Dennis Sambwa
Financial Accountant
Kampala
Summary
An Accountant with a natural ability to solve accounting and financial problems. Possessing 9 years working experience, an innovative thinker with impeccable attention to details, am equipped with a broad knowledge of concepts and strategies to yield the best possible financial outcomes in all areas, I am familiar with accounting procedures, processes and software programs. Proficient with communication, multi-tasking and problem-solving, reconciling bank statements, processing payroll, and invoicing clients. With these acquired skills, I believe I can execute a good role.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
20
20
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Financial Accountant
Case Hospital
01.2019 - Current
- Company Overview: Leading private Health Care Service provider in Uganda
- Preparing daily and monthly bank reconciliations for all Bank accounts
- Posting all bank charges and transactions on a daily basis
- Reconciliation of all petty cash floats in the Company and ensure that all petty cash payments have been approved and adequately supported with genuine supporting documents
- Receive invoices from suppliers and reviews for: Accuracy and completeness, perform 3-way match (Purchase order, GRN and Invoice)
- Processing of supplier payments, statutory payments and other payments as per payment schedule
- Prepare accurate Financial Statement and month-end close reports
- Reconcile accounts, resolving discrepancies and collaborating across various Finance and non-Finance functions optimally
- Assemble the annual audit information for external auditors
- As a partner in the accounting process, recommend how to improve efficiency using automation
- Ensuring timely and daily reconciliation of all petty cash and bank accounts in the name of the company within its clusters
- Assisting with annual budgeting analysis and work papers
- Controlling bank account balances and interfacing with the bank about bank service fees
- Reconciling all cash and investment accounts and resolving discrepancies
- Ensuring full compliance to the procurement to payment policy and process of the company at every point in time
- Reconcile payables accounts right from suppliers, salaries, expenses, taxes on a daily basis
- Documenting payments made by debtors and payments made to creditors by posting them in the system as well as filing them
- Examining any roles assigned by the Finance Manager
- Verify, allocate, post and reconcile transactions i.e
- Debtors’ accounts
- Posting journals and payment ledgers in the accounting system and ensuring entries are correctly coded using the unit expense code and cost centers
- Presenting periodic financial closure reports - Month end, Quarter end and year end
- Ensure proper classification of all transaction types, in accordance with company’s finance procedures which includes booking of sales and purchase invoices in the system
- Providing excellent customer service to suppliers with the ability to build relationships, resolve complex issues in line with business interests
- General Ledger maintenance of purchase and sales ledger data entry
- Developing weekly and monthly financial reports showing detailed financial accounts
- Reconcile tax ledgers and any other adjustments deducted on the payroll, ensure timely reconciliation of these ledgers such as PAYE, WTAX
- Attending and participating in weekly finance meetings
- Leading private Health Care Service provider in Uganda
- Assisting in preparation of data with the Finance Manager for the company’s first corporate budget
- Responsible of the successful timely(monthly)reporting of account receivables, account payables, bank reconciliations, cash flows and other financial reports on expected timely basis
- Successfully patterned with the Finance Manager to implement a new financial accounting system in the hospital
- Reconciled a particularly difficult entry to manage, which had been in a state of limbo for many months
- Implemented corrective measures for ensuring that minor accounting discrepancies do not transpire
- Conveying complex data into easily understood information and formats by performing complex transactions and resolves errors
Accounts Manager
Case Hospital
05.2018 - 01.2019
- Company Overview: Leading private Health Care Service provider in Uganda
- To ensure a close liaison between the hospital and the insurance companies I handle
- Checking customer's credit situation
- Deciding whether or not to offer the credit
- Setting up the terms and conditions of the receivable and payable balances
- Dealing with internal queries about payments, ensuring customers pay on time and negotiating repayment plans
- Assist in the setting up of the credit control system
- Ensure that debts are paid in a timely manner
- Meet cash & debtor day targets set by the Firm
- Chase overdue invoices by telephone, email & letter within agreed timescales
- Maintain accurate records of all chasing activity
- Regularly contacting customers to ensure all relevant debts are managed as necessary
- Identify changes in payment patterns and propose action to avert indebtedness
- Ensure that all transactions are compliant with Company's policies
- Handle disputed bills and negotiate to bring payment within the agreed terms
- Provide accurate advice on billing queries
- Respond promptly and completely to both client and internal enquiries
- Propose write off of irrecoverable receivables
- Providing ad-hoc reporting as and when requested by management
- Undertake account reconciliations as required
- Ensure monthly processing deadlines are met as required
