Nozuko Mji

Dynamic and highly experienced Financial Accountant with over 10 years progressive experience in leadership and mentoring with extensive knowledge of financial accounting principles in compliance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Audit and compliance, Risk Management, Corporate Governance processes, PFMA Act as well as statutory reporting.

Group Accountant - Saint-Gobain Construction - Midrand

(2024-05)

• Balance Sheet & General Ledger Management: Ensure accuracy, completeness and integrity of balance sheets for all entities within the group.
• Prepare and post complex general ledger journals, including elimination entries and consolidation adjustments.
• Perform monthly balance reconciliations and resolve reconciling items within strict deadlines.
• Drive month end close process including stock close, ensure timely finalisation of reports
• Preparation of balance sheet packs and audit files with supporting schedules
• Setup of internal policies, internal controls, and Standard Operating Procedures
• Fixed Assets Register Management: Maintain a complete, accurate, and up to date fixed assets register across multiple entities
• Process additions, disposals, transfers and revaluations with correct accounting treatment
• Perform monthly depreciation calculations and upload journal entries into the general ledger
• Validate asset documentation from creditors and integrate into asset schedules
• Reconcile fixed assets register and accumulated depreciation to the general ledger monthly
• SARS VAT/ Carbon Tax compliance and reporting: Extract, analyse and review input and output VAT reports from SAP
• Perform full VAT reconciliation between VAT control account and the general ledger
• Prepare and execute VAT payments timeously, ensuring full compliance with SARS requirements
• Posting Carbon tax journals based on the calculations received from Sustainability Manager
• Prepare and execute Carbon tax payments timeously, ensuring full compliance with SARS requirements
• Consolidations and Reporting: Prepare monthly group consolidations, including intercompany eliminations and group level adjustments
• Ensure accurate translation of foreign entities and alignment with reporting standards
• Work closely with finance teams across the group to ensure consistent accounting treatment and data quality
• Preparation of consolidated management accounts using Magnitude reporting system, variance analysis and providing commentary
• Preparation of monthly risk register identifying control weaknesses monthly and coming up with mitigating measures
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with operational finance teams to enhance accuracy, efficiency and compliance
• Act as the key contact for internal stakeholders, providing accurate, timely financial information
• Address and resolve financial queries, escalating risks where necessary and ensuring transparent communication
• Management of four General Ledger Accountants

Regional Accountant- Africa - Eazi Access - Midrand

(2023-11 - 2024-04)

• Setup of internal policies, internal controls, and Standard Operating Procedures
• Appointed as ERP project implementation leader for the SSA Region
• Manage daily operations including monitoring stock levels, monitoring compliance in terms of export and import making sure that everything is complying to the SARS Customs Act
• Management of the entire finance team from financial planning, financial accounting and reporting in all Africa divisions, i.e., Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Mauritius, and Zimbabwe
• Manage monthly reporting of operating costs, variance analysis as well as providing reasons for deviations
• Preparation of monthly flash and management reporting packs
• Monthly VAT calculations and submissions to the respective revenue authorities
• Conducts research and analysis on complex issues and prepares strategic recommendations to management based on analysis.
• Identifies control weaknesses, communications to management, and operates in a lead capacity in making remedial changes to tighten and enhance controls and mitigate risk.
• Makes appropriate journal entries to general ledger.
• Monthly reconciliations review, processing, and close activities for assigned accounts and accrual processes.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure valid and accurate processing

Financial Accountant - Cummins Global Logistics - Woodmead

(2019-04 - 2019-09)

Fixed term contract

• Manage monthly reporting of operating costs, variance analysis as well as providing reasons for deviations
• Conducts research and analysis on complex issues and prepares strategic recommendations to management based on analysis.
• Identifies control weaknesses, communications to management, and operates in a lead capacity in making remedial changes to tighten and enhance controls and mitigate risk.
• Makes appropriate journal entries to general ledger.
• Monthly reconciliations and close activities for assigned accounts and accrual processes.
• Liaising with internal and external stakeholders to ensure valid and accurate processing.
• Manage error correction reporting with GAC group
• Annual standard costing process and related responsibilities - Regional
• Process improvement and implementation projects

Financial Accountant - Transnet National Ports Authority - Western Cape

(2018-02 - 2019-01)

Contract

• Reporting of the company's financial performance to the company and Head Office for sound decision making
• Implement and monitor management information systems and procedures to ensure accuracy of information
• Manage the annual budgeting process for the company in terms of the operational budget to ensure compliance and alignment
• To supervise, train and develop subordinates to ensure a competent and motivated workforce
• To provide a key accounts management function to business units and / clients to discuss and agree on financially related aspects
• To guide, advise and educate cost centre managers on budget preparation and adherence to financial guidelines relating top deadlines, processes, procedures, policies

Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Accounting (2001)

Management Advancement Program (2009)

Applied Skills - Financial Reporting