finance Controller (Manufacturing)

• General office administration an management
• Daily cash forecasting
• General Ledger Recons
• Debtors Recons and debt collections
• Supplier Recons and order approvals
• Payment Approvals
• Overseeing Payroll
• Inventory Control
• Fixed Asset Management
• Petty cash control
• Preparation of management accounts
• Preparation of Audit packs
• Preparation and submission of all statutory and taxation (VAT, PAYE, WCA, CIPC, IT etc)

• Full accounting function, (Palladium Accounting) 
• Accounts Payable management,
• Accounts Receivable management,
• Cashbook,
• Cash projections & Petty Cash.
• Weekly,Monthly & Annual Management Accounts
• All Balance Sheet Recons (Non-current Assets, Investments, Non-current Liabilities, Current Assets and Current Liabilities),
• Value Added Tax,
• Payroll & HR management,
• General Office Administration

• Full accounting function, including implementation and maintenance of processes and systems,
• Ac-counts Payable, (SAGE Accounting) 
• Ac-counts Receivable,
• Cashbook & Petty Cash.
• Weekly, Monthly & Annual Management Accounts,
• All Balance Sheet Recons (Non-current Assets, Investments, Non-current Liabilities, Current Assets and Current Liabilities)
• Value Added Tax, Payroll & HR management, OHS Implementation, Internal Sales; Procurement; Logistics Planning and General Office Administration.

All aspects relating to the administration of Trusts, Estates and Secretarial Duties:

• Estate Planning including the acquisition of properties for late planners;
• Estate Administration – deceased estates;
• Trust Formations;
• Trust Administration and bookkeeping and Annual Financial Statements;
• Voluntary liquidations; Wealth Planning through trusts using the LSG 10 year model;
• Last Will and Testaments; Shelf Trusts;
• Formation and Registration of Companies and CC’s; Shelf companies;
• Conversions of Companies and CC’s;

Maintenance of Statutory records:

• Share and other registers;
• Minute books;
• Annual returns;
• Changes to shareholdings and other membership interests;
• Documents of Constitution;
• Amendments to and registrations of statutory details;
• Registered Office facility;
• Shareholders Agreements; Buy and Sell Agreements; Key man Agreements

• Full accounting function, including implementation and maintenance of processes and systems, Accounts Payable, Ac-counts Receivable, Inventory Control and Procurement, Internal Sales, Cashbook & Petty Cash.
• Weekly, Monthly & Annual Management Accounts, All Balance Sheet Recons (Non-current Assets, Investments, Non-current Liabilities, Current Assets and Current Liabilities), Income Statement Analysis and projection.
• Value Added Tax, Employees Tax and Company Tax return submission (manually, then electronically) and mandatory SARS liaison.
• CIPC Annual Returns.
• Preparation of Audit Packs and Draft financial statements.
• BEE and SME Implementation and Compliance

• Assist with preparation of Annual Audit Packs for a large well-known international company.
• Specialising in Accounts Receivable Reconciliations.

• Using Pastel Partner version 12, with Inventory module and Bills of material.
• Company set up and detailed inventory items, including Bill of Material specifications.
• Detailed assessment of if any other modules would be beneficial to the business.
• The implementation (including capturing of prior financial year backlogs) and maintenance of a full bookkeeping function - from first entry (initial document) to management account packages.
• Statutory and taxation registrations and then timely submissions of declarations.
• Preparation of Audit packs including draft financial statements.
• HR Function - Implementation and maintenance of Uniclox system.
• Maintenance of Employee files and manual monthly payroll.)

