Elizabeth Sibongile Leburu
Brakpan
Summary
A Johannesburg based female Financial Manager . I have 14 years accounting experience which includes 4 years of SAICA articles. I hold a Bcompt degree in Accounting, National Diploma in Credit Management and completed the CIMA operational level. I have also completed a Management Development Program through the University of Stellenbosch. I am currently working towards the CIMA Management level. Some of my competencies include advanced excel skills, budgeting and forecasting, working knowledge of SAP, Syspro, One Stream, One Source, Cognos, Sage, HFM, Navision and CaseWare. Currently a Finance and Operations Manager at Berzack Brothers, Johannesburg overseeing the full accounting, IT, supply chain and warehousing functions of the organization. .
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Financial Manager
Securitas Specialised Services (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg
2022.07 - Current
- Objective
- Regularly evaluate the efficiency of business procedures according to organizational objectives and apply improvements
- Collaborate with all stakeholders to ensure that new products reach the right markets at the optimal time
- Manage stock control and inventory levels
- Manage procurement processes and coordinate material and resources allocation
- Oversee customer support processes and organize them to enhance customer satisfaction
- Monitor progress of major shipments to ensure receipt
- Review financial information and adjust operational budgets to promote profitability
- Decide on appropriate quantities of items to inventory and reduce aged inventory
- Manage relationships and agreements with external partners and vendors
- Negotiate contracts and prices
- Evaluate overall performance by gathering, analyzing and interpreting data and metrics
- Ensure that the company runs with legality and conformity to established regulations
- Ensure key performance indicators (KPIs) are in place and “supply” targets are met, Manage, lead and develop immediate team and specialists under supervision
- Financial Analysis including financial records such as income, expense and margin trends
- Review and commentary of contract portfolio movements and margins
- Review financial drivers and results and recommends further actions
- Assist in deciding on the financial and business viability of new and existing projects and programmes
- Carry out overall responsibility for the preparation and quality of financial statements
- Responsible for the financial accounting/control function in the business unit
- Liaises with internal and external auditors
- Responsible for implementation of the finance internal controls
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reporting packs for use by the CLT Perform monthly and year‑end close processes including HFM reporting
- Head up the BBBEE committee and drive the BBBEE verification to ensure BBBEE targets are met
- Presentation of aviation segment results to the CLT and Board.
Financial Accountant
Ruetech Solutions
Midrand
2021.04 - 2022.06
- Responsible for managing the day –to‑day (financial reporting) accounting function for the companies
- Responsible for full financial function up to the GL level
- Preparation of management accounts
- Ensure accurate and timely reporting accuracy and completeness of the general ledger accounts
- Monthly preparation of general ledger recons and recon file resolving issues on the Syspro system
- Timely and accurate preparation of trial balance
- Prepare VAT201; IT14SD on a monthly basis
- Support and assist with ad hoc financial projects
- Review Creditor reconciliations
- Custodian of the Fixed Assets and ensuring that the Fixed Asset register is valid, accurate and correct
- Assisting with the preparation of annual budgets and monthly forecasting Cash flow and Working Capital
- Management
- Reviewing and approving of payments on the banking system
- Assistance with all company audits
Senior Accountant – Africa / Acting Financial Manager
Uganda, AFGRI Operations (Pty) Ltd
2019.03 - 2021.04
- Centurion & Kampala
- Produce and distribute monthly country report which sets out the summary of Uganda economic conditions, the grain market price trends, cash and stock position and the financial results commentary
- Attend the bi‑weekly Uganda management meeting
- Working capital management and commentary
- Review the accuracy of postings
- Submit audit and tax packs month
- Produce weekly and monthly cashflow forecasts
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- Engaging with the financiers on all funding requirements and following up on quality of financed stock with operations
- Provide variance analysis commentary on actual expenditure versus budget and forecasts
- Produce site and country KPI reports and coordinate the monthly KPI reporting meeting
- Produce and load annual budgets and monthly forecasts onto COGNOS
- Post month end journals, including but not limited to forex, accruals and prepayments
- Calculate management fee recoveries on the Barley handling and management contract.
