Njabulo Mazibuko

Throughout my career, I have contributed to positive business results through effective organization, prioritization, and follow through of key organizational projects. My strengths, skills, experience and qualifications are an ideal match to position's requirements and will bring immediate value to your organisation.

I have BCom (Accounting) Degree and I have more than 6 years in accounting and finance.  I am currently as an Account Manager for The South African Breweries (SAB). In my current and previous Bookkeeper/Assistant Accountant role, I exercise a calculated and methodical approach to problem solving. While I am independently motivated, I appreciate collective efforts and collaborate productively within group settings. Moreover, I am competent in account reconciliation, accounts payable and accounts receivable with proficiency in financial reporting. Further, my time-management, communication, and problem-solving abilities will serve to support your continued organizational efforts.

I appreciate your time in reviewing this application and hope to hear from you in regard to the next steps in the hiring process. If you have any questions or need any additional information, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

The South African Breweries (SAB)

1. Position - Account Manager (BDR 3)

(01 June 2021 – Current)

       Customer Development

• Manage and build customer relationships with SAB customers.
• Customer relationship management
• Dispute resolution
• Customer account management 
• Drive weekly customer calls per outlet to build effective partnerships and resolve customer issues
• Ensure all customer master data is input, current, correct and maintained
• Achieve customer sales volume targets
• Ensure each outlets buys directly from SAB consistently on a weekly basis

      AMPPS Delivery

• Complete and influence the (Availability; Merchandising; Price;  Promotions; Space) AMPPS survey by delivering on every targeted plan:
• Monitor volumes by outlet to ensure 100% availability of key brands and packs through forward planning
• Manage stock rotation to ensure 100% availability
• Drive the effective execution of selective merchandising implementation in the consumption and purchase zones as per the In Trade Execution

      Guidelines (ITEG)

• Negotiate and execute interior and exterior price communication; capture price priorities; ensure price point compliance
• and execute on the overall price and promotion campaigns throughout the year
• Manage outlet retention by tracking and monitoring competitive shelf space and volumes sold and ensure effective positioning of brands for maximum volume growth

      Asset Management

• Manage SAB refrigeration assets by driving governance and compliance for the SAB audit
• Manage all SAB assets in the outlets including permanent merchandising and signage
• Ensure SAB products are stocked in fridges as per ITEG
• Conduct asset verification surveys (Fridges, etc.)
• Assist customers with Model stock system to manage stock replenishment and minimise stock outs
• Manage stock rotation and quality

1. Position - Sales Representative Hybrid (BDR 2)

 (01 October 2020 – 30 May 2021)

 Customer Development

• Manage and build customer relationships with SAB customers.
• Customer relationship management
• Dispute resolution
• Customer account management 
• Drive weekly customer calls per outlet to build effective partnerships and resolve customer issues
• Ensure all customer master data is input, current, correct and maintained
• Achieve customer sales volume targets
• Ensure each outlets buys directly from SAB consistently on a weekly basis

      AMPPS Delivery

• Complete and influence the (Availability; Merchandising; Price;  Promotions; Space) AMPPS survey by delivering on every targeted plan:
• Monitor volumes by outlet to ensure 100% availability of key brands and packs through forward planning
• Manage stock rotation to ensure 100% availability
• Drive the effective execution of selective merchandising implementation in the consumption and purchase zones as per the In Trade Execution

      Guidelines (ITEG)

• Negotiate and execute interior and exterior price communication; capture price priorities; ensure price point compliance
• and execute on the overall price and promotion campaigns throughout the year
• Manage outlet retention by tracking and monitoring competitive shelf space and volumes sold and ensure effective positioning of brands for maximum volume growth

      Asset Management

• Manage SAB refrigeration assets by driving governance and compliance for the SAB audit
• Manage all SAB assets in the outlets including permanent merchandising and signageEnsure SAB products are stocked in fridges as per ITEG
• Conduct asset verification surveys (Fridges, etc.)
• Assist customers with Model stock system to manage stock replenishment and minimise stock outs
• Manage stock rotation and quality

