Bruce Shead Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Auckland, New Zealand

Accounting • Reporting on daily company cashflow movements• Ensure that all minimum balances are adhered to and interest payments are paid according to the finance schedule• Management of weekly/monthly payments runs insuring there is sufficient funds within the accounts to cover payments • Bank statement reconciliation for all business units within the group• Creditor Management – (processing of account applications, credit checks, payment terms and account reconciliations)• Collation, validation and processing of all supplier invoices within the group, ensuring that all accounts payable are ready to be paid on due date• Processing of purchase orders, preparation of delivery documentation and liaising with logistics company for procurement side of the group. • Stock control and liaising with local import agents regarding freight and clearing of stock coming from Asia• Software: MRI Vision (Real Estate & Commercial Property Management System)Payroll• Administration of payroll software, maintaining employee records and master files. Staying current in terms of contracts, pay rates, engagements/dismissals, new deductions and statutory rulings• Processing fortnightly payroll for six companies within the group. Three Leisure companies, predominantly wage employees and three companies’ property and development including 3rd party contractors.• Preparation and submission of statutory documents to the IRD & ACC• Preparation and capture of weekly wage journals and month end accruals• Reconciliation of all payroll related control accounts• Management of bio metrics system installed in the luxury lodges.• Software: MYOB IMS Payroll

Auckland, New Zealand

A short term position to implement and roll out Epicor’s Advanced Requisition Management (ARM) system to create a full cycle process from requisition to payment, changing the culture of the business by obtaining expense approval upfront as opposed to after the fact.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Finance •Monthly closings and preparation of monthly financial statements•Reconcile and maintain balance sheet accounts•Draw up monthly financial reports•Manage Cash flow daily and monthly•Calculate labour, overhead, and material costs•Maintain and Review of Bill of Materials (BOM)•Device/Manufacturing costing to calculate selling price•Accounts receivable and accounts payable•Tax computations and returns•Preparing budgets and forecasts•Account/bank reconciliations•Foreign exchange approvals, payments and receipts•Prepare journal entries•General ledger operations•Maintaining Fixed Asset Register•Payroll administrationLogistics •Work with Sales and Service & Maintenance teams for freight quotes and delivery options•Preparing shipping documentation and liaison with shipping agents•Communication with customers regarding incoterms and delivery options•Negotiate with agents and insurance company representatives for services and preferential rates•Preparing delivery documentation for solution sales and ensuring timely deliveriesProduction •Weekly production meeting with staff to co-ordinate deliverables for the week and plan actions•Highlight any short comings and advise top management accordingly•Motivate the staff and ensure deliverables are met•Manage the cash in such a way that we stretch our creditors and buy what is essential•Ensure that sales hand over a signed off order intake document for production to work from•Make sure that the production staff has all the resources to complete the device build•Work off the bill of material, and assist in placing orders•Monitor staff performance and am involved with performance appraisals of staff•Oversee the Procurement and installation of new plant equipment, as well as motivating for new plant equipment•Keep a record of all plant equipment•Management the solution salesGeneral •Human Resources administration•Insurance, Facilities and IT management

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

London, United Kingdom

Cash Management Department for London Underground Limited•Cash forecasting for London Underground Limited, reporting to Chief Treasurer for Transport for London.•Variance analysis between previous days’ forecasts, statements and closing balances.•Processing daily banking from all of LUL’s stations ensuring that the remitted totals correspond to the monies deposited by the security companies. •Dealing with security companies with all cash in transit issues including missed collections.•Dealing with LUL’S card acquires (American Express, Barclays Merchant Services and Diners Club UK)•Reconciling all bankcard transactions through Prestige (In house system), to ensure that all transactions are accounted for.•Dealing with revenue/fraud investigations for dishonored cheque’s and credit/debit cards•Preparing and posting of journals into the general ledger using SAP account system. •Reconciliation of accounts within the ledger•Preparing end of period reconciliations.•Petty Cash

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Nvq4 Technicians, Accounting And Finance, 1St Class Pass

Export Management Certificate, Logistics, Materials, And Supply Chain Management, 92%

Activities and Societies:

Nvq3 Intermediate, Accounting And Finance, 1St Class Pass

Pitman’S Bookkeeping Level 2, Accounting And Finance, 1St Class Pass

Pitman’S Bookkeeping Level 1, Accounting And Finance, 1St Class Pass

Matriculated Grade 12, Electrical And Electronics Engineering