Mondli Mabona, Financial Accountant
Financial Accountant
Current Experience:
Financial Accountant at K3 Logistics · Full-time May 2025 - Present · (4 mos)
Past Experience:
Senior Accountant and Tax Consultant at Greater Heights Financial Solutions Aug 2024 - May 2025 · (10 mos)
Accountant and Tax Consultant at Greater Heights Financial Solutions Jun 2022 - Apr 2025 (2 yrs 11 mos)
Assistant Accountant at Brytech Holdings Feb 2021 - May 2022 · (1 yr 4 mos)
Accounting Clerk at FBK Financial Services · Internship Feb 2020 - Aug 2020 · (7 mos)
Administration Clerk at MCM Civil wood works (PTY) LTD · Full-time Jan 2020 - Feb 2020 · (2 mos)
Qualifications:
BCom in Financial Accountancy
Country of Residence:
South Africa
LinkedIn Profile:
“No Risk. No Porsche.”
Mondli doesn’t just crunch numbers, he juggles multiple deadlines and still makes time to host mentorship sessions for up-and-coming accountants. A night owl with a daily planner glued to his side, Mondli’s story is one of hustle, strategy, and proving your worth in a world that overlooks the ones doing the real work. He got promoted within a year. Won a certificate of appreciation. And keeps clients SARS-compliant while building a name that matters.
This is the kind of BAP(SA) who rewrites the rules, on his terms.
What time do you usually wake up on weekends?
08:30 AM
Are you an early bird or a night owl?
Night Owl
How do you spend the first hour of your day?
I spend the first hour of my morning preparing breakfast and taking care of household chores.
What sparked your interest in accounting or finance?
My interest in accounting and finance comes from a passion for numbers and the opportunity to work with a variety of business people.
Can you share some key career milestones or defining moments?
Some key milestones in my career include being promoted within a year of joining my company due to my dedication and hard work, as well as receiving a certificate of appreciation for my contributions.
What is your role within your company’s finance department?
My role within the finance department includes compiling and reviewing monthly and yearly financial reports, managing tax-related submissions, and providing advisory services.
How do you contribute to the overall financial strategy of the business?
I contribute to the business’s financial strategy by evaluating clients’ Profit & Loss reports, ensuring compliance with SARS, assessing tax planning, and providing clients with informative and valuable services.
What is one of the biggest challenges you’ve faced in your role? How did you overcome it?
One of the biggest challenges I’ve faced is dealing with difficult clients. I’ve overcome this by communicating effectively and being willing to educate clients to ensure they understand the process.
What tools or strategies do you use to manage the financial operations of the company effectively?
To manage financial operations effectively, I rely on a daily planner to meet deadlines, use eFiling and EasyFile systems for SARS submissions, and handle financial processing with Sage products.
Share your strategies for staying balanced, especially during busy periods.
I stay balanced during busy periods by prioritizing tasks according to deadlines and putting in extra hours when necessary to ensure everything is completed on time.
What do you enjoy outside of work?
Outside of work, I enjoy spending time with family and friends, as well as attending social events to recharge.
What advice would you give to someone aspiring to work in a finance department?
My advice to someone aspiring to work in a finance department is to have passion for the work, be prepared to go the extra mile, and develop both technical and soft skills. It’s also important to focus on accurately compiling financial information and being able to interpret it effectively.
Do you mentor or support other team members in the finance department? How do you help develop the skills of others?
Yes, I mentor and support other team members by hosting educational meetings to upskill them and providing guidance, tips, and resources for further learning.
“No Risk, No Porche”
Share a leadership lesson or a piece of advice that’s been valuable to you in your career
A valuable leadership lesson I’ve learned is to always keep learning and improving yourself and never remain stagnant.
What’s something surprising about you that isn’t in your professional bio?
Something surprising about me is that I love to joke around and laugh a lot.
If you could have any superpower to help you in your job, what would it be?
If I could have any superpower for my job, it would be the ability to predict financial trends.
What’s your go-to strategy for staying productive during long workdays?
To stay productive during long workdays, I make sure to get enough sleep, take short breaks throughout the day, and handle multiple tasks efficiently.
If you could relive one day from your career, which day would it be and why?
If I could relive one day from my career, it would be my first day at my current company on 22 June 2022. It was a special moment as it marked the beginning of an important chapter in my professional journey.
Mondli’s advice? Don’t be stagnant. Upskill, show up, and stay sharp, even if you have to work weekends. He’s been there. He knows the late nights, the tough clients, the burnout. And he’s still standing.
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