Experience

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  Altimax

  • South Africa
  • Accounting
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Associate Director at Altimax

    • Feb 2018 - Present

    Altimax has been active in the advisory and training market for the past 20 years. Having provided training and consulting interventions to listed entities, large private sector companies, all spheres of government, professional firms and professional bodies we came to the realisation that the answer lies in SOLUTIONS impacting PEOPLE.Our learning & technical solutions cover all areas of the extended finance and audit function:• IFRS• IFRS for SMEs• IPSAS• GRAP• International Standards on Auditing, • International Standard on Quality Management 1 & 2• Basic Accounting• Costing and budgeting• Ethics and governance• Performance management• Procurement and supply chain management• Risk management• Strategy

  • Senior Manager

    • Jun 2014 - Jan 2018

    Altimax is an auditing, accounting, business advisory and training company. Our focus areas involve advisory and training on principles of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and Generally Recognised Accounting Practices (GRAP). Altimax is a FASSET (whole firm), LG SETA and PSETA accredited training provider with a vast array of specialised training and academic support programmes. Our employees are all carefully selected accounting and business professionals, highly experienced in their respective fields.Altimax has a strong presence in the public sector, established through our clients and staff. We provide continuous service to the National Treasury, Provincial Treasuries, the Auditor General as well as all three levels of Government. During each of our engagements our focus areas involve the following: skills transfer, ultimate service delivery and project management.Our Advisory services are mainly aimed at turnaround strategies, clean audit initiatives, revenue enhancement, risk management, compliance, and organisational restructuring and process optimisation, performance information and supply chain management.As part of our private sector initiative, our Enterprise Development Services (EDS) business unit assists new and established businesses with developing their potential, through one of our prestige products, including accounting, taxation, compliance, B-BBEE consulting, organisational development and organisational structure.Our Financial Reporting Specialists (FRS) are IFRS, IPSAS and GRAP experts, delivering high impact products to listed companies, audit firms, professional institutes and regulators.Altimax’s ultimate strategy and focus are a client first perspective. We focus on transferring skills to our clients, either through on the job coaching or through our more formal and accredited training interventions.

  • Manager

    • Mar 2012 - May 2014

    Responsibilities includes preparation of tenders, marketing, project management, people management, budget preparation management.

  • Senior Financial Reporting Consultant

    • Feb 2009 - Feb 2012

    Financial statements and audit reports:Assist municipality do convert financial statements from GAMAP to GRAPPrepare GRAP compliant financial statements and consolidated financial statement for municipalities and public entitiesAssist with the audit process by managing findings issued by auditorsAddress audit report matters and management letters - restate financials where applicableFixed asset registers:Reconstruct an intangible asset registerAssist in the reconstruction of all other moveable asset registersPerform GRAP and Directive calculations on asset registers, this included: - Calculation from CRC to DRC as per Directive 7 - Backlog depreciation calculations - Depreciation calculations - Additions and disposals calculationsTraining:Install caseware in various municipalities and provide training on the use of caseware as well as the completion of the treasury reporting templates in casewareProvide financial management training to auditor general trainees - Simulation 2Provide GRAP training to auditor general employeesOther:Part of the team who wrote the GRAP manuals for National Treasury and update these manuals as the standards change or new standards are issued

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  Free State Development Corporation

  • Bloemfontein Area, South Africa

  • Financial Support Specialist

    • Feb 2007 - Jan 2009
    • Bloemfontein Area, South Africa

    Responsibilities included:1. Prepare SA GAAP Financial Statements and Consolidated Financial Statements2. Compile monthly reports for Treasury3. Prepare and manage the budget

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  Moores Rowland (Bloemfontein)

  • Bloemfontein Area, South Africa

  • Article Clerk

    • Apr 2003 - Jan 2007
    • Bloemfontein Area, South Africa

    Did my 3 year SAICA/IRBA articles and then stayed for one year as senior audit manager