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CURRICULUM VITAE FOR NALINI (NELS) DESAI
DATE OF BIRTH: 27 DECEMBER 1959
SEX: FEMALE
MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED (25/06/82) 2 Children - Adults
ADDRESS : 24 St. DOMINIC ROAD, MILTON PARK,
HARARE, ZIMBABWE
CONTACT DETAILS: nels.desai59@gmail.com / + 263 4 741607 (Home)
MOBILE: + 263 772 747 036
WORK EXPERIENCE
PAROAN VISTA (PVT) LTD - Paper Importers and Distributors
Senior Accountant October 2011 to Date
All daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly processing ofall accounting functions input into Pastel as
well as onto Excel files.
All files and TBs; after all reconciliations are done; are then sent to the Chartered Accountant in
India, who then does the Management Accounts for the Directors.
Payments made in cash or through bank, all Statutory payments, all monthly payments, QPD
payments are handled by me.
ZX FUELS - Fuel importers and distributors.
Accounts Assistant - September 2010 to May 2011
Assisted the FM in processing all accounting transactions from Excel spreadsheets onto Pastel
from Jan. 2010 to date, which was completed speedily and successfully.
Reconciliations of Debtors, Creditors, Banks, Cash and Stock. Also Recons of Pastel capture
against Excel spreadsheets info.for up to date reports.
Belina Payroll transactions processed monthly.
Owing to a medical emergency, I had to accompany my husband on a trip to India. To be fair to the
company, as I was unsure of the period of time required for his recovery, I resigned.
During the month of June, I was in India with my husband and my mother as they both required heart
surgery. I am presently seeking an accounting position.
FRESHPRO - Importation and bulk distribution of food products (A subsidiary of
Innscor).
Finance Manager - February 2008 to August 2010
My team and I ensured that the monthly Income & Expenditure and Balance Sheet reports were
compiled and emailed to InnscorHead Office by due dates.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ed2b640c-37ab-494e-b1d8-e50566378f2f-160719180736/85/CV-Nels-A-1-320.jpg)
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I managed 5 personnelin the accounting department; 2 personnelin the cleaning department; and
also the receptionist.
Monthly, I handed out all stock take procedures and then processed input into the system of over
1,000 stock items; quantity variances were then investigated and reported.
Compiled and distributed,weekly, the Management Reports on trading accounts for each stock
category.
Ensuring constant communication, with my teams assistance,in managing the Debtors and
Creditors accounts, which greatly improved all round company relationships. Reporting any areas
of concern to the MD.
Attended the monthly presentations ofall the companies within the retail sector of Innscor, during
which comparisons were made between all the retail stores in accordance to all their monthly
financial reports.
I left Freshpro, as I was offered and accepted a position in a company that had only 3 items on their stock
list, which greatly appealed to me at that time.
TYRE TREADS
Group Accountant - April 2007 to January 2008
Systems and procedures required improvement, which were implemented. This proved
successful,which pleased the top management.
All accounting transactions for 2006 were processed onto the Pastel package. My team and I then
reconciled all the accounts and managed to present the Financial Statements to the Directors by
August 2007. Thereafter, the processing and reconciliations were done daily, in order to keep the
accounting records accurate and up to date.
Although I have enjoyed the challenge at Tyre Treads, I resigned and joined Freshpro, who offered me a
more senior position.
MICROWAREHOUSE - Importers of computers and computer parts
Senior Accountant - July 2001 to March 2007
Ensured all the accounts were kept up to date.
Stocks kept replenished and generally ensured a smooth running of the operation.
Processed monthly payroll transactions on Belina.
Ensured successfulcompletion of monthly stocktake.
Due to the efficient accounting package, Fincon, my team and I were able to reconcile all the
ledger accounts in a very short time-span and compile very accurate reports.
I have really enjoyed this job and have learnt quite a lot more in the accounting field. Unfortunately, this
company did not live up to our initial agreement.
AUTOFORMANCE - May 2001 to June 2001-Vehicle repairs Assisting a friend to process his
accounts on Pastel until he found someone to take over.
RUENYA GRANITE - February 2001 to April 2001 Personal Assistant to the two Directors
who dealt in exporting quartz and granite, until the war vets forced closure of this business.
May 1999-January 2001 - Various companies accounts,right up to Balance Sheet completed at home.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ed2b640c-37ab-494e-b1d8-e50566378f2f-160719180736/85/CV-Nels-A-2-320.jpg)
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FRASER ALEXANDER ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD Specialised recovery of Gold
from mining dumps.
Accountant - October 1998 to April 1999
Processing all accounting transactions from 1998 to date on a package called Cheney Allison, with
such speed and success that I managed to input the prepared manual backlog info. in a time-span
of 1.5 hours per month. The accountant from the South African Head Office timed me without my
knowledge. He was impressed.
