Financial Controller
Ericsson
Total years of experience :17 years, 3 Months
Ensure compliance/control & process alignment
Accuracy of financial- transactions
Balance sheet reconciliations
Manage audits and internal finance relationships
Overall responsibility for risk management
Provide timely legal & statutory reports
VAT & WHT Tax review for African countries
Reporting, tax audit & compliance for RSSA Countries
Manage credits & funding (cash flow)
Key performance areas Monthly management accounts Oversee the accounting operations on control systems, transaction- processing operations and maintain policies and procedures, manage debtors, Creditors, and General ledger functions, ensure collection on debtors for cash flow forecast, cost variance analysis (Budget vs actual commentary) to minimise overspending risks and Oversee the operations of the accounting department in achieving the department’s goals and objectives
Main Activities monthly financial reports
accuracy of the companies reported financial results & compliance with the GAAP or IFRS
Filing of SARS reconciliation and VAT.
Update of high monthly company expenses and analysis.
Balance sheet reconciliations
Projects (process improvement and implementation) as required by Finance department - new and improve processes
Monthly journals processing for Accruals and Provisions
Contract verification, execution, and processing
Maintenance of inventory management system,
Verification of payments and allocations per cluster (local & foreign vendors)
Preparation of general ledger reconciliations.
Monthly management reporting and variance analysis for channels (budget commentary)
monthly Analysis, accruals, Provisions, and prepayments journals
GL review for Trial balance and cost centre allocation
Commentary Variance report between actuals, Budget, and Forecasts.
Balance Sheet Reconciliations for all Balance Sheet Accounts and Income Statement
Customer statements weekly, Customer Control Account allocations
Intercompany balances
Reason for leaving Retrenchment
Key responsibilities Invoice Processing, allocation and balancing to purchased orders
Montly Reconciliation of creditors to supplier statement and payments preparation for suppliers
Vat processing-invoices and bank statements
Management accounts:Balancing accounts to balance sheet, Vat reconciliation.
Debtors statements on a weekly basis
Debt collection, Credit notes, Reciepting of cheques
Banking and cashbook entries
Reason for leaving relocation to Johannesburg
MBA Qualification completed