Curriculum Vitae

For
Mpho Menyatso
PERSONAL DETAILS

Surname: Menyatso
Name: Mpho
Postal Address: P. O. Box 41557, Gaborone
Home Mobile Tel: +267 72825475
Home Tel: 3187074
Email Address: mphomenyatso1@gmail.com
Gender: Female
Date of Birth: 11 December 1982
Identity Number: 299128205
Nationality: Motswana
Driver’s License: Class B
Language: Tswana & English
Health: Excellent

PERSONAL PROFILE

A self-confident hard-working lady who is motivated, driven and reliable. A fast learner in new situations with
self-discipline and good time management. I can work independently and under pressure without supervision. I
have extensive knowledge in accounting and finance management. I’m trustworthy and equally enthusiastic.

EDUCATIONAL DETAILS

2008: Degree in Bachelor of Commerce (Financial Management)

2015-2017 Masters in Business Administration

Member of Botswana Institute of Chartered Accountants (BICA)

Currently- MSc Project Management

WORK EXPERIENCE

Deloitte Botswana (February 2008 to June 2012)

-Audit Senior –Audit and Assurance Division

Organization Profile
This is one of the Big Four International Accounting Firms offering audit and consultancy services
to various clienteles.

Work Profile
 To perform audit engagements (both balance sheet and income statement balances)
 To raise report items on any areas of weaknesses on client’s accounting systems and
records found during audit and make recommendations
 Discuss such report items with the entity representative, as well as correspondence with the
client
 To test controls of the client’s accounting systems and business cycles, evaluating their
design and implementation as well as their operating effectiveness
 To attend and observe stock counts for various clients and advise on count procedures
 Carry out Statutory Audits (i.e. ensuring the client company is legally registered and
statutory records and procedures are kept and followed),
  Bookkeeping (i.e. accounting records for small companies).
 Understanding of client`s business and developing a tailor-made audit approach.
 Plan small to medium audit engagements deciding the best audit approach, with manager
and Partner.
 Prepare budgets & Plan staff for audit engagements
 Manage and run audit engagements

I have acquired knowledge and skills relating to Deloitte audit methodology and Auditor
General Audit methodology. And in additions to that, I have enhanced my interpersonal,
communication, intellectual and personal skills.

Some of the Audit clients where I have been involved include:

- Botswana International Financial Service Centre

-Alexander Forbes Group
-Pipex
-Equipment Sales & Services
-Johnson Crane Hire
-Kgale Quarries
-Botswana Tourism Board
-Horizon Ogilvy & Mather
-Barloworld Head office
-De Beers Group
-Orbit Pumps
-Bank of Botswana
-First National Bank Botswana
-PPC Cement Botswana
-Botswana Meat Commission (BMC) and subsidiaries
-Various Pension Funds

International Federation of Red Cross July 2012 to July 2013

Finance Officer-Finance Department Southern Africa Region (Supporting Angola, Botswana, Malawi,
Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia & Zimbabwe)

Work Profile

 Ensured timely and accurate monthly closure and submission of documents to the Finance
Analysts.
 Ensuring efficient planning, budgeting and forecasting for allocated project codes, assisting
and reviewing appeal and operational budgets and acting as advisory
Production of financial reports to donors and assisting programme departments in all areas of
financial matters regarding donors.
 Preparing the monthly financial results and effectively communicating the results to the RR
on areas of significance and interest
 Manage and reviewed the monthly feedback of the accounts and supply sufficient reasons
for variances as well as the implementation of all improvement recommendations
 Reconciliation of all the balance sheet accounts
 Communication and enforcement of all financial policies and procedures as well as the
improvement of areas identified.
 Establishing and maintaining internal control practices
International Federation of Red Cross August 2013 to March 2015

Chief Accountant-Head of Finance Department Southern Africa Region (Supporting Angola, Botswana,
Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, Lesotho, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia & Zimbabwe)

