Mpho Ledwaba

• Prepare and review monthly management accounts
• Monthly budget vs actual variance analysis and follow up with service lines on reasons for variances and resolve any queries.
• Assist service lines with any finance related requests.
• Prepare monthly reconciliations,including intercompany loan accounts reconciliations.
• Raise monthly intercompany cross charge invoices.
• Review and approve monthly journal entries prepared by the assistant finance manager
• Review and approve monthly cash books prepared by responsible individuals.
• Monthly and Weekly cash flow preparation and ongoing monitoring of the cash flow.
• Review and approve monthly Work in progress workings inline with the approved policy.
• Review monthly director WIP reports and follow up on long outstanding WIP.
• Review monthly director debtors age analysis and follow up on long outstanding debtors.
• Regular follow ups with directors to encourage timeous collection of debtors even if current.
• Weekly payments review and approval.
• Annual and provisional tax computations for the group and facilitate timeous filing of the returns with the tax internal department.
• Responsible for all compliance matters,including facilitating SARS audits when applicable.
• Annual and monthly deferred tax calculations for the group
• Monthly VAT calculation review and filing of the VAT returns for the group.
• Responsible for the maintenance of the risks and controls register for the Finance department.
• Oversee the annual budgeting process for all service lines,including capturing on the system.
• Oversee annual financial statements review process.
• Annual Financial statements preparation inline with IFRS for SME's.
• Responsible for all finance related correspondence with external stakeholders such as the bank,external auditors,SARS etc.
• Assist and train team members as and when required.
• Developed budget templates for improved financial results monitoring.
• Set priorities and communicated monthly targets, motivating teams to achieve them.Monthly reporting and collections targets achievements improved.
• Delegated tasks and adapted to strict monthly reporting deadlines to ensure timeous monthly submissions to the bank.Improved reporting timelines from 30 days after month end to 15 days after month end.

• Prepare monthly management accounts
• Prepare and process monthly journal entries
• Monthly reconciliations including intercompany account reconciliations
• Raise monthly intercompany cross charge invoices
• Monthly Work in progress(WIP) calculations inline with policy.
• Annual and provisional tax computations and consult with the internal tax department to facilitate timeous submissions.
• Prepare annual financial statements inline with IFRS for SMEs
• Facilitate the annual review process
• Assist service lines with the budgeting process.
• Process weekly payments

• Leading external engagement teams on various assignment
• Preparation of audit budgets
• Review of audit files prior to partner review and ensuring partner queries are minimised to an acceptable level.
• Training audit teams on the job during assignments.

Seconded to RSM US LLP to assist during busy season.

I was responsible for overseeing the completion of audit assignments which gave me exposure to sectors such as gaming,Leisure and time shares and Not for Profit Organisations.

I was responsible for reviewing audit files and also training auditees on the job.Excellent feedback on my performance during the secondment period was provided to the local firm.

• Completion of audit assignments for various client sectors including schools,manufacturing,services,not for profit organisations.
• Compiled audit findings to support audit opinions.