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Eli Mukumba

@elimukumba

Finance specialist consulting for SMEs, managing multi-entity bookkeeping and turning financial analysis into actionable recommendations.

South Africa

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As a Freelance Business Consultant, I manage bookkeeping, financial records, and month-end and year-end closes for multiple SME clients. I monitor accounts for discrepancies and cash-flow risks, prepare reports, and liaise with auditors.

At Triple Rings Engineering CC, I managed financial reporting and controls as Finance Manager and supported budgeting and forecasting. I also produced OPEX and CAPEX reports and management dashboards to inform resource-allocation decisions.

For my MBA consulting project with NovoCarbo, I built a five-year financial model with sensitivity analysis and developed a business case and value-chain analysis for a new product line. My work is grounded in accounting and IFRS, with financial modelling and reporting skills from my MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship at ESMT Berlin.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Freelance Business Consultant

Current

Self Employed

May 2024 - Present (2 years 6 months)

Own day-to-day bookkeeping, financial record-keeping, and month-end/year-end closes for multiple SME clients, ensuring timely trial-balance reconciliations. Monitor financial activity across client accounts, proactively identifying discrepancies, cash-flow risks, and unusual activity.

Bookkeeping Financial Reporting Reconciliations Cash Flow Management IFRS Audit Support Financial Analysis

Business Development Intern

NovoCarbo

Jan 2024 - Mar 2024 (2 months)

Built a 5-year financial model with sensitivity analysis to support investment, budgeting, and launch decisions for a new product line. Developed the supporting business case and value-chain analysis used to inform go-to-market and financial planning.

Financial Modeling Sensitivity Analysis Business Case Development Value Chain Analysis Go To Market Strategy

Finance Manager

Triple Rings Engineering CC

Jan 2020 - Dec 2022 (2 years 11 months)

Owned financial management and reporting across the business, strengthening financial controls and reporting structures. Ensured accuracy of financial records and compliance with IFRS, and supported external audit processes end-to-end.

Financial Management IFRS Audit Support Budgeting Forecasting Management Reporting Cash Flow Analysis

Assistant Finance Manager

Triple Rings Engineering CC

Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 (1 year 11 months)

Managed monthly balance-sheet reconciliations, promptly resolving discrepancies. Produced OPEX/CAPEX reports and financial insights supporting resource-allocation decisions.

Balance Sheet Reconciliation CapEx OpEx Reporting Financial Analysis Resource Allocation

Bookkeeper

Triple Rings Engineering CC

Jan 2013 - Oct 2017 (4 years 9 months)

Executed core bookkeeping functions, maintaining bank statements, ledgers, and the balance sheet. Introduced international financial reporting standards (IFRS) to the business, improving audit-readiness of financial records.

Bookkeeping Bank Reconciliation Ledger Management IFRS Implementation Audit Readiness

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

ESMT Berlin

Master of Business Administration, Innovation and Entrepreneurship

2023 - 2024

Activities and societies: Regional Scholarship, Africa & the Middle East – sole recipient, €25,000 tuition scholarship (2024 cohort).

MBA in Innovation and Entrepreneurship with a thesis on a new product business proposal including a 5-year financial model and sensitivity analysis for NovoCarbo. Awarded a regional scholarship for Africa and the Middle East.

University of KwaZulu-Natal

Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting

2012 - 2017

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting with coursework in accounting, auditing, management accounting, finance, tax law, business ethics, and information systems.