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Elijah Abura
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I'm an experienced Fund Accountant and hoping to be the impact player you are looking for.
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High School
University
Experience
Academic.
Leadership
Sport.
Cultural.
Outreach.
Awards.
Other.
Umtata High School
NSC. National Senior Certificate | 2007
Academic Full Colours in 2006
Mathematics
65.00 %
Accounting
74.00 %
Sciences (Physics and Chemistry)
65.00 %
Life Sciences (Biology)
80.00 %
Afrikaans (FAL)
65.00 %
English Home Language
65.00 %
Subject
Mark %
Subject
Mark %
Subject
Mark %
School Cultural.
Not applicable for this candidate.
Cultural Area 1
Level achieved 1
Description sport 1
Cultural Area 2
Level achieved 2
Description sport 2
School Sport.
Putting runs on the board.
Rugby
School A team
Description sport 1
Sport 2
Level achieved 2
Description sport 2
School Outreach.
Not applicable for this candidate.
Outreach Area 1
Description outreach 1
Outreach Area 2
Description outreach 2
School Awards.
Not applicable for this candidate.
Award 1
Description award 1
Award 2
Description award 2
Other Things to Note.
Not applicable for this candidate.
Description award 2
School Leadership.
Taking Charge.
SRC
Award achieved 1
I acted as a liaison between my class and the school governing body, highlighting any concerns and maintaining the disciplinary code.
Leadership 2
Description leadership 2
Award achieved 2
Experience.
Business.
Courses.
Languages.
Skills.
Other.
Work Experience.
Entering the working world.
Fund Accountant
Company Role
State Street Southern Africa
2015-11-30 - 2018-6-29
Daily pricing of OEIC funds, NAV production, reconciliation, trade settlement. Maintaining and updating benchmarks. Monthly reporting and client services. This role required the application of accounting and software tools to maintain accurate NAVs for the fund group. In the process I developed my skills using MS Excel, VBA macros for automation and cloud based services for reporting.
Soft skills learned on the job included collaboration, relationship, humility and consultative skills.
Company Name
Date
Description
Courses Completed.
Ticking the boxes.
Course Name 3
Course Name 2
AML
State Street
2018-6-29
Course Provider
Date Completed
Course Provider
Date Completed
Mark Obtained: 80%
Anti Money Laundering and Know Your Client training which was compulsory for all employees. I learned what goes into detecting, preventing and reporting money laundering or financial crime. Additional training taught me the content of various legislation including FAIS and the functioning of statutory bodies including OFAC.
Mark
Description
Mark
Description
Entrepreneurial Pursuits.
Starting up, Start Ups.
Nyumbani Villas
Hospitality
2021-4-30 - Present
I was appointed manager of a hotel chain, overseeing the set up of two hotels from construction to managing daily operations. It was my duty to define staff roles and perform quality control, following up with guests to ensure a satisfactory hospitality experience and marketing promotions. Daily reconciliation of the cash book and inventory, updating orders for the restaurant and bar, monthly reporting of performance to the directors.
In addition to managing the day-to-day operations of the hotels I am responsible for attending council meetings and updating staff on new directives regarding health and safety, customer service and taxes.
Languages.
Learning the lingo.
Afrikaans
Intermediate
English
Native Speaker
Afrikaans
Proficiency 3
Skills.
Upskilling, my skills.
Python
Advanced
C#
Advanced
R
Advanced
Other Things to Note.
Not applicable for this candidate.
Description
Academic.
Leadership.
Sport.
Cultural.
Outreach.
Awards.
Other.
University Academic.
Undergraduate Degree
Rhodes University
Bachelor of Economics
Academic Average: 65.00%
Graduation Date: 2011-11-30
Award Info Undergraduate
Postgraduate Degree
Rhodes University
Honours
Academic Average: 68.00%
Graduation Date: 2014-11-30
I completed a Master of Commerce specialising in Economics from the University of Cape Town in 2021.
Masters Degree
Masters University
Masters Degree Name
Mark %
Graduation Date
Award Info Masters
University Cultural.
Not applicable for this candidate.
Cultural Area 1
Level achieved 1
Description sport 1
Cultural Area 2
Level achieved 2
Description sport 2
University Sport.
Putting runs on the board.
Rugby
Regional level
I was a part of the team which won the 2009 Founders Hall inter-res Rugby championship.
Sport 2
Level achieved 2
Description sport 2
University Outreach.
Not applicable for this candidate.
Outreach Area 1
Outreach Area 2
Description outreach 1
Description outreach 2
University Awards.
Not applicable for this candidate.
Award 1
Award 2
Description award 1
Description award 2
Other Things to Note.
Not applicable for this candidate.
Description other
University Leadership.
Taking Charge.
House Committee
I was appointed Treasurer and Secretary of my residence. In this role I maintained house finances, oversaw the residence tuck shop and compiled minutes for meetings with the house committee.
Award achieved 1
Mapsoc Student Society President
Award achieved 2
I lead the Mapsoc (Mapantsula Society) student society which consisted of 200+ members where my role was overseeing the organisation of student events and community engagement. It was my duty to chair meetings of the society leadership and table action items and advise on strategy.
Documents.
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Matric
Certificate.
University
Transcript.
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