City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Experienced Finance Manager with a demonstrated history of working in a demanding growing company. Reporting to the CFO and managing the finance team. Skilled in Accounting, International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Income Tax, Internal Controls, and taking full responsibility of the annual financial audit to presentation of the annual financial statements. Involved in operational areas of business as part of the management committee, overcoming operational and tactical challenges to ensure success of the business.
Member of company management committee Management of finance team, including coaching and mentoring. Responsible for the successful completion of the annual financial audit Prepare financial statements in accordance with IFRS Prepare internal & external management reporting packs Documentation and improvement of internal control processes Budget preparation & workforce planning Statutory submissions ERP system interdepartmental support (Navision) Finance champion for SAP implementation Review & authorisation of payments
Consultant for KPMG, based at the Department of Public Works, responsibilities included: Working with various department officials in order to manage and meet deadlines. This includes liaising with staff on various levels within the Finance, Provisioning, Supply chain management and Legal departments. Assist the department in building an audit file for the year end audit and in the review of this file identify problem areas and suggesting solutions. Assisting with the input for financial statements to be sent to head office, by means of verifying the completeness, existence and accuracy of the information (sections such as leases, receivables and accruals). Reporting progress to the lead project team, which include stats to clearly identify the progress made.
3 years articles in the regional audit business unit. My clients industries include: • Clothing retail (listed entity) • Property investments (2 audits) • Manufacturing (Marine diving equipment) • Manufacturing (Food) • Shipping agency • Service and supply (Marine communications equipment) • International transportation My articles also included a short term secondment to a shipping agent other than the one who formed part of my client portfolio.