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Travelling, reading books and spend time with family and close friends
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Neema Mwakalindile

Finance manager
Dar Es Salaam,Tanzania

Summary

Accomplished finance professional with expertise in financial reporting, budgeting, and cash flow analysis. Demonstrates strong proficiency in payroll management, taxation and audit processes, and e-filing. Adept at leveraging interpersonal skills to foster effective communication within teams. Committed to driving financial accuracy and efficiency while pursuing opportunities for career advancement in the finance sector.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Finance Manager

GSM GROUP AFRICA
09.2024 - Current
  • Contributed to strategic decision-making meetings, shaping organizational direction and key initiatives
  • Represented business in negotiations with external partners.
  • Monitored and reviewed financial controls, processes and procedures to enable best practice development.
  • Made strategic resource recommendations to improve business profit potential.
  • Supervise finance team along with other business departments
  • Prepare Annual budgets, supervise its implementation
  • Prepare and manage cashflow for presenting 3moths cashflow to management every week
  • Reporting business performance report to management at scheduled time, through final accounts and other reports.
  • Review accounts payable and receivable
  • To manage revenue and profit by ensuring all bills are posted accurately


Financial Manager

Coastal Nuts Tanzania Limited
07.2022 - 08.2024
  • The use QuickBooks accounting software to do work, to produce reports which provide clear understanding of the business financial position
  • Things which able to do are:
  • Create accounts and journals
  • Conduct bank reconciliation
  • Track bills, pay, to track expenses and incomes
  • Manage employment costs of payroll
  • Issue invoices, receipts and statements of accounts
  • Create asset register and depreciate
  • Track stock, produce report of raw materials to finished goods
  • Forecast budgeting
  • Produce management reports for executives, banks and investors
  • Extract information to produce different modules of reports
  • Clear understanding of taxation law's requirements by TRA and EPZA
  • Ability to create and manage relationships with banks
  • Ability to manage a relationship with TRA both domestic and customs departments
  • Ability to manage relationships with EPZA
  • Assisting work colleagues in matters in relation to finances
  • Collaborated with business management to set and control
  • Manage to work with over 8 institutions and businesses per day, work with 6 international customers to further business cycle.
  • Represented business in negotiations with external partners.


Accounting Consultant

ELEGANCE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATES
01.2021 - 07.2022
  • Prepare Payroll for clients
  • Respond to Audited reports from TRA and attach relevant documents
  • E-Filling of tax returns
  • Perform financial analysis and resolve issues
  • Prepare and File Vat return and perform VAT analysis
  • Loan Simulation
  • Preparation of Management Accounting, Financial Statements
  • Clients TIN registration, TIN upgrade, Tax Clearance issues with help of TRA
  • License and Service levy issues with City Councils
  • Reconciliation of Accounts, Test Errors and Correct
  • Ensure coordination between clients and Government institutions i.e. TRA, BRELA ETC
  • Registration of Company, Partnership or Individual with Brela
  • Comprehensive knowledge on accounts Payable and Receivable
  • Use of MS Office especially excel for analysis and reporting
  • Conducted technical and analytical reviews of tax returns to check for accuracy and qualified deductions.

Accountant

Big Times Highlands Co. Ltd (Ebony FM)
09.2020 - 12.2020

-Manage receivable Account

-Manage Client's Ledgers, Due Dates and send reminders

-Issue of Invoice and Statement of Accounts

-Reconciliation of Clients ledgers and Bank Statements

-Filling of Vat Returns

Enumerator

TANZANIA TECHNOSERVE
12.2018 - 01.2020
  • Manually collected data through variety of surveys, STT,ODK
  • Interview respondents over 400+ members
  • Accurately recorded, handled and processed data.
  • Business planning and training
  • Judge in business planning competition
  • Demonstrated strength in working autonomously and as part of a team.
  • Adhered to privacy requirements by observing nondisclosure of information, rules implemented by Organization

Enumerator Supervisor

HANNS R. NEUMANN STIFTUNG
03.2019 - 12.2019
  • Data collection and data entry using survey methods like STO, ODK
  • Conduct interviews 200+ farmers
  • Data collection training, Attend training on Global climate change effect on Coffee Agriculture
  • Supervise the team of 20+ members

