Experienced Senior Accountant successful at cultivating effective working relationships at all levels while driving improvements to budget administration, expense tracking and forecasting of future financial needs. Proven track record of performing work ethically while maintaining integrity of all financial data. Detail-oriented Senior Accountant focused on improving company financial operations and streamlining processes using effective leadership, planning and decision-making abilities. Resourceful Accounting professional with [Number] years of experience in audit preparation and reporting. Goal-focused Accountant with record of accurate reporting and budget management. Offering [Number] years of experience handling finances for [Number] locations. Processed payroll, budgets, reports, audits, journals, expenditures and payments. Diligently maintains latest training on tax regulations and legal issues impacting financial operations. Seasoned auditing professional knowledgeable about risk aversion strategies, cost reduction options and financial processes. Decisive and persuasive communicator with proven problem-solving, leadership and planning abilities. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure Senior Accountant position. Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Accountant
National Ceramic Industries
5 2022 - Current
General ledger management and month end reporting
Prepare and process all relevant journals with appropriate supporting information
All accounting entries to correctly reflect IFRS requirements
Prepare and manage recurring journals
Ensure accurate postings of transactions as well as related monthly accruals
Prepare month end expense variance analysis that is aligned to standard department practices and procedures and manage communication to business in this regard
Ensure the accounting records correctly reflect the results of business units' financial position
Reconciliations
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with corporate requirements
Follow up on corrections and clearing of any required balance sheet reconciling items within appropriate timelines
Statutory And All Other Reporting Requirements
Understanding of IFRS and related accounting principles
Preparation of financial statements and all relevant notes in accordance with IFRS
Manage and support all Audit requirements (Internal & External)
Maintain and enforce internal controls as they relate to accounting processes
Identify any control deficiencies and proactively drive root cause analysis and remediation
Accounts Payable
Execute all aspects of vendor on-boarding, on-going monitoring, and reporting
Recording the transactions in vendor accounts based on the invoices received and processing payments after ensuring controls are met
Ensure all creditors' accounts (especially key suppliers) are paid according to payment terms through accurate, valid, and complete processing of all invoices according to the relevant policies and procedures
Vendor master data maintenance - Updating vendor details, BBBEE certificate and reports
Forecasting
Collect latest information and update the same for current forecast cycle
Prepare and update the forecast based on recent changes to demand and costs
Assist in finalizing the forecast in time
Fixed Asset Register
Processing of additions and disposals of assets and capturing these in the fixed assets register
Reconciliation of capital expenditure assets under construction costs in the general ledger to capital expenditure projects and report any discrepancies to the capital expenditure project manager
Prepare work in progress accounts for correct allocation and capitalization of completed projects and assets under construction
Assist with project and asset under construction cost calculations and control costs of projects
Performing fixed asset verifications on periodic basis
Process the monthly depreciation charge and reconcile the charge per asset register to that in the income statement
Review assets useful lives on a periodic basis and ensure that these are in line with group policies
Reconcile the Fixed Asset register to the general ledger and follow up on any discrepancies
Ensure IFRS compliance issues relating to fixed assets.
Financial Accountant
Etex South Africa Building Systems (Pty) Ltd (Former Lafarge Gypsum)
03.2015 - 04.2022
General ledger management and month end reporting
Prepare and process all relevant journals with appropriate supporting information
All accounting entries to correctly reflect IFRS requirements
Prepare and manage recurring journals
Ensure accurate postings of transactions as well as related monthly accruals
Prepare month end expense variance analysis that is aligned to standard department practices and procedures and manage communication to business in this regard
Ensure the accounting records correctly reflect the results of business units' financial position
Reconciliations
Prepare balance sheet reconciliations in accordance with corporate requirements and in line with Blackline guidance
Follow up on corrections and clearing of any required balance sheet reconciling items within appropriate timelines
Maintain on-going reconciliation of IFRS
Statutory And All Other Reporting Requirements
Understanding of IFRS and related accounting principles
Ensure appropriate document filing and retention is maintained in line with company/statutory requirements
Preparation of financial statements and all relevant notes in accordance with IFRS
Manage and support all Audit requirements (Internal & External)
Prepare and provide support for all regulatory requirements and submissions
Maintain and enforce internal controls as they relate to accounting processes
Identify any control deficiencies and proactively drive root cause analysis and remediation
Payroll
Ensure the correct cost center is used for payroll processing and the journals are posted
Verify payroll information before payment processing and prepare/ present the month-on-month variance analysis
Capturing of monthly payroll journals and preparation of recons
Submission of all payroll related returns, e.g.: EMP201s, EMP501s
Accounts Payable
Execute all aspects of vendor on-boarding, on-going monitoring and reporting
Recording the transactions in vendor accounts based on the invoices received and processing payments after ensuring controls are met
Ensure all creditors accounts (especially key suppliers) are paid according to payment terms through accurate, valid and complete processing of all invoices according to the relevant policies and procedures
Forecasting
Collect latest information and update the same for current forecast cycle
Prepare and update the forecast based on recent changes to demand and costs
Assist in finalizing the forecast in time
Fixed Asset Register
Processing of additions and disposals of assets and capturing these in the fixed assets register
Reconciliation of capital expenditure assets under construction costs in the general ledger to capital expenditure projects and report any discrepancies to the capital expenditure project manager
Prepare work in progress accounts for correct allocation and capitalization of completed projects and assets under construction
Assist with project and asset under construction cost calculations and control costs of projects
Performing fixed asset verifications on periodic basis
Process the monthly depreciation charge and reconcile the charge per asset register to that in the income statement
Review assets useful lives on a periodic basis and ensure that these are in line with group policies
Reconcile the Fixed Asset register to the general ledger and follow up on any discrepancies
Ensure IFRS compliance issues relating to fixed assets.
Bookkeeper
Lafarge Gypsum
01.2014 - 02.2015