Kagiso Masiangoako
Financial Accountant
Nelspruit (Willing To Relocate)
Summary
Dynamic Financial Accountant with a robust background in data analysis, financial reporting, budget preparation, and project management. Proven success in enhancing CRM data accuracy, developing innovative financial applications, and ensuring regulatory compliance. Strong advocate for team collaboration, consistently achieving measurable results through effective communication and strategic planning. Proficient in utilizing advanced tools such as Sage, Accpac, QlikView, and Excel to address business challenges and optimize financial processes, dedicated to delivering high-quality outcomes that drive organizational success and elevate overall financial performance.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Accountant
TFFGSA (The Fruit Farm Group South Africa) (FMC)
11.2020 - Current
- Using data to solve existing internal business problems.
- Working on Sage 300, Accpac, and QlikView to balance monthly financial books.
- Managing accounts payables and receivables, including monthly reconciliations, invoicing, claims, and following up on outstanding invoices.
- Preparing month-end management accounting and reports.
- Developed a stock controller app that updates Excel spreadsheets from a tablet app.
- Maintaining the fixed asset register.
- Updating and clearing Masterfile queries.
- Handling various Excel queries from management.
- Budget preparations and monitoring for 5 packhouses.
- Assist in annual audit preparations by assisting with disclosures and working papers for auditors, ensuring a smooth process with no major discrepancies found.
- Minimize losses and checking compliance with internal protocols by analyzing and preparing effective annual budgets.
- Analyze and prepare annual budgets to contain costs, minimize losses and assure compliance with internal controls.
- Contribute to financial and operational risk reduction by evaluating effectiveness of controls and subsystems.
- Analyze financial data to identify trends and provided actionable insights for management, leading to improved business performance.
- Provide journal entries and perform accounting on accrual basis.
- Optimize inventory management processes by monitoring stock levels closely and recommending optimal order quantities based on historical trends.
- Cooperate with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
- Leverage advance Excel skills to automate routine tasks, freeing up time for more value-adding activities such as variance analysis and strategic planning support.
Financial Analyst - Clients & Industries (C&I)
Deloitte and Touché SA
04.2020 - 07.2020
- Working on CRM (Phoenix).
- Fixing errors and updating the CRM with the latest data to maximize its use for identifying new opportunities.
- Enhanced CRM data accuracy, leading to a 15% increase in client engagement.
- Strengthened relationships with external partners through timely communication and collaboration.
Project Accounting - Corporate Finance
Deloitte and Touché SA
10.2019 - 03.2020
- Managing project codes from planning to execution and closure.
- Ensuring accurate and complete information for project codes.
- Managing time recording, expense claims, and billing based on project plans.
- Assess data and information to verify entry, calculation, and billing code accuracy.
- Ensuring profit or loss impact of projects is reviewed and correct.
- Successfully managed billing for over 50 projects, ensuring timely revenue recognition.
Accountant – Agri Chemicals
Amserve Group
01.2018 - 05.2019
- Working on Pastel, Sage, Microsoft Excel, and Word.
- Creating customer profiles on the system and setting credit limits after approval from the creditors manager.
- Creating customer orders.
- Managed accounts receivable for all company accounts, ensuring timely collection and reducing delinquencies.
- Ensuring timely processing of invoices for payment.
- Verifying invoices against GRNs and purchase orders.
- Liaising with suppliers for accurate documentation.
- Reconciling accounts payable transactions and resolving discrepancies.
- Coordinated with vendors to solve any payment discrepancies, maintaining strong relations.
- Reconciled monthly financial reports.
- Generated data-driven reports to assist management with decision-making.
- Created working papers for auditors at year-end.
Junior Financial Accountant/Administrative Accounts Clerk
Smart Medics
07.2015 - 10.2017
- Capturing entries in the cash book.
- Performing weekly and monthly bank reconciliations.
- Checking calculations and documents for correctness.
- Performing debtors and creditors reconciliation.
- Answering phone calls and maintaining good customer relations.
- Reconciled monthly reports for the financial manager.
Education
CIMA MANAGEMENT LEVEL - MANAGEMENT LEVEL
ACIPA & CIMA (IBTC)
GAUTENG 04.2001 -
BCom Accounting - Financial Accounting
UNISA
Johannesburg, Gauteng01.2023
Certificate - Economics and Management
UNISA
Johannesburg, Gauteng06.2017
Diploma - Financial Accounting
Boston Business College
Johannesburg, Gauteng06.2015
High School (Matric) - undefined
Wendywood High School
Johannesburg, Gauteng12.2011
Skills
Data Analysis
Microsoft Excel proficiency
Researching
Accounting
KPI tracking
Teamwork and collaboration
Budget analysis
Timeline
Financial Accountant
TFFGSA (The Fruit Farm Group South Africa) (FMC)
11.2020 - Current
Financial Analyst - Clients & Industries (C&I)
Deloitte and Touché SA
04.2020 - 07.2020
Project Accounting - Corporate Finance
Deloitte and Touché SA
10.2019 - 03.2020
Accountant – Agri Chemicals
Amserve Group
01.2018 - 05.2019
Junior Financial Accountant/Administrative Accounts Clerk
Smart Medics
07.2015 - 10.2017
CIMA MANAGEMENT LEVEL - MANAGEMENT LEVEL
ACIPA & CIMA (IBTC)
04.2001 -
Certificate - Economics and Management
UNISA
Diploma - Financial Accounting
Boston Business College
High School (Matric) - undefined
Wendywood High School
BCom Accounting - Financial Accounting
UNISA