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Zukiswa Mathe

@zukiswamathe

Certified Professional Accountant with 5+ years in general ledger, tax compliance, and business consulting.

South Africa
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What I'm looking for

I’m looking for a role where I can own accurate general ledger processing, strengthen internal controls, and deliver reliable tax and compliance reporting—while contributing to streamlined processes and strong stakeholder communication.

I’m a Certified Professional Accountant with over 5 years’ experience in accounting practice and logistics combined. I bring strong expertise in accounting software, and I support businesses with practical consultation, tax planning and submission, and compliance reporting.

As Financial Officer: General Ledger (AFA Talent (PTY) Ltd, seonded to Transnet National Ports Authority), I reconciled bank accounts and general ledger accounts daily and developed internal controls to ensure financial data accuracy. I also prepared annual closing journals, head office reconciliations for the port of Durban, transfer journals, bank consolidations, and intercompany, subsidiary, and group journals—supported by inter and intra company confirmation for correct debtor/creditor transfers.

Earlier roles strengthened my breadth: I verified fixed assets, updated the fixed asset register, created asset tags, and documented discrepancies for investigation. As a self-employed Accountant/Business Consultant and Tax Accountant, I handled bookkeeping, tax planning and submissions for companies and individuals, product cost revisions, financial management consultancy, and CIPC secretarial work; as a trainee accountant, I compiled annual financial statements, supported statutory audits, and managed SARS compliance across VAT and payroll taxes.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

AL

Financial Officer - General Ledger

AFA Talent (Pty) Ltd

May 2023 - Jun 2024 (1 year 1 month)

Reconciled bank and general ledger accounts daily, posting monthly journals and managing month-end and trial balance sign-offs. Prepared annual closing journals, head-office reconciliations for the Port of Durban, cash forecasts, and accrual/provisions schedules while maintaining intercompany confirmations and group/subsidiary journals.

OS

Trainee Accountant

Olive Business Solutions Chartered Accountants (SA)

Aug 2016 - Jul 2021 (4 years 11 months)

Updated ledgers monthly and produced management packs for reporting, while supporting client relations, audit support, and preparation/review of annual financial statements for multiple entity types. Completed SARS compliance activities including VAT declarations and payroll tax reconciliations, addressed SARS queries, and supported entity registration and annual returns.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

Durban University of Technology logoDT

Durban University of Technology

BTech: Internal Auditing, Internal Auditing

Completed a BTech in Internal Auditing covering internal auditing, financial accounting, information systems auditing, management accounting, and research methodology.

University of South Africa (UNISA) logoUU

University of South Africa (UNISA)

Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Auditing, Forensic Auditing

2021 -

Completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Auditing covering fraud prevention and detection, fraud investigation, applied law, forensic audit reporting, and applied labour law for forensic auditors.

South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA) logoSS

South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA)

Professional Accountant (SA), Accounting

2021 -

Completed the Professional Accountant (SA) qualification including financial statements review and compilation, commercial and corporate law, risk management, cost and management accounting, tax, quality control, and payroll.

Walter Sisulu University logoWU

Walter Sisulu University

National Diploma: Internal Auditing, Internal Auditing

Completed a National Diploma in Internal Auditing covering fraud prevention and detection, fraud investigation, applied law for forensic auditors, forensic audit reporting, and applied labour law.

Tech stack

Software and tools used professionally

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