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Business Services : Financial Accountant From 2022-05 To Current Duties
General Ledger & Month-end Reporting o Maintain general ledger and ensure accurate processing of journals, accruals, prepayments, and adjustments. o Execute month-end close processes within reporting deadlines. o Prepare and submit monthly consolidated financial reporting packs for multiple entities (SA / Australasia / Singapore / Europe) to the holding company (KAP) on Finnivo. o Maintain fixed asset registers, incl. depreciation & disposals. Financial Reporting o Prepare monthly management accounts for various entities. o Assist with group consolidation and reporting requirements. o Support the preparation of annual financial statements in line with IFRS. Reconciliations & Intercompany Accounting o Perform monthly bank reconciliations. o Manage intercompany reconciliations and resolve variances. o Reconcile VAT, payroll, creditors, debtors and other control accounts. o Maintain accurate balance sheet reconciliation schedules.
Tax & Statutory Compliance o Prepare and submit VAT returns within statutory deadlines.
o Assist with corporate tax calculations and supporting schedules. o Compile and submit of half-year and year end audit and tax packs in compliance with group reporting on Finnivo. Accounts Payable, Receivable & Cash Management o Support AP and AR processing and reconciliations. o Assist with cashbook management and cash flow forecasting. Audit & internal Controls o Support external and internal audit processes. o Prepare audit working papers and respond to auditor queries. o Maintain strong financial controls and identify process improvements. o Ensure all financial records remain accurate and audit ready. Other o Performing restatement of foreign balances ensuring accurate reporting for multi-currency operations. o Prepare annual budgets and forecasting on Finnivo. Manufacturing : Accounts & Admin Manager From 2001-10 To 2021-12 Duties
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Company
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Southern Pipeline Contractors (Pty) Ltd
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Date employed
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October 2001 – December 2021
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Reason for leaving
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Company pulled out of SA
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Current position
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Accounts & Admin Manager
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Position-promoted 1 December 2011
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Senior Bookkeeper promoted to
Accounts & Admin Manager
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Administrative responsibilities:
- Maintains administrative staff: recruiting, selecting and training employees
- Supervises clerical and accounting personnel by communicating job expectations, appraising job results, and disciplining employees
- Initiates and coordinates goals and deadlines for my department
- Develops and implements policies and procedures to improve operations and function of the department
- Monitors and procures needed supplies for offices and kitchen
- Key involvement in implementing new accounting program
- Responsible for company ‘s medical aid, provident, insurance claims
- Responsible for company’s CIPC documents
- Submit WCA returns & apply for company’s letter of good standing
- Apply for UIF compliance certificate
- Apply for SARS tax clearance
- I have extensive experience in dealing with SARS matters & audits
Accounting responsibilities:
- Manage and oversee the daily operations of the accounting department incl:
- month and end-year process
- debtors / accounts receivable
- creditors / accounts payable – signing of recons for payment
- bank: cash receipts / payments / reconciliation
- general ledger / accounting control
- payroll & reconciliation to tb
- petty cash
- revenue and expenditure variance analysis
- fixed assets
- Monitoring of costs, analyzing variances. Maintain accounting and internal controls and procedures
- Analyze expenses to ensure they are recorded appropriately monthly
- Prepare financial statements
- Assisting with reporting requirements to Head-Office in France
- Prepare payments by verifying documentation
- Assist with financial and tax audits and compiling audit file
- Assist with preparing tax returns
- SARS submission & reconciliation of IRP5’s, EMP 201, Vat
- Submitting of credit applications to a credit rating bureau company
- Cash flow: Submitting monthly cash flow statement to head office
- Standard Bank business online – monitoring of 3 accounts:
Call acc, Current acc, Salary & wage account
- Ensuring excess funds in current account are transferred to call account
to earn interest
- USD / EUR payments to overseas suppliers & booking of rates
- Forex profit & loss journals
- Dealing with the reserve bank for reserve bank approvals
- Reconciling of loan account & internal branch accounts
- Handing over bad debts to the lawyers
- Signatory on company’s bank account
- CGIC – credit limit increases, new account applications, manage platform
- Other projects as assigned
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Position-promoted 1 January 2007
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Accounts clerk promoted to Senior Bookkeeper
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Position 01/2007 – 12/2011
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Senior Bookkeeper
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Duties as Senior Bookkeeper:
- Reconcile and balance all accounts
- Assist with financial statements
- Assist with audits & compiling audit file
- Debtors / accounts receivable - full function
- Creditors / accounts payable - full function, extensive experience in recons
- Bank – posting payments & receipts – bank reconciliation
- Preparing monthly cash flow to the CFO
- Capturing payments & receipts daily
- Assets: Processing of assets and depreciation. Maintaining & updating the asset register
- Stock: stock sheets, raising stock in accounting program
- Payroll: Processing of weekly wages & salaries, year-end procedures
- Petty cash: Reconciling petty cash vouchers and cash on hand
- Statutory returns: Electronic submission of Vat 201, EMP201
- Liaising with SARS
- IRP5 reconciliation
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Position 10/2001 – 12/2006
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Accounting Clerk
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Duties as Accounts Clerk:
- Maintaining accounting records: copying & filing
- Update job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities.
- Full function creditors and debtors
- Payroll (Wages & Salaries)
- Cashbook / Bank: Capturing payments & receipts, updating daily, bank reconciliation.
- Preparing cash flow report
- Other projects as assigned
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Manufacturing : Accounts/PA From 1996-6 To 2001-9 Duties Secretarial duties, admin Creditors (full function) Quotations, processing of orders Month end reports on excel spread sheet Phoning for outstanding moneys due Responsible for credit applications Stock control Wages: Paymaster 111 Month end procedures: union, uif, home loans, nosa, providend fund Year end procedures: Christmas bonus, leave pay+/- 100 employees
Service : Girl Friday From 1995-3 To 1996-6 Duties Switchboard, reception duties Typing of brochures & advertisements on word Petty cash
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