This resume is for Mupanga Catherine Kalela Mbewe, a Zambian female accountant with over 15 years of experience. Her experience includes roles as a cost accountant, accounts officer, payroll officer, and cost clerk for various construction and services companies in Zambia. She has extensive experience using Pastel accounting software. She is currently a cost accountant for Educore Services Ltd in Solwezi, Zambia, where her responsibilities include processing invoices, preparing financial reports, and allocating expenses.

1. RESUME
Mupanga Catherine KalelaMbewe
PERSONAL DETAILS
 Name:Mupanga Catherine Kalela Mbewe
 Sex:Female
 Date of Birth:11th
December1981
 Nationality:Zambian
 NRC: 275939/66/1
 Marital Status:Married
 Address:Flt3 Just there Flats,StadiumArea,Solwezi.
 Cell:0964 837909
 Email:mupangambewe@yahoo.com,catherine.mbewe@educoreservices.com
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND.
 2013 – Pastel EvolutionAccountingPackage.
 2012 – Pastel Payroll –Sage Pastel payroll, SouthAfrica.
 2012 – ACCA Part 2 – ZAMIMAccountancyTrainingInstitute,Chingola(Stillstudying)
 2008 – Pastel PartnerAccounting–NECOR TrainingCentre,Chingola
 2002 – ACCA (CAT) Certificate–NIEC School of ManagementandBusinessStudies,Ndola
 2000 – Certificate incomputerprograms –keytosCorporation,Mufulira
 1999 – O level Certificate –Mpelembe Technical SecondarySchool,Kitwe.
EMPLOYMENT EXPERIENCE
From August 2013 to date, Educore Servicesltd,Solwezi,Zambia
COST ACCOUNTANT
 ProcessingSupplierInvoices
 PreparingVATreturns
 Preparingweeklycashflowforecasts
 PostPettyCash Vouchersinthe Pastel Accountingsystem.
 ReconcilingSuppliersonamonthlybasis
 Ensuringall allocationsof income andexpensesandalsobalance sheetitemsare allocated
accordingto respective CostCentersandGLaccounts.
 Othermiscellaneousaccountingduties

2. ACCOUNTSOFFICER
 PreparingBankreconciliations onaweeklybasis
 ProcessingPayments&ReconcilingSupplierAccounts ona monthlybasis
 ProcessingVariousJournal entries.(Payables,Receivables&General Journals)
 ProcessingInvoices&ReceiptsforCustomers
 ReconcilingCustomeraccountsmonthly
 Ensuringall allocationsof income andexpensesandalsobalance sheetitemsare allocated
accordingto respective CostCentersandGLaccounts.
 Othermiscellaneous accountingduties
From September2011 to August 2013, CopperConstruction Limited,Chingola,Zambia
COST ACCOUNTANT
 Prepare monthly WorkIn Progress(WIP) schedule(Excel)foreachcontract or Project by:
o Collectingall costs(Labour,material,admin,etc) related toeachcontract fromthe
Pastel AccountingandPayroll System,accordingtocost centersorprojects.
o Correctingandreportingon misallocated costswhichhave alreadybeenenteredinthe
Pastel AccountingSystem foreachContract.
o Recordingall Income orRevenue from the Contractsi.e. Invoices toclients,inthe WIP
Schedule.
o Reviewingactual costsagainstbudgetedcostsforeachcontract.
o Reportingthe progressof a contract, intermsof how much profit/lossasat that
reportingdate.

3. PAYROLL OFFICER
 Ensure the monthlypayroll(viaPastelPayroll System)iseffectivelyandefficientlyrunby;
o Ensuringemployees engagedinthatpayperiod have been capturedinthe masterfile
o Ensuringthe requiredtransactions(e.g.leavedues) onthe payslipsforterminated
employees inthatpayperiodhave beenworkeduponaccordingly.
o Ensuringall hourshave been sentfromrespective sitesare correctly capturedand
importedintothe Pastel Payroll System.
o Ensuringall the necessaryadjustments (e.g.staff loansorstaff advances) have been
made to respective employeesinthe System.
o Ensuringsalariesare intheirrespective accounts promptly.
o Preparingthe NAPSA andthe PAYE returnsand ensure paymentsare done promptly.
o Afterrunningthe final payroll,Ialsoensure the payroll journal isbalanced,thatis,all
the transactionsprocessedare properlyallocatedtothe correct general ledger code.
May 2008 to April 2009, Proscope Projects Limited,Chingola
ACCOUNTANT
 Carry out Financial Accounting duties,withthe use of Pastel Accounting, suchas;
o Maintainthe Cash Bookand PettyCashBook
o Processall expensesinthe system.
o Reconcile Bank StatementstoCashBook everymonth.
o Prepare VATReturns
o Prepare MonthlyFinancial Statements(trialbalance,IncomeStatements&Balance
Sheet)
o Prepare Cashflowprojectionseverythree months
 Carry out Cost Accountingduties,withthe use of Excel spreadsheets,to;
o Registerall Contractsawarded
o Capture all costs andallocate themto respective Contracts
o Recordall Revenue fromcontracts.
o Generate invoices formonthlyprogressforeachcontract
o Prepare a reporton the progressof each contract intermsof profitandloss.
o Prepare Suppliers’ reconciliations.
 Carry out Payroll Administration dutiessuchas;
o Capture all newemployeesintothe Excel Payroll system.
o Capture all hoursfrom the site inthe system
o Make all relevantadjustmentstoemployees.
o Run the payroll andtransferthe salariesintorespective accountsorcash

4. o Prepare the NAPSA andPAYEreturns.
o Prepare a monthlyPayroll journal afterincorporatingthe labourcostinthe pastel
AccountingSystem.
April 2005 to September2007, GrinakerLTA Construction (Z) LTA, Chingola
COST CLERK
 Revenue reporting
o Forecastfuture monthlyIncome foreachcontract (Quantity Surveyorto estimate works
to be executed).
o Prepare actual monthly claimsaftermeasurementof the workdone tofacilitate
invoicing
o Make monthlyfollowupstoclientsforpayments
o Recordall revenue intothe Contractssystem.
o Prepare Debtors’reconciliationsmonthly.
 Cost Reporting
o CollectcostsinformationfromAccountingsoftware systemandupdate foreach
contract in the contracts system.
o Check and reporton costs allocationsi.e. ensure thatcostshave beenproperly
allocatedtorespective costs centre
o Forecastmonthlycostsfor each contract (labour,material, subcontractors),withthe
helpof previouscostsfromthe ContractsSystem.
QUALITIES
 Team player
 Able toworkunderpressure
 Strive tomeettarget
 VeryQuickto learn
 Pay attentiontoDetail

5. Referees
Maria Mwansakombe
Personnel officer
CopperConstructionLimited
Email:m.mwansakombe@gmail.com
Cell:0967384420
Mathews Nyirenda
Managing Director
Proscope Projectslimited
Email:proscope@microlink.zm
Cell:0965843580
Adrian Miyanza
Planner/QuantitySurveyor
GrinakerLTA
Email:adrianmiyanza@yahoo.com
Trevor Robson
Finance Manager
Educore ServicesZambiaLtd
Email:trevor.robson@educoreservices.com
Cell:0979610000/0968838408