# Pride Kunaka

Pride Kunaka is a remote worker on Himalayas, Accounting Assistant at Saracens Investments P/L, based in Zimbabwe.

Source: https://himalayas.app/@pridekunaka

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I run accurate end-to-end bookkeeping, close accounts, and deliver management reporting across complex finance operations.
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| Detail | Value |
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| Availability | Looking for a job |
| Location | Zimbabwe |
| Authorized to work in | Zimbabwe |
| Salary expectations | 30k+ USD |
| Job categories | Bookkeeper, Accounting Assistant, Finance Operations Specialist |
| Skills | Full Charge Bookkeeping, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Bank Reconciliation, Credit Card Reconciliations, Creditors Reconciliation, Invoice Coding, Bill Publishing, Sales Invoices, Vendor Payments, General Ledger Accountant, Journal Entries, Month End Closing, Year End Close, Management Accounts, Financial Reporting, Budget Preparation, Cash Flow Forecasting, Payroll Processing, Statutory Deductions, Tax Compliance, VAT Returns, PAYE, Corporate Tax, Inventory valuation, Stock Reconciliation, Cash Management, Petty Cash, Payment Processing, Data Entry, Record keeping, Audit Support, Task Prioritization, Written Communication, Verbal Communication, Quickbooks Online, Xero, SAGE Pastel, Excel, ZIMRA, Belina Payroll, Paywell, NSSA Portal, SAP ERP, Power BI, Google Workspace, Fixed Assets, Stock Modules |
| LinkedIn | https://linkedin.com/in/pride-kunaka |

## What I'm looking for

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I'm looking for a finance operations role where I can take wider ownership of month-end close, accurate reporting, reconciliations, payroll, compliance, and the management reporting pack.
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## About

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I've run full sets of books across Saracens Investments, Sewtex, VHI Distillers, and public accounting, covering daily transactions through month-end close, reporting, payroll, and statutory filings.

At Saracens Investments, I manage invoice coding, supplier records, reconciliations, vendor payments, payroll, and Corporate Tax, VAT, and PAYE obligations in QuickBooks Online and Xero. I also produce management accounts, budgets, and rolling cash-flow projections, supporting a month-end close completed within four working days.

Over ten years at Sewtex and seven years at Ace Accounting Services, I maintained full accounting records, valued inventory with physical-to-book variances under 2%, and prepared year-end records for a portfolio of 150+ client businesses. I'm now looking to take wider ownership of finance operations, the close process, and the reporting pack that follows.
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## Experience

### Accounting Assistant (current)

Saracens Investments P/L. Dec 2021 - Present

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Managed daily financial transactions, invoice coding, and bill publishing in QuickBooks Online and Xero, supporting a month-end close within four working days. Built monthly cost and management accounts, budgets, and cash-flow projections, and handled payroll, tax compliance, and audit trails.
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Skills: Quickbooks-Online, Xero, Accounts-Payable, Accounts-Receivable, Bank-Reconciliation, Credit-Card-Reconciliations, Creditors-Reconciliation, Invoice-Coding, Verifying-And-Publishing-Bills, Sales-Bills, Vendor-Payments, General-Ledger-Accountant, Journal-Entries, Month-End-Closing, Management-Accounts, Financial-Reporting, Budget-Preparation, Cash-Flow-Forecasting, Payroll-Processing, Statutory-Deductions, Tax-Compliance, VAT-Returns, PAYE, Corporate-Tax, Petty-Cash, Payment-Processing, Data-Entry, Record-keeping, Audit-Support, Task-Prioritization, Self-Review, Written-And-Verbal-Communication

### Bookkeeper

Sewtex P/L. Oct 2011 - Nov 2021

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Carried the full set of books as a full-charge bookkeeper for ten years, from source documents through bank reconciliations and cash controls to monthly financial statements. Reconciled creditor accounts, released vendor payments, counted and valued stock, and managed payroll and statutory remittances.
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Skills: Full-Charge-Bookkeeping, Bank-Reconciliation, Creditors-Reconciliation, Vendor-Payments, Stock-Reconciliation, Inventory-valuation, Budget-Preparation, Cash-Flow-Forecasting, Payroll-Processing, Statutory-Deductions, PAYE, VAT-Returns, Corporate-Tax, Petty-Cash, Banking-Administration, Payment-Documentation, General-Ledger-Accountant, Financial-Reporting

### Administrative Assistant

Sportline Graphix (Private) Limited. Apr 2011 - Sep 2011

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Cleared the creditors ledger over six months, agreeing supplier accounts to statements before payment. Issued supplier payments, processed monthly payroll for 45 employees, and reconciled petty cash and bank transactions.
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Skills: Creditors-Reconciliation, Vendor-Payments, Payroll-Processing, Petty-Cash, Bank-Reconciliation, Data-Entry, Record-keeping, Task-Prioritization

### Administrative Assistant

VHI Distillers. May 2010 - Mar 2011

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Compiled cost and management accounts, budgets, and cash-flow projections, and released supplier payment runs averaging US$80,000 monthly. Filed Corporate Tax, VAT, and PAYE returns, posted payroll, and checked stock counts against book values.
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Skills: Cost-Accounting, Management-Accounts, Budget-Preparation, Cash-Flow-Forecasting, Vendor-Payments, Creditors-Reconciliation, Corporate-Tax, VAT-Returns, PAYE, Payroll-Processing, Stock-Reconciliation, Petty-Cash, Banking

### Bookkeeper

Ace Accounting Services (Public Accountants). Feb 2003 - Apr 2010

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Prepared year-end close accounting records and balance-sheet schedules for a portfolio of 150+ client businesses. Computed Corporate Tax, VAT, and PAYE liabilities, lodged Company Secretarial Returns, and modelled budgets and cash-flow projections for owner-managed businesses.
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Skills: Year-End-Close, Balance-Sheet-Schedules, Corporate-Tax, VAT-Returns, PAYE, Company-Secretarial, Budget-Preparation, Cash-Flow-Forecasting, Financial-Reporting, Task-Prioritization, Self-Review

## Education

### Cavendish University Zambia

Bachelor's Degree, Accounting

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Ongoing Bachelor's Degree in Accounting.
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### Trust Academy

Diploma, Accountancy

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Diploma in Accountancy from Trust Academy in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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### Trust Academy

Pastel Accounting Certificate, Accounting

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Pastel Accounting Certificate from Trust Academy in Harare, Zimbabwe.
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## Tech stack

- Xero
- Google Workspace
- Microsoft Excel
- Power BI

To contact Pride, message them from this profile with a Himalayas employer account: [Hire on Himalayas](https://himalayas.app/hire).

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