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BICA Competencies

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1 Communication The ability to communicate effectively at all levels, using oral, written and presentational skills
- Negotiate successfully? a While doing the KFC engagement, I engaged Water Utilities on the Kasane KFC Effective Performer Nov-17
bill that was not invoiced for 3 months from June 2017 to August 2017. Since
it was not KFC's fault, I negotiated with Water utilities manager to invoice
KFC for 2 months intead of 3 months as the bill was going to be huge and
reduce the tariffs. The invoice ended up being less than what we could have
originally paid

- Use available resources to present information formally to a group? r

- Question the views of more senior members of the organisation? r

- Demonstrate good report-writing skills? r

- Use persuasion to change another's point of view, whilst demonstrating an understanding of their views? r

- Share information and knowledge that helped others succeed? a When the Deal team working on the sale of KFC were finalising the accounts, KFC Apr-18
they came across the deposits that were paid to utility companies and they
were not matching with what the utilities companies provided. I then gave
them the original statements that were used to capture the deposits in the
beginning to resolve their differences

- Show an appreciation of both sides of an argument? a I had a confrontation with one of KFC suppliers regarding their pre- KFC December-18
liquidation invoices owed. They demanded payment for their goods and a
ruling was made that they will not be paid. They were so frustrated and did
not want to listen to me. I re-directed them to assistant liquidator to give
them a professional answer and consolation as i understood their frustration

- Appreciate the point at which assistance is required? a When preparing the financial statements we use a software called Caseware Anthony Davenport Not yet out March-18
that I am relatively new to and it happened that while I was performing the
fiancial statements for ADA my cash flow was not balancing because I did not
untick some itmes in the software. Since i am not too familiar with it i could
not figure it out and i asked for assistance for a more experienced co-worker.
The issue was then resolved

2 Team Working The ability to operate successfully as a member or leader of a team

- Successfully manage a project involving others? a Been assigned to lead KFC team with the preparation of monthly KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
management accounts and day to day running of the finance team to ensure
that the business opearte smoothly, no services stopped due to none
payments and any other issues. This was demonstrated successfully as none
of the above happened while i was in charge.

- Use your authority to set and prioritise tasks for others? a In my assignment as a team leader for KFC team, I had to divide the KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
unfinished tasks among the members and ensure that they are completed
before the deadline if all the necessary resources are availble. This included
the team members having to work extra hours to achieve the objectives.

- Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of pressure on others? a In order to avoid putting too much pressure on the team members, each was KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
given a specific task to finish and then move on to the next task.

- Allocate resources in order to make a project work? a In my assignment as a team leader for KFC team, I had to divide the KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
unfinished tasks among the members and ensure that they are completed
before the deadline if all the necessary resources are availble. This included
the team members having to work extra hours to achieve the objectives.

- Show that you valued the contribution of other team members? r Dec-17

- Use a team structure to meet performance objectives? a In order to achieve the objectives of reporting management accounts on KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
time, the work was divided among each and everyone of the team members
and the deliverable dates were communicated on time.

- Share your knowledge for the benefit of others? a In the KFC team, all the difficult tasks that the team could not complete were KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
escalated to me like supplier reconcilliations. After figuring out the problem I
will sit with the team member and show them how I did it.

 
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3 Decision - making The ability to gather and interpret data, in order to make good decisions
- Analyse and use data in order to predict future outcomes? r

- Decide between two or more strategic outcomes? r

- Evaluate risk in order to ensure that data was reliable and control was maintained? r

- Stand your ground and maintain your position under pressure? r

- Use software to manipulate data in order to make it more understandable? a Download production costs from SAP and export them to excel, from excel I Debswana Not yet out May-18
divide them into 8 major costs being; electricity,fuel, mining contract, tyres,
business expenses and production consumables to make it more
understandable and readable

- Show how data can be used to aid decision-making? a Maintained a dashboard that contained information on the progress on the KFC Effective Performer Jul-18
general ledger reconcilliations/ issues and supplier reconcilliations to later
use when making follow ups and measure progress on outstanding issues
and what action should be taken further

- Demonstrate understanding of the need for data back-up and recovery? a Prepared the supplier reconcilliations for KFC as hard copies and saved the KFC Effective Performer Jul-17
soft copies on the server to avoid losing the hard copy files.

