Finance Operations Manager
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Operationally focused Professional Accountant with over 14 years of experience in a financial management and planning. Knowledgeable and experienced in handling and documenting financial transactions according to policies and in the management of the company’s working capital
Finance Operations Manager Grand Gaming Hot Slots (Division of Sun Slots - Sun International) | South Africa
Jul 2025 - Present
Finance Manager MineArc Systems | Johannesburg, South Africa
Finance Manager Vision View Productions | Johannesburg, South Africa
Aug 2013 - Dec 2024
Management and guidance of finance personnel. Management of output of staff members within the finance department.
Oversight of all financial controls and some logistics controls of the company
Assessing of performance against the business plan, identification of variances, recommendation of corrective action and driving of implementation.
Overseeing of development and transformation related financial strategies
Ensure the organisation meets its BEE scorecard targets and compliance with relevant legislation.
Leading and management of ESG Reporting & BBBEE Transformation efforts
Analyse financial data to assess the impact of BEE initiatives on the organisation’s financial performance
Ensure ongoing compliance with BEE policies and legislation, conducting regular audits and assessments
Monitoring of the effectiveness of BEE initiatives and making of recommendations for improvement.
Evaluation and reporting on the progress of BEE transformation goals to senior management and other stakeholders.
Performing general and subsidiary ledger reconciliations.
Overseeing the completion of statutory returns and overall tax compliance
Account reconciliation: Balance sheet reconciliations, debtors and creditors reconciliation on Quickbooks Desktop and Online.
Identification of accounting risks and mitigation thereof.
Implementation and continuous improvement of the company's internal controls
Overseeing the management of the debtors and creditors management
Approval of payments after verifying supporting documents for validity, accuracy and completeness and processing of payments.
Building of client relationships at appropriate levels
Overseeing payroll administration. Overseeing payroll processes and ensure timeous and accurate payment to staff.
Ensuring financial compliance of the business
Full accounting function and day to day financial control
Facilitation of Inter-company transfers
Budgeting and Forecasting: Preparation of the annual and monthly budget, variance analysis, analysis and management of cost initiatives in line with budget and plan.
Design and build financial reports that facilitate business decision-making and enables the business to meet financial and strategic objectives.
Keeping abreast of changes in financial regulations and legislation
Trainee Accountant Invictus Chartered Accountants (Sa) | South Africa
Apr 2010 - Jul 2013
Performed data entry/capturing from source documents to various accounting systems i.e. Pastel, QuickBooks Professional and Caseware.
Captured income and expense bills, captured petty cash transactions and bank statement transactions in Quickbooks, Caseware, and
ACCPAC.
Captured cash book entries (receipts and payments). Conducted petty cash and bank reconciliations in excel and in QuickBooks.
Conducted creditors and debtors' reconciliations on a monthly basis. Reconciled creditors and debtors ageing analysis on a regular basis.
Raised of accruals and provisions on a monthly basis and at year end.
Conducted vat calculations and vat reconciliations monthly.
Reconciliation of inter company loan accounts.
Preparation cash flow projection analysis reports on Quickbooks.
Conducted monthly salary reconciliations.
Prepared salary schedules on excel (calculated, UIF , SDL and net salaries) and prepared employee payslips on excel.
Compilation and reconciliation of fixed asset registers (calculation of monthly depreciation and recording of asset disposals and purchases).
Reconciled and balanced the general ledger accounts.
Processed monthly adjusting journal entries
Captured opening and year - end adjusting journal entries
Preparation of accounting working papers
Income tax computations / calculation for individuals, close corporations, companies and trusts taxes.
Calculation of provisional taxes - individuals, close corporations, companies and trusts.
Drafted and compiled annual financial statements in accordance to GAAP and IFRS for SMEs for close corporations and companies in
Caseware/Caseview.
Drafted and compiled annual financial statements for individuals, partnerships and trusts in terms of GAAP in Caseware/Caseview
Preparation of Monthly management accounts and annual financial statements.
Preparation and drafting of members/ directors and trustees loan accounts certificates.
Prepared Attorneys trust books in Quick-books and ran reports.
Completion and submission of annual income tax returns on SARS E-filing for individuals, close corporations, companies and trusts.
Completion and submission of provisional tax returns on SARS E-filing for individuals, close corporation, companies and trusts.
Completion and submission of VAT returns and PAYE returns on E- filing.
Completion and submission of UIF returns on U-filing.
SARS Bi-Annual and Annual employer reconciliations on Easyfile.
Completion of SARS application forms and gathered supporting documents (VAT, PAYE and Income Tax Registrations and De-
registrations).
Completion of return of earnings for submission to the Department of Labour.
Completion and submission of tax clearance applications.
Clearance of the suspense account.
Performed external audits - vouching tests
Performed external audits - substantive testing (transaction testing and verification).
Performed external audits - analytical review during the audit.
Performed external audits - fixed assets verification.
Performed external audits - stock counts and stock recording.
Performed external audits - prepare and compile audit working papers
BTech Cost and Management Accounting Degree University of South Africa | South Africa
2013
National Diploma in Accounting 2010
University of Johannesburg | South Africa
Post Graduate Diploma - Accountant in Practice - South African Institute of Professional Accountants