Reconciliations of all Balance Sheet accounts were completed in a very short time as the system
input was fairly accurate.
Monthly Management Reports: Cash Flow, Fixed Asset Schedules,Tax Computation and Balance
Sheet were compiled and emailed to Head Office in South Africa.
Monthly salaries processed on Payplus,for just over 300 employees, who were situated at all the
different mines nationwide.
This was a six month contract.
PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS
Senior Bookkeeper - June 1997 to September 1998
Input of Debtors, Creditors, Cash Book, Petty Cash, Journals in order for a trial balance to be
produced (if the clients accounts were manual).
Reconciliations of Bank Statements, all Balance Sheet Accounts,Fixed Asset Schedules,Tax
Computations, Interest Schedules and finally the Balance Sheet were then compiled. This was done for
various clients on the various accounting packages used by them as we exchanged disks with them in
order for them to update their records with the final journals.
I gained an insurmountable amount of confidence and experience by learning the various accounting packages
and also the processing of accounts to Balance Sheet. I resigned as the offer of working for a South African
company appealed to me.
TABEX DIBRELL PROCESSORS
Assistant Bookkeeper - September 1991 to May 1997
Input of Creditors, Reconciliation of Creditors Control and Creditors Statements and Staff
Accounts,Journals,Petty Cash and Schedules.
I received glowing reports from the auditors,Ernst & Young for my efforts. I resigned as I saw the
opportunity of gaining experience and knowledge in all the accounting aspects to present a complete set of
accounts at PricewaterhouseCoopers.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ed2b640c-37ab-494e-b1d8-e50566378f2f-160719180736/85/CV-Nels-A-3-320.jpg)
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SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK
Accounts Clerk - January 1990 to August 1991
Solution 6 input of all Contract Disbursements, Debtors, Creditors, Banking, Receipting, Petty Cash and
Wages.
Reconciliation of all the Contract Accounts,Debtors,Creditors and Staff Accounts.Payment of Wages.
April December 1989 I was a Temp. Secretary for BP Shell and Costain. I started full time after my son
was about a year old.
Between July 1986 and February 1989,I worked at the Lions Video Club in Bindura. I also helped to
type, print and collate their monthly magazine called the Bindura Bull. We moved to Harare in February
1989.
Between July 1982 and May 1986,I helped my father-in-law to run Desai Trading Company. I took full
running control after my father-in-laws death in 1983. We rented out the property in June 1986.
From June 1982 to February 1989,I joined my husband in Bindura.
Prior to getting married in June 1982, I worked at Zimbank in the Managers Department for 2 years. I
went to the UK in 1980, where I worked for Tudor Photographic Company for 4 months.
As a school leaver, I worked at Founders Building Society as a teller for 14 months. I left to go to the
UK.
EDUCATION
SCHOOLS : LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN SCHOOL
1964 - 1971 (KG 1 to Std 5)
MORGAN HIGH SCHOOL
1972 - 1976 (Form 1 to Form 5)
(Obtained 5 passes in GCE O Level)
COLLEGE : BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
1994 - 1995
(Obtained Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 and Cost Accounting Certs.)
Studied ACCA (Certified Diploma in Accounting & Finance -
- unable to afford forex for tuition & exam fees)
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE:
ACCPAC OFFICE 2000
ACCPAC 2000 FOR WINDOWS EXCEL
SOLUTION 6 WORD
LOTUS SMART SUIT QUICK BOOKS
LOTUS 3 / V5 PASTEL / PASTEL EVOLUTION
WORDPERFECT FARMPLAN MANAGER
QUATTRO PRO FARMPLAN BUSINESS
SAGE PAYPLUS V7
CHENEY ALLISON BELINA PAYROLL
TURBO CASH FINANCIAL CONTROL (FINCON)](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ed2b640c-37ab-494e-b1d8-e50566378f2f-160719180736/85/CV-Nels-A-4-320.jpg)
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SKILLS AND QUALITIES
I am a keen, hardworking, reliable and trustworthy person. My managerial qualities ensure that I am able
to communicate with employees and clients at all levels. My strengths are punctuality; being motivated
and committed; being methodical; effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills and adhering to
company policies. I would like to use my skills to make a positive contribution to my place of work and
progress successfully,individually and also as a member of a team.
I have worked for nearly 30 years and in all my years of working, I have had nothing but praise regarding
my work and also my work ethics.