Work Profile

 Manage funds and financial assets of the Regional Office, under the overall direction of the
Regional Representative, ensuring compliance with Federation financial procedures and
establishing and maintaining internal control practices.
 Coordinate the delivery of advisory services to all Southern Africa Regional Office(SARO)
departments and manage the delivery of monthly reports and feedback on budget accounts.
 Co-ordinate the assistance to programme departments of the SARO on budget preparation
and financial plans through management of financial staff and review and approval of
budgets.
 Supervise staff direct reports; train and advise and prepare periodic evaluation on their
performance
 Train the finance unit staff in their advisory role with regards SARO departments on budget
preparation, financial control and financial report preparation for donors
 Coordinate and manage the monitoring and approval of budgets versus expenses and ensure
accurate accounting, authorisation and internal control procedures. Investigate and address
significant variances
 Manage and oversee the cash management process to ensure its safeguarding and proper
distribution.
 Manage and review the monthly close of the accounts and supply sufficient reasons for
variances.
 Monitor cash flows and conduct cash counts at least once a week and ensure that the petty
cash is reconciled. Perform the month end cash count, check the petty cash reconciliation
and ensure that the cash count statement is supported by a CODA print out.
 Prepare the monthly financial results to ensure effective communication of results to the
Regional Representative (RR) on areas of significance and interest.
 Provide the RR with regular financial analysis on numerous financial issues and to keep the
senior management team up to date on significant financial matters.
 Coordinate and manage the implementation of all improvement recommendations.
 Perform delegated responsibilities on all administrative matters to ensure that finance and
administration is in line and effective as a team.
 Maintain contacts with the Federation bankers and monitor all bank transactions to ensure
that adequate balances are maintained. Check the daily bank register updated by the
cashier.
 Verified and processed payroll as prepared by HR

OCTOBER 2014 Deployed as Surge finance to South Sudan and diligently executed my tasks as requested.
Was commended for a job well done after resolving complex and challenging situation and non-reporting.
Assisted in reconciling long outstanding working advances

International Federation of Red Cross April 2015 to 31 Dec 2017

Finance &Admin Delegate (Ebola Virus Disease Operation (EVD) and Recovery Phase -Liberia Country
Office based in Monrovia

Work Profile

 Participating in the design, development, dissemination, and training of policies, processes

and procedures.
 Overseeing the application of finance and administration policies, processes, and
procedures
 Ensuring that a rigorous internal control environment is maintained
 Maintaining proper segregation of duties
 Ensuring that bank signatories reflect authorized segregation of duties and that bank
signatories are aware of and abide by their responsibilities and authorities
 Reviewing, advising, validating and approving contracts for compliance and financial risk
 Advising on risks which may have operational and/or financial consequences
 Conducting a capacity review and risk assessment for the National Society
 Implementing financial working modalities to manage identified risks and enable the
operation and programme implementation.
 Ensured regulatory compliance in the country offices pertaining to banking, taxation and
other financial regulations
 Supporting the Head of Country office in annual reporting on regulatory compliance.
 Reviewed donor financial reports and provided explanations of financial policy and its
application.
 Representing the IFRC with supplementary service clients of the IFRC, including National
Society members, and non-member clients, including other international organization
clients
 Leading relations with key financial and administrative counterparts, including maintaining
regular dialogue with service providers, financial institution partners, regulatory agencies,
financial partners, and relevant financial authorities.
 Worked in ensuring the timely recruitment of qualified finance and administration
professionals in support of programmes and operations in the country
 Supporting the timely development and authorization of operating budgets, and related
expenditure authorizations
 Working with the Head of Country office to ensure expedited cash transfers in support of
programmes and operation
 Supporting the Head of Country office with the timely execution of project funding
agreements with the relevant National Society
 Ensuring that programme and operational risk assessments and management frameworks
address major areas of financial risk, including regulatory risk
 Conducting the training in finance of programme managers as well as new project and
appeal managers, including briefing of new staff.
 Coordinates the timely/quality preparation of budgets
 Managing the day-to-day processing of transactions in accordance with established
procedures
 Overseeing the provision of accounting services
 Overseeing the budget review and revision process
 Leading the month-end financial close process for the Country in compliance with policies
and procedures
 Monthly checks of balance sheet accounts, and corrective actions where necessary
 Closing of projects and appeals
 Submission of monthly field returns to the Head, Finance and Administration
  Leading the year-end financial closure process for the Country, ensuring timeliness and
accurate closing of accounts in compliance with International Financial Reporting
Standards.
 Preparing timely monthly and ad hoc financial reports for management purposes
 Preparing donor financial reports, on an ad-hoc or as required basis, ensuring quality and
compliance
 Coordinating the preparation of Federation-wide Reports
 Monitoring Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and coordinating follow-up actions
 Providing clear oral reports to internal and external stakeholders with a view to enabling
understanding and decision-making.
 Support the LNRCS to recover from the integrity crisis.
 Capacity Building of the LNRCS Finance teams and support to the SG following the
integrity crisis. Train, support and advise LNRCS/IFRC teams on Financial Procedures and
project management and advise on delayed implementation.
 Support LNRCS to implement audit recommendation and set up financial system
 Organise and lead coordination meetings with partners
 Manage & Supervise the Admin team to carry out all admin duties
 Part of senior management team and take critical decisions for the organisation.
 Management of all HR issues in-country with support from regional Office
 Management of Logistics /procurement and IT departments
 Acting head of Country office whenever he travels on mission, thereby taking on the role
for the period.
 Reviewed and advised Head of Country Office on Shared Office and Support cost to ensure
cost effectiveness and efficiency of resources.

2019 to Currently

Finance consultant to small organisations.

 Ensuring compliance to tax issues

 Set up of controls and ensure implementation
 Preparing of Financials

WORK RELATED TRAINING

Attended various Deloitte & Touché training courses in Johannesburg-South Africa

Initial Learning Programme Controls Investigation

Focusing on audit methodology and testing Advanced Testing of Controls
Teamwork Identification of relevant control objectives for account
balances
Individual development

My Business School Field Senior Training

Business principles: Including
Current Economic State
Human Resource Matters
Knowledge of your client industry
Marketing Matters
Operations & Project Management
Engagement management & Audit Planning
Identifying & Assessing Risk of material misstatements
Building Team
Coaching Skills and effective delegation
Reviewing other team members work
Reporting

Attended and done various IFRC online courses

Impact Training
World of Red Cross
Stay Safe- all courses available
3 pillars of Interpersonal Excellence
Introduction to Governance & Management
Monitoring & Evaluation Guide
Cash Transfer Management
Corruption Prevention for Managers

TECHNICAL PROFILE
 Fully Competent with computers
Windows, spreadsheets, word processing, e-mail,
Audit System 2 software
 International federation of Red Cross Finance Applications (BO, Apple, Coda)

CAREER OBJECTIVES

Aim: Owing to my diverse skills, it is my aim to apply my knowledge effectively in any assigned
task, and hence contribute to the development of the organization and ultimately of the country. To
learn and grow as a person in the organization and in the process, grow the Organization. To be
associated with a progressive organization and be part of a team that works dynamically towards
the growth of that organization and gain satisfaction thereof.

SKILLS /COMPETENCIES

 Positive attitude and willingness to learn

 Working effectively and economically
 Very enthusiastic and proactive in seeking clarity where tasks are not clearly defined
 Ability to coordinate several tasks simultaneously
 Reliable and trustworthy, as well as good customer service skills ( National Society and
Customer Relations
 Ability to introduce and grasp new ideas and integrate them into desired results
 Excellent written and oral communication as well as interpersonal skills.
 Good team player and fast learner
 Organized and well-structured work.
 Managing and developing financial teams
 Training financial and non-financial staff on financial matters
 Setting and management of large budgets
 Federation systems and Donor reporting requirements
 Established and enforced sound internal controls
 Professional and Sensitive to cultural diversity
 An excellent communicator with great facilitation skills and a diplomatic flair
 Good cultural understanding, high commitment and respect of local culture and ability to
build the confidence of partners in a challenging and politically sensitive environment
 Strong interpersonal and coordination skills, as well as patience and a positive and solution-
oriented

ACHIEVEMENTS

Commended for the following;

- Performing beyond expectations and level
 - Applying very good thought process to work
- Quality, logical work papers and reports
- Giving realistic timeframes to completion of work
- Handling technically challenging tasks very well

ASPIRATIONS
- I aspire to maintain the motivational drive I have and positively change my world for the better. I intend
to utilize my potential for the benefit of the organisation for which I may have the privilege to work for,
and to develop personally and academically.

HOBBIES
-Walking
-Reading
-Listening to the news and music

REFERENCE: Mr Tinomuonga Hove

Audit Manager
Deloitte & Touché
Tel: 3951611
Cell: +267 71507903
Email: thove@deloitte.co.za

Mr David Okello
Former Africa Zone Finance Analyst
IFRC
Email: David.okello@redcross.no
Skype: david.ochieng851
Telephone: +254 722 699633

Mr Alexander Matheou
Former: Southern Africa Regional Representative
Currently: Regional Director Asia Pacific
FRC
Alexander.matheou@ifrc.org

Dr Michael Charles
Former: Southern Africa programmes Coordinator
Currently: Southern Africa Regional Representative
Michael.Charles @ifrc.org
Skype: Michael. Adekunle. Charles1
Tel:+27 83 4132988

Younos Abdul Karim

Head of Country office Liberia
Younos.KARIM@ifrc.org
+232 79236809