Stephen Mare Email & Phone Number

South Africa

South Africa

Financial •Working with and assisting our financial partners to ensure that the daily sales are captured into the ERP system. •Sending expenses through to COUPA for capture and authorization for the different department managers. •Weekly payment runs, loading of banking file. •Assisting and overseeing our partners if they have any issues or queries with expenses, sales or COUPA.HR •I prepare the monthly salaries for the company. Afterwards I send the salary file for compilation to our accounting partners to prepare the final salary file for payment. •Ensuring that any updates to compensation are captured correctly in the system. •Any changes to personal details are captured. •Running the monthly provident fund details for salaries. •Ensuring that any deductions are correct. •Loading the final salary file for payment. •Onboarding and offboarding of employees. •Submission of COID on an annual basis. •Liaising with our Regional HR if there are any updates to master files for employees.Projects. •I am the Country Head for COUPA in South Africa. So I ensure that everyone is up to date with any new developments in COUPA. •Building a daily sales file for use by different departments•Currently working on building a new report system making use of Microsoft SQL Server and Power BI to cater more specifically to the reporting needs of Ferring ZA. •Regional and Local SOPsOn a monthly basis I liaise and work with our finance operational partners to ensure that the month end accounting procedures are followed. This includes: •Them preparing the month end closing accounting, working with the global deadline for each submission. •This includes reconciling of sales to our distributor as well as ensuring that the debtor balances. •Accounting for accruals and prepayments. •Ensuring that the reconciliation of trade payables and trade receivables are correct •Reconciling intercompany accounts and prepare for submission. - VAT submission and calculation

Pretoria Area, South Africa

In this role I am responsible for on a daily basis : • Capturing daily sales into the ERP system.o Ensuring that the prices charged and the prices on the system agree• Capturing of expenses on the ERP system, ensuring that the expenses adhere to the SOP as required and properly authorized. • Preparing the weekly payment run for approved expenses.• Reconciling staff expenses for reimbursement monthly, ensuring that all expenses are valid and incurred for business purposes, and where required that the appropriate SOP is completed.• Submitting Purchase order requests on the system• Ad hoc reports to managers as requested. On a monthly basis: • Preparing the month end closing accounting, working with the global deadline for each submission.• This includes reconciling of sales to our distributor as well as ensuring that the debtor balances.• Accounting for accruals and prepayments. • Reconciling of trade payables and trade receivables• Reconciling intercompany accounts and prepare for submission. • Preparation of journals as required for month end.• Preparation of VAT for the monthly period and submission thereof to SARS. • Monthly A&P reports to managers.Annual Basis• Working with the external auditors for the annual financial audit.

London, United Kingdom And Johannesburg, South Africa

As the Financial Accountant at the London UK branch, I was responsible for establishing the financial department and the procedures that went with it. This involved managing all aspects of the finance operations, including:Debtors:I managed the debtors book and performed age analysis to ensure that all accounts were reconciled with payments received.I was in charge of invoicing clients on a weekly basis, chasing debtors for outstanding invoices, and overseeing the debtor assistant to ensure that she performed her duties effectively.I conducted reference checks on potential new clients and monitored debtors for any potential bad debts that may need to be handed over to an external agency for collection.Creditors:I managed the creditors, reconciled their accounts, and was responsible for liaising with creditors regarding any account problems or queries.I also managed foreign currency payments and the valuation of invoices for payment.Management Level:I was responsible for preparing monthly journals for importing debtors into Quickbooks and producing monthly accounts up to trial balance.I oversaw both the finance department for Globeflight Worldwide Express and Global Options Worldwide Express and provided guidance and training to my assistants in the finance section.I liaised with management level and the head office in South Africa to provide guidance on any financial details that fell under my supervision.I implemented financial systems from the start and improved them where necessary.I provided guidance through the annual financial audits, which have resulted in unqualified audit reports for the past three years.I also managed cashflow and provided cashflow projections to management.Additionally, I was responsible for managing the annual external audits and ensuring that all financial records were accurate and up-to-date.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

