Jakobus Eduard Venter
Finance Manager
Vanderbijlpark
Summary
Business-minded Finance Manager promoting more than 30 years of expertise overseeing transactions and reconciling monthly financial reports. Offering confidence, team contribution and decision making skills.
Overview
32
32
years of professional experience
6
6
Certifications
2
2
Languages
Work History
Finance Manager
Phoenix Slag Services of South Africa (Pty) Ltd
10.2011 - Current
- Company Overview: USA Company
- Setting up and starting of company – started operating January 2012
- Currently 3 operating sites / 190 employees
- Full Financial Function
- Policies for compliance to US GAAP and IFRS
- Monthly Reports to USA parent company including Balance Sheet/Income Statement
- Liaise with external auditors and yearly audits/filing of annual AFS
- Management of contracts with customers
- Assist commercially with tenders and RFQ’s
- BBBEE program maintain and liaise with external BEE company
- Submission of all statutory requirements/documents/payments/SARS
- Control of payroll system and payments of all salaries and wages and related payments
- Monthly Debtors and Creditors control including customer billing and payments release
- Asset Register Management including capex approvals and reconciliations
- Weekly/Monthly/Yearly Financial and Cashflow Forecasts & Budgets
- Maintenance of all insurance policies, WCA, CIPRO
- Assist with daily running of company and visits to sites
- Reports to Country Manager and financially directly to VP Finance in France
- Software : Sage MAS500/FAS500, now Sage X3, Sage VIP Payroll, Microsoft Office
Operations Accountant
Harsco Metals South Africa
09.2000 - 01.2007
- Control financial functions of 7 operational sites
- Supervision of Staff (Direct - Asst Accountant, 2xDebtors, Payroll, Line - sites)
- Journals / Accruals / Recons of GL Accounts
- Approval of batches and transactions
- Approval of Accounts Payable recons and release payments on bank system
- Accounts Payable - Head Office backup signatory/bank release
- Accounts Receivable Control and supervision
- Daily Cost/Projection Reports and Month end Reports
- Site operations analysis and flash reports
- Budgets / Quarterly Forecasts
- Asset Management, reconciliations, documentation
- Stores Control / Stock takes
- Harsco Internal Control and adhering to IFRS and Sox
- Software: JD Edwards (JDE), MS Office
- Reason to leave: Company contracts expired Dec 2011 with customer
Bookkeeper
Prodin (Pty) Ltd
11.1993 - 08.2000
- Weekly/Monthly Cash flow, Budget and Job Costs Reports
- Debtors Control Invoicing, Recons and expediting/collections
- Factoring of all Debtors Invoices to bank / administration
- Banking – Performance Guarantees/Bonds, Letter of Credits etc.
- Accounts Payable : Reconciling and Payments
- Cash Books/Stock Monthly Reconciling
- VAT - Recons and payments
- Controlling of stores and store personnel and purchasing of all stock + consumables.
- UIF / NIC / RSC / PAYE & IRP5 etc. Reconciliation and Payments
- Imports and Exports : Ordering, Expediting, Payments and Admin.
- Wages and Salaries on VIP Payroll Systems : +- 75 persons
- IT Maintenance & Purchasing
- Software : Pastel, VIP Payroll
- Reason for leaving: Better prospects, Closer to home as this was in Johannesburg
Education
B Comm - Accounting III
UNISA
01.2007
Matric - Afrikaans HG, English HG, Mathematics HG, Accounting HG, Computer Science HG, Economics SG
Driehoek High School
01.1993
Skills
Financial management
Budget forecasting
Financial analysis
Cash flow management
Regulatory compliance
Project finance
Internal controls
Continuous improvement
Cost accounting
Staff training
Human resources
Certification
2001 NOSA Occupational Health and Safety Act
References
- Johnny, Neri, Management Accountant, (016) 970 4066, 082 894 9148, Previous manager at Harsco Metals
- Johan Pretorius, Country Manager Phoenix Services 072 038 0539
My Availability
30 Days
Timeline
Finance Manager
Phoenix Slag Services of South Africa (Pty) Ltd
10.2011 - Current
Operations Accountant
Harsco Metals South Africa
09.2000 - 01.2007
Bookkeeper
Prodin (Pty) Ltd
11.1993 - 08.2000
Matric - Afrikaans HG, English HG, Mathematics HG, Accounting HG, Computer Science HG, Economics SG
Driehoek High School
B Comm - Accounting III
UNISA
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