Experience

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  2degrees

  • New Zealand
  • Telecommunications
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Accounts Payable Manager

    • Jul 2022 - Present

    Managing a team of 7 AP OfficersERP Continuous improvementWorkflow maintenanceOCR admin and support liaisonInternal/External escalationsPayment run and Cashflow managementSOPsBusiness support and trainingPipeline and StatsATB/Recon/BS reviewMultiple processes and systems - AP Automation and Manual

  • Accounts Payable Team Leader

    • May 2022 - Jul 2022

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  Manuka Health

  • New Zealand

  • Accounts Team Leader

    • Aug 2020 - May 2022
    • New Zealand

    Accounts payable managementEnd to end accounts receivable including credit management and trade credit insuranceTreasury - short term cashflow forecasting, working capital fund management, cash and bank management Board pack reporting and analysisSOPs, SLAs, PoliciesPayroll backupAR/AP master data maintenance

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  RCS Group (a subsidiary of BNP Paribas)

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Accounts Payable and Procurement Team Leader

    • Mar 2016 - Aug 2020
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    • I managed a team of 7 - Provided mentorship and support, performed quarterly KPI reviews and development plans.• Project Management - Liaise with Project Managers and Developers; ensure BRS/FRS and relevant documentation is completed; monitor timelines; schedule resources for testing, sign off on test packs and ensure smooth integration into live environment after deployment. • New Business and Products – reconcile and integrate legacy system transactional data; develop new procedures and ensure smooth transition into existing financial systems.• Reporting - Review monthly recons and maintain AP/Procurement/Merchant age analysis, prepare monthly Finance Ops reporting pack for presentation to Head of Finance Operations and CFO; monthly spend analysis for cash flow forecasting.• Controls - Support all internal/external audits; Maintain process control documents, approval mandates and quarterly reviews; Develop policies and SLA’s, annual reviews of vendor Masterfile and approval workflows.• Budgets - Monitor service provider costs and pricing increases; trend analysis for quarterly budget forecasting.• Merchants (3 countries) – integration of switching data, settle and collect daily, liaise with Account Managers to initiate collections procedures• Creditors (6 companies) – manage weekly system payment runs; authorize credit notes and journal corrections; vet all manual payment requests• Procurement – ensure procurement and vendor onboarding portal requisitions are action within necessary timeframes; escalate open PO’s and long outstanding approvals

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  Baker Hughes

  • Cape Town Area, South Africa

  • Financial Analyst

    • Feb 2005 - Feb 2015
    • Cape Town Area, South Africa

    I was employed with Baker Hughes for 10 years, received 4 promotions as well as performance awards. I am appreciative of the opportunities gained to meet and interact with different cultures around the world on my various business trips.2013-2015 SAP Deployment Team Member for the Middle East and Africa• Control Plan development • Change Management – Liaison with stakeholders and project leadership team• Compliance with local and international regulatory standards• Training workshops, custom training materials and billing strategies for each country• Remote and in-country post-implementation support • Reporting and analysis of DSO & Collections Targets by customer, product line and country• 50% travel required2010-2013 FP&A Analyst & Billing Specialist for Sub Sahara Africa• Coordinate and consolidate Geomarket revenue, capex and operating expenditure forecasts• Variance Analysis and reporting - budget, actuals, prior periods • Cost/Profit Centre creation and database maintenance in SAP• Budget preparation using Hyperion• Manage SSA Billing teams’ processing and KPI’s, provide support and training (remotely and in country)• Developed a credit memo management system – reduced corrections to 3 per month• Restructured SSA’s billing processes for increased efficiency – reduced DSO from 150 days to 50 days• Training delivery in SAP for new hires• Month end revenue Accruals, reporting and collections targets2006 - 2010 Assistant Accountant for Sub Sahara Africa• Process sales invoices according to project and contract terms• Review and approve each country’s accounts payable capturing sheets for processing• Ensure correct capturing of withholding tax - compliance to legislation• Balance sheet recon review for Africa Overhead• Africa Overhead expenditure analysis and reporting • Intercompany expense validation, reconciliation and transfer pricing calculations• Advise and train the business on the use of various SAP tools for monthly reporting

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  Firestone Diamonds

  • Bookkeeper

    • Sep 2001 - May 2004

    • Creditors, Payroll, bank recon, statutory returns, pension reconciliations and books up to trial balance on Pastel 6• Internet banking, admin and preparation for audits

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  False Bay College

  • Part Time Assistant Lecturer

    • Aug 2001 - Dec 2001