• Banking and Cashbook: Process bank statement entries (Receipts & Payments) Reconcile Cash Book; Follow up on any queries; Branch Petty Cash; FNB Debtor Finance Weekly Submissions.
• Inventory: Add daily inventory via the inventory journal- as the products are made; Collate and reconcile the inventory after the Stock-Take has been performed by the Factory Staff; Add on new codes as the need arises.
• Accounts Receivable (Full Function) +/- R4 million: Process Invoices from the Despatch Notes; Reconcile Accounts after Capturing Payments; Filing of Invoices in numerical order; Daily report Updates on Sales for the month. Follow –up on any unpaid accounts.
• At month-end: Check to see that all manual despatch numbers have been captured; Match any un-reconciled invoices and payments; Run Statements & E-mail to Customers; File all relevant Reports.
• Accounts Payable: Process all supplier invoices and match to Proof of Receipt – Delivery Notes; Reconcile Accounts after Capturing Pay-ments; Filing of Invoices; Follow –up on missing invoices and month-end statements; Prepare the month-end payment file after printing Remittances for each Supplier.
• Weekly Wages & Monthly Salaries (+/-54): Processed from Excel Wage Schedules; (Consider – Leave, Absenteeism); Collate a Payment Schedule for JHB & DBN; Run Payslips E-Mail payslips to Durban; File; HR Function (As required)
• Month-end Reports& Reporting: Vat Returns to Auditors every 2nd month for SARS submission; EMP201 Returns to Auditors every month for SARS submission; Debtors; Creditors; Inventory; Trial Balance; Income Statement; Balance Sheet.
• Any Other Adhoc Administrative Activities that are required.)

• Management of Administration / Accounts Department.
• Supervision of Procurement and Stock Controllers.
• Assistant to Financial Director.
• Responsible for monthly Value Added Tax and Employees Tax Submissions.
• Preparation of monthly Management Accounts, together with supporting audit prepared reconciliations and external verification documentation, for group companies (Ten individual entities).
• Implementation and maintenance of Non-current Asset Register.
• Determining accurate values of Non-current and current liabilities and Provisions.
• Daily, weekly and Monthly Cashflow projections and Debtor Finance reconciliation and management in accordance with First National Bank’s specifications.
• Accessing, implementing and risk assessment of processes, including training on Pastel Evolution

• Initially employed to assist the owner manager with the day to day running of the enterprise.
• Duties included: Reception and small Switchboard, Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Inventory Control and Procurement, Internal Sales, Cashbook & Petty Cash (Including Internet Banking ABSA; Nedbank & FNB).
• Salaries and Wages - employee contracts, structuring and payments.
• Weekly, Monthly & Annual Management Accounts, All Balance Sheet Recons (Non-current Assets, Investments, Non-current Liabilities, Current Assets and Current Liabilities), Income Statement Analysis and projection.
• Unemployment Insurance Fund, Workmen’s Compensation, Value Added Tax, Employees Tax and Company Tax return submission (manually, then electronically) and mandatory SARS liaison.
• CIPC Annual Returns.
• Preparation of Audit Packs and Draft financial statements.
• BEE and SME Implementation and Compliance. Advertising and Marketing, (including the design of company website, stationery, brochures and corporate gifts, drafting editorial for and the acquisition, construction and staffing of exhibition stand at the annual Institute of Quarrying Southern Africa conference).
• Drafting and maintaining visual depiction of dies, moulds and specialised screening machinery and accessories.
• When required, deliveries, on-site inspections and installation supervi-sion.
• My role in the running of this business was rather extensive

• Customer Services and Debtors function;
• Tracking Shipments;
• Locating current and historical proof of deliveries;
• Tracing current shipments progress

• Registered with SIACA (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants), whilst working towards a BCom – Auditing and Accounts Degree through UNISA (University of South Africa).
• Experience obtained with Bookkeeping and Auditing Services (to Final Issued Financial Statements – Qualified and Unqualified Reports), Adherence to SAAS (South African Auditing Standards) and GAAP (Generally Accepted Accounting Practice) now IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards); Taxation Services; Secretarial Services.
• Property holding and management (Body Corporates); Individual Trusts; Family Trusts; Advocate Accounts; Foreign trade and Investments; Schools; Liquidated, Sequestrated and deceased estates and corporations.
• Attained Senior Audit Staff level, therefore competent to execute full company audit unaccompanied by a supervisory clerk and reporting directly to a senior partner.
• The Partnership has sub-sequentially changed its name and structure and now operates as Neale Whitecross incorporated.
• Nwanda Incorporated can be contacted on 011 622 0926 to confirm employment.

Understanding of the operations and reporting requirements a broad spectrum of legal entities obtained – including, but not limited to:

• Asset Rental initiatives
• Engineering and Manufacturing enterprises
• Transport and Courier companies
• Farming and Textile concerns
• Travel and Tourism operations