Technical Financial Accounting

Higher National Diploma - Qualified and Certified Technical Financial Accountant

Cost and Management Accounting

Currently enrolled for CIMA qualification, with 3 years complete date

Financial Manager

Maintaining the full financial accounting function for Buco Lydenburg branch. This included daily processing of debtors and supplier invoices, stock takes, daily cash reconciliations on cash tills, debtors management, intercompany reconciliations, monthly management reports, analytical reviews from actual vs budget monthly and cash flow forecasting.

Project Financial Accountant & Consolidation Manager & Compliance Officer

• Maintaining full accounting function for 3 Deugro Africa entities, Deugro SA, Deugro Mozambique and Deugro Tanzania
• Monthly analytical reviews on P&L and Balance Sheet
• Preparing and reviewing of cash flow daily
• Preparing and reviewing daily and weekly managers reports
• Preparing and managing mid-year and year end group consolidations
• Managing & monitoring all monthly financial reporting processes, including reporting & financial systems and analyzing risk
• Providing financial advice regarding cash flow, investment opportunities, taking into consideration risk and liquidity
• Managing financial year end external audit
• Maintaining monthly accounting records and preparing management accounts
• Advising on key account areas for business improvement
• Preparing financial statements, including monthly and annual accounts, including financial planning and forecasting
• Negotiating the terms of sales/project and supplier contracts

Financial Manager

• Preparing and managing the full financial function for PNet, prepare international group consolidations monthly and prepare annual budgets. Managing 9 staff in accounts department.
• Review of purchase orders and ensuring the necessary approval procedures have been followed.
• Review of daily supplier cashbook capturing, including bank reconciliation.
• Review monthly reconciliations of Creditors Accounts Statements against the A/P Age Analysis.
• Resolve all supplier queries timeously and ensure the reconciling items are current.
• Ensure Statutory payments are made timeously with a detailed remittance in accordance with payment policies.
• Balance and reconcile Foreign Intercompany, with Intercompany accounts be eliminated on consolidation.
• Capture Intercompany Charges.
• Assist the group financial manager with reports, analytical reports, forecasts and budgets for group companies.
• Maintenance of the fixed asset register to ensure compliance with IFRS.
• Control of the insurance policy with regards to the assets insured.
• Preparation of journal entries relevant to this function.
• Maintain and reconciliation of provision, accrual and prepayments accounts.
• Preparation of the monthly Management accounts to P&L, Balance sheets and Cash Flow level.
• Preparation and submission of monthly VAT Returns.
• Assisted with full accounting function for certain subsidiary companies (Debtors, Payroll, Creditors, VAT, preparation of monthly management accounts).
• Preparation and review of monthly Balance Sheet account reconciliations.
• Review the customer billing process including review and calculation of monthly deferred revenue.
• Review of the debit order runs before submission.
• Review of the Supplier and Customer Ageing reports to highlight possible problematic customer accounts e.g., incorrect allocations, matching issues etc.
• Processing month end journals.
• Ensure that Internal controls are in place and applied.
• Preparation of annual budgets for PNet and Mauritius (MyWeb).
• Preparation of 1st & 2nd provisional tax calculations and company annual tax calculations.
• Managing internal and external audits.

Direct/indirect staff reporting (nr & position)
Direct staff reporting – 9
Debtors Clerks x 5 & Credit Controller x 1
Creditors Clerk x 1
Payroll & HR manager x 1
Admin Clerk x 1
Indirect staff reporting – 3
Learners x 3

Achievements
• Advanced Excel skills obtained
• High/Extreme Debtors management skills obtained
• Ability to work under extreme pressure and deadline driven

Financial Accounts Manager

• Maintaining and reviewing financial records.
• Ensuring compliance with IFRS standards – Auditing and tax laws.
• Preparing annual budget.
• Compiling and providing analytical reviews of financial data such as P&L and Balance Sheet.
• Evaluating internal management systems, procedures and risks in order to provide solutions towards workflow.
• Managing client business accounts and preparing financial statements.
• Complying with all company, local and foreign accounting and financial regulations.
• Creating periodic reports, such as balance sheets, profit & loss statements, cash flow reports.
• Presenting financial reports to branch managers, directors, investors, and other entities within our client base.
• Maintaining accurate financial records.
• Performing audit reconciliations and resolving discrepancies.
• Keeping informed about current legislation relating to finance and accounting principles.
• Assisting client-based management in the decision-making process by preparing budgets and financial forecasts.
• Responsible for the review of the customer billing processes.
• Review of the Ageing to highlight possible problematic customer accounts e.g., incorrect allocations, matching issues, non-payments.
• Processing month-end journals such as depreciation, salary accruals, all balance sheet related accounts where applicable.
• Ensure that all Group intercompany loan accounts balance monthly and can be eliminated on consolidation.
• Ensure that Internal controls are in place and applied.
• Preparation of 1st & 2nd provisional tax calculations and company annual tax calculations.
• Managing internal and external audits.

Direct/indirect staff reporting (nr & position)
Direct staff reporting – 4
Accountants x 4

Achievements
• Advanced Excel skills obtained
• Ability to work under extreme pressure and deadline driven
• Key management reports presented towards various business sectors, such as – manufacturing, steel and gas industries, retail industry, attorneys, logistics industry

Financial Manager & Operations assistant

• Preparing and managing the full financial function for Emiac Moz, prepare international group consolidations monthly and prepare annual budgets. Managing 6 staff in accounts and operations departments.
• Truck driving for exports to South Africa, as well as material collections within Mozambique.
• Review of daily supplier cashbook capturing, including bank reconciliation.
• Review monthly reconciliations of Creditors Accounts Statements.
• Resolve all supplier queries timeously and ensure the reconciling items are current.
• Ensure Statutory payments are made timeously with a detailed remittance in accordance with payment policies.
• Balance and reconcile Foreign Intercompany accounts.
• Maintenance of the fixed asset register to ensure compliance with IFRS.
• Control of the insurance policy with regards to the assets insured.
• Preparation of journal entries relevant to this function.
• Control and reconciliations of provision, accrual and prepayments accounts.
• Preparation of the Management accounts to Income Statements, Balance sheets and Cash Flow level.
• Preparation of monthly Vat Returns.
• Responsible for the review of the customer billing process including review of deferred revenue.
• Review of the Ageing to highlight possible problematic customer accounts e.g., incorrect allocations, matching issues etc.
• Ensure that all Group intercompany loan accounts balance monthly and can be eliminated on consolidation.
• Ensure that Internal controls are in place and applied for both finance department and operations department.
• Preparation of 1st & 2nd provisional tax calculations and company annual tax calculations.
• Managing internal and external audits.
• Setting up standard operating procedures for the full function of the company.
• Liaising with SA team for exports from Mozambique to South Africa.
• Planning for collections, deliveries of all related goods.
• Maintain daily cash flow.
• Prepare monthly payroll and taxes thereof, such as IRPS and INSS.

Direct staff reporting (nr & position)
Direct staff reporting – 6
2 x Administrators
4 x Warehouse workers/drivers

Achievements
• Advanced Excel skills obtained
• Mozambique accounting & auditing knowledge obtained
• Ability to work under extreme pressure and deadline driven

Excel reporting

Financial Reporting and Regulatory Framework - 76% Management Accounting and Control Systems – 74%