Janeen Candice Beaumont

• • Applies principles of accounting to analyze complex financial information and prepare financial reports. Adheres to and communicates accounting and auditing policies and procedures.
• • Analyzes accounts, records, and reports. Investigates and resolves any accounting issues within area of responsibility. Maintains general ledger accounts.
• • Works directly with internal customers on inquiries and issue resolution by directly responding to customer’s emails or Remedy tickets. For more complex inquires, will also meet with customers to resolve.
• • Review & approve journal entries and account reconciliations within approved thresholds, using accounting judgement & experience
• • Use analytical skills to efficiently source data, transform data into meaningful information, and communicate information effectively to business partners and stakeholders
• • Use analytical skills to review variances, detect potential errors or issues, document process that created the variance, determine, and execute corrective actions if required
• • Performs period-end financial close responsibilities. Prepares data for financial statements, data for quarterly and annual regulatory filings using applicable systems. Duties may include preparing journal entries and coding invoices/vouchers.
• • Performs complex reconciliations for area supported and analyzes resulting variances. Proposes and prepares any adjusting entries necessary resulting from reconciliations.
• • Researches complex questions and investigates variances on the financial statements. Communicates findings to management.
• • Recommends and reviews proposed process improvements. Explores the modification and implementation of changes in systems and procedures and makes effective business case to influence leadership and other functions to support proposed changes.
• • Prepares complex reports in support of internal and external audits.
• • Interactions and communicates with business partners (finance and non-finance) to secure information to develop and confirm accounting outcomes
• • Develop desktop procedures to clearly document tasks performed
• • Provides excellent customer service to business partners located throughout the Mastercard Worldwide organization
• • Recommend, develop and implement process improvements to improve accounting operational efficiency and quality of outcomes
• • Monitors & establishes performance indicators to track progress against goals
• • Performs various ad-hoc reporting, analysis or projects, as needed
• • Support SOX control compliance
• • Other duties as required

• Input financial data and produced reports using Sage Evolution.
• Streamlined payroll processing through automation improvements resulting in reduced errors and increased efficiency.
• Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
• Implemented a comprehensive fixed asset tracking system that improved overall accuracy and depreciation calculations.
• Assisted in annual audit preparations, ensuring a smooth process with no major discrepancies found.
• Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
• Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
• Simplified financial data presentation to non-financial colleagues, facilitating informed decision-making throughout the organization.
• Kept up-to-date with tax changes and industry trends by participating in professional organizations, opportunities, and networks.
• Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.

Accountant Functions: CASH CONVERTERS SA (PTY) LTD

Processing of bank statements, supplier statements, debtors invoices and petty cash vouchers in IQ.
Reconciliation of bank accounts before updating in IQ.
Correct allocation of all income and expenses in the general ledger.
Processing up till balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Reconciliation of all bank, creditors and suppliers accounts.
Calculation of VAT
Calculation of PAYE
Submission of VAT and PAYE returns to SARS.
Capturing of payments from customers regarding outstanding bad debts and reconciling all customer accounts to bad debts.
Preparation of monthly budget versus actual variance reports.
Preparation and payments of casual wages.
Preparation of the monthly personal finance centre schedules and summaries and the subsequent collections and payments of outstanding amounts.
Preparation of monthly management accounts to agreed time scales.
Setting up management account meetings and chairing.

Calculation of royalties, invoicing and collection or royalty payments.
Calculation of royalty to Australian partner
Calculation or withholding tax, submission and payment of WTR.
Quotations and invoicing on point of sale systems to difference stores and the setting up and collection of debit order payments.
Applications and cancellations of credit cards and wesbank fleet cards.
Cash flow planning
Budgets and cash planning reports
Ensure compliance with all statutory requirements relating to financial control, financial management and accounting.
Ensure appropriate external audit programmes in place and manage the audit process
Ensure implementation and adherence to finance policies, procedures and systems.

QUICKDRAW GROUP

Processing of bank statements, supplier statements, debtors invoices and petty cash vouchers in IQ.
Reconciliation of bank accounts before updating in IQ.
Correct allocation of all income and expenses in the general ledger.
Processing up till balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Reconciliation of all bank, creditors and suppliers accounts.
Calculation of VAT
Calculation of PAYE
Submission of VAT and PAYE returns to SARS.
Capturing of payments from customers regarding outstanding bad debts and reconciling all customer accounts to bad debts.
Preparation of monthly budget versus actual variance reports.
Preparation and payments of casual wages.
Preparation of the monthly personal finance centre schedules and summaries.

Preparation of monthly management accounts to agreed time scales.
Setting up management account meetings and chairing.
Ensure implementation and adherence to finance policies, procedures and systems.

1. Trust Administration
a. Formation of a New Trust
b. Trustee changes – Addition or removal of trustees
c. Beneficiary changes – addition or removal of beneficiaries
d. Amendments to the Trust Deed
e. De-registration of the trust
f. Requesting of Letter of Authority’s
2. Trust Management
a. Management of 2 - 9 staff (depending on the workflow)
b. Ensuring the correct compilations of trust financials
c. Obtaining information required to complete the trust financials
d. Income Tax submission of Trusts
e. Ensure all work is completed by deadline given
f. Projections for the workflow for the month
g. Ensure monthly target is met by ensuring the staff to meet the targets
h. Ensuring that all trusts have minute books and are up to date.
3. Resignation and appointment of members, directors, and public officers
4. Name reservation on CIPC website
5. Change of name and main business of companies and CC
6. Change of year end for companies and CC
7. Change of auditors and Accounting officers
8. Maintaining company and cc registers
9. Completion and submission of annual returns
10. Completion of Auditor/Accounting officer reports
11. Knowledge of the companies Act
12. Preparation and declaration of turnover letters
13. Preparation and declaration of salary and income letters
14. Compiling of board meeting packs
15. Understanding of Companies Act and King III code on Corporate Governance

Auditing of all entities (companies, trusts, cc’s) under the old and new companies act this including and not limited to:
1. To do all preliminary audit work
2. Obtaining relevant third party confirmations
3. Review the prior year and resolve items which were not resolved in current audit.
4. Planning and audit: - assess initial risk based on company type and directorship
- Do a knowledge of the business report
- Obtain a system description
- Complete inherent and control questionnaires while in liason with client.
- Determine planning materiality
5. Audit work: - Statutory audit
- Debtors : Checking subsequent receipts
- Creditors: Checking subsequent payments
- All income statement items – Validity, completeness, cut off
6. Obtain sufficient audit evidence to support balances and totals as per the financial statements.
7. Vouch entries to supporting documentation
8. Test statutory tax calculations re. IRP’5s etc.
9. VAT/Sales completeness tests
10. Preparation of lead schedules in working paper files which are in agreement with financial statements
11. Taking and complying with instructions given by audit manager
12. Prepare draft financial statements
13. Ensure tax returns are submitted

Bookkeeping Functions:

Processing of bank statements, supplier statements, Reconciliation of bank accounts before updating in Pastel.Correct allocation of all income and expenses in the general ledger.
Processing up till balance sheet, income statement and cash flow statement.
Reconciliation of all bank, creditors and suppliers accounts.
Calculation of VAT
Submission of VAT and PAYE returns to SARS.