Sandra Peter Bella

Serving as a consultant, delivering expert services in finance and accounting, payroll support, tax compliance and advisory, and financial administration to clients across various industries. Key assignments include:

• Accounting & Reporting: Prepared financial reports, conducted reconciliations, and established reporting frameworks for management review.
• Payroll Support: Reviewed and processed payrolls, ensured compliance with RSSB and tax regulations, and submitted payroll-related returns (PAYE, pension, maternity, and health insurance).
• Tax Compliance: Managed tax registrations, prepared and filed WHT, VAT, and income tax returns, and provided audit support with RRA and RSSB.
• Regulatory Compliance: Monitored tax and labor law changes, ensuring clients' full adherence to regulatory requirements.
• Financial Administration: Verified payments, ensured supplier invoice compliance, and managed the timely filing of RDB annual returns.

Tax compliance services.

• Facilitating the registration of clients for various tax obligations, including WHT, and corporate income tax.
• Preparing and submitting monthly withholding tax returns and annual income tax returns, ensuring accuracy and compliance with local tax regulations.
• Providing expert advice and representing clients in dealings with the Rwanda Revenue Authority (RRA), including audit support and resolution of tax-related matters.
• Managing the filing of annual returns with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB), ensuring timely submission, and adherence to statutory requirements.

Accounting and financial reporting, payroll support, tax compliance, and admin support.

• Manage financial records, including bookkeeping, journal entries, and account reconciliations.
• Prepare financial statements and ensure compliance with accounting standards.
• Review and recompute payroll, manage RSSB registrations, and submit returns for PAYE, pension, maternity leave, and health insurance deductions.
• Handle tax registration, prepare and submit monthly WHT, VAT, RVAT, and annual tax returns, and represent clients in dealings with RRA and RSSB, including audit support.
• Develop financial reporting frameworks, present reports to management, and assist with EBM invoicing to ensure VAT compliance.
• Monitored regulatory changes and ensured compliance across all aspects of client operations.

Accounting and financial reporting.

• Posting transactions in the accounting system.
• Reconciliation of bank, accounts payable, and receivable.
• Posted journal and ledger entries, prepared financial statements and reports, and closed books.
• Completed detailed reviews of accounts and bookkeeping records to verify compliance with standards.
• Managed accounts payable and receivable, ensuring timely settlement of invoices and maximising cash flow.
• Produced monthly and year-end closing statements, financial documents, and invoices.
• Co-ordinated month-end and year-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting.

• Accounting & Reporting: Prepared and presented financial statements, maintained accurate records, and performed reconciliations (bank, accounts payable, and receivable).
• Audit Support: Provided documentation for internal and external audits, ensuring compliance with accounting standards.
• Tax Compliance: Registered businesses for tax obligations (WHT, and Corporate Income Tax) and prepared WHT and annual corporate income tax returns.
• Regulatory Compliance: Ensured full adherence to tax laws, statutory deductions, and reporting requirements, while advising on tax planning strategies.
• Client Representation: Liaised with tax authorities (RRA) for audits and compliance reviews, ensuring smooth resolution of tax matters.
• Administrative Support: Verified supplier invoices for tax and financial compliance, fund disbursement, and managed statutory filings, including RDB annual returns.

• Accounting & Financial Reporting: Prepared and submitted financial statements, including balance sheets, profit and loss statements, and trial balances, in compliance with accounting standards.
• Reconciliations: Conducted monthly account reconciliations, ensuring accuracy and financial integrity across all ledgers.
• Payroll Support: Reviewed and processed payrolls, ensured compliance with labor laws, and facilitated RSSB registration for employees.
• Tax Compliance: Managed tax registrations (VAT, PAYE, corporate income tax) and prepared WHT, VAT, and annual income tax returns in adherence to local regulations.
• Regulatory Compliance & Representation: Provided expert guidance to clients in dealings with RRA and RSSB, including audit support and compliance reviews.
• Statutory Filings: Ensured timely submission of annual returns with the Rwanda Development Board (RDB).
• Financial Administration: Fund disbursement.