Randburg, Gauteng, South Africa
CA (SA), FACCA (UK), CA (Zim), PAAB, B COMPT (HONS) •Dynamic and results oriented professional with strong accounting, financial management and auditing background and extensive experience in the application of International Financial Reporting Standards. •Superior communication skills and technical proficiency in accounting software and spreadsheets. •Key experience includes: consolidations and group reporting, Board and Audit Committee reporting, overall management of accounts department, treasury management, company secretarial duties, tax and other regulatory compliance. •Seventeen (17) years working experience in audit and finance department.
Responsible for the global financial accounting & reporting functions relating to results, budgets, taxation, consolidations, Board reports & presentations as well as dealing with analysts & internal & external auditors
Global reporting Manager Finance at Sasol Petroleum International Pty Ltd. Responsible for global reporting requirements, consolidations and reporting to Exco, Board and Governance.
Duties and Accomplishments -Group reporting to the board of directors, shareholders and audit committee for 37 companies (25 subsidiaries and 12 associates) -Group consolidation, preparing group annual financial statements, tax computations and calculations and cash flow statements calculations and various disclosures for the group -Accounting for acquisitions, mergers and disposals and calculating various security covenants and ratios and ensuring compliance with shareholders agreements and requirements -Overseeing accounts department and the respective group financial managers for group administration procedures regarding monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and reconciliations. -In charge of consolidating and reviewing the results and packs for all associates and subsidiaries for audit and tax purposes up to final financial statements preparation in compliance with IFRS’s. -Preparing budgets, forecasts, board packs and financial reports for the group. -Dealing with external auditors at year end and responsible for company secretarial duties at board and audit committee meetings.
-Responsible for overseeing over 20 business units and African countries in the group and reviewing the monthly accounts packages and preparing the monthly consolidated reports and board packages. -Preparation and review of year end files for all associate companies and corporate entities including review of tax computations and final financial statements in compliance with IFRS’s -Preparing global consolidations and reports for Deloitte Southern Africa and for the global international office. -Dealing with internal and external auditors and business units for monthly and quarterly reporting requirements and reconciliations. -In charge of group administration procedures including implementing and reviewing controls in order to ensure that systems and procedures are operating effectively. -Reporting to South Africa Exco and the Deloitte New York Global Office on budgets and forecasts as well as monthly, quarterly and annual results. -Review of Information technology (IT) reports in order to enhance awareness and implementation of controls to mitigate risk.
Duties and Accomplishments -In charge of starting up Phoenix, which involved setting up the manual and computer systems and procedures as well as reports, forecasts, budgets, the treasury department and various reporting documents, templates and procedures. -Responsible for overseeing the 7 companies in the group and reviewing the monthly accounts and sales packages and conducting monthly accounts and sales meetings and preparing the monthly board packages. -Preparing the published group annual report and interim consolidated financial statements and reports, in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards as well as stock exchange and corporate governance reporting requirements for 6 consecutive years. -Dealing directly with the external auditors and producing annual audited packages and financial statements in compliance with international Standards on Auditing. -Supervising the Information technology (IT) department and the internal audit and risk departments including reviewing internal audit reports and programs and assessing key risk areas and reporting to the audit committee and the board of directors accordingly. -Preparation and submission of monthly and annual group tax computations, statutory reports and returns and addressing regulatory requirements. -Member of the investment committee responsible for investment appraisal and approval regarding deal structuring, corporate advisory projects, potential mergers and acquisition of companies as well as due diligence reviews and all financial reporting for special assignments. -Budget preparation and analysis, including computing and analysing key ratios. -Dealing with various stakeholders, bankers, insurers, and tax and statutory departments. -In charge of group treasury function including borrowing, investing, coordinating financial portfolios and assessing potential investment risk in order to minimise potential loss or undue exposure from borrowing.