Experience

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  Keytone Dairy

  • New Zealand

  • Finance Manager

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • New Zealand
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  Brightwater Engineering

  • Nelson, New Zealand

  • Finance Manager

    • Jan 2023 - Jan 2024
    • Nelson, New Zealand
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  Findex

  • Nelson, Marlborough & Tasman, New Zealand

  • BAS Manager

    • Jun 2019 - Feb 2023
    • Nelson, Marlborough & Tasman, New Zealand

    Business Advisory:- Prepare business advice;- Prepare complex financial statements;- Review annual financial statements, tax returns and reconciliations for companies, partnerships, trusts and a range of individual businesses;People & Leadership:- Manage, coordinate and delegate client work;-...

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  Sabi Sand Game Reserve

  • Head of Accounting and Business Services

    • Oct 2017 - May 2019

    - Implementing a SMME project focused on improving the accounting systems and business approaches for 60 local enterprises- Provide accurate financial and accounting advice, ensuring that decisions are made based on most relevant and up-to-date information- Performing scenario planning, setting and monitoring of budgets, cash flow forecasts and ensuring cash reserves are maintained at optimum investment levels - Addressing key financial issues on a timely basis, resulting in effective solutions and risk mitigation- Advising and implementing sustainable business development and financial strategies- Implementing integrated reporting systems, ensuring complete transparency and increasing corporate governance- Relationship management with clients and stakeholders- Continuous coaching and mentoring of the financial and business personnel, resulting in a highly effective, self-functioning, forward-thinking individuals- Ensuring salary payments, reconciliations, supplier payments, outstanding debtor follow-ups, etc. are done timeously - Maintain and process monthly financial transactions and support month‐end and year‐end close processes- Review and approve monthly management accounts- Analysing variance reports and recommend/ improve business controls - Preparing and submitting tax returns, including payroll taxes/FBT, VAT (GST equivalent) and income tax- Managing external financial and non-financial audits - Implement staff welfare practices and skills development- Acting as a liaison with third parties such as banks, insurers, tax authorities on client’s financial matters - Managing a team of accounting assistants and bookkeepers- Maintaining and developing organisational culture, values and reputation with all staff, associates and external stakeholders

  • Finance Unit Manager

    • Sep 2016 - Sep 2017

    - Capture financial transactions and maintain all financial records - Ensure maintenance of the general and subsidiary ledgers- Report the actual use of financial resources against the approved budget and identify variances- Provide financial advice by studying operational issues, applying financial principles and practices and developing recommendations- Develop, monitor and review departmental accounting policies and procedures.- Ensure financial policies are adhered to by other departments- Analyse and interpretation of financial results for management information and performance measurement- Ensure data integrity in all financial reporting- Compile monthly management accounts- Assist in budget preparation and management activities- Consolidate and reconcile payroll data, and prepare statutory and other payroll returns- Manage tax calculations, submissions and payments - Responsible for asset management, investigation of stock take variances and adequate insurance on assets and inventory- Preparation of Annual Financial Statements- Preparation of the audit file and all relevant schedules for the successful completion of the annual financial audit

  • Operations Unit Manager

    • Oct 2015 - Aug 2016

  • Financial Officer

    • Dec 2014 - Sep 2015

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  Papilsky Hurwitz

  • Audit Manager and BAS Officer

    • Feb 2013 - Nov 2014

    Key BAS Responsibilities:- Provide general accounting and business management support to clients- Maintain and process monthly accounting records on behalf of clients - Posting and processing journal entries to ensure all business transactions are recorded and agree to source documents- Updating accounts payable/receivables and perform reconciliations- Reconcile and maintain balance sheet accounts- General ledger account reconciliation, including reconciliations between client databases and systems- Preparing client records for yearend close and drafting annual financial statements in accordance with IFRS and IFRS for SME's- Tax planning and submitting tax returns for business entities and individuals- Compiling statistical, financial, accounting and auditing reports- Documenting, validating and assessing control systems- Evaluating client business procedures and recommend improvements, advising specifically on risk mitigation and business continuity proceduresKey Auditing Responsibilities: • Assist in developing annual audit plan and coordinate audit activities• Coordination of audit engagements, leading meetings and liaising with clients - acting as client contact for day-to-day communication and information• Coordination of audit activities and managing junior audit staff, including hands-on staff development and supervision• Providing software, accounting and audit training to junior clerks• Evaluate and enhance internal controls to improve operational efficiency• Review audit file to ensure that due care was taken in audit work performed• Risk identification, management and assessment for audit purposes• Discuss audit observations, recommendations and actions to be taken with audit clients. • Completion of audit/ review engagements• Analyse and resolve audit issues in a timely fashion. • Evaluate performance of audit staff and implement skills development tasks

  • Audit Supervisor

    • Feb 2012 - Jan 2013

  • Audit Clerk

    • Feb 2009 - Jan 2012