Group Financial Manager

Responsible for preparing annual budgets and forecasts and managing full treasury function (daily cash and investment management) as well as project managing systems implementation for the larger group.

Accountable for the overall financial operations of multiple finance teams, including the development of a financial and operational strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve company assets and report accurate financial results.» Managing the full head office accounting function from invoicing and debtor collections to making payments and ensuring transactions are recorded correctly. This team consist of eight members.» Managing the full accounting function for Steinhoff Risk Solutions, an in-house insurance brokerage firm, with similar duties as above. This team consist of three members.» Preparing annual budgets. Including the space and rental allocation of the head office buildings.» Comparing actual results to budgets on a monthly basis.» Preparing quarterly packs and tax calculations for inclusion into consolidated results.» Preparing and presenting results to the board committee of Steinhoff Risk Solutions.» Performing the cashbook function for Steinhoff Properties, a property investment and management company.» Attending monthly management meetings with the management of Steinhoff Properties to discuss measured results against budget.» Debating and resolving any accounting issues that might result from the above meetings.» Reviewing and submitting monthly VAT returns for all the above mentioned companies.» Managing cash requirements and optimising interest income/expense on a weekly basis.» Participating in strategic decision making within the Steinhoff Risk Solutions business» Active Business Partner of the Steinhoff Risk Solutions business on day to day financial and business items» Performance management and chairman of internal disciplinary hearings.

Overall responsible for marking of Auditing on a second year level. Subject matter include» Corporate governance » Basic controls and an introduction to auditing

Overall responsible for consolidating and the reporting of the group results of the entire Unitrans Group and included:» Bi-annual consolidation of results of the Unitrans group.» Resolving intercompany balance differences.» Preparing quarterly results presentations of the entire group to be presented to the different board committees.» Preparing standalone and consolidated Financial Statements.» Review of VAT returns of head office companies.» Preparing trail balance of head office company and liaising with audit team for the audit thereof.» Daily management of the treasury function of all the cash balances for the group to optimise the group interest expense/income.

Duties include the same duties as performed for Unitrans Holdings.

Overall auditing of more complex risk areas of various multinational companies

Overall preparation of financial statements on Caseware including preparation of consolidated and group of various entities» Five year article program, completed in 4 years (2006 to 2010). Stayed on for another year.» Performed various duties from starting as an accountant in 2006 where I set up accounting records from source documents, to preparing financial statements of Closed Corporations and Trusts, to completing previous mentioned tax returns and setting up financial statements. Duties later on included performing audits, as well as managing an audit team by 2009.

Overall responsible for accounts of a filling station up to trial balance, including full Cashbook, Receivables and Payables functions.