Loveness Chizengeni
Te Kauwhata,WKO
Summary
Junior accountant with two plus years experience. Able to grasp new concepts quickly, with a strong focus towards on-going learning and personal development.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Caregiver
01.2022 - Current
- Assisted elderly clients with activities of daily living such as bathing, dressing and grooming.
- Keeping proper care records and reporting changes to nursing team
- Communicating with families, co-workers and supervisors regarding care
- Assisting with transfer and mobility
- Maintaining a safe and comfortable home environment.
- Administered prescribed medications on a timely basis following care plan instructions.
- Participated in team meetings regarding client progress or concerns raised by family members.
- Observed changes in behavior or physical condition that may require medical attention and reported them promptly to supervisor.
- Followed safe lifting and transferring techniques to transport residents.
- Reported concerns to nurse supervisor to promote optimal care.
Support Worker
01.2018 - 01.2021
- Supporting people with intellectual disabilities to grow and increase their independence
- Supporting people to learn skills for daily living
- Monitored client wellbeing and reported any changes or concerns to relevant staff members.
- Reported any incidents or accidents in accordance with company policy and procedure.
- Encouraged service users to participate in social activities that promoted their physical health and mental wellbeing.
- Liaised effectively between other professionals involved in a client's care, such as doctors, nurses, social workers and family members.
- Administered medication according to company guidelines whilst monitoring its effectiveness.
- Managed challenging behaviour from clients in a calm manner by utilising de-escalation techniques.
- Evaluated and addressed individual client needs and concerns.
- Providing personal care, following the principles of person-centred support
- Helping people to plan and achieve their goal
- Support people to connect with their communities by developing and maintaining community links and connecting with their families
- Support people to stay healthy and well by meeting their day-to-day health and medical needs.
- Assisted clients with personal care, such as showering and dressing.
Junior Accountant
01.2015 - 01.2017
- Handling general office administration duties, including communicating with staff and suppliers over queries
- Provided support for accounts payable and receivable functions, including invoice processing and payment posting.
- Managing accounts payable and receivables
- Adding new suppliers to approved supplier register according to procurement department procedures
- Entering suppliers’ invoices and creating customer invoices
- Assisting Accounting manager with additional month-end tasks
- Maintaining petty cash
- Making telephone calls and sending emails to suppliers and customers
- Supervise stocktaking
- General administration tasks.
- Prepared monthly and quarterly financial statements for review by senior management.
- Assisted in the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
Payroll Assistant
DIY Depot
Centurion, South Africa
- Processed payroll for up to 30 employees weekly using specialized software.
- Assisted with the review and reconciliation of payroll data, including timesheets, deductions, and other related information.
- Maintained accurate records of employee time cards and attendance records.
- Calculated overtime wages and vacation accruals as required by state laws.
- Resolved discrepancies in employee paychecks on an individual basis.
- Worked closely with accounting department staff to reconcile monthly bank statements and accounts payable and receivable ledgers.
- Managed confidential personnel files containing sensitive employee information in accordance with legal requirements.
- Managed payroll for temporary, hourly and salaried employees.
- Calculated accurate wages, including overtime, salary increases and bonuses.
- Calculated employee leave time by comparing available hours against listed hours.
- Investigated and addressed payroll discrepancies, liaising between staff and administrative team to expedite error resolution.
- Processed new employee paperwork and entered information into payroll system.
- Responded to employee inquiries regarding payroll and timekeeping.
- Processed and issued paychecks and earnings statements.
- Trained new employees on company timekeeping systems.
- Prepared end-of-period payroll tax returns.
Education
Certificate in Bookkeeping -
The Career Academy NZ
11-2021
New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) Level 4 -
01.2020
Bachelor's Degree in Account Science -
University of South Africa
09-2014
National Diploma in Accounting -
Bulawayo Polytechnic College
12-2006
Skills
- Able to grasp new concepts quickly
- Good communication skills
- Proactive, disciplined, and positive team member
- Patient and emotionally resilient
- Pastel Accounting system
- Fair knowledge of SAP software
- Well versed in MS Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Access), Email, and Internet
Professional Development
- Junior Accountant, 2015 - 2017, South Africa
- Support Worker, 2018 – 2021, NZ
- Caregiver, June 2022 - current
Personal Information
- Health Status: In excellent health
- Nationality: New Zealand Permanent Resident
Driver License
Full New Zealand Drivers Licence
Hobbies and Interests
cooking, baking, reading, going for walks, restoring wood furniture and participating in church activities.
References
To be provided on request
Timeline
Caregiver
01.2022 - Current
Support Worker
01.2018 - 01.2021
Junior Accountant
01.2015 - 01.2017
Payroll Assistant
DIY Depot
Certificate in Bookkeeping -
The Career Academy NZ
New Zealand Certificate in Health and Wellbeing (Social and Community Services) Level 4 -
Bachelor's Degree in Account Science -
University of South Africa
National Diploma in Accounting -
Bulawayo Polytechnic College
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