1. Position - Sales Representative

(01 December 2018 – 30 September 2020)

       Customer Development

• Manage and build customer relationships with SAB customers.
• Customer relationship management
• Dispute resolution
• Customer account management 
• Drive weekly customer calls per outlet to build effective partnerships and resolve customer issues
• Ensure all customer master data is input, current, correct and maintained
• Achieve customer sales volume targets
• Ensure each outlets buys directly from SAB consistently on a weekly basis

      AMPPS Delivery

• Complete and influence the (Availability; Merchandising; Price;  Promotions; Space) AMPPS survey by delivering on every targeted plan:
• Monitor volumes by outlet to ensure 100% availability of key brands and packs through forward planning
• Manage stock rotation to ensure 100% availability
• Drive the effective execution of selective merchandising implementation in the consumption and purchase zones as per the In Trade Execution

      Guidelines (ITEG)

• Negotiate and execute interior and exterior price communication; capture price priorities; ensure price point compliance
• and execute on the overall price and promotion campaigns throughout the year
• Manage outlet retention by tracking and monitoring competitive shelf space and volumes sold and ensure effective positioning of brands for maximum volume growth

      Asset Management

• Manage SAB refrigeration assets by driving governance and compliance for the SAB audit
• Manage all SAB assets in the outlets including permanent merchandising and signage
• Ensure SAB products are stocked in fridges as per ITEG
• Conduct asset verification surveys (Fridges, etc.)
• Assist customers with Model stock system to manage stock replenishment and minimise stock outs
• Manage stock rotation and quality

World Vision 

1. Position –  Inter-Company Billing Coordinator 

(18 October 2016 to 15 December 2016 - Temp Contract)

      Responsibilities:

• Management of the Inter-company Settlement Advice/Billing Database 
• Provide end-to-end supervision of the Billing processes
• Ensuring that all service provider corporate and consumer customers and staff are billed correctly in accordance with predefined quality assurance processes and standards
• Ensuring that all inter-company expenses are incurred with prior approvals and that all costs are allocated to respective offices through Settlement Advices there by reducing the risk of rejected costs
• Review Incoming Settlement Advises/Billings from other offices to ensure compliance with the budget and costing principles
• Obtain approval of costs from concerned line managers and allocation of these costs to the relevant accounting Centre
• Perform quality checks on Excel documents generated post bill runs, highlight any problems and escalate or resolve if possible within a reasonable time frame.
• Extraction of financial transaction from Sun-systems analyzing for accuracy and consistency.
• Resolution of any billing queries and issues timeously and ensuring appropriate corrective action via Support teams
• Preparation and booking of outward Settlement Advises/Billings to other company offices and regions
• Costing of the outgoing Settlement Advises  in the accounting system and ensuring all incurred costs are transferred to respective offices in full thereby minimizing the risk for company to bore unfunded costs
• Tracking pre-approvals in the Billings database to ensure Settlement Advices/Billings are received and sent on a timely basis and preparation of pre-approvals on behalf of cost managers
• Process monthly accruals Inter-company Settlement Advice/Billings journals 
• Monthly Reconciliation of the Funding account 
• Balance sheet account reconciliation 
• Analyzing and reconciliation of international hosted staff and National offices accounts
• Inter-company account reconciliation
• Review direct charges documents and invoices and process the charges into the accounting system and in alignment to the budget
• Running and reviews month-end financial reports
• Process adjustment journals for projects
• Review and posting of data in sun system
• Assist in preparing payroll journals

2. Position – Bookkeeper/Assistant Accountant (15 October 2010 to 30 September 2016) 

Reason for leaving - Retrenchment

Responsibilities:

