Rika Strydom, Ca Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

Arena Living owns & operates six of the best lifestyle retirement villages in New Zealand, located in Auckland, Whangaparaoa, & Mount Maunganui | www.arenaliving.nz Assistant Accountant | March 2017 - September 2017Accountant | Promotion Position | October 2017 - CurrentAs Accountant at Arena Living, I am solely responsible for numerous village accounts & seeing to the day-to-day accounting of the villages, as well as preparing the management accounts & settlement information. Collating & preparing all management accounts & financial reports for the organisation.Completing individual settlements while liaising with solicitors, processing all the settlements across the group & preparing the 'estimate of proceed' letters.Reporting on company assets & liabilities including balance sheet account reconciliations & review of assets, & preparing & uploading month-end journals.Preparing income statements, quarterly statement of financial position & annual financial statements, submitting GST & RWT returns, & submitting directors quarterly certificates to Covenant.Liaising with Quantity Surveyors to reconcile cost to date on projects.Liaising with Village Managers to discuss financial results, managing fixed assets & ensuring the correct accounting treatment, as well as inter-company recharges, & reviewing & updating company policies.Reviewing & providing comment on & reporting issues of individual units' income statements on a monthly basis, & leading the preparation of yearly financial statements & financial information.Assisting with the annual budget process, managing capital expenditure, reviewing unit budgets, & making recommendations.Assisting with new system implementation including Xero, AX & CRM-settlements.

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Mervitz & Malan Chartered Accountants are a group of professional accountancy & business services providers which serve our clients & the broader community through expertise, innovation, leadership & commitment to the highest professional standards | www.mervitzmalan.co.za/ Trainee Accountant | Jan 2013 - Dec 2015Audit & BAS Accountant | Jan 2016 - Dec 2016As Trainee Accountant, I audited various companies, trusts & not-for-profit companies. In the position of Audit & BAS Accountant, my responsibilities included auditing financial documents & procedures, reconciling bank statements & calculating tax payments & returns. Assisted Audit Managers in the performance of audit assignments & investigations, taking the lead of specific elements of the assignment when requested.Monitored audit deadlines & planned work accordingly. Executed audits & reported on audit findings.Supervised & trained SAICA clerks when needed.Maintained assigned clients financial accounts, cashbooks, debtors & creditors, reconciling bank accounts as well as, maintaining company documents & filing systems.Processed monthly payroll, managing the payroll system with data entry, & prepared & submitted PAYE.Prepared & submitted bi-monthly VAT calculations. Compiled & prepared yearly financial statements for private companies, closed corporations & trusts, audited companies & performed reviews on qualifying private companies.

Chartered Accountant

CA Foundations | Financial Accounting | Management Accounting | Auditing | Taxation | Capstone

Postgraduate Diploma | Accounting Sciences

Bachelor’S Degree | Accounting Sciences