Regional Administration Manager
AFGRI Operations (Pty) Ltd
2017.06 - 2019.03
- Preparation of annual financial statements, including consolidated financials
- Verify purchase order requests and management of the procure to pay process
- Updating accounting policies and ensure implementation and adherence to all policies and ensure consistent applications of internal control procedures at head office and sites
- Review of internal audits performed by the accountant at the sites and follow up to ensure corrective action is taken where necessary
- Perform annual stock takes at all sites
- SAGE Payroll administration
- Manage the three‑member team of the finance department and work towards staff development
- Nigel & Centurions
- Management of costs incurred in the region and comparison of actual figures to budget
- Management and follow up of all exception reports
- Conducting of internal silo audits and compiling follow up reports
- Consolidate and compile silo review reports
- Compiling of reports and information requested by management
- Present financial results at the regional meetings
- Review of vehicle fleet and related items
- Management and consolidation of silo budgets
- Providing adequate assistance to staff as required
- Sundry stock management
- Review of overtime hours worked
- Prepare and review month end schedules for accruals, reallocations, sundry stock
- Perform and review cash control reconciliations
- Review and distribution of silo income statement
- Review and management of team performance Interview and selection of appropriate personnel for vacant regional admin manager positions and on boarding of the appointed individual.
Customer profitability Accountant
Elizabeth Sibongile Leburu
2015.06 - 2017.05
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- Date of birth
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- LinkedIn, Barloworld Equipment South Africa, Isando
- Review the WIP per unit and sending out the WIP report to the Operations Director and Senior Financial
- Manager
- Assisting the SAP team and the service team in clearing out WIP which needs to be invoiced
- Assisting the after sales managers in the setting of customer budgets, in line with the organizational business plan
- Drawing customer daily profitability reports to track and monitor actual customer performance versus the set target
- Liaise with the Qlikview team to ensure the correct allocation of expenses to customers for the customer profitability dashboard
- Allocation of turnover and cost of sales to each after sales teamʼs income statement before month end close
- Maintenance of the customer master data and liaise with various stockholders to ensure that all required changes and amendments are in line with all validation requirements
- Taking of minutes of the monthly management meetings and the regional executive review meetings
- Weekly monitoring of issued purchase requisitions and following up with the cost center managers
- Review of the vehicle lease costs, identifying risks which may lead to cost increases and following up with the relevant stakeholders to mitigate these risks
- As part of the ISO audit team, performing internal ISO audits within the various units in the business
- Representing our unit in 5S management meetings, on behalf of our senior financial manager
- Ensuring that the 5S dashboard is up to date by sending out minutes and outcomes of the weekly team meeting to the project admin
- Leading 5S team meetings, with the aim to entrench a culture of safety and care within the organization.
Trainee Accountant
Maher & Associates Inc, S.A / Triton
Johannesburg
2012.03 - 2015.05
- Performing external audits, which included finalization and drafting of financial statements
- Heading up the larger audits, which entail delegating to the junior trainees
- Reviewing of junior traineesʼ audit files
- Dra ing and communica ng management reports
- Monthly accounting for bookkeeping clients, calculation and submission of PAYE, UIF, SDL and VAT
- Providing bookkeeping clients with monthly management packs
- Completion and submission of annual income tax returns (IT14).
2009.01 - 2012.03
Education
CIMA Diploma - Management Accounting
University of Stellenbosch
2016.01 - 2015.12
CIMA - Accounting
BCompt
2013.07 - 2014.07
National Diploma - Credit Management
University of South Africa
2009.01 - 2012.07
Management Development Program - undefined
University of Johannesburg (Technikon Witwatersrand)
2001.01 - 2003.11
Skills
Budgeting and financial management
undefinedTimeline
Financial Manager
Securitas Specialised Services (Pty) Ltd
2022.07 - Current
Financial Accountant
Ruetech Solutions
2021.04 - 2022.06
Senior Accountant – Africa / Acting Financial Manager
Uganda, AFGRI Operations (Pty) Ltd
2019.03 - 2021.04
Regional Administration Manager
AFGRI Operations (Pty) Ltd
2017.06 - 2019.03
CIMA Diploma - Management Accounting
University of Stellenbosch
2016.01 - 2015.12
Customer profitability Accountant
Elizabeth Sibongile Leburu
2015.06 - 2017.05
CIMA - Accounting
BCompt
2013.07 - 2014.07
Trainee Accountant
Maher & Associates Inc, S.A / Triton
2012.03 - 2015.05
2009.01 - 2012.03
National Diploma - Credit Management
University of South Africa
2009.01 - 2012.07
Management Development Program - undefined
University of Johannesburg (Technikon Witwatersrand)
2001.01 - 2003.11
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