Luan Pretorius

Chartered Accountant (SA) and Finance Manager with experience spanning external audit, treasury management, operational finance, financial control, working capital optimization, ERP process improvement and board-level reporting. Proven track record of leading finance teams, strengthening internal controls, improving business processes and supporting commercial decision-making in complex operating environments.

Finance Manager at Econofoods (2025-01 – Present)

• Treasury, Cash Flow and Banking: Developed and maintained a daily cash flow forecasting model using historical actual data to support liquidity planning, funding decisions and short-term cash management.
• Managed daily cash positions and optimized excess cash transfers to money market accounts to maximize interest income while maintaining operational liquidity.
• Established and administered money market and call accounts to support treasury management, liquidity planning and cash optimization.
• Performed and reviewed monthly bank covenant compliance calculations and reporting.
• Reporting, Budgeting and Financial Control: Prepared, monitored and controlled the Central Head Office expense budget, including approval of expenditure in line with approved budgets.
• Tracked monthly capital expenditure and reported capital spend and project movements to the Executive committee.
• Supported management accounts, board reporting inputs, executive commentary, working capital analysis and financial performance reporting for business decision-making.
• Reviewed general ledger allocations and expense classifications to ensure accurate cost allocation and financial reporting.
• Working Capital, Creditors and Reconciliations: Managed foreign creditors and international payments, monitoring foreign exchange exposure to minimize forex losses and capitalize on favorable exchange movements where possible.
• Managing debtor team with sales to focus on reducing debtor days and improving working capital performance.
• Determined, reviewed and maintained monthly rebate provisions for key customers in accordance with contractual and commercial arrangements.
• Prepared and reviewed intercompany loan account reconciliations, intercompany debtor and creditor balances, and related intercompany transactions.
• Reviewed supplier reconciliations and resolved outstanding variances to support accurate creditor reporting and supplier account management.
• Tax, Audit and Statutory Compliance: Prepared and processed provisional tax calculations and payments in accordance with statutory deadlines.
• Reviewed monthly VAT201 returns and ensured accurate and timely submission and payment.
• Prepared and submitted corporate income tax returns for three companies in the Group through SARS eFiling.
• Assisted with the preparation of annual financial statements for companies in the Group and supported the consolidation of Group financial statements.
• Acted as the main contact for external auditors, coordinating audit deliverables, managing audit queries and ensuring audit deadlines were met.
• Leadership, Systems and Process Improvement: Led the central office finance function for three companies in the Group, including oversight of the creditors team, debtors’ team and central head office accountants.
• Strengthened internal controls and finance processes across procure-to-pay, order-to-cash, inventory, GRV, reconciliations and month-end reporting cycles.
• Supported ERP and data quality improvements, including system configuration queries, master data accuracy and reporting process improvements.
• Supported the Lesotho company finance team with month-end preparation, year-end preparation and finance reporting requirements.
• Managed and reconciled flash voucher transactions and related financial reporting requirements.
• Managed, guided and supported finance team members through review of work, process guidance, delegation, follow-up and practical coaching.

Treasury Accountant at GWK (2023-07 – 2024-12)

• Performed daily reconciliations of third-party financing facilities to support accurate treasury reporting and financial control.
• Calculated and recorded quarterly expected credit loss provisions across the group debtors book.
• Developed monthly reporting packs for the credit committee to support debtor risk monitoring and decision-making.
• Prepared monthly group debtors reports for directors, providing visibility over debtor performance and key risk areas.
• Prepared monthly reporting for the off-balance sheet debtor-finance provider.
• Monitored compliance with the National Credit Act as part of debtor-finance and credit-related processes.
• Reconciled monthly interest received on the debtors book.
• Prepared and reviewed control account reconciliations to support balance sheet accuracy and financial control.
• Reason for leaving: Looking to expand my growth opportunities and responsibilities.

