Mabel Ben Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg, Gp, Za

South Africa

In this role my key stakeholders are Finance Management (Portfolio Management Office), project teams and Group Centre Finance Management and my major deliverables include: • Supporting internal stakeholders in Finance Management, the project management office in providing analytical and financial administrative support. • Stakeholder engagement.• Financial Forecasting• Budget and actuals review, including reconciliations• Preparation of journals• Financial Reporting• Stakeholder engagement and management• Financial Governance and ControlMy key deliverables in stakeholder engagement include the below: • Assisting Project Managers in maintaining, scrutinising and reporting on all Financial Management transactions to effectively manage project finances (Prepare financial slides for Steerco meetings, Open Commitments, Actuals Tracking).• Analysing current spend trends and budget control management.• Managing the closure of purchase orders timeously. • Execute finance activities required within the portfolio to ensure adherence to sound financial management and accounting practices.• Consult with relevant parties to correct data on the required systems (SAP, Planex).• Provide detailed monthly commentary on the variances against budget and forecast for inclusion in project reviews and governance forums.• Conduct integrity checks on all extracted data to ensure correct data is incorporated into the reports.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

•Responsible for the full accounting function, research, and financial data analysis.•Responsible for maintaining, updating, and reporting multiple project control spreadsheets to ensure accurate project data is available to the business.•Prepare tender applications and submissions to various stakeholders.•Processing of appointments claims and I-procurement and I-expenses on Oracle.•Team management and coordination in order to achieve the project deliverables on time.•Perform project due diligence processes and report reviews.•Writing of management and technical project reports.•Project management and preparation of financial forecasts and models.•Carry out research on project deliverables.•Entering cost, schedule, and resource forecasts into project control systems.•Project budget management and SARS returns and compliance.•Management of partner relationships in all projects.•Administration tasks to ensure the deliverables of all the projects are executed timely.•Monitor project performance against budget.•Participate in the audit process as well as SARS compliance.•Debtors and creditors age analysis

South Africa

As the Head of and Administration at the network, my deliverables included Finance the following:•Processed cash disbursements in accordance with financial management policies and established approval levels.•Processed payroll which included timely payment to all organization’s payees and maintains sufficient and complete payee files and other government contributions and reports to local agencies.•Processed employee expense reimbursements and petty cash management.•Prepared monthly financial reports for the organization and internal management reports for the Regional coordinator and the board.•Performed month-end closing and year-end duties such as donor fund reconciliations, VAT reimbursements, and inventory lists.•Administered the day-to-day running of the network in order to achieve the success of the running regional projects.

Harare, Zimbabwe

•Management of contractors.•Debt and equity fundraising, budgeting, transaction support, due diligence, financial advisory, financial model building, and reviews.•Performed research, financial analysis, modeling and review and synthesize work by others.•Development of strategy, financial statements analysis, project delivery, and business planning, funding, and policy analysis.•Proposal development efforts.•Coordination of resources.•Stakeholder engagement with all parties.•Monitored compliance with clients’ project management governance budget and cost control.

Harare

o Retail banking o Central Cash Management & Budget control o Item processing and Virtual Banking o Advances and Credit Review (Risk Management)o Corporate Banking /Wholesale Banking (Product Development)o International Bankingo Treasury Management (Back &Front Office)

Executive Mba, Business Administration, Management And Operations, Cum Laude

Associate'S Degree, Business Sytems Analysis, Pass

Facilitating change and Innovation Contextualizing Business Systems Analysis Analyzing the current business system Recommending.

Master'S Degree, Finance And Investment, Pass

Activities and Societies: IOBSA,IBASA

Honours Degree In Banking And Finance, Banking Abd Finance, 2.1 (Upper Second Class)

Activities and Societies: Bankers Association for 2006, City ShakersVolunteer social worker Keep up to date with the banking and finance.

Re5, Financial Services Compliance, First Attempt Pass

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