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Elsie Skrywer

Elsie Skrywer

Windhoek

Summary

Extremely talented, self-motivated, enthusiastic financial management and accounting professional with over 30 years of experience in the public sector (Parastatals), preparing financial reports; directing investment activities, and implementing cash management strategies to the highest possible standards of excellence, transparency, and compliance with all external regulations, accounting, and financial management standards and internal policies and procedures.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Management Accountant

Namibia Tourism Board
08.2002 - 01.2008
  • Provide monthly financial statements, including distributing monthly revenue and expenditure reports to departments
  • Including variance analysis and commentaries
  • Provide accurate and sound management reporting to assist with key decision-making
  • Prepare draft statutory annual Financials for external audit
  • Produce month end and year end journals
  • Monitored revenues and expenditures, ensured data is recorded in the financial accounting system.
  • Assist with the annual budgeting and planning process
  • Responsible for the procurement function of the entity
  • Manage and Maintain fixed /capital expenditure
  • Ensure compliance with all financial regulations
  • Review accounting processes and practices and improve where necessary to ensure efficient financial operations
  • Responsible for treasury and investment activities within the NTB
  • Performing internal audits of departments within the NTB
  • Prepared audit schedules for external auditors and acted as a liaison between the NTB and auditors.
  • Evaluating and monitoring financial information systems and recommending improvements where needed
  • Lead, managed, guided, and motivated the accounting team

Assistant -Management Accountant

Air Namibia
01.1993 - 01.2002
  • Management of daily banking and reconciliation
  • Assisting with month end accounts
  • Billing reconciliation Revenue assurance
  • Monthly sales reporting Cash flow forecast
  • Headcount analysis
  • Supporting the Management Accountantsanagement of daily banking and reconciliation Assisting with month end accounts
  • Billing reconciliation Revenue assurance Monthly sales reporting Cash flow forecast Headcount analysis Supporting the Management Accountants

Manager Financial Accounting

Agri bank of Namibia
02.2008
  • Financial Reporting
  • Produce monthly Management Accounts, by gathering and documenting data and reviewing reports for regulatory compliance.
  • Produce annual Trial Balance for the compilation of Financial Statements
  • Identify, analyses and Manage Divisional Risk
  • Ensure Timeous payments to all our creditors, suppliers and client loans
  • Treasury Reporting
  • Ensure treasury deals are concluded on behalf of Agri bank by the Treasury Officer & in accordance with statutory and audit requirements.
  • Assure the execution of settlements associated record keeping and electronic data capturing.
  • Ensure that the Bank's net cash position is optimally spread at optimal cost levels across accounts held with commercial banks.
  • Prepare reports as well as sector related information on funding, investment and market developments to support senior manager's reporting to ALCO.
  • Loans Management
  • Manages an effective loans administration environment by ensuring accurateness on client accounts.
  • Ensure all lending procedures comply with regulations
  • Oversee alignment between sales & credit and loans administration so that all loan matters can be resolved due to
  • To ensure that all records are kept
  • To preserve or transfer benefits

Education

Best Management Skills (BMS) training -

11.2023

Grade 12 -

01.1991

Senior Management Development Programme Stellenbosch Business School -

Certified Treasury Analyst (CTA) -

MBA- Management Strategy NBS -

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration NBS -

Btech Business Administration majoring in Fin Accounting -

National Diploma Commerce, majoring in Fin Accounting & Economics -

Skills

  • Financial reporting
  • Fundamental record keeping
  • Microsoft Word
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Email & Internet
  • Powerpoint
  • Cash Flow Management

Professionalbodies

  • Board of Director, Roads Contractor Company, 11/2015, 06/2018, Provide direction for the organization, As part of the directors responsible for strategic planning and oversight.
  • Board of Trustee, Bank Med Medical Aid, 2008, 2014, Acting on due diligence in the interest of the Scheme, Ensuring the compliance of the Scheme to the relevant Acts and other legislation
  • Management Committee, NAMAF, 2013, 2014
  • Board of Trustees, Agribank Pension Fund, 2013, 2020, To register the Scheme with the Pensions Board, To ensure that Contributions are received within specified time limits, To optimally invest the Funds, To plan for the paying of the benefits

Personal Information

Title: Manager Financial Accounting

References

  • Muhindua Kaura, Executive Human Capital & Corporate Services, Cenored, +264811223347, mkaura@cenored.com.na
  • Hinky Theodore, Ex CFO, Agribank, +264811287654
  • Tsauses Delsie, Act HR Manager, +264612074214, dtsauses@agribank.com.na

Timeline

Manager Financial Accounting

Agri bank of Namibia
02.2008

Management Accountant

Namibia Tourism Board
08.2002 - 01.2008

Assistant -Management Accountant

Air Namibia
01.1993 - 01.2002

Best Management Skills (BMS) training -

Grade 12 -

Senior Management Development Programme Stellenbosch Business School -

Certified Treasury Analyst (CTA) -

MBA- Management Strategy NBS -

Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration NBS -

Btech Business Administration majoring in Fin Accounting -

National Diploma Commerce, majoring in Fin Accounting & Economics -

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