Finance Manager

• Mar 2021 - Present

Manager Outsourced Security Services

• Jun 2020 - Mar 2021

Finance Manager

• Feb 2020 - Jun 2020

Senior Finance Manager

• Aug 2015 - Nov 2019

1. Teambuilder: a. I transitioned the finance team from 3 to 8 people, duties included recruitment, managing KPI’s, salary and bonus evaluations; b. Insourcing the accounting function of 8 companies, thereby reducing the accounting professional service fee by R1.5M annually. c. Re-organised the team several times to achieve efficiency whilst still delivering high quality output, thereby giving finance staff more time to add value to operational initiatives; 2. Systems specialist: a. Prepare the bid documents, focusing on financial scope, for the ERP system; b. Shortlist and contribute to vendor selection; c. Participate in the design and operation of the ERP system, including workflows, approvals, document layouts and accounting structure; d. Integrate the system with banking (SBSA), payroll (VIP) and group reporting (Cognos) to create efficient processing and reduce month end close. e. Analyze volumes and types of processing and approvals and recommend improved authorization structure, reducing time spent by the executive management approving invoices and payments; 3. Manage the cash flow of the SA subsidiaries, coordinating with group treasury on working capital funding locally and investment returns (SARB repatriation); 4. Managed various stakeholder relationships, such as Norfund, Stanlib and Old Mutual as minority investors in the project companies; Standard Bank as lender and transactional banker; EY as auditors; fellow management team such as VP of Supply Chain, the VP of Development etc. 5. Prepare for the external audit of 13 companies, budgets, timelines or co-ordinate with EY; 6. Monthly management reporting on profit and loss, project spent, office hours and analysis of key office metrics 7. Prepare provisional and annual income tax returns (SARS public officer); 8. Prepare annual budgets for the SA entities, including SPV’s and operational companies; 9. Map out (Visio) various internal controls and suggest and implement improvements. Show less

Financial Controller

• Apr 2013 - Aug 2015

1) Ensure compliance with our corporate finance agreement and requirements. This includes liaising with SBSA as senior lenders. 2) Prepare, present and communicate monthly management accounting to shareholders and the board. 3) Perform and create a structure to the day to day administration of Gestamp Wind's newly created South African subsidiaries. 4) Participated in the last round, BD3, of the RFP, by assisting in the financial library of the bid. Prepared the bid structure, wrote the financial response and tracked updates and version management of various inputs. 5) Prepare and co-ordinate the annual audit for 4 companies. 6) Register for Income Tax and VAT at SARS 7) Prepare all computations and submit VAT and Income Tax returns on e-filing 8) Manage cash balances for optimal returns. 9) Recruit junior accountants for the growing company 10) Liaise with lawyers to amend and draw up commercial contracts Show less

Audit manager

• Mar 2004 - Apr 2013

1) I contributed to the audit strategy that significantly reduced sample sizes and resulted in a higher recovery of costs. 2) Attained extensive technical and compliance knowledge. 3) Project managed various annual audits and successfully signed off on deadlines of listed entities such as Paarl Media, MMI Holdings and PSG Konsult; 4) Assisted with staff development and training, specifically on IFRS and audit sampling; 5) Preparing project budgets and tenders for prospective clients; 6) Plan, execute, supervise, review and prepare overview for Director review and sign-off of various size audits; 7) Maintain and do client billings and recoveries; 8) Review annual financial statements as well as ‘glossies’; 9) Perform various IRBA reviews to assess and report internal audit quality. Show less