Financial Manager
DSA Architects International
Total years of experience :24 years, 5 Months
DSA Architects International - Dubai
March 2008 - March 2009 Position: Financial Manager - Pastel Accounting System
Key Performance Areas:-
• Financial and Commercial knowledge of Projects.
• Full creditors function including reconciliation to general ledger (50 vendors)
• Full debtors function (Aged Trail Balance (20 clients)
• Cashbook/bank statements reconciliation (4 cashbooks)
• Balance sheet accounts reconciliation.
• Preparation of full financial and management reports for director level.
• Quarterly budgeting and forecasting, preparation of audit files and assistance to auditors with year end.
• Running the financial department with direct responsibility for 3 staff.
Mac Steel (Pty) Ltd South Africa
July 2005 - February 2008 Position: Accountant and HR - SAP
Key Performance Areas: • All functions of an accountant and HR Manager.
• Creditors, accounts payable and reconciliation to general ledger.
• VIP payroll package and balance sheet reconciliations.
• Month end management reports both financial and buyers.
Rogers Worldwide (Pty) Ltd - South Africa
December 1994 - June 2005 Position: Financial Controller - Pastel Accounting System
Purpose of the Role: To establish and maintain a group wide, international standard for accounting, financial reporting and financial control in order to manage the organisation's accounting financial reporting and group consolidations.
Key Accountabilities: • Accounting and financial reporting, involving managing the accounting reporting activities of the allocated companies and group consolidations.
• Statuary financial statements and audit, ensuring the preparation of the statutory financial statements for the group's companies and coordinate the external audit.
• Financial planning and forecasting involving preparation of the financial plans, budgets, forecasts for the allocated companies.
• Performance reporting, involving periodic and ad hoc management reports, presentations and monitoring of the allocated companies' business performance analysis and commentary.
• Investment accounting and reporting involving maintenance of the financial and administrative records for the investment portfolios and issuing periodic reports.
• Business improvement advice involving consultancy, advice and assistance to enable the allocated company's senior management to achieve financial targets and improve business and financial performance.
• Staff Management involving management of the group accounting department staff to achieve the overall objective of the organisation.
Key Results and Individual Performance Measures: • Maintenance of accurate accounting and financial records.
• Complete month end financial statements.
• Issue of periodic and ad hoc performance reports, plans and forecasts.
• Staff management and development.
• Finalisation and completion of year end audits.
Minets Holdings - South Africa
April 1991 - November 1994 Position: Assistant Financial Manger
Key Performance Areas
• Cashbook/Bank Statement Reconciliation.
• Full Creditors function.
• Full Debtors function.
• Full Reconciliation of all accounts.
• Pay over of UIF, PAYE and skill development contributions.
Mossgas - South Africa
April 1989 - March 1991 Position: Assistant Contracts Manager
Key Performance Areas
• Verification of hours clocked against time sheet charts
• Verification of rates against contractual clauses
• Verification of re-fundable items against contractual clauses
• Resolving contract disputes
• Preparation of payment certificates (Rand and foreign currencies)
• Electronic reconciliation of payments
• Electronic maintenance and control of man hours and costs
• Payment and control of cash flow forecasts.
Afrox Pension Fund - South Africa
June 1987 - March 1989 Position: Bookkeeper
Wilis Faber Enthoven Insurance - South Africa
June 1984 - December 1986 Position: Book Keeper.