REFERENCES
Freshpro - 0772 213 988 (MrAlun Hart by phone)
Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick - 487107 (Mr Dennis Lambon letter to hand)
Tabex-Dibrell Processors - 739906 (Mr Colin Allardice letter to hand)
Fraser Alexander - 481032 (Mr Harry Wagener - letter to hand)
Costain - 663571 (Mr Chimuriwo - by phone)
Extracurricular Activites
Reading, swimming, socialising , gardening, , walking, watching TV and videos, improving my knowledge
on the computer.](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/ed2b640c-37ab-494e-b1d8-e50566378f2f-160719180736/85/CV-Nels-A-5-320.jpg)
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- 1. [1] CURRICULUM VITAE FOR NALINI (NELS) DESAI DATE OF BIRTH: 27 DECEMBER 1959 SEX: FEMALE MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED (25/06/82) 2 Children - Adults ADDRESS : 24 St. DOMINIC ROAD, MILTON PARK, HARARE, ZIMBABWE CONTACT DETAILS: nels.desai59@gmail.com / + 263 4 741607 (Home) MOBILE: + 263 772 747 036 WORK EXPERIENCE PAROAN VISTA (PVT) LTD - Paper Importers and Distributors Senior Accountant October 2011 to Date All daily, monthly, quarterly and yearly processing ofall accounting functions input into Pastel as well as onto Excel files. All files and TBs; after all reconciliations are done; are then sent to the Chartered Accountant in India, who then does the Management Accounts for the Directors. Payments made in cash or through bank, all Statutory payments, all monthly payments, QPD payments are handled by me. ZX FUELS - Fuel importers and distributors. Accounts Assistant - September 2010 to May 2011 Assisted the FM in processing all accounting transactions from Excel spreadsheets onto Pastel from Jan. 2010 to date, which was completed speedily and successfully. Reconciliations of Debtors, Creditors, Banks, Cash and Stock. Also Recons of Pastel capture against Excel spreadsheets info.for up to date reports. Belina Payroll transactions processed monthly. Owing to a medical emergency, I had to accompany my husband on a trip to India. To be fair to the company, as I was unsure of the period of time required for his recovery, I resigned. During the month of June, I was in India with my husband and my mother as they both required heart surgery. I am presently seeking an accounting position. FRESHPRO - Importation and bulk distribution of food products (A subsidiary of Innscor). Finance Manager - February 2008 to August 2010 My team and I ensured that the monthly Income & Expenditure and Balance Sheet reports were compiled and emailed to InnscorHead Office by due dates.
- 2. [2] I managed 5 personnelin the accounting department; 2 personnelin the cleaning department; and also the receptionist. Monthly, I handed out all stock take procedures and then processed input into the system of over 1,000 stock items; quantity variances were then investigated and reported. Compiled and distributed,weekly, the Management Reports on trading accounts for each stock category. Ensuring constant communication, with my teams assistance,in managing the Debtors and Creditors accounts, which greatly improved all round company relationships. Reporting any areas of concern to the MD. Attended the monthly presentations ofall the companies within the retail sector of Innscor, during which comparisons were made between all the retail stores in accordance to all their monthly financial reports. I left Freshpro, as I was offered and accepted a position in a company that had only 3 items on their stock list, which greatly appealed to me at that time. TYRE TREADS Group Accountant - April 2007 to January 2008 Systems and procedures required improvement, which were implemented. This proved successful,which pleased the top management. All accounting transactions for 2006 were processed onto the Pastel package. My team and I then reconciled all the accounts and managed to present the Financial Statements to the Directors by August 2007. Thereafter, the processing and reconciliations were done daily, in order to keep the accounting records accurate and up to date. Although I have enjoyed the challenge at Tyre Treads, I resigned and joined Freshpro, who offered me a more senior position. MICROWAREHOUSE - Importers of computers and computer parts Senior Accountant - July 2001 to March 2007 Ensured all the accounts were kept up to date. Stocks kept replenished and generally ensured a smooth running of the operation. Processed monthly payroll transactions on Belina. Ensured successfulcompletion of monthly stocktake. Due to the efficient accounting package, Fincon, my team and I were able to reconcile all the ledger accounts in a very short time-span and compile very accurate reports. I have really enjoyed this job and have learnt quite a lot more in the accounting field. Unfortunately, this company did not live up to our initial agreement. AUTOFORMANCE - May 2001 to June 2001-Vehicle repairs Assisting a friend to process his accounts on Pastel until he found someone to take over. RUENYA GRANITE - February 2001 to April 2001 Personal Assistant to the two Directors who dealt in exporting quartz and granite, until the war vets forced closure of this business. May 1999-January 2001 - Various companies accounts,right up to Balance Sheet completed at home.
