Head Of Finance

• Jul 2022 - Present

Finance Manager

• Jun 2022 - Jul 2022

Senior Manager : General Ledger & Reporting

• Dec 2016 - May 2022

Responsible for the following functions within the Institution:* Preparation of the Consolidated Annual Financial Statement (Group) and assistance with Annual Financial Statements for the Subsidiaries* General Ledger maintenance including but not limited to reconciliations, period and year end closes and journals - ultimately responsible for the accuracy of the general ledger* Statutory Taxes and returns* Administration of the Annual Budget* Development, preparation and circulation of both internal and external reporting, including Management packs, specific Reserve Bank and Department of Higher Education and Training reports* Mediating with both internal and external auditors* Management of General Ledger and Reporting Team* Assisting with costing of modules* Administration of alternative payment methods including purchasing, travel and credit cards* Testing and Training of new system modules

Financial Analyst

• Nov 2010 - Nov 2016

• Ensure that all the transactions is in compliance with the VAT Act• Assist other departments with the application of VAT within their domain• Complete the VAT return on a monthly basis• Development and maintenance of standard reports and improvement of Management Reports• Develop daily and monthly reports to be used by end-users • Set up reports in budget system• Development and maintenance of specific reports, as well as enhancing the reports value to the end user (Management report pack)• Ensure all transactions are valid, in line with policy and procedure, and is accounted in Oracle GL• Ensure that the sub-system journals are imported in a timely manner and errors corrected• Ensure the journal posted into the General Ledger is valid and correct• Ensure that the audit process is streamlined and that information is available on demand• Preparation of Consolidated Annual Financial Statement and handover to auditors• Stats SA and Reserve Bank returns completion• Ensure new and improved modules are in line with business protocol• Ensure users are trained and training manuals provided• Implementation of summary accounts

Faculty Accountant

• Jul 2009 - Oct 2010

General Duties• Assist in preparation of the annual UJ budget for relevant Departments• Maintain approved budget changes on Oracle and IDU systems• Assist in maintenance of the HR Structure for Budget purposes• Ensure that the relevant Departments operate within their annually approved budget • Assist in drafting new policies and procedures• Monitor all expenses in line with the UJ policies and procedures and ensure that staff adhere to these policies and procedures• Compile monthly Management Pack Reports • Compile monthly Funds Available Detail Reports• Compile Ad-hoc reports as requested• Reconciliation of control accounts within the environment• Prepare Financial reports for DOE, Donor and Audit purposes• Examine and analyse accounting records, financial statements, or other financial reports to assess accuracy , completeness, and conformance to reporting and procedural standards• Prepare correctional journals for relevant Departments and insure that corrections are done in the relevant sub system• Ensure discrepancies are resolved with regards to expenditure matters• Do budget control on Temp and Perm staff appointments• Prepare and approve requests for new cost centres• Do I-Proc funds approvals on the system for relevant Department

Accountant

• Mar 2009 - Jun 2009

General Duties • Reconciliation of Stock, Debtors, Creditors, Payroll and Furniture & Equipment. • Preparation of Financial Statements using the Caseware package. • Meeting with Clients to find financial solutions to better their businesses. • Management of Data Capturers. • Assisting Clients with Year-end closure. • Maintaining the GL information to ensure that it is correct and agrees to other supporting documentation. • PAYE calculations and preparation of Employee PAYE reconciliation. • VAT reconciliation and submission to SARS.

Article Clerk

• Jan 2007 - Feb 2009

General Duties: • Performing the function of audit. • Audit of Property, Plant & Equipment, Payroll, Provisions & Accruals, Debtors & Creditors, Income Statement and Revenue. • Liaising with Clients in all sectors of management. • Management of lower level staff. • Maintaining performance standards. • Review and assist with year-end closure journals. • Assist Clients with accounting adjustments. Member of auditing team on the following Clients: • MIH (Share trust) • University of Johannesburg • Computicket (Pty) Ltd, SA Leisure (Pty) Ltd • Improchem (Pty) Ltd, Pastel Softline, Postnet • Gidani (Pty) Ltd • Urban Brew Studio, Independent Newspaper