• Prepare journals for all bank transactions and allocate costs to relevant cost centres
• Bank Reconciliation processing and preparation
• Prepare income and funding journal.
• Inter-company account reconciliation
• Balance sheet account Reconciliation 
• Month-end financial reports preparation
• Preparation of annual budgets   
• Fixed Asset register maintenance
• Preparation of  VAT Returns
• Analyse and review actual vs. budgets and variance analysis
• Reconciliation of staff credit card and advance accounts
• Review invoices submitted for payment
• Process payments to external suppliers and for employees claims
• Processing petty cash transactions and reconciliation
• Identification of misallocations and processing adjustment journal
• Reviewing  employees’ expense reports on claims, advances and credit cards
• Review the age analysis and identify potential problem accounts  for non-payment, consistent late payers and/or going concern issues and flag these with the Finance Manager
• Assist project accountants on all projects and initiates corrections as necessary
• Address all queries raised for the main bank account with the bank call centre
• Liaison with suppliers / vendors on accounts related issues   
• Assist with year-end audit by preparing required schedules and reports

National Bargaining Council for the Road Freight & Logistic Industry 

1. Position - Assistant Management Accountant (01 December 2009 to 14 October 2010) 

Reason for leaving - Better Job Prospect and Career Growth

Responsibilities:

• Preparation of month-end financial reports   
• Balance Sheet account reconciliation 
• Preparation of annual budgets 
• Preparation of  income and expenditure forecasting 
• Analyse and review actual vs. budgets and explain variances 
• Prepare daily cashbook entries on Pastel evolution
• Prepare Fund transfer requests to banks for inter-company payments
• Bank reconciliation processing on Pastel evolution
• Reviewing and posting of journals
• Monitor and maintain minimum balance in the main bank account 
• Reconciliation of credit card accounts
• Reviewing of invoices submitted for payment
• Process month-end and year-end journal entries on Pastel evolution
• Interrogation of proposed capital expenditure.
• Assist procurement with inventory stock count and valuation
• Assist with year-end external audit by preparing required schedules and reports
• Assist Financial accountant in preparing investments for the company
• Address all queries raised for the main bank account with the bank call centre
• Ensuring the processing of financial transaction with adherence to company’s financial policies and accounting procedure

2. Position - Fund Administration Clerk (01 August 2008  to 30 November  2009)

Reason for leaving – Promoted as Management Accountant and Career growth

Responsibilities:

• Data capturing of union admin fees/levies, sick, holiday funds from Logistic/transport company
• Processing of invoices and  returns from Logistics companies
• Inspecting/checking for unusual trends or errors on  Logistic company bank returns
• Ensure payments are captured and processed correctly
• Ensure Logistic and transport industry employees receive payment on/before the due date
• Ensuring all accounts reconcile/balance by the last day of the month.
• Updating of Logistic industries employee records on the system
• Resolve employer and employee queries on levies, sick funds,

      Holiday funds, wages

• Customer service-ensure all account queries are answered timorously

3. Position - Accounts Payable Officer (02 June 2008 to 30 June 2008)   

Reason for leaving – Temporary Contract Ended

Responsibilities:

• Obtain relevant authorization on invoices for payment
• Attach relevant documents to authorized invoices
• Process payments via EFT
• Ensure all unprocessed invoices for the current and prior months are accrued 
• Accounts payable account reconciliation
• Ensure supplier receives payment on/before the due date
• Liaise with regional offices, departments and suppliers regarding invoices reflecting on the statements
• Process journal entries in the Pastel accounting system
• Ensure filing is done correctly and completed by the end of business each working Friday
• Customer service-ensure all account queries are answered on time

Mazia Consulting 

Position – Trainee Accountant (01 April 2008 to 30 May 2008)   

Reason for leaving - Contract Ended

Responsibilities:

• Perform internal audit on allocated clients, analysing and review balance sheets, income statement in detail
• Financial advice to clients
• Ensuring that clients comply with relevant accounting standards
• Preparing financial statements for clients
• Installing Pastel accounting software for client

University of South Africa -2023

• Current Studies- Post-Graduate Diploma in Internal Auditing 

University Of The Witwatersrand – 2010

• Certificate in Applied Logistics & Supply Chain Management 

University Of The Witwatersrand – 2007

• Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

TECHNIKON WITWATERSRAND – 2001

• National certificate in Banking