- Accumulate data to enable others to make decisions? a Maitained a payments log post liquidation for KFC in order to enable the KFC Not yet out Mar-18
Deal and liquidator to know how they owe KFC and how much KFC owes
them.

4 Consideration The ability to operate effectively and sustainably while respecting the views, rights and values of others

- Uphold the reputation of the organisation for which you work? a Went for secondment and the client was impressed with my work and Debswana Not yet out Apr-18
extended the contract as they stated that it will only be extended if I meet
their expectation

- Succeed by considering issues rather than personalities? a While working with a team at KFC, I discovered that some were very difficult KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
to deal with and in order to make sure the job at hand is done, I gave them
less important tasks and focussed on important task in order to report on
time.

- Show that you appreciate the ethics and culture of your profession? r

- Identify an ethical conflict or breach and report it to an appropriate person? r

- Show that you accommodated the views, cultural or personal circumstances of others? r

- Demonstrate an awareness of social or environmental responsibility? r

- Demonstrate the ethical principle of confidentiality? r

- Keep abreast of professional developments? a Attended training on the new Accounting statndards- Revenue, Leases and N/A N/A Aug-17
Financial assets

5 Adding Value The ability to add value to the organisation

- Lead by example and be a role model? a In order to encourage my team at KFC to meet their deadline, I worked extra KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
hours and weekends with them in order to report on time.

- Use creativity to solve a problem or create an opportunity? r

- Propose a cost-saving or revenue-generating action? r

 
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- Show an understanding of both internal and external customer needs? r

- Demonstrate your commitment to continuous learning? a Took an advanced excel course online and completed it successfully N/A N/A Jun-18

- Exceed the expectations of your employer/client? a managed to secure an extension for the secondment contract by performing Debswana Not yet out Jun-18
well to the client's expectation.

- Show independence, commitment and multi-tasking skills? r

6 Problem Solving The ability to make recommendations in order to solve problems

- Solve a problem in a way that exceeded the expectations of the organisation? r

- Make well thought-out recommendations that indicated the best solution given the existing constraints? r

- Demonstrate prioritisation and avoid procrastination? a Chose working late and weekends at KFC to meet the deadline at no profit at KFC Effective Performer Jul-17
KFC

- Use risk/probability analysis to evaluate different options? r

- Analyse a problem and identify all options? r

- Use your practical experience to help others? a Assisted a trainee prepare a budget for the client that they were working on. N/A N/A Feb-18

- Express a view that was appreciated by others? r

7 Technical Competence The ability to seek, learn and use technical information for the good of the organisation

- Solve a complex technical problem? r

- Use technical expertise to offer useful strategic advice? r

- Show proficiency in a range of software applications? r

- Use research tools to create a positive outcome? r

- Relate a practical issue to your examination studies? a Prepared a balance sheet analysis as per Strategic business management ADA Not yet out Feb-18
finacial analysis module

- Improve your effectiveness through the use of IT resources? a Used a software called smartview to post journals for more than one month Debswana Not yet out Aug-18
instead of entering them one at a time.

- Demonstrate an awareness of regulatory requirements?

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r No

Summary of BICA Competencies NOT yet achieved

 
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Competence Attribute Goal achieved?
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Problem Solving The ability to make recommendations in order to solve

problems

- Solve a problem in a way that exceeded the expectations of a

the organisation?

- Make well thought-out recommendations that indicated the r

best solution given the existing constraints?

- Demonstrate prioritisation and avoid procrastination? a

- Use risk/probability analysis to evaluate different options? r

- Analyse a problem and identify all options? a

- Use your practical experience to help others? a

- Express a view that was appreciated by others? r

 Where/
Which When I achieved
How I achieved it engagemen Engagement rating Ref
it
t

Managed to reconcile supplier accounts that KFC Effective Performer December-17

were giving the team a problem and go an extra
mile by working extra hours to complete the
work

Chose working late and weekends at KFC to KFC Effective Performer December-17
meet the reporting deadlines.

