Cosmetics : Accountant From October 2006 To November 2006
Duties
Managed the creditors department (6 staff)
Creditors recons
Inter-co payments
Liaise with management on all levels
Month end journals
Temporary Assignment
Nampak
Accountant
September 2006
Assisted Financial Manager with year end
Manufacture : Financial Accountant From November 2006 To July 2007
Duties
Manage the Debtors Department
Bank Recons ( 15 banks)
Supervision of staff (10)
Monthly journals
Monthly management accounts
Liaise with management on all levels
Authorise creditors payments and orders
Analysis of management accounts
Cash flow management
Maintenance of bank accounts
Fixed asset register
Posting of monthly journals
Work extensively with excel
Work with Standard bank CATS system
Work with ABSA banking system
Work with foreign bank accounts
Manufacturing : Management Accountant From May 2006 To August 2006
Duties
Preparation & management of debtors full function
Sales reports RSA & Export countries
Tender (Government) Sales Report
Stock report full function
Costing
Authorisation of creditors payments iro stock and all other payments iro vat
Foreign exchange contracts
Royalty calculations
Overseas payments
Preparation of cash flow projections
Insurance full function
Variance report
Actual vs budgeted % report
Shipping company communication
Balance sheet reconciliations
Department of statistics submissions
DTI Export permit applications for drawback on duties
Packaging : Assistant Accountant From May 1986 To December 2002
Duties
Assistant Accountant
1999 2002
Complete maintenance of the cash book
Bank Reconciliation
Prepare VAT & JSB returns
Payment of creditors via Corporate Access Terminal System (CATS)
Maintenance of new creditors
Work closely with Financial Accountant including budget proposals
Control of diesel usages
Control of petrol usages Stannic schedules on excel
Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
Assist with year end stock counts
Inter-company transactions i.e. invoicing etc
Weekly-monthly cash flow spreadsheets
Checking & signing off creditors recons
Consolidated reporting to head office via hyperion
Liaising with management on all levels
Variance analysis
Maintenance of fixed asset register
Journal entries to trial balance
Assisted with costing
Imports-Exports
Responsible for entire process of importing of raw materials & capital goods
Buying of forward cover
Completing all relevant documents for the banks
Payment to overseas creditors via telegraphic transfers, letters of credits and drafts
Engaging of clearing agents
Costing of shipments & journal entries thereof
Creditors Clerk
1990 - 1998
Responsible for approximately 300 creditors
Total payments approx. R15m per month
Complete responsibility of all functions i.e.
reconciliation of all accounts, capturing of invoices, matching of relevant documents, coding to relevant expense a-cs, handling of all queries, month end procedures
Assist inventory controller with stock entries at
month end & handle auditors queries
Inventory Controller
1988 - 1989
Daily cycle counts of raw materials & finished goods
Recording of stock adjustments
Assisted accountant-auditors with stock counts
at year end
Run month end reports
Journal entries of stock adjustments to accountant
Assisted in job costing
Warehouse Assistant
1987 - 1988
Assisted with receiving of raw materials into
stock
Issuing of raw materials to production
Preparation of relevant documentation eg. Goods received notes etc.
Operated a sheeting machine
Control of inventory
Copy Holder
1986 - 1987
Proof reading of statutory books such as S.A. Statutes in English & Afrikaans as per customers specs.
