Vuyani Zikhali

Finance professional with over 8 years' experience across FMCG manufacturing and shared services. Experienced in financial analysis, management reporting, FP&A support, budgeting, forecasting, cost accounting, inventory accounting, reconciliations, internal controls and business partnering. Strong background supporting month-end close, analysing operational performance, improving ERP processes, and translating financial data into actionable business insights.

Proficient in SAP S/4HANA, Syspro 8, Advanced Excel and intermediate Power BI. Currently pursuing CIMA.

Cost Analyst - Signal Hill Products

(2024-02)

• Prepare monthly financial and operational performance reports with commentary on key business drivers.
• Support budgeting, forecasting and variance analysis for manufacturing operations.
• Analyse COGS, WIP, inventory valuation and manufacturing cost drivers.
• Review inventory movements and strengthen governance through stock counts and reconciliations.
• Partner with Production, Procurement, Supply Chain and Quality.
• Support month-end close, ensuring all JOBs are closed to the correct GL accounts.
• Drive Syspro process improvements and finance system enhancements.
• Provide recommendations to improve operational and financial performance.

GRIR Controller - Heineken Beverages

(2022-10 - 2023-11)

• Managed GRIR reconciliations and resolved invoice, PO and goods receipt discrepancies.
• Supported month-end close and Procure-to-Pay controls.
• Investigated costing and inventory variances and partnered with stakeholders.

Accounts Payable Controller II - Pepkor IT

(2020-07 - 2022-08)

• Supported accruals, reporting, reconciliations and cost allocations.
• Produced Capex, Opex and supplier performance reports.

Junior Accountant - Mobelli Furniture

(2019-03 - 2019-09)

• Performed reconciliations, financial reporting support and cash management.

Accounts Payable Controller - Standard Profil

(2017-02 - 2019-03)

• Managed AP, imports, reconciliations, inventory accounting and standard costing support.
• Support month end process and GL reconciliation.

Finance Clerk - Independent Newspapers

(2015-10 - 2016-12)

• Processed journals, VAT, reconciliations and audit support.
• Partnered with Procurement to onboard new suppliers, ensuring accurate master data setup and compliance with internal procurement and financial control requirements.
• Liaised with cross-functional stakeholders to review, monitor, and facilitate the timely closure of outstanding purchase orders, improving Procure-to-Pay (P2P) controls and month-end reporting accuracy.

CIMA Diploma in Management Accounting - Management Accounting - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) (2026)

BTech - Taxation - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) (2016)

National Diploma - Accounting - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) (2015)

National Higher Certificate - Accountancy - Cape Peninsula University of Technology (CPUT) (2014)