Experience

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  Total Property Services Group

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • CFO

    • Jun 2019 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    TPS is a facilities management business comprising 9 different legal entities providing services across New Zealand.Responsibilities include- Overall responsibility of the Finance- Setup and manage monthly reporting for all entities- Financial commentary on the results- Cash flow management - Identify and evaluate potential business risks with the aim to implement mitigating action to prevent potential losses. - Manage restructure of team, both for staff compliment and workload- Present results to the board of directors- Creating, implementing and managing internal controls and procedures across all entities

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  Todd Property Group Limited

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Corporate Accountant

    • Oct 2017 - Jun 2019
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    Todd Property Group invests in and manages the development of a significant and growing property portfolio in locations across New Zealand. Responsibilities include- monthly compilation of management accounts with rolling forecasts for the entire projects of 16 business units- the preparation of financial accounting and tax information for management purposes- external reporting as required for partners and banks- implementing approved modifications to accounting practices and methods.- financial modelling of different scenarios to support strategic decisions- ensuring adherence to the approval framework- research and application of technical financial accounting treatments- drafting of annual financial statements- liaise with auditors- perform tax computations

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  Btmline

  • Durban Area, South Africa

  • Owner

    • Feb 2016 - Oct 2017
    • Durban Area, South Africa

    Partnering with Entrepreneurs and SME’s to provide monthly accounting and tax services to enable them to make better informed business decisions with constant access to key information within their business. - Full accounting responsibility for partners- Payroll- VAT and Tax Services- Management reporting- Cash Flow forecasting- Financial Modelling- Budgeting and business cases- Review of Finance Structures and suggest improvements- Review and Improvement of Business controls and procedures

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  Flash Mobile Vending Pty Ltd

  • South Africa

  • Head of Finance

    • Sep 2011 - Jan 2017
    • South Africa

    Flash is a virtual vending business operating in the informal market, utilizing technology to enable traders to sell telco and financial services products. With +-350 staff and in excess of 100 000 independent traders Flash is a market leader in its field as a telco distributor and virtual vending operator.• Growing the finance team from 1 to 17 employees over my time at Flash. • Restructuring and changes required by the business to improve efficiency within the team. • Head up and supervise the entire accounts department to meet holding company and directors reporting deadlines while still producing accounting information in line with regulatory and legal requirements• Control over hiring of accounting staff /retrenchments of staff• Creating, implementing and testing processes and controls• Implement, prepare and present monthly management accounts to the EXCO/board of directors• Building detailed budgets• Ensuring best practice is maintained • Dealing with the auditors• Negotiating reasonable audit fees• Managing the collection of long outstanding debts• Setup, maintain and enforce the Approval Framework for the business• Performing the financial requirements for the BEE application for the business• Accurate Accounting for the merger between FutureCELL and Flash • Mobile Vending• Seamlessly moving finance department between cities, including training staff to take over the new role through the merger• Selection and implementation of a new accounting system, migrating from Pastel to Sage AccPac• Attendance of board meetings to present results, budgets, forecasts, and 3-year plans.• Member of the Exco • Member of the Remuneration Committee • Member of Vehicle Committee

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  Starlite Group Pty Ltd

  • South Africa

  • Group Financial Manager

    • Aug 2009 - Sep 2011
    • South Africa

    Starlite Group is a multi-faceted aviation Company, offering a range of helicopter services on a worldwide basis. Starlite supplies helicopters: for emergency relief contract work, Oil and Gas support, HEMS services, and passenger and cargo transport. Furthermore, the Starlite Group operates a world class aircraft maintenance organisation, a highly successful aircraft sales and charter division, and a world renowned pilot training school•Responsibilities relating to the entire Starlite group of companies in South Africa comprising 10 companies as well as certain input into fellow Irish subsidiaries:•Lead and supervise the accounts department to meet reporting deadlines while still producing accounting information in line with regulatory and legal requirements•Control over hiring of accounting staff as well as necessary retrenchments of staff•Implement, prepare and present monthly management accounts to the directors, CEO, board and exco committees•Setting budgets and performing re forecasts for directors to make meaningful decisions•Providing commercial support to directors and the CEO•Obtaining foreign exchange control approval for long outstanding debts •Foreign debts are maintained at a reasonable level to ensure adequate cash to settle debts within the South African group of companies•Performing cash flow projections•Performance of a due diligence exercise on an Irish company with the intention of acquiring the business, including a site visit and a visit to the holding company in Scotland•Leading the winding up of an insolvent company including recover of debtors, retrenching of staff and disposing of the assets•Dealing with the auditors on all technical matters and monitoring the accounts department to ensure they are adequately ready for the audit•Managing the collection of long outstanding debts•Setup authority schedules throughout the group to ensure only certain persons can approve certain expenditure

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  AEG Europe

  • London, United Kingdom

  • Head Office Management Accountant

    • Jan 2009 - Aug 2009
    • London, United Kingdom

    Based at The O2 Arena in London, AEG has many ventures, this role focused on 4 entities who were an investment holding company, football academy, a sponsorship driven business and a music museum.•Coordinate the accounts receivable and accounts payable assistants to insure the timely posting of documentation•Perform balance sheet reconciliations•Post required month end journal entries to ensure accounting records are accurately presented•Produce monthly management accounts to be included in group reporting pack to directors and shareholders•Obtain information and calculate Key Performance Indicators (KPI’s) for inclusion in the group reporting pack to directors and shareholders•Assist in the preparation of financial and statutory accounts•Liaise with auditors on the above companies for the completion of the 2008 year end audit•Meet and work with various levels of staff to obtain the necessary information to ensure the accounting records are accurate•Meet with directors and managers of the relevant companies to present the management accounts on a monthly basis•Uploading and updating of budgets and forecasts•Analyse and provide commentary of variances between actual and budgeted amounts both on a monthly basis and a year to date basis.•Maintain the fixed asset register•Review all coding/allocation of invoices received•Review and approve all invoices/credit notes issued•Review and approve all journal entries posted by the accounts receivables assistant

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  RSM ZA

  • South Africa
  • Professional Services
  • 200 - 300 Employee

  • Audit Supervisor

    • Jul 2006 - Dec 2008

    RSM ZA Durban is a medium sized audit firm with a wide range of clients offering employees great exposure to multiple industries and sizes of businesses within each.•Accounting work for small to medium clients (companies, close corporations, sole proprietorship's and trusts)•Audits for small to large sized clients in the following industries: Wholesale; Construction; Advertising; Photolithography, printing and digital media distributors; Clearing and Forwarding Agents; Transport; Investments property companies; Retail stores and Manufacturing entities•Taxation for companies, trusts and individuals•Assisting and accounting for changes in accounting policies to comply with IFRS•Supervise 8 staff members, including review of work performed, assisting with problems and work allocations.•Client negotiations with regards to fees and necessary payments to South African Revenue Service

  • Articled Clerk

    • Feb 2002 - Jul 2006

    RSM ZA Durban is a medium sized audit firm with a wide range of clients offering employees great exposure to multiple industries and sizes of businesses within each.•Accounting work for small to medium clients (companies, close corporations, sole proprietorships and trusts)•Audits for small to large sized clients in the following industries: Wholesale; Construction; Advertising; Photo lithography, printing and digital media distributors; Clearing and Forwarding Agents; Transport; Investments property companies; Retail stores and Manufacturing entities•Taxation for companies, trusts and individuals•Assisting and accounting for changes in accounting policies to comply with IFRS•Supervise 8 staff members, including review of work performed, assisting with problems and work allocations.•Client negotiations with regards to fees and necessary payments to South African Revenue Service