Financial Controller at the Foodcorp Baking Division. The Baking Division comprises 7 bakeries in the Northern Gauteng region as well as a Corporate Office based in Pretoria West.

I am currently travelling in South Africa but looking for opportunities in Gauteng.

Overall Purpose• Produce timely and accurate management information in accordance with specified monthly, quarterly and annual reporting requirements• Deliver an accurate and timely Budget and Forecast• To provide management reporting for decision-making, including project appraisal, evaluation and post-implementation analysis• Demonstrate insightful and clear understanding of the drivers of financial performance of assigned business areas to maximise profitability

Part of a team responsible for all aspects of the Contract Invoicing and Claiming function for WorkDirections UK Ltd, a mid-large scale UK Welfare-to-work provider.

Responsible for preparation of accurate and compliant monthly accounts for Penspen as well as full management accounts for some small stand alone group companies. Penspen is a project based business with a portfolio of projects of varying durations and conceptual frameworks.Tasks include:For PenspenReview overheads for prepayments and accruals and Fixed Assets. Adjust as necessaryMake necessary accruals for overheadsMaintain fixed asset register and post depreciationPerform monthly balance sheet reconciliations including intercompany accounts and revaluations.Send monthly cost reports to project managers and assist with queriesMonthly contractor cost accruals and labour admin analysisFor MJL and UnipenPrepare the monthly profit and loss and balance sheet for the above two companies from trial balancePrepare the monthly management accountsIntegrate ledgers from overseas offices monthlyAssisting in the preparation of annual statutory accountsPreparation of schedules to be used in annual taxQuarterly VAT returnsOther tasksAssist in the data preparation and migration from SUN accounts to Aggresso MIS. I have also had internal auditor training for ISO 9001 compliance as well as serving as a member of the Employee Forum for 2 years.

Responsible for the day to day running of the AP process, JLL funding, assisting the management accountant with month end reporting, and ad-hoc tasks as and when needed.Tasks include:Variance analysisForecasts Update Fixed Asset registerPreparation of monthly financial statementsVAT reportingMonth end closure procedure & reconciliationsProcess improvements CIS reporting Bank reconciliations and cash managementProcessing JournalsAd-hoc projectsManaging workload between 2 peopleTraining staff

AP and AR for key client accounts Detailed billings for key clientsAd- hoc reporting tasks Calculated monthly reserves and accruals ReconciliationsSet up budgets and accounts for new clientsLiaised with operations and management to resolve queriesStaff Training

Processing payments Credit control duties Resolved debtor queriesDealt with ad-hoc queries relating to Legal AidMaintained database and carried out ad-hoc administration

Ad hoc accounting and administrative dutiesReconciled inter-company expense accounts Maintained fixed asset register and depreciation schedule and reconciled to Balance sheetAssisted payroll with processing duties

Processed cheques and dealt with incoming correspondenceResponsible for data capture, filing and general administration

Generated sales leads through telemarketingMade follow-up calls and provided after sales serviceCoordinated appointments for the sales team Carried out diary management for the Managing Director