2022

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting and Finance

University of Eswatini

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