Thanandran Govender, Subject Matter Expert

Thanandran Govender

Subject Matter Expert

Vodafone

Location
Qatar
Education
Bachelor's degree, Accounting And Business Sciences
Experience
21 years, 3 Months

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Work Experience

Total years of experience :21 years, 3 Months

Subject Matter Expert at Vodafone
  • South Africa
  • May 2013 to March 2015

Company size 5k + employees
Responsibility

Specialist at Vodafone
  • South Africa
  • February 2007 to April 2013

Company size 5k + employees

Finance Manager at Vodafone
  • South Africa
  • July 2004 to January 2007

Company size 5k + employees

Finance Manager at Vodafone
  • South Africa
  • November 2001 to June 2004

Company size 5k + employees

Representative at Vodafone
  • South Africa
  • June 2001 to October 2001

Company size 5k + employees

Chief Accountant
  • January 2000 to May 2001

Financial Management: Managed and controlled month end and year end accounting for the Opex, Capex,
Travel & Expenses, Accounts Receivable, Fixed Assets and Bank & Cash functions. Personnel management and
development (6 staff). Policy and procedure compliance. Planning for internal and external audits. Transformation
and project management for Oracle solutions (purchasing and fixed assets)
Budget Management: Compiled budget manual. Planning, preparation and compilation of budget. Budget
control, revision and reporting. Long range planning (5 years).
Company and Statutory reporting: Preparation of management reports (BS, IS and CFS) for Head Office.
Preparation of Group Consolidation and Board Packs. Calculation and declaration of Tax and RSC levies to South
African Authorities.

Senior Accountant at Vodacom Group
  • South Africa
  • January 1999 to December 1999
Controller
  • September 1997 to December 1998

Finance Administration: Administration for 7 Departments. Managed and controlled processing of accounting
transactions (Accpac). Maintained and reconciled Cashbooks. Verification of assets and asset register
maintenance. Set up of D-Bit fixed assets to consolidate assets (32 branch’s). Maintenance of suppliers, debtors
and GL accounts.
Company and Statutory reporting: Preparation of management reports. Vat calculation and declaration to the
South African Tax Authority (SARS). Calculations and declarations for Rates, Service and Council (RSC) levy,
Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and Unemployment Insurance (UIF). Reconciliation and payment of medical aid
premiums.
Budgets: Planning, preparation and compilation of budget. Budget control, revision and reporting.
Financial Management: Month end financial procedures. Payroll accounting, preparation and distribution of
Head Office accounting entries to Regional Offices. Balance Sheet reconciliations. Preparation and presentation
of consolidated results and variances to Head of Finance.
Company Equity Clothing Manufacturers (Pty) Ltd

Assistant Head
  • April 1997 to August 1997
Assistant Finance Manager
  • September 1994 to March 1997

Administration: Accounting administration for Holding and Subsidiary Company. Supervision of accounting
clerks. Debtors and Creditors accounting. Reconciliation of Cash Books. Bank Reconciliation. Payment
authorisation to creditors. Negotiating credit facilities with creditors. Control of raw material purchases and stock
control. Discount and credit authorization to Debtors. Audit Preparation.
Systems and Monthly Reporting: Preparation of monthly management reports. Assisted with the planning,
implementation and training on the new ERP (Magic 2) solution across the organisation.

Education

Bachelor's degree, Accounting And Business Sciences
  • at University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN)
  • November 2022

Commercial articles completed

High school or equivalent,
  • at University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (KZN)
  • November 2022

Honours Bridging Course completed. University of KZN

Specialties & Skills

ACCOUNTANCY
AUTOMATION
BUDGETING
DATABASE ADMINISTRATION
EXECUTIVE MANAGEMENT
FINANCE
FINANCIAL
MIGRATION