Benson Trevor Chande
Birmingham,West Midlands
Summary
Finance professional with strong expertise in bookkeeping, bank reconciliation, and financial software. Proven ability in managing donor funds, overseeing invoices, and monitoring budgets. Skilled in compliance, audit support, and financial data analysis, ensuring confidentiality and accuracy. Focused on utilizing financial knowledge to enhance organizational performance and deliver precise financial reporting.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work history
Support worker
Headzpace Therapeutic Care
10.2022 - 12.2025
- Service User Records: Maintained accurate records of service user progress and financial transactions for over 20 service users, ensuring compliance with organisational standards and enabling seamless monthly reporting.
- Process Improvement Suggestion: Suggested the creation of an Excel spreadsheet to streamline weekly planning, automate expense calculations, and generate reports, aiming to save approximately 10 hours per month and reduce paper usage by 20%.
Accountant Assistant
Black and Proud Community Interest Company
04.2024 - 07.2024
- Daily Receipts Management: Reviewed and categorised daily receipts from community events, processing over 50 transactions in three months and ensuring 100% accurate documentation in the accounting software.
- Budget Tracking: Maintained a detailed budget-tracking spreadsheet, monitoring actual versus budgeted expenses and identifying variances that reduced overspending by 5% within the quarter.
- Invoice Management: Prepared and issued invoices totalling over £3,000 in three months to event sponsors and partners, following up on outstanding payments to achieve a 95% collection rate within 30 days.
- Contribution Recording: Recorded contributions worth over £10,000 in the financial system over three months, ensuring data accuracy and supporting transparent reporting.
- Financial Data Summaries: Compiled and summarised key financial data for weekly team meetings, providing insights that supported improved decision-making throughout the quarter.
- Bank Reconciliation: Reconciled bank statements with financial records monthly over the three-month period, identifying and resolving discrepancies to maintain a 100% match between records and statements.
- (Volunteer)
Money Bureau Cashier
FDH Financial Holdings
02.2017 - 09.2022
- Microsoft Office Utilisation: Leveraged Microsoft Office 2010 tools to streamline cash flow management, generate daily and monthly financial reports, analyse data trends, and create impactful presentations, enhancing operational efficiency by 25%.
- Confidentiality Assurance: Safeguarded customer information by adhering to strict confidentiality protocols, ensuring compliance with data protection regulations.
- Revenue Growth: Played a pivotal role in implementing new strategies that contributed to a 333% increase in company revenue, boosting annual income by over $6.6 million.
Accountant Assistant
NKK Africa
02.2021 - 01.2022
- Supplier Records: Maintained and updated records for 10+ suppliers, ensuring product information was accurate and reducing errors in financial reporting by 20% during audits.
- Customer Account Management: Successfully managed a portfolio of over 200 customer accounts each month, processing payments and issuing accurate quotations, achieving a 90% on-time payment rate, and contributing to consistent cash flow.
- Invoice Processing: Processed an average of 150 supplier invoices per month with 99% accuracy, reducing payment delays and improving supplier satisfaction.
- Asset Reconciliation: Reconciled fixed asset registers with general ledger accounts bi-annually, improving the accuracy of asset records by 15% and ensuring compliance with internal policies.
- Supplier Communication: Acted as the main point of contact for suppliers, resolving over 90% of discrepancies within 48 hours to maintain strong working relationships.
- Payment Posting: Posted payments totalling over $2 million annually with 100% accuracy, contributing to organisational financial integrity.
- Financial Documentation: Prepared key financial documents, including profit and loss statements and balance sheets, meeting all reporting deadlines, and ensuring accuracy.
- Administrative Support: Provided seamless administrative support to the accounting department, streamlining workflows, and improving team efficiency by 30%.
- Invoice Processing Attention to Detail: Accurately processed high-volume invoices (up to 200 weekly), reducing errors to less than 1% and ensuring timely payments to suppliers.
Education
MSc - Management
Nottingham Trent University
09.2022 - 12.2023
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Management
Pentecostal Life University
06.2019 - 05.2022
Level 4 Diploma - Business Management
K & M School of Accountancy
01.2016 - 12.2016
Malawi School Certificate of Education -
Salima Secondary School
01.2010 - 09.2014
Skills
- Bookkeeping and financial recording
- Bank reconciliation
- Financial software proficiency
- Donor fund management
- Invoice management
- Budget monitoring
- Compliance and audit support
- Financial data analysis
- Confidentiality and attention to detail
REFERENCES
References are available upon request.
Timeline
Accountant Assistant
Black and Proud Community Interest Company
04.2024 - 07.2024
Support worker
Headzpace Therapeutic Care
10.2022 - 12.2025
MSc - Management
Nottingham Trent University
09.2022 - 12.2023
Accountant Assistant
NKK Africa
02.2021 - 01.2022
Bachelor’s Degree - Business Management
Pentecostal Life University
06.2019 - 05.2022
Money Bureau Cashier
FDH Financial Holdings
02.2017 - 09.2022
Level 4 Diploma - Business Management
K & M School of Accountancy
01.2016 - 12.2016
Malawi School Certificate of Education -
Salima Secondary School
01.2010 - 09.2014