1. 8859 Tshele Street
Thokoza Gardens
Thokoza
1426
Cell No. 078 343 4612
Cell No. 074 834 6623
E-mail: thabisosibi@hotmail.com
E-mail: thabiso.lesaoana@standardbank.co.za
THABISO LESAOANA
PERSONALDATIALS
Full names and surname: Thabiso Lesaoana
Cell Number: 078 343 4612
Telephone Number: 011 721 8423
E-mail: thabisosibi@hotmail.com
ID Number: 8606245890088
Languages Proficiency: English, Sesotho and Zulu
EDUCATION
SECONDARY
Institution: Tiisetsong SecondarySchool
Highest Grade Pass Grade 12
Subjects: Sesotho HG (1ST Language), English HG (2ND Language),
Afrikaans HG (2ND Language), Accounting HG, Economics SG
Mathematics SG
TERTIARY
Institution: University of Johannesburg
Qualification: National Higher Certificate in
Accounting
Year Obtained: 2005/2006
Institution: University of Johannesburg
Major Subjects: Financial Accounting, Cost
Accounting and Taxation
Year Obtained: 2007
Qualification: National Diploma in Accounting
Institution: Milpark Business School
Qualification: Certificate in Management Development
Year Obtained: 01 February 2010 to 31 January 2011
Major Subjects: Financial Management, Human Resources
Management, Management and Leadership,
Marketing Management, Project Management and
Strategic Management

2. WORKING EXPERIENCE
Company Name: Standard Bank Head Office
Title: Learner
Started: 01 February 2010
Ended: 31 January 2011
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintaining and regularly updating the Business Transaction Products fixed assets register,
- Updating Key Business Drivers,
- Preparing monthly commentary on transfer expenses, demonstrating understanding of the cost
drivers and identifying any unusual variances,
- Preparing monthly Reconciliations (Balance Sheet and Income Statement) and promptly
investigating and resolving any reconciling items arising,
- Assisting the BTP team in consistently providing reports (Monthly or otherwise) and ad hoc
information of a high quality to meet varying business needs,
- Assisting the BTP team in preparing budget and RE numbers and presentations and
- Maintaining and updating the “Know –Your-Balance Sheet” template with any new and
removed account description, as and when such additions and removals are affected.
Company Name: Standard Bank Head Office
Title: Financial Officer
Temporary Contract: Six Months
Started: 01 February 2011
Ended: 31 July 2011
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Maintaining and regularly updating the Business Transaction Products fixed assets register,
- Updating Key Business Drivers,
- Preparing monthly commentary on transfer expenses, demonstrating understanding of the cost
drivers and identifying any unusual variances,
- Preparing monthly Reconciliations (Balance Sheet and Income Statement) and promptly
investigating and resolving any reconciling items arising,
- Assisting the BTP team in consistently providing reports (Monthly or otherwise) and ad hoc
information of a high quality to meet varying business needs,
- Assisting the BTP team in preparing budget and RE numbers and presentations and
- Maintaining and updating the “Know –Your-Balance Sheet” template with any new and
removed account description, as and when such additions and removals are affected.

3. Company Name: Standard Bank Head Office
Title: Assistant Accountant
Started: 01 July 2011
Ended: 30 June 2015
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Updating Vols and vals, Service Fee Breakdown and MIP's
- Analyzing Business Current Accounts Balances per product Movement MoM, YoY, vs Budget,
vs RE etc.
- NII (Rate Received + Rate Paid) per productMovement MoM, YoY, vs Budget, vs RE etc.
- Shape of the bookby product/segment/sector, vs YoY ect.
- Key Drivers, new accounts, closed accounts, accounts maintained, average balance per account
- Top 20/50 movers MoM, which customers/balances are we loosing/gaining
- Commentary: Accurate, effective commentary that captures the essence of current behavior and
emerging trends within the book, i.e customers choosing to hold more liquid cash as opposed to
investing in term products etc.
- Commentary: Effective commentary at a segment level, including sector(increased focus on
segment level analysis)
- Extracting data for monthly reports using Cognos 10
TPFA& BOL Reporting
- Accurate and relevant commentary on the performance of the business (excluding Opex)
Cash Management Flash Report
- Accurate and relevant commentary on the performance of the business
BTP & Central Finance
- Updating Key Business drivers,
- Providing Staff costs, Headcountand Opex commentary to Central Finance,
- Providing Balance Sheet Commentary (BCA) to Central Finance,
- Reporting and explaining the BTP Operational Risk Losses numbers and engaging with
compliance on Fraud matters,
- Maintaining and updating the “Know –Your-Balance Sheet” template with any new and
removed account description, as and when such additions and removals are affected,
- Rolling RE forecast monthly, updating of model with latest actual, ensuring that inputs and rates
are accurate, ownership of the final output from the model to be realistic, achievable etc.

4. Company Name: Standard Bank Head Office
Division: Card (Diners Club)
Title: Accountant
Started: 14 July 2016 to Date
Duties and Responsibilities:
Managementaccounts/Monthly reporting
- Intercompany process management (SBSA) – End to End Process management of all
intercompany transactions & processes
- Balance Sheet and Income Statement reconciliations to be performed accurately and on time.
- Completion and submission of AssureNet attestation.
- Accurately and timely submission of Basel 3 deliverables to SBSA
- Effective management of fixed assets (including acquisition, disposal, valuation and
safeguarding thereof)
- Accurate and timely release of payments on Business Online before cut-off
- Calculating and billing of SBSA and/or Diner’s Club International and collecting on submitted
invoices
- Accurately completing and submission of key account stats to SBSA
- Effectively manage the month-end template and ensure the month-end templates and ensure
relevant for each reporting period
- Apply sound financial principles in raising accruals and provisions, and maintain record of
accruals/provisions raised, including deferred revenue
- Assist financial manager in populating monthly, quarterly, half-yearly as well as annual reports.
- Provide appropriate commentary, graphic representations and analysis to demonstrate insights
and understanding
- Analysis and review of all Vat (SA, Namibia, Botswana) reconciliations and prepare payments
- Preparation of monthly, quarterly and yearly tax reconciliations and tax FIPs
- Assist with the preparation of the Diners FIP’s
Budgets, RE’s
- Accurate input based on reasonable and well debated and logical assumptions
- Provide appropriate commentary and analysis to demonstrate insights and understanding
- Completion of relevant sections on the BPC Process
Analysis
- Assist other managers in the area with analysis and preparation of ad hoc reports

5. General
- Ensures appropriate reporting using a standard format that is easily understood by business.
- Reviewing and releasing EFT payments on business online
- Ensures that problems in reporting or gaps in information are identified and resolved.
- Gains knowledge and experience from finance teams in supportof learning and development.
- Assist with ad hoc requests from Business
Stakeholdermanagementand planning
- Provides quality supportto the finance team
- Provides quality supportto business and constantly seeks to improve the quality of the support
provided.
- Assist with preparing presentations containing comprehensive information to key stakeholders at
an appropriate level of detail to facilitate insight and decision making.
- Assist in year -end audit and liaison with auditors
REFERENCES
Name: Mpume Langa
Position Held: Business and Commercial Banking: Finance Manager
Telephone Number: 011721 6988
Cell Number: 082 475 8048
Company: Standard Bank Head Office
Name: Xolani Mhlaba
Position Held: Diners Club: Finance Head
Telephone Number: 011 358 8623
Cell Number: 072 228 4937
Company: Standard Bank Head Office
Name: Lucy Sang
Position Held: Diners Club: Finance Manager
Telephone Number: 011 358 8609
Cell Number: 082 676 5354
Company: Standard Bank Head Office