Pharmaceutical - Healthcare : Accounts Administrator From February 2003 To July 2005
Duties
br>Scheme Accountant
May 2004 July 2005
Cash Book maintenance
Payments via eft-cheques
Maintenance of the fixed asset register
Investment journals
Management accounts trial balance to balance sheet
Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
Reconciliation of debtors control account
Cash flow forecasts
Statutory returns
Internal-external audit packs
Inter-company transactions i.e. invoicing etc
Monthly board packs
Year end financial statements
Compliance of investments to regulations
br>April 2003 Accounts Administrator
Reconciliation of debtors accounts
Maintenance of members accounts i.e. banking details, personal details etc, to ensure correct details on file
Allocation-de-allocation of payments
Collection of debt
Effective account management
Ensuring easier credit control
Handling members queries real time
Working out payment plans with members
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Accounts Administrator
February 2003 March 2003
To investigate non-payment of claims to creditors
Reconciliation of expense accounts
Progress reporting
Investigation of audit trails
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Entertainment - Leisure : Financial Accountant From August 2005 To April 2006
Duties
Managed the accounts department i.e. Debtors, Creditors and Cash Book
Review of debtors and creditors age analysis
Control of 10 bank accounts
Bank account maintenance
Manage 10 staff
Maintenance of fixed asset register
Monthly journal entries, provisions, stock adjustments etc
Variance analysis , budgets to actual
Complete responsibility for producing & processing the Management Accounts and reporting to Head Office in London
Signing cheques and CATS releases(Standard Bank)
JSB & VAT returns
Telephone-internet-photocopy re-charges
Authorisation of casual wages payments
Check & post all Creditors, Debtors & Cash Book inputs
Review petty cash entries & reconciliation
Interest forecast & accruals
Monitoring of bank balances
Conforming to IFRS Standards
Liaising with senior management
Distant Higher Education : Financial Manager From 2009-05 To 2021-09
Duties
My vast experiences and duties include, but are not limited to the following:
- Complete responsibility for production of monthly management accounts and commentary and presentation thereof
- Working capital management
- Liaising with internal and external auditors
- Production of the AFS on caseware
- Authorising all journal entries and signing off on all balance sheet recons
- Staff supervision and coaching
- Financial Modeling – 5 year forecast (Balance sheet/Income Statement & Cashflow Statement)
- Risk management for the entire business – eg, BBB-EE accreditation/Tax clearance certificate /Fixed asset control
- Due diligence exercises with PWC for potential investors
- Systems transformation – implementation of ACCPAC & Pastel systems
- Liaising with internal & external stakeholders eg. Internal departments and banks/SARS/statutory Bodies
- Tax computation
- Management of 12 staff
Chemicals Minerals and Mining : Financial Accountant From 2007-07 To 2009-04
Duties
Financial Accounting
Control of General Ledger
Approving transactions in GL
Ensuring sub ledgers balance with control accounts
Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
Cash Management
Daily posting of bank transactions and daily bank reconciliations
Approval of all payments
Ensure overdraft limits are not exceeded
Weekly cash flow forecast and monthly cash flow statement and forecast
Debtors
Daily invoicing with weekly review of debtors and recommended actions for collection
Approve all credit notes with bank signatories
With the approval of CEO implement accounts on hold or legal collection
Monthly reconciliation of invoices against advance payments
Monthly reconciliation agreement with customer on all advance payments
Creditors
Capture daily supplier invoices (Approve)
Reconcile and approve creditor payments
Reconcile creditor statements to GL control accounts
Reconcile the provision accounts
Ensure prompt payment of statutory payments
Import payments
Inventory
Daily capture of incoming receipts (Approve)
Daily capture of production data (Approve)
Weekly reconciliation of sub ledger balance with GL control accounts
Responsible for an supervision of monthly and year end stock counts
Report and action stock differences and recommend action on obsolete stock
Taxation
Monthly reconciliation and payment of VAT
Provisional tax calculation and prompt payment
Financial Reporting
Prepare monthly financial management report
Provide CEO with a written report on the monthly financial result and identify salient features for attention by the company
Annual Financial Statement
Negotiate and fix with external auditors the fee budget and date of the audit
Prepare schedules and reconciliations as requested by the external auditors
Agree the final audit financials
Budgeting
Compile annual financial budgets for each company
Monthly report on the analysis of budget variances
General
Manage the financial accounting system
Daily back-up of systems data (Supervise)
Liaise with company secretarial organization
Ensure all statutory returns are completed.
Handle insurance requirements for the Company
Appointed as Company Secretary of the Company
Oversee payroll function