City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
- Manage 11 employees (Bookkeeper to Senior Financial Accountant) - Monthly management reports for head office - Review of VAT returns and VAT audit information - Review dividends and dividend withholding tax for all units - Review payroll and related provision - Prepare annual head office budgets - Review monthly head office GL recons - Preparation of annual financial statements - Review tax packs - Review and release all payments - Review treasury - Review all external borrowings and intercompany loans - Ad hoc projects
- Preparation and review of monthly group reporting - Review of journals and monthly GL recons - Preparing presentation for monthly management meetings - Preparation of annual financial statements (Company and group) - Preparation and review of annual tax returns - Release payments and beneficiaries in bank system - Testing Finance transaction in SAP before implementation into live system - Open and maintain general ledger accounts in SAP - Create and maintain cost centres in SAP, cost centres are used to allocate all income and expenses on income statement - Create and maintain cost cycles in SAP, this is used to allocate all general costs to divisions - Running monthly cost allocations, this allocates all costs down to article and product level per division - Analyse differences between budget and actual - Ad hoc projects
- Designing audit approach and effective implementation thereof - Managing audit team (up to 5 members) - Drafting audited annual financial statements - Preparing client’s tax computation - Assistance with client queries - Evaluate periodic reviews (assessment of strengths, weakness and progress) of article clerks
- Performing various audit engagements - Industries included manufacturing, logistical management, retail, hospitality and investment properties - Designing audit approach and programs - Responsible for on the job training to team members - Reporting to management on material weaknesses of internal control - Drafting annual financial statements