Assistant Audit Manager at EY (2023-01 – 2023-06)

• Managed the overall audit process across assigned engagements.
• Supervised audit teams of between 3 and 9 people, including work allocation, coaching, review and deadline management.
• Managed conflict resolution within audit teams and supported team performance under tight reporting deadlines.
• Led and presented at audit kick-off meetings with engagement partners, managers and team members.
• Planned, 4rioritized and completed audit sections within agreed budgets and deadlines.
• Coordinated logistics between audit team members and client stakeholders.
• Reviewed audit work performed by junior audit team members.
• Arranged weekly client progress meetings and built relationships with key client contacts.
• Planned and set up audit programmes, including risk assessment procedures, materiality determination and fraud risk considerations.
• Completed risk screens on audit files, including going concern assessments, annual financial statement reviews and client deliverables.
• Reviewed audited financial statements in accordance with relevant standards, including consolidated and separate financial statements.
• Reported material internal control weaknesses identified during audit fieldwork to management.
• Performed audit fieldwork on critical audit objectives.
• Developed audit approaches, including section allocation and resolution of key audit issues with engagement managers.
• Set audit budgets and monitored recoveries.
• Calculated profitability, efficiency, solvency and liquidity ratios from financial statements, analysed performance and provided recommendations.
• Reviewed working papers prepared by audit team members.
• Reason for leaving: To pursue opportunities outside the external audit environment.

Supervisor at EY (2022-01 – 2022-12)

• Managed the overall audit process across assigned engagements.
• Supervised audit teams of between 3 and 9 people, including work allocation, coaching, review and deadline management.
• Managed conflict resolution within audit teams and supported team performance under tight reporting deadlines.
• Led and presented at audit kick-off meetings with engagement partners, managers and team members.
• Planned, 4rioritized and completed audit sections within agreed budgets and deadlines.
• Coordinated logistics between audit team members and client stakeholders.
• Reviewed audit work performed by junior audit team members.
• Arranged weekly client progress meetings and built relationships with key client contacts.
• Planned and set up audit programmes, including risk assessment procedures, materiality determination and fraud risk considerations.
• Completed risk screens on audit files, including going concern assessments, annual financial statement reviews and client deliverables.
• Reviewed audited financial statements in accordance with relevant standards, including consolidated and separate financial statements.
• Reported material internal control weaknesses identified during audit fieldwork to management.
• Performed audit fieldwork on critical audit objectives.
• Developed audit approaches, including section allocation and resolution of key audit issues with engagement managers.
• Set audit budgets and monitored recoveries.
• Calculated profitability, efficiency, solvency and liquidity ratios from financial statements, analysed performance and provided recommendations.
• Reviewed working papers prepared by audit team members.

Senior at EY (2021-01 – 2021-12)

• Managed the overall audit process across assigned engagements.
• Supervised audit teams of between 3 and 9 people, including work allocation, coaching, review and deadline management.
• Managed conflict resolution within audit teams and supported team performance under tight reporting deadlines.
• Led and presented at audit kick-off meetings with engagement partners, managers and team members.
• Planned, 4rioritized and completed audit sections within agreed budgets and deadlines.
• Coordinated logistics between audit team members and client stakeholders.
• Reviewed audit work performed by junior audit team members.
• Arranged weekly client progress meetings and built relationships with key client contacts.
• Planned and set up audit programmes, including risk assessment procedures, materiality determination and fraud risk considerations.
• Completed risk screens on audit files, including going concern assessments, annual financial statement reviews and client deliverables.
• Reviewed audited financial statements in accordance with relevant standards, including consolidated and separate financial statements.
• Reported material internal control weaknesses identified during audit fieldwork to management.
• Performed audit fieldwork on critical audit objectives.
• Developed audit approaches, including section allocation and resolution of key audit issues with engagement managers.
• Set audit budgets and monitored recoveries.
• Calculated profitability, efficiency, solvency and liquidity ratios from financial statements, analysed performance and provided recommendations.
• Reviewed working papers prepared by audit team members.

Assistant at EY (2020-01 – 2020-12)

• Performed risk assessments and prepared risk management documentation during audit planning phases using EY’s in-house audit methodology.
• Compiled audit procedures and prepared audit files.
• Prepared and communicated client audit planning memoranda.
• Performed audit procedures across various audit sections.
• Liaised with clients’ senior management and staff as required.
• Assessed clients’ control environments, developed appropriate tests of controls and identified areas of control weakness.
• Performed complex audit sections and tested both substantive detail and controls.
• Evaluated compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards.
• Reported and discussed initial findings with the audit partner and other senior audit personnel.
• Prepared reports to client management on audit findings.
• Reviewed annual financial statements.
• Documented findings and work performed using EY Canvas audit software.
• Evaluated compliance with relevant statutory requirements, including the Companies Act and taxation legislation.
• Evaluated audit procedure results and designed additional procedures as required to address audit risks.
• Reason for leaving: Promoted

Matric (Grade 12) – Northern Cape High (2013 – 2013)

Bachelor of Accounting – University of The Free State (2017 – 2017)

Post Graduate Diploma in Chartered Accountancy – University of The Free State (2019 – 2019)