Financial Accountant: Entertainment/ Revenue
Sun International
Total years of experience :19 years, 9 Months
Financial accountant for Entertainment unit (Revenue of over R160m)
Areas of responsibility:
- Banqueting /conferencing
- F&B unit
- Retail (Retail stores, Valley of waves, Front Entrance, kamp kwena)
- Recreation (Gary player golf courses)
(BU Capex monitoring, Stock reporting, Cost control, Month end duties, Income statement analysis, Balance sheet recons, ad hoc forecasting and analysis)
Also oversee the Revenue control Department - consolidation of revenue of over R1.5bn
- Internal controls & reporting for Sun city resort revenues
(4 Hotels, Time share, Retail, Recreation, Conferencing, Entertainment)
Managerial duties:
Direct reports - 3 (Assistant accountant, Revenue control supervisors)
Indirect reports - Revenue control team, casual staff
Basic bookkeeping and month end closing
Preparation of month end reports
Month end commentary for non-financial managers
Create finance standard operating procedures for clients
Preparation of annual budgets and forecasts
Balance sheet and Income statement review
Assist with creation of an internal control environment
Ensuring that our clients comply with statutory requirements
Financial Accountant: Entertainment & Retail (Sun city resort)
Internal promotion
Duties: Allocated orders per chart of accounts.
Processed Journals, Trial balance, GL Reconciliations, Captured flash and Income Statement figures. Reviewed budget variances.
Prepared month end packs for Finance review meetings.
All concessionaires paid timeously and accurately as per monthly recons.
Responsible for R15, 000 float.
Assisted with departmental budgets and consolidation of annual budgets.
Ensured assistant accountant carried out his responsibilities.
Performed admin functions: employee timesheets, performance appraisals, departmental orders and general administration.
Revenue Control Accountant (HOD) at Suncity Resort 11/2009-12/2010
Managed Revenue department and Reported turnover of over R1Bn.
Ensured staff follows all procedures of verification, capturing, reporting on a daily basis.
Checked accuracy of Daily Revenue reports produced by staff and sent consolidated reports to Head office.
Met deadlines for Head office, weekly, daily reports accurately and timeously.
Appreciated for being open to changes, improved sales report formats and accuracy.
Successfully reported daily resort revenue for the Million dollar golf challenge.
Designed controls, identified possible risk areas to senior management.
Increased employee morale as Head of Revenue Control Department -
Managed 10 permanent and 3 casual employees.
Admin functions: Monitor employee timesheets, performance appraisals, departmental orders and general administration.
Basic bookkeeping
Monthly P&Ls
Preparation of reports for different consignments
Communication with Auditors
Assisted with property management - investment property upgrade projects, procurement of materials,
payment of monthly expenses, resolved lessee queries, gathered quotations per specifications.
Management Accountant at AMKA (Pty) Ltd, FMCG, Pretoria. 01/2006-11/2007
Prepared regular reports for sales representatives by Regional sales, SKUs, quarters. Prepared customer profitability reports.
Monthly review & reporting of SGA. Controlled costs on a regular basis.
Appreciated by board members for creating a user friendly budget pack.
Successfully produced accurate Monthly board pack and Management accounts.
Responsible for production of daily sales report and other weekly/monthly reports.
Assisted Head of Management Services with producing final Budget pack.
Ad-hoc reporting and analysis for management information.
Reason For Leaving: Immigration to UK.
Senior State Accountant level at Gauteng Department of Health 08/2004-12/2005
Commended by manager for initiative in implementing departmental month end reports.
Designed and produced budget variance reports for all departments monthly.
Held meetings with non-financial managers to explain how to read reports.
Discussed variances with managers and provided detailed feedback on their queries.
Compiled reports for Treasury as per regulations.
Assisted with consolidation of departmental budget and Annual Financial Statements.
Used BAS to capture budgets and compile reports.
Associate CIMA
2003 CIS Professional Qualification (Corporate governance) - (4yr degree)
B.Com (Acc), Rhodes University (3yr degree) Grahamstown.
1996 Matriculation, Kingsridge High School, King William's Town.
1996 Computer Practice N3, King Technical College