Reconciled the BPC account for KFC and KFC Effective Performer December-17
identified that there were some duplicate
payments made, and some uncatured invoices. I
then went through the account with the supplier
being BPC till we managed to reconcile it on our
books and their books.

Assisted the team at KFC with the preapration of KFC Effective Performer December-17
supplier reconcilliations.
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Technical Competence The ability to seek, learn and use technical information for the
good of the organisation
- Solve a complex technical problem? r

- Use technical expertise to offer useful strategic advice? r

- Show proficiency in a range of software applications? a

- Use research tools to create a positive outcome? r

- Relate a practical issue to your examination studies? a

- Improve your effectiveness through the use of IT resources? a

- Demonstrate an awareness of regulatory requirements? a

 Where/ Which
How I achieved it Engagement rating When I achieved it
engagement

Prepared financial statements for the first time using Supreme Inconsistent Sep-17
Caseware software and showed improvements and Performer
willingness to learn more while deliverying without
formal training.

Prepared a balance sheet analysis as per Strategic ADA Not yet out Feb-18
business management finacial analysis module

Used a software called smartview to post journals for Debswana Not yet out Aug-18
more than one month instead of entering them one at
a time.

Prepared financial statements in accordance with IFRS Supreme Inconsistent Sep-17

for SMEs guidelines Performer
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Adding Value The ability to add value to the organisation
- Lead by example and be a role model? a

- Use creativity to solve a problem or create an r

opportunity?

- Propose a cost-saving or revenue-generating action? r

- Show an understanding of both internal and external r

customer needs?
- Demonstrate your commitment to continuous a
learning?

- Exceed the expectations of your employer/client? a

- Show independence, commitment and multi-tasking a

skills?
 Where/ Which Engagement When I
How I achieved it Ref PM Signature
engagement rating achieved it

In order to encourage my team at KFC Effective Dec-17

KFC to meet their deadline, I Performer
worked extra hours and
weekends with them in order to
report on time.

Took an advanced excel course N/A N/A Jun-18

online and completed it
successfully

managed to secure an extension Debswana Not yet out Jun-18

for the secondment contract by
performing well to the client's
expectation.

Worked on KFC and ADA KFC/ADA Not yet out Mar-18

engagements at the same time
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Consideration The ability to operate effectively and sustainably while respecting the views, rights and values of others
- Uphold the reputation of the organisation for which you wo a

- Succeed by considering issues rather than personalities? a

- Show that you appreciate the ethics and culture of your r

profession?

- Identify an ethical conflict or breach and report it to an r

appropriate person?

- Show that you accommodated the views, cultural or r

personal circumstances of others?
- Demonstrate an awareness of social or environmental r
responsibility?

- Demonstrate the ethical principle of confidentiality? r

- Keep abreast of professional developments? a

 Where/ Which Engagement When I
How I achieved it Ref PM Signature
engagement rating achieved it

views, rights and values of others

Went for secondment and the Debswana Not yet out Apr-18
client was impressed with my work
and extended the contract as they
stated that it will only be extended
if I meet their expectation

While working with a team at KFC, I KFC Effective Dec-17

discovered that some were very Performer
difficult to deal with and in order
to make sure the job at hand is
done, I gave them less important
tasks and focussed on important
task in order to report on time.

Attended training on the new N/A N/A Aug-17

Accounting standards- Revenue,
Leases and Financial assets
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Competence Attribute Goal achieved?
YES/NO
Decision - making The ability to gather and interpret data, in order to make
good decisions
- Analyse and use data in order to predict future r
outcomes?
- Decide between two or more strategic outcomes? r
- Evaluate risk in order to ensure that data was reliable r
and control was maintained?
- Stand your ground and maintain your position under r
pressure?
- Use software to manipulate data in order to make it a
more understandable?

- Show how data can be used to aid decision-making? a

- Demonstrate understanding of the need for data back-up a

and recovery?