• To perform audits on body corporate, ensuring that the income (levies) are correct for the period and the expenses are valid, and as per the tabulated budget, prepared in the previous financial period.• Audit of Company financial statements including all sections of the balance sheet as well as income statement.• Sections that I have responsibilities over • Assets (Asset register, verification of asset, recalculation of depreciation and provision for depreciation)• Trade receivables (Verification, controlling)• Cash and cash equivalents (verification of bank accounts, reconciling of accounts)• Trade payables (Verification, controlling)• Equity section (Verification of shares issued, share holders, annual duty)• Taxation (Normal as well as deferred tax)( Recalculation as well as calculation thereof)• General expenses (Test for validity, completeness)• Planning of the audit as well as completion of the appropriate working papers.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

As a financial accountant at an auditing and accounting firm, I was responsible for a variety of accounting and auditing tasks, including:• Deceased Estates: I was responsible for managing deceased estate accounts and ensuring that all assets and liabilities were properly recorded and accounted for.• Due Diligence Audits: I was in charge of conducting due diligence audits for clients, ensuring that all financial information was accurate and up-to-date.• Audit of Company Financial Statements: I was responsible for conducting audits of company financial statements, including all sections of the balance sheet and income statement.• Assets: I was responsible for managing the assets section of the balance sheet, including the asset register, verification of assets, recalculation of depreciation, and provision for depreciation.• Trade Receivables: I was responsible for verifying and controlling trade receivables, ensuring that all accounts were properly recorded and reconciled.• Cash and Cash Equivalents: I was responsible for verifying bank accounts and reconciling accounts to ensure that all cash and cash equivalents were properly accounted for.• Trade Payables: I was responsible for verifying and controlling trade payables, ensuring that all accounts were properly recorded and reconciled.• Equity Section: I was responsible for verifying shares issued, shareholders, and annual duties in the equity section of the balance sheet.• Taxation: I was responsible for recalculating and calculating normal and deferred tax, ensuring that all tax information was accurate and up-to-date.• Planning and Completion of Working Papers: I was responsible for planning the audit and completing the appropriate working papers.• Personal Tax Returns (IT 12): I was responsible for completing personal tax returns for clients.• Company Tax Returns (IT 14): I was responsible for completing company tax returns for clients.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

• As trainee accountant/auditor, Iwas responsible for the audits of private companies. • Companies that I have audited, varies from procurement services, computer industry and services and maintenance industry.• Company turnover varies from R 1 million to R30 Million.• Audits are conducted either by myself or with another audit clerk. If performing an audit with another audit clerk, I delegate work as appropriate.• Sections that I have responsibilities over • Assets (Asset register, verification of asset, recalculation of depreciation and provision for depreciation)• Trade receivables (Verification, controlling)• Cash and cash equivalents (verification of bank accounts, reconciling of accounts)• Trade payables (Verification, controlling)• Equity section (Verification of shares issued, share holders, annual duty)• Taxation (Normal as well as deferred tax)( Recalculation as well as calculation thereof)• General expenses (Test for validity, completeness)• Planning of the audit as well as completion of the appropriate working papers.

Pretoria Area, South Africa

As a Trainee Accountant at a medium to large-sized audit firm, I was exposed to the various fields of accounting, including auditing, accounting, and taxation. With clients ranging from paint manufacturers, property companies, property letting companies, and the food industry, I gained a broad range of experience and had a chance to work on audits and accounting projects with turnovers from R 250,000 to R 10 million.In my role, I was responsible for various aspects of the audit process, including Assets, Debtors, Creditors, Expenses, and Income vouching. My responsibilities included investigating the client's rightful ownership of assets, debtors, and creditors, verifying assets to the asset register, and ensuring that all applicable audit and accounting standards are adhered to. I was also responsible for expense and income vouching, ensuring that all expenses incurred by the company are rightful and that no personal expenses are paid by the company.In addition to my audit responsibilities, I was involved in the accounting process, including drawing up accounting records, ledger entries, creating accounts, and reconciling accounts. I used Pastel accounting software to perform these tasks.As a trainee, I was expected to lead and manage an audit team, delegating work as appropriate and overseeing the work performed by my team members. My ability to manage and motivate my team, as well as my attention to detail and ability to adhere to audit and accounting standards, was critical to my success in this role.

Graduate Certificate In Taxation, Taxation, Graduate

Studied Accounting final year

History And Archaeology (Certificate Of Higher Education), Classics And Classical Languages, Literatures, And Linguistics

Bcom, Accounting