Anje Neethling

Statutory & Annual

• VAT
• Excise
• COIDA / WCA
• Budget (departmental)
• ROFO (Rolling forecast for 10 years)
• Annual independent review - preparation of financial trial balance & all enquiries related thereto

Day-to-day & monthly

• Maintaining & processing of financial records from start to finish
• Banking / Cash handling / FAR
• HR management
• Cash ups reviews
• Brewery BOM's
• Debtors & creditors management
• Full accounting function
• Management Accounts / Analysis

Achievements

• Drafting of departmental budgets by analyzing actual historical data and formulated financial management strategies based thereon.
• Analyzing historical revenue figures to determine problem areas in terms of gross profit maximization and unnecessary discounts
• Drafting and creation of monthly management accounts
• Re-establishing accounting systems to be more aligned with IFRS for SME's by creating more effective accounting systems, best practices and policies
• Implementation & creation of various systems & controls for stock, cash ups, cash handling, warehouse transfers, promotional stock and expenses
• Drafting of ROFO for 10 year - 10 year rolling forecast
• Adhering & managing corporate global reporting deadlines
• First time answering external auditors enquiries on half year independent review for group
• Established budgetary benchmarks and formulated financial management strategies by researching operating and historical financial records

Statutory & Annual

• VAT
• Excise
• Annual Independent Review - Facilitate & Prepare review file
• Annual hospitality budgets: As per targets set out by board of directors
• Other non-hospitality budgets: Assistance to financial director with annual budget & bringing all departments together into one combined annual budget

Monthly

• Management accounts: Detailed hospitality reports for each department enabling head-of-departments to have understanding of financial performance of their business/department - thereby acting accordingly to make informed business decisions.
• Monthly review meetings: Bakery / Tasting Room / Luxury Suites / Restaurant / Wine Club
• Quarterly & annual director's report: Reporting on the financial performance of the hospitality departments, which includes budget comparisons and historic comparisons

Human Resources

• Attend (upon request) disciplinary hearings, including chairing of hearings based on companies grievance procedure and policy
• Attend last round of interviews for positions reporting directly to finance
• Provide continues training on various new SOP's implemented with head-of-departments

Management

• Financial team: Working together with the financial team (6 in total) of which 3 direct reports in terms of hospitality & accounting compliance
• Various head-of-departments: Being reported to in terms of all financial matters (budgeting/forecasting/pricing/budget amendments etc)

Monthly / daily accounting

• Cashbook processing
• CFC Bank Accounts
• CFC Payments
• Month end journals
• FAR
• Managing debtors, creditors and bookkeeping clerks to ensure accurate capturing & that monthly reconciliations agree to trial balance
• Cash ups review
• Ensuring that PMS (property management system) integrates perfectly with accounting software
• Provide financial & strategic support to hospitality departments

Achievements

• Developed detailed hospitality budgets accounting for various cost elements of each type of business (being restaurant / accommodation / tasting room)
• Working alongside property management system (PMS) developers to develop customized system that integrates faultless into accounting software in back-end - much more time efficient, but also have necessary control element to eliminate risk of irregularities on user end
• Developed detailed hospitality reports & management accounts customized to each department, depending on their trade, providing the board of directors with adequate information for effective decision making in a fast paced industry
• Identified issues, analyzed information and provided solutions to problems as business changed trade / new operations or departments were introduced, financial side had to adapt

Monthly Accounting

• Full accounting function
• VAT
• Excise
• PAYE
• Provisional Tax

Annual

• Annual financial statements: Compile final trial balance
• EMP501 recon
• Annual budget

Human Resources

• Payroll: 72 employees
• Full HR function

Achievements

• Implementation of new controls and systems with new ownership takeover of estate
• Managing complete refurbishment & renovation project of entire estate alongside general manager for 3 months (budget / project / finances)