- Send out monthly client statements/letters as may be agreed from time to time
- Develop the credit management capability within the practice
- Other duties as delegated from time to time by the CFO or Finance Manager or any other person designated in their absence
- If any customers stop paying or pay late then it's my responsibility to stop the providing services, start legal action to collect the money owed (if necessary) and in the case of bankruptcy I’ll have to report to your higher management about the strategies to make sure I can recover what I can
- Am expected to regularly review the company's debt recovery procedures
- Leading private Health Care Service provider in Uganda
Internal Auditor
Case Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2018
- Company Overview: Leading private Health Care Service provider in Uganda
- As an internal auditor I was tasked to offer insight and advice, evaluate risks, assess controls and promote ethics
- Inspecting the specific risk management, financial reporting and productivity strategies that are currently in place
- Inquiring or asking questions of management personnel related to the effectiveness of the current internal controls
- Confirming whether the goals and objectives of the business are being met
- Analyzing business policies, processes and procedures
- Defining audit objectives
- Deciding the nature and extent of the audit procedure
- Stating final opinions and conclusions
- Reporting and distributing findings to the board and management
- Leading private Health Care Service provider in Uganda
Billing Officer
Case Hospital
01.2015 - 03.2017
- Company Overview: Leading private Health Care Service provider in Uganda
- As a billing officer I was responsible for keeping track of money owed to the hospital by the clients
- Checking for completeness of transactions both credit and cash
- Gathering, verifying, and providing additional information; following- up on claims
- Resolving discrepancies by examining and evaluating data; selecting corrective steps
- Prepare monthly reports of billing by summarizing billings, adjustments, and revenues received
- Leading private Health Care Service provider in Uganda
Cashier
Case Hospital
01.2014 - 12.2014
- Company Overview: Leading private Health Care Service provider in Uganda
- To collect and balance all the cash received physically with the system on a daily basis
- Help in controlling fraud by ensuring that all receipts were made at one cash point
- Leading private Health Care Service provider in Uganda
Education
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
KYAMBOGO UNIVERSIY
01.2021 - 01.2024
CPA Student Level 2 - undefined
INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OF UGANDA
01.2015 - Current
Accounting Technicians’ Certificate - undefined
INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OF UGANDA
01.2011 - 01.2014
Diploma - Business Administration
CAREER INSTITUTE-KAMPALA
01.2008 - 01.2010
UACE-Uganda Advanced Certificate - undefined
ST. CATHERINE'S COLLEGE NAKINYUGUZI
01.2005 - 01.2006
UCE-Uganda Certificate - undefined
ST. CATHERINE'S COLLEGE NAKINYUGUZI
01.2003 - 01.2004
Skills
Microsoft dynamics (Navision)
Clinic Master accounting package
Med 360 HMIS
Tracksol Claims system- Ezee money Limited
Good Interpersonal skills
Good Reporting skills
Able to multi-task
Good supervision skills
Good organizational skills
Good Accounting skills
Financial Management skills
Proficiency Skills
undefinedCorecompetences
- Accounting Skills
- Microsoft Dynamics (Navision)
- Clinic Master accounting package
- Med 360 HMIS
- Tracksol Claims system- Ezee money Limited
- Good Interpersonal skills
- Good Reporting skills
- Able to multi-task
- Good supervision skills
- Good organizational skills
- Good Accounting skills
- Financial Management skills
- Proficiency Skills
- Communication
- Analytical and problem solving
- Self Confidence
- Working well under pressure
- Flexibility and adaptability skills
- Strong work ethics
- Positive attitude
- Team work skills
- Computer Skills
- MS Word
- MS Excel
- MS Power Point
- Access and various web browsers
Qualifications - Academicqualifications
- 2021-2024, Kyamogo University, Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance
- 2015-Present, Institute of Certified Public Accountant of Uganda, CPA Student Level 2 (ICPAU)
- 2011-2014, Institute of Certified Public Accountant of Uganda, Accounting Technicians’ Certificate (ATC)
- 2008-2010, Career Institute-Kampala, Diploma in Business Administration
- 2005-2006, St. Catherine's College Nakinyuguzi, UACE-Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
- 2003-2004, St. Catherine's College Nakinyuguzi, UCE-Uganda Certificate of Education
Disclaimer
I, Sambwa Dennis, hereby declare that the information given in this document is true about me.
Timeline
Bachelor of Science - Accounting and Finance
KYAMBOGO UNIVERSIY
01.2021 - 01.2024
Financial Accountant
Case Hospital
01.2019 - Current
Accounts Manager
Case Hospital
05.2018 - 01.2019
Internal Auditor
Case Hospital
04.2017 - 04.2018
Billing Officer
Case Hospital
01.2015 - 03.2017
CPA Student Level 2 - undefined
INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OF UGANDA
01.2015 - Current
Cashier
Case Hospital
01.2014 - 12.2014
Accounting Technicians’ Certificate - undefined
INSTITUTE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANT OF UGANDA
01.2011 - 01.2014
Diploma - Business Administration
CAREER INSTITUTE-KAMPALA
01.2008 - 01.2010
UACE-Uganda Advanced Certificate - undefined
ST. CATHERINE'S COLLEGE NAKINYUGUZI
01.2005 - 01.2006
UCE-Uganda Certificate - undefined
ST. CATHERINE'S COLLEGE NAKINYUGUZI
01.2003 - 01.2004
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