Business Systems Manager
Baobab Khulisani (Pty) Ltd
Total years of experience :16 years, 4 Months
KFC Franchisee with 7 outlets
Implement and maintain internal systems and controls, focussing on cash and stock controls. Decreased cash shortages and improved GP% by 2 percentage points.
Assist auditors with annual audit.
Lead the annual budgeting process and monthly tracking of actual vs budget and prior year.
Financial analysis on management accounts and variance reporting to shareholders on actual vs budget and prior year.
Cash flow management.
Acted as shareholder liaison and assisted them with any requests regarding the financial performance of the company.
Maintain various relationships with suppliers and financiers.
Provided financial viability studies on all new projects: new store builds/revamps/possible closures/relocates
Always on the lookout for new revenue streams and business development.
Implemented various cost-saving initiatives.
Executive management representative on the internal audit committee (consisting only of shareholders).
Part of executive management responsible for all day-to-day decision-making of the business.
Group owning various commercial properties
Acted as shareholder liaison and assisted them with any requests regarding the financial performance of the properties.
Reported quarterly financial results to shareholders.
Oil & Gas service stations.
Audit cash-to-bank reconciliation.
Management account analysis and variance reporting to shareholders.
Lead negotiations on margin with the Oilco.
Assist directors with any other requests: special investigations, project viabilities studies, new developments and expansions.
In-house project management/QS company.
Oversee the accounting function.
Monthly reporting to shareholders.
Cash flow management.
Debtor and creditor control.
Assist auditors with annual audit.
Managed daily/monthly accounting for numerous clients on the accounting software package (Softline Pastel).
Submission of monthly statutory documents and payments obo clients.
Participated in annual audits.
Created annual financial statements for clients.
Created monthly management accounts for a property owning group (consisting of 6 property owning companies).
Participated in annual year-end stock counts for numerous companies.
Done via correspondence in my home country, South Africa.