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Bloemfontein, Fs, Za

Bloemfontein, Fs, Za

• Establishing, implementing and overseeing effective systems procedures and internal controls• Building strong working relationships and effective communication channels with key stakeholders• Advising management on staffing requirements• Supervising, mentoring and training personnel• Mimicking and monitoring the effective functioning of operational systems to calculate payments to bursary recipients• Identifying possible concerns for further investigation• Reconciling trust accounts• Data entry and database management, maintaining meticulous records• Producing various reports, presentations, analyses, correspondence and other documentation • Performing as a strong leader of a cohesive team with strict enforcement of statutory regulations, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements

Bloemfontein Area, South Africa

• Overseeing financial operations with meticulous attention to detail• Developing and strengthening internal controls and external audit results• Implementing and overseeing improvements to bursary administration• Compiling annual financial statements• Setting up and monitoring budgets• Advising the Department of Higher Education and Training and the National Student Financial Aid Scheme (NSFAS) on improvement to bursary administration• Leading a ministerial task team placed at NSFAS to evaluate the internal operations of the organisation and make recommendation for improvements, as well as monitoring the implementation of approved recommendations• Performing as a strong leader of a cohesive team with strict enforcement of statutory regulations, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements

Bloemfontein Area, South Africa

• Performing various accounting tasks for clients in the private sector• Compiling financial statements for private clients with meticulous attention to detail• External auditing for public and private sectors• Process payroll related tax, personal and corporate income tax and value added tax• Performing as a strong member of a cohesive team with strict adherence to statutory regulations, service level agreements, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements • Producing various reports, analyses, correspondence and other financial documentation

Bloemfontein Area, South Africa

• Conducting extensive forensic investigations for clients in the public sector• Forensic reporting for the public sector • Appearing as a witness on findings

Bloemfontein Area, South Africa

Performing all or some of the following duties in all roles with varying levels of responsibility:• Overseeing audit engagements and audit reporting with meticulous attention to detail• Completing international secondments in the USA and UK• Performing various accounting duties for clients in public and private sectors• Conducting and reviewing external-, forensic- and internal audits• Supervising, coaching, training, motivating and mentoring personnel• Consulting with clients, building strong working relationships and effective communication channels with key stakeholders• Reading and interpreting financial documentation• Producing various financial statements, reports, presentations, analyses and correspondence • Performing as a strong leader of a cohesive team with strict enforcement of statutory regulations, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements

Bachelor'S Degree, Accounting

Honours, Honores Baccalaureus In Accounting