- 3. [3] FRASER ALEXANDER ZIMBABWE (PVT) LTD Specialised recovery of Gold from mining dumps. Accountant - October 1998 to April 1999 Processing all accounting transactions from 1998 to date on a package called Cheney Allison, with such speed and success that I managed to input the prepared manual backlog info. in a time-span of 1.5 hours per month. The accountant from the South African Head Office timed me without my knowledge. He was impressed. Reconciliations of all Balance Sheet accounts were completed in a very short time as the system input was fairly accurate. Monthly Management Reports: Cash Flow, Fixed Asset Schedules,Tax Computation and Balance Sheet were compiled and emailed to Head Office in South Africa. Monthly salaries processed on Payplus,for just over 300 employees, who were situated at all the different mines nationwide. This was a six month contract. PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS Senior Bookkeeper - June 1997 to September 1998 Input of Debtors, Creditors, Cash Book, Petty Cash, Journals in order for a trial balance to be produced (if the clients accounts were manual). Reconciliations of Bank Statements, all Balance Sheet Accounts,Fixed Asset Schedules,Tax Computations, Interest Schedules and finally the Balance Sheet were then compiled. This was done for various clients on the various accounting packages used by them as we exchanged disks with them in order for them to update their records with the final journals. I gained an insurmountable amount of confidence and experience by learning the various accounting packages and also the processing of accounts to Balance Sheet. I resigned as the offer of working for a South African company appealed to me. TABEX DIBRELL PROCESSORS Assistant Bookkeeper - September 1991 to May 1997 Input of Creditors, Reconciliation of Creditors Control and Creditors Statements and Staff Accounts,Journals,Petty Cash and Schedules. I received glowing reports from the auditors,Ernst & Young for my efforts. I resigned as I saw the opportunity of gaining experience and knowledge in all the accounting aspects to present a complete set of accounts at PricewaterhouseCoopers.
- 4. [4] SCOTT WILSON KIRKPATRICK Accounts Clerk - January 1990 to August 1991 Solution 6 input of all Contract Disbursements, Debtors, Creditors, Banking, Receipting, Petty Cash and Wages. Reconciliation of all the Contract Accounts,Debtors,Creditors and Staff Accounts.Payment of Wages. April December 1989 I was a Temp. Secretary for BP Shell and Costain. I started full time after my son was about a year old. Between July 1986 and February 1989,I worked at the Lions Video Club in Bindura. I also helped to type, print and collate their monthly magazine called the Bindura Bull. We moved to Harare in February 1989. Between July 1982 and May 1986,I helped my father-in-law to run Desai Trading Company. I took full running control after my father-in-laws death in 1983. We rented out the property in June 1986. From June 1982 to February 1989,I joined my husband in Bindura. Prior to getting married in June 1982, I worked at Zimbank in the Managers Department for 2 years. I went to the UK in 1980, where I worked for Tudor Photographic Company for 4 months. As a school leaver, I worked at Founders Building Society as a teller for 14 months. I left to go to the UK. EDUCATION SCHOOLS : LOUIS MOUNTBATTEN SCHOOL 1964 - 1971 (KG 1 to Std 5) MORGAN HIGH SCHOOL 1972 - 1976 (Form 1 to Form 5) (Obtained 5 passes in GCE O Level) COLLEGE : BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION 1994 - 1995 (Obtained Levels 1, 2, 3, 4 and Cost Accounting Certs.) Studied ACCA (Certified Diploma in Accounting & Finance - - unable to afford forex for tuition & exam fees) COMPUTER EXPERIENCE: ACCPAC OFFICE 2000 ACCPAC 2000 FOR WINDOWS EXCEL SOLUTION 6 WORD LOTUS SMART SUIT QUICK BOOKS LOTUS 3 / V5 PASTEL / PASTEL EVOLUTION WORDPERFECT FARMPLAN MANAGER QUATTRO PRO FARMPLAN BUSINESS SAGE PAYPLUS V7 CHENEY ALLISON BELINA PAYROLL TURBO CASH FINANCIAL CONTROL (FINCON)
- 5. [5] SKILLS AND QUALITIES I am a keen, hardworking, reliable and trustworthy person. My managerial qualities ensure that I am able to communicate with employees and clients at all levels. My strengths are punctuality; being motivated and committed; being methodical; effective verbal and non-verbal communication skills and adhering to company policies. I would like to use my skills to make a positive contribution to my place of work and progress successfully,individually and also as a member of a team. I have worked for nearly 30 years and in all my years of working, I have had nothing but praise regarding my work and also my work ethics. REFERENCES Freshpro - 0772 213 988 (MrAlun Hart by phone) Scott Wilson Kirkpatrick - 487107 (Mr Dennis Lambon letter to hand) Tabex-Dibrell Processors - 739906 (Mr Colin Allardice letter to hand) Fraser Alexander - 481032 (Mr Harry Wagener - letter to hand) Costain - 663571 (Mr Chimuriwo - by phone) Extracurricular Activites Reading, swimming, socialising , gardening, , walking, watching TV and videos, improving my knowledge on the computer.