1. Curriculum vitae
ADDRESS
Alemu Petros Banksirra
P.O.BOX 10223
Johannesburg
2000
Email: abanksirra@yahoo.com
balexacca@webmail.co.za
Tel (27) 720 447 841/074 473 1206
Office 011 333 0533
Fax 086 724 7631
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth: August 26, 1973
Place of birth: Ethiopia
Citizenship: Temporary residence permit (Exceptional skills permit)
Marital status: Married
EDUCATION
Fellow Certified Chartered Accountant (FCCA)
Distance education, Oxford Brookes, England
Stream: Member of Fellow Certified Chartered Accountant with membership number
0910233 since 23 June 2012 and member of South Africa Institute of
Professional Accountants (SAIPA) with membership number 24492 since March
2010
B.A. in Accounting
Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia September 1992-June1996
(Evaluated by South African Qualification Authority) and is equivalent to
Bachelors Degree in Accounting
Training on project evaluation & appraisal conducted from March 1, 1998 –March 28,
1998 at Ethiopian Institute OF Banking & Insurance (EIBI)
Skills
COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE
Working knowledge of Word Perfect and Excel and pastel accounting software

2. WORK EXPERIENCE
1. AEMU ACCOUNTANTS APRIL 2007 TO FEBRUARY TO
DATE
• Annual financial statements
• Vat registration
• Tax number registration
• Vat computation
• Financial advisory
• Income tax computation
• Bookkeeping
• Business planning
3. COMMERCIAL BANK OF ETHIOPIA June 16, 2001-May 31, 2004
Titles and tasks include:
3.1 Management Trainee (For eight months)
• Customer handling
• Loan processing
• Dealing with customer queries, and
3.2Chief Branch Accountant
• Keeping journals and updating daily operations
• Preparing monthly operation results
• Comparing actual and budgeted results, and investigating the variation
• Preparing annual budget, and
• Follow up of branch operations
3.3 Acting Branch Manager (when the Manager is at annual and training leaves)
4. DEGEFA LEMESA & CO. EXTERNAL AUDITOR Jan 1, 1999-June 15, 2001
Title: External Auditor
Areas of investigation include:
• Inventory valuation method
• Allowance (for slow moving and obsolete inventories) and their valuation method
• Consistency of application of accounting procedures

3. • Management stewardship
• Preparation of financial statements in accordance with the applicable legislation
• Policies and procedures to write off bad debts and their authorisation
• Application of disclosure requirements and their consistency
• Accounting for provisions; contingent assets and liabilities
• Revenue recognition criterion, and
• Usage of accruals and deferrals

4. WORK EXPERIENCE (continued)
5. CONSTRUCTION AND BUSINESS BANK OF ETHIOPIA July 5, 1996-Dec. 28,
1998
Titles and departments include:
3.1. Credit Analyst at Credit Division
Tasks include processing of:
• Manufacturing Loans
• Merchandise Loans
• Construction Loans
• Maintenance Loans, and
• Working capital requirements
3.2. Senior Accountant at General Accounts Division
Tasks include:
• Journalising cash receipts
• Journal preparation for daily transactions, and
• Bookkeeping
3.3. Loan Officer at Loan Accounts Division
Tasks include:
• Follow up of borrowers repayment status
• Preparation of customer statements
• Rescheduling of overdue loans with management approval, and
• Dealing with customers to collect their debt