Senior Accountant

• juin 2022 - - aujourd’hui

Financial Manager

• mai 2017 - mai 2022

Responsible for managing and optimizing all finance functions in order to drive bottom-line performance and optimize cashflow in line with the company's strategy and budgets.Job responsibilities:• Assist the CEO in devising and adhering to budgets.• Optimise operational systems and processes across the finance department in order to minimise risk and maximise efficiency.• Manage all suppliers and payments in order to Optimise cash flow.• Manage and maintain tax compliance for all relevant taxes (including but not limited to Gambling Tax, VAT, Employee Tax and Income Tax)• Oversee and manage the accounting department in order to produce management accounts efficiently and accurately.• Assist the CEO in analysing management accounts and in order to maintain a strong financial position.• Oversee and manage the payments department in order to manage risk, prevent fraud and process customer payments efficiently and accurately.• Assist the HR department in administering the payroll efficiently and accurately.• Work with all relevant departments to manage risk and ensure compliance with applicable legislation (including but not limited to the Gambling Act, Companies Act, FICA and POPI).• Oversee and manage the annual audit for all Group companies.

Financial Accountant

• déc. 2016 - mars 2019

Responsibilities, Financial Planning and Operations:- Oversee of bank reconciliations, calculate and record month end and year end journals, inter-company recharges and reconciliations and debtor and creditor management.- Maintaining accurate and up to date asset registers and monthly and year end working papers.- Preparation of cash flow and budget forecasting reports. Ensuring adherence to budget and effective cashflow.- Designing, implementing and maintaining productive internal accounting and management systems, providing solutions for any identified weaknesses.- Online banking functions: Monitor daily cash balances and manage cash accounts including transfers between accounts, inspect cash balances, ensuring cash is available for payments etc. Instruct juniors to load specific supplier payments, authorising release of the payments to suppliers, loading foreign payments to foreign suppliers, submitting and authorising tax payments to SARS. - Preparation of monthly management accounts, quarterly reports and consolidated reports for the group.- Interpretation of the financial performance and advise on further courses of action, identify and report on any variances, analyze reports for trends and variances.- Calculation of tax computations.- Assist with annual audit preparation and liasing with external auditors.Business Analysis:- Analyzing accounting records, locate cost effective measures and find cost savings.- Performing trend analysis to identity patterns to assist with strategic planning and forecasting reports. - Analysis of business operations and advising on implementation of controls best suited to promote growth and effective management.

Professional Accountant

• 2013 - 2016

- Supervisory and delegation skills over junior colleagues- Processing and reconciliation of bank statements- Record keeping and summarising of all documents and invoices- Monthly management accounts preparation and general ledger account control- Month end journals- Issuing of pay slips and maintaining payroll system- Maintaining accurate and up to date asset registers- Maintaining productive internal accounting and management systems- Preparation of trial balance, income statement, balance sheet and other accounting programme statements- Drafting and processing of annual budget into accounting programme- Preparation of cash flow projections- Processing of year end journals- Drafting and signing off of annual financial statements- Liaising with Labour department regarding employees, all matters applicable and supporting documentation- Calculation and submission of W.As8 form and other Workmen's Compensation Commissioner matters- Registration, submission and amendment of all Statutory Company documents with CIPC- Registration of all tax types with SARS- Handling all corresponding matters with SARS- Calculation and submission of all tax returns to SARS- Returns and certificates submitted and issued to SARS include VAT201, EMP201, EMP501 Reconciliations, IRP6, ITR14, ITR12, IRP5, IT3 and Tax Clearance Certificates- Client types with SARS consist of Individuals, Close Corporations, Companies, Trusts and Section 21 Companies.- Trust registrations and correspondence with the Master of the High Court.

Self Employed Accountant and Assistant to Tax Practitioner

• 2012 - 2013

Audit Clerk

• 2007 - 2010