Benedicta Kwabi
Perth,Australia
Summary
Accomplished accounting professional with extensive experience in financial reporting and compliance. Demonstrates expertise in managing tax processes and ensuring regulatory adherence. Skilled in financial analysis and cash flow management, aiming to leverage these strengths to support organisational objectives. Dedicated to continuous improvement and learning within the accounting domain
Overview
8
8
years of professional experience
Work History
Accountant
Proex Solutions Pty Ltd
01.2024 - Current
- Coordinated the preparation of detailed financial reports, enhancing management decision-making.
- Oversee tax reporting and compliance processes, including Value Added Tax (VAT), Withholding Tax, Corporate Income Tax, Capital Allowance, and Deferred Tax, ensuring timely and accurate tax filing in compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Prepared and presented budget variance reports on a monthly, quarterly, and annual basis, providing analysis on financial performance against budgeted targets.
- Managed accounts payable and receivable, including reconciliation, ensuring efficient cash flow management, and maintaining strong relationships with vendors and clients.
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliation statements, ensuring accuracy and consistency in financial reporting and resolving discrepancies.
- Ensured timely and accurate posting of transactions in accounting software, enhancing the reliability and integrity of financial reports in compliance with IFRS and supporting informed decision-making.
- Administer and update the fixed asset register, tracking asset acquisitions, disposals, and depreciation to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Prepared the monthly payroll register, including PAYE, Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 contributions, ensuring timely payments and compliance with statutory regulations.
- Streamlined audit preparation by organizing financial data to ensure a smooth audit process.
- Managed the petty cash ledger, including overseeing cash replenishments and ensuring accurate tracking of small cash transactions.
Customer Service Advisor
ABSA Bank
04.2021 - 01.2024
- Provide financial advice to customers on wealth management and insurance.
- Help customers with loan processing
- Delivering exceptional overall corporate business performance through excellent customer servicing and transactional processing in the bank.
- Achieving individual customer service targets and support the achievement of team targets by working with relevant service level agreement.
- Assisting customers with international and local transfers using software (RTGS, Western union, MoneyGram)
- Providing Account opening, digital solutions and loan processing for clients.
- Undertaking all end-to-end banking hall duties such as issuance of cheque books, managers cheques, drafts and statement transactions.
- Actioning any customer complaints received in accordance with procedures.
- Skilled in providing customers with investment portfolios within the banks service levels, objectives, cost controls, and income contributions.
- Processing of debit cards and credit cards to customers.
- Delivering a world class customer service practices and ensuring adherence to absa service standards.
Bookkeeeper
Government
, Western Region
09.2019 - 09.2020
- Conduct bank reconciliation and maintaining accurate financial records using MYOB
- Tracking and following up on unpaid claims or rejected payments, resolving issues with plan managers.
- Assist with processing payroll, superannuation and leave entitlements.
- Liasing with customers and vendors via phone call, face to face and email communication.
Intern– Internal Audit Section
Ghana Ports And Harbours Authority
06.2017 - 08.2017
- Verifying company financial information.
- Taking records and inspecting of payment vouchers.
- Ensuring company compliance and following up on audit recommendations.
- Checking of workers’ salaries and overtime.
- Reporting of systematic errors and potential fraud.
Education
Master of Accounting and Finance - Accounting And Finance
Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration
Ghana10-2023
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
University of Cape Coast
Ghana01.2019
IT with Business - Information Technology
NIIT
Ghana02.2015
Skills
- Financial Reporting
- Regulatory Compliance
- Financial Analysis
- IFRS Knowledge
- Tax Reporting
- Interpersonal relations
- Communication skills
- Multitasking
- Customer service
- Analytical problem-solving
- Budget management
Accomplishments
- Committee Chairman of UCCABS Editorial Board - UCC
- Lady of our time – Bcom Accounting Class - UCC
- Certificate of honor – House prefect, Archbishop Porter Girls Senior High School
- Certificate of honor – School Prefect, Christ The King Methodist Preparatory School
Extracurricular Activities
Community Service volunteer(2019), Head of Music Department, ICGC Campus Church(2018), Welfare logistics officer, Mass Choir Mass Drama - UCC,(2018)General Secretary for Music Department, ICGC Campus Church - UCC,(2017) Assistant House Prefect(Theresa House), Archbishop Porter Girls(2012),Assistant School Prefect, Christ The King Methodist Preparatory (JuniorHigh) 2010,School Prefect, Christ The King Methodist Preparatory School (Primary), (2009)
Personal Information
Visa Status: Partner Visa – Full working Rights
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Accountant
Proex Solutions Pty Ltd
01.2024 - Current
Customer Service Advisor
ABSA Bank
04.2021 - 01.2024
Bookkeeeper
Government
09.2019 - 09.2020
Intern– Internal Audit Section
Ghana Ports And Harbours Authority
06.2017 - 08.2017
Master of Accounting and Finance - Accounting And Finance
Ghana Institute of Management And Public Administration
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting
University of Cape Coast
IT with Business - Information Technology
NIIT
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