Melissa Knott
Head Of Operations at Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB)- Claim this Profile
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Experience
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Southern African Foundation for the Conservation of Coastal Birds (SANCCOB)
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South Africa
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Philanthropic Fundraising Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Head Of Operations
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Oct 2021 - Present
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Accountant
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Dec 2014 - Oct 2021
As the Accountant for SANCCOB, my responsibilities include the following:* Full accounting function, from source document to trial balance;* Oversight and implementation of standard operating procedures and internal controls;* Compilation of monthly financial reports: Financial results; Investment analysis; Cash flow forecasts and analysis; Deferred income; Income tracking, Donor financial reports;* Direct point of contact to CEO, COO and SANCCOB Board of Directors with regards to financial performance and position of the entity;* Direct point of contact with financial auditors and responsible for compilation of all working schedules in support of thereof;* Oversight of annual financial statement compilation;* Payroll processing and related statutory returns ((EMP201, EMP501, UIF, COIDA);* VAT and STATS SA returns;* Annual financial budget preparation and consolidation (operations, capital and projects);* Assist with HR oversight and management ;* Staff supervision Show less
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Acting Business Manager (maternity leave cover)
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Apr 2015 - Aug 2015
This was an interim role whilst the Business Manager was on maternity leave. During the time, my responsibilities included:* Financial reporting and management;* Governance * HR management
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Nexia Cape Town
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South Africa
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Accounting
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1 - 100 Employee
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Senior Accountant
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Nov 2004 - Nov 2014
During the 10 year period employed by Nexia Cape Town, I was promoted from Assistant Accountant to Senior Accountant. My responsibilities included: * Preparation of annual financial statements and supporting working documents for various legal entities (companies, close corporations, trusts, etc.); * Financial auditing (basic); * Full financial accounting function; * Statutory returns (VAT, PAYE, SDL, UIF, STATS SA, etc.); * Supervision of junior accountants; * Management of financial reports for diverse client portfolio; * Cashbook management Show less
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Education
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University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Business Science, Accounting and Finance