EDZAI JONGA
Senior Support Worker
Farnworth,United Kingdom
Summary
Courteous candidate with evidence of experience providing quality patient care and administrative services. Proven track record of success in streamlining operations, developing protocols and improving patient outcomes. Strong commitment to exemplary customer service and maximizing patient safety and satisfaction. Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational and financial skills. Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
Overview
17
17
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Senior Support Worker
Icrit Healthcare
Bolton
09.2022 - Current
- Developing a trusting and respectful rapport with each service user tailored to the person-centred approach whilst promoting their independence
- Ensuring Service users care plans are in place, updated and consulting with and collaborating with professional staff including social workers, care coordinators, district nurses, the mental health community team, physiotherapists, and GP's in formulating the individual care plans
- Keeping families informed about service usersʼ progress in supported accommodation
- Enabling residents to be active members of the community and implementing suitable rehabilitation programs for each individual .Supporting them to engage in activities such as swimming, yoga and aqua classes, shopping, walking or going for a drive and budgeting
- Monitoring service usersʼ vital signs such as blood pressure and heart rate and maintaining accurate and updated records and care of diabetics patients, monitoring blood glucose levels and administering insulin on a sliding scale as per readings
- Assisting with medication administration, book in medications, inventory control for controlled drugs and ensuring medication administration charts are completed
- Supporting care workers carrying out their work duties by monitoring their work practices and providing them with additional support and advice when they require it.
Finance Administrator
Buildstone Africa
Harare
10.2020 - 08.2022
- Preparing project budgets, including cost schedules, liaising with operational personnel to stay within those budgets and communicating any variances
- Analysis of project expenditures and project accounting transactions and providing commentary
- Job cost analysis and reporting
- Processing vendor invoices and subcontractor payments accurately and within assigned timelines
- Managing all account related functions, project contracts and ensuring statutory compliance requirements are adhered to for assigned projects.
Management Accountant
Africom Private Limited
Harare
04.2019 - 09.2020
- Preparation of monthly financial statements by collecting data; analyzing and investigating variances; summarizing data, information, and trends for the Africom retail division
- Production of variance analysis commentaries focusing upon gross profit/sales/cost of sales/ actual vs budget
- Preparation of monthly intercompany reconciliation statements
- Preparation and posting of accrual, prepayments, payroll, and depreciation journals
- Maintenance of fixed asset register to include additions, disposals, and depreciation
- Monitoring, appraisal and observance of internal controls, company policies, rules and regulations and statutory requirements
- Liaising with and ensuring all information requested by external auditors is provided on time
- Preparation of cash flow forecasts
- Project costing and profitability analysis.
Accountant
Africom Holdings
Harare
05.2016 - 03.2019
- Preparing consolidated financial statements for the Group
- Reconciling creditors and debtors accounts, cash book and bank reconciliations
- Providing financial advice and support to clients and colleagues to enable sound decision making
- Managing key suppliers and customers for sustainable business relations
- Liaising with critical financial partners and statutory bodies
- Identification and advising on potential funding gaps through rolling weekly cash flow forecasts.
Assistant Accountant
Africom Private Limited
Harare
04.2010 - 06.2016
- Preparation of monthly intercompany reconciliation statements
- Preparation and posting of accrual, prepayments, payroll, and depreciation journals
- Maintenance of fixed asset register to include additions, disposals, and depreciation
- Monitoring, appraisal and observance of internal controls, company policies, rules and regulations and statutory requirements
- Liaising with and ensuring all information requested by external auditors is provided on time
- Preparation of cash flow forecasts.
Debtors Controller
Mandel Training Centre - Delta Beverages
Harare
04.2007 - 03.2010
- Ensuring that accurate invoices are sent timeously to customers
- Negotiating favourable payment terms with customers
- Liasing with banks and credit vetting company on customer creditworthiness
- Analysing and assessing clients credit reports
- Generating debtors reports for management
- Reconciling the debtors control account.
Education
Diploma in Caregiving -
Alison
01.2022 - 01.2022
Certificate in Community Based Healthcare - undefined
Red Cross Zimbabwe
01.2022 - 01.2022
Nurse Aide Training Certificate - undefined
Red Cross Zimbabwe
01.2022 - 01.2022
BSc Applied Accountancy - undefined
Oxford Brookes University
01.2019 - 01.2020
Strategic Professional Certificate - undefined
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
01.2015 - 01.2019
Professional Certificate - undefined
Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute
01.2015 - 01.2019
Skills
Microsoft Officeundefined
Accomplishments
- Improved recovery of bad debts by 70% through active tracking and reporting of aged accounts.
- Awarded worker of the month for the Month of November 2023 at Icrit Healthcare.
- Assimilation and adaptability into the United Kingdom Health sector with ease and compliments and recommendations from service users for impeccable service delivery.
- Improved turnaround time for service delivery by 15%
- Appointed as Finance Lead for systems change from Sage Line 500 to ERPNext.
- Project costing improvement from 8% to an average of 20%
Interests
Travelling
Farming
Cooking
Walking
Hiking
References
References available on request.
Quote
Success is not final; failure is not fatal: It is the courage to continue that counts.
Winston S. Churchill
Timeline
Senior Support Worker
Icrit Healthcare
09.2022 - Current
Diploma in Caregiving -
Alison
01.2022 - 01.2022
Certificate in Community Based Healthcare - undefined
Red Cross Zimbabwe
01.2022 - 01.2022
Nurse Aide Training Certificate - undefined
Red Cross Zimbabwe
01.2022 - 01.2022
Finance Administrator
Buildstone Africa
10.2020 - 08.2022
Management Accountant
Africom Private Limited
04.2019 - 09.2020
BSc Applied Accountancy - undefined
Oxford Brookes University
01.2019 - 01.2020
Accountant
Africom Holdings
05.2016 - 03.2019
Strategic Professional Certificate - undefined
Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
01.2015 - 01.2019
Professional Certificate - undefined
Chartered Governance and Accountancy Institute
01.2015 - 01.2019
Assistant Accountant
Africom Private Limited
04.2010 - 06.2016
Debtors Controller
Mandel Training Centre - Delta Beverages
04.2007 - 03.2010
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