Operation Manager

ALNEYGROUP LTD
01.2014 - 12.2018
  • Developed corporate objectives, strategies, and goals, collaborating with Directors, as well as strategizing with subordinates on improvement measures related to quality principles awareness, issues and corrective actions.
  • Collected customer and employee feedback to deliver information to management for corrective action.
  • Boosted profits to over 16% within one year of service by implementing new marketing strategies and recruitment human resource.
  • Built and maintained effective accounts receivable and cash flow monitoring systems (Tally, MS Office)
  • Reduced cost of operations and headcount
  • Financial management (Accounting and control all financial issues).
  • Payroll
  • Financial reporting

Accountant II

MBEYA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
12.2011 - 12.2013
  • Prepare Payment Vouchers and processing payments
  • Banking reconciliation
  • Preparation of Accounting statements
  • Payroll preparation for over 450 employees
  • Manage of debtors accounts
  • Collected and arranged information and entered details into computer database.
  • Completed daily accounting tasks including tracking funds, preparing deposits and reconciling accounts.
  • Implemented use of Software (Tally) to enter project data, analyze and track budgets, evaluate project costs and monitor performance trends.
  • Managed Payments for team of over 450 employees
  • Maintained smooth operations of Payments through effective and efficient ,always in time
  • Carried out Tasks to ensure compliance with relevant Accounting and Institute regulations.

Education

GED -

Excel Course
United Kingdom
11-2023

MBA - Corporate Management

Mzumbe University
Mbeya
12.2014

Higher National Diploma - Advanced Diploma in Accountancy

TANZANIA INSTITUTE oF ACCOUNTANCY (TIA)
Dar es Salaam
12.2010

A-Levels - Physics, Chemistry and Biology

TABORA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL
Tabora
02.2007

GCSE -

Mbeya Secondary School
Mbeya City
12.2004

Skills

  • Financial Reporting
  • Budgeting
  • Cash Flow forecast
  • Payroll
  • Interpersonal Skills
  • Taxation and Audit
  • Analytical thinking
  • Ms 0ffice, SAP, Quick book expert level

Certification

  • ACCA - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants, Applied Skills level, End December 2026

Timeline

Finance Manager

GSM GROUP AFRICA
09.2024 - Current

Financial Manager

Coastal Nuts Tanzania Limited
07.2022 - 08.2024

Accounting Consultant

ELEGANCE PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATES
01.2021 - 07.2022

Accountant

Big Times Highlands Co. Ltd (Ebony FM)
09.2020 - 12.2020

Enumerator Supervisor

HANNS R. NEUMANN STIFTUNG
03.2019 - 12.2019

Enumerator

TANZANIA TECHNOSERVE
12.2018 - 01.2020

Operation Manager

ALNEYGROUP LTD
01.2014 - 12.2018

Accountant II

MBEYA UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
12.2011 - 12.2013

GED -

Excel Course

MBA - Corporate Management

Mzumbe University

Higher National Diploma - Advanced Diploma in Accountancy

TANZANIA INSTITUTE oF ACCOUNTANCY (TIA)

A-Levels - Physics, Chemistry and Biology

TABORA GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

GCSE -

Mbeya Secondary School

Accomplishments

  • Achieved establishment finance department from scratch by creating accounting systems and procedure with accuracy and efficiency.
  • Establish strong financial reputation of the organization with the externals.
  • Create a strong relationships with Government institutions and other stake holders
  • Impact knowledge to colleagues for achievement of organization goals

Languages

Swahili
Native language
English
Advanced
C1

Link

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neema-mwakalindile-21b408204

Link

https://www.linkedin.com/in/neema-mwakalindile-21b408204

Travelling, reading books and spend time with family and close friends

During off duties time i love be with the closest people enjoy time together or travel as a group with family, go to beach and camping.

During retreats i love reading books to expand my knowledge.

REFEREE

Ibrahim Kiongozi

Business manager, GSM Group Africa

Email: i.kiongozi@gsmgroup.africa

Phone: +255769155554


James Mulhall

Director, coastal Nuts Tanzania Limited

Email:james.mulhall@coastalnutstz.com

Phone: +255785999290


Kassim Omar

Manager, Coastal Nuts Tanzania Limited

Email: Kassim.omar@coastalnutstz.com

Phone: +255767749926


Dr. Zacharia Katambara

Vice Chancellor,Mbeya University of Science & Technology

Email: zkatambara@gmail.com

Phone: 255756662009


Neema MwakalindileFinance manager