Gladys Muyepa Email & Phone Number

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Responsible for managing the finances and maintaining accounts for a family business.Maintain fixed asset register for the business.Producing monthly income statement, cash flow and annual balance sheet.Responsible for all financial matters of the business and liaising with tax authorities.

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

• Collected, examined, analysed and interpreted financial and accounting data in a timely fashion and in compliance with accounting standards, company policies and internal controls, transaction accuracy and data integrity• Prepared month end journal entries, reconciliations/filings, month end and yearend financial statements, other statistical reports within a short period of time and in compliance with regulatory requirements. • Reconciled balance sheet accounts, bank statements, general ledger and sub ledger accounts, intercompany accounts, salaries accounts, maintained disposal, additions and depreciation schedules. • Processed accounts payable and accounts receivable invoices, reviewed pricing, validated, matched invoices with purchase orders, coded and posted invoices in the database. Managed collections and assisted with running the payroll.• Maintained accounting files, prepared government remittances and filings, regulatory documentation as required, financial records and databases. • Responded to internal and external stakeholders’ accounting queries and resolved discrepancies, assisted with audit requests and participated in accounting projects.

Malawi

• Assisted senior management in operational and administrative duties, prioritized and managed numerous tasks and projects. This improved my multitasking skills.• Prepared and presented cost benefit analysis, value added analysis and other project reports to senior management. • Led 5 departments of operations, procurement, sales and marketing, logistics and human resource in identifying and developing key performance indicators (KPI) and critical success factors. • Assisted senior management during meetings, prepared minutes and followed up on meeting deliverables.Accomplishments• Team leader for a 7 member task force responsible for developing, managing and executing the company's 10 year strategic and operational plan. This project enhanced my leadership, problem solving and innovation skills.• Developed and made presentations to a major investor and other strategic business partners thereby developing my presentation and public speaking skills.

Malawi

Projects Finance Administrator Aug 2014 to Feb 2017 • Managed finances for 4 different donor funded projects running simultaneously.• Prepared project financial reports of income and expenditure report, cash flow, fixed assets register and audit schedules for the 4 projects.• Negotiated with project team of 20 members to ensure expenditure is in compliance with specific donor requirements and procedures.• Led in project meetings with international and local project stakeholders and produced reports thereafter. • Developed project work plans, highlighting KPIs, monitoring milestones and followed through overlapping project activities.• Conducted financial reporting training for the project field team of 20 members.• Ensured proper filling and documentation of the 4 projects.Accomplishments:• Contributed to securing a €4M cost sharing grant from EU after developing a project proposal budget together with the project team for the company to implement a farming project. This was achieved under a strict deadline and this improved my time management skills.

Malawi

• Developed and implemented a financial reporting system of the project.• Managed project team and conducted training for the team to ensure smooth running of the project.• Reconciled 4 project bank accounts denominated in local and foreign currency.• Consolidated all project reports from the field and preparing a final report.• Prepared audit schedules for USAID external auditors of the project• Led the modelling, planning and execution of annual and special budgets• Conducted training on budget procedures and performance reviews.• Consulted with 5 departmental managers to ensure budget adjustments are made in accordance with their program changes.• Maintained and reconciled staff debt account.

Certificate, Accounting And Finance

Qualified ACCA Member in August 2019. Currently pursuing CPA designation.

Bachelor'S Degree, Education