- Accumulate data to enable others to make decisions? a

 Where/ Which When I
How I achieved it Engagement rating achieved Ref
engagement it

Download production costs from SAP and Debswana Not yet out May-18
export them to excel, from excel I divide them
into 8 major costs being; electricity,fuel, mining
contract, tyres, business expenses and
production consumables to make it more
understandable and readable

Maintained a dashboard that contained KFC Effective Performer Jul-18

information on the progress on the general
ledger reconcilliations/ issues and supplier
reconcilliations to later use when making follow
ups and measure progress on outstanding issues
and what action should be taken further

Prepared the supplier reconcilliations for KFC as KFC Effective Performer Jul-17
hard copies and saved the soft copies on the
server to avoid losing the hard copy files.

Maitained a payments log post liquidation for KFC Not yet out Mar-18
KFC in order to enable the Deal and liquidator
to know how they owe KFC and how much KFC
owes them.
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been
Competence Attribute Goal achieved?
YES/NO
Team Working The ability to operate successfully as a member or leader of a team
- Successfully manage a project involving others? a

- Use your authority to set and prioritise tasks for others? a

- Demonstrate an understanding of the impact of pressure on others? a

- Allocate resources in order to make a project work? a

- Show that you valued the contribution of other team members? r

- Use a team structure to meet performance objectives? a

- Share your knowledge for the benefit of others? a

 Where/ Which
How I achieved it Engagement rating When I achieved it
engagement

Been assigned to lead KFC team with the preparation KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
of monthly management accounts and day to day
running of the finance team to ensure that the
business opearte smoothly, no services stopped due
to none payments and any other issues. This was
demonstrated successfully as none of the above
happened while i was in charge.

In my assignment as a team leader for KFC team, I had KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
to divide the unfinished tasks among the members
and ensure that they are completed before the
deadline if all the necessary resources are availble.
This included the team members having to work extra
hours to achieve the objectives.

In order to avoid putting too much pressure on the KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
team members, each was given a specific task to finish
and then move on to the next task.
In my assignment as a team leader for KFC team, I had KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
to divide the unfinished tasks among the members
and ensure that they are completed before the
deadline if all the necessary resources are available.
This included the team members having to work extra
hours to achieve the objectives.

Dec-17
In order to achieve the objectives of reporting KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
management accounts on time, the work was divided
among each and everyone of the team members and
the deliverable dates were communicated on time.

In the KFC team, all the difficult tasks that the team KFC Effective Performer Dec-17
could not complete were escalated to me like supplier
reconcilliations. After figuring out the problem I will sit
with the team member and show them how I did it.
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Communication The ability to communicate effectively at all

levels, using oral, written and presentational
skills

- Negotiate successfully? a

- Use available resources to present information r

formally to a group?
- Question the views of more senior members of r
the organisation?
- Demonstrate good report-writing skills? r
- Use persuasion to change another's point of r
view, whilst demonstrating an understanding of
their views?

- Share information and knowledge that helped a

others succeed?

- Show an appreciation of both sides of an a

argument?
- Appreciate the point at which assistance is a
required?
 Where/ Which When I
How I achieved it Engagement rating Ref
engagement achieved it

While doing the KFC engagement, I engaged KFC Effective Performer Nov-17
Water Utilities on the Kasane bill that was not
invoiced for 3 months from June 2017 to
August 2017. Since it was not KFC's fault, I
negotiated with Water utilities manager to
invoice KFC for 2 months intead of 3 months as
the bill was going to be huge and reduce the
tariffs. The invoice ended up being less than
what we could have originally paid

When the Deal team working on the sale of KFC Apr-18

KFC were finalising the accounts, they came
across the deposits that were paid to utility
companies and they were not matching with
what the utilities companies provided. I then
gave them the original statements that were
used to capture the deposits in the beginning
to resolve their differences

I had a confrontation with one of KFC suppliers KFC December-17

regarding their pre-liquidation invoices owed.
They demanded payment for their goods and a
ruling was made that they will not be paid.
They were so frustrated and did not want to
listen to me. I re-directed them to assistant
liquidator to give them a professional answer
and consolation as i understood their
frustration
When preparing the financial statements we Anthony Davenport Not yet out March-18
use a software called Caseware that I am
relatively new to and it happened that while I
was performing the fiancial statements for ADA
my cash flow was not balancing because I did
not untick some itmes in the software. Since i
am not too familiar with it i could not figure it
out and i asked for assistance for a more
experienced co-worker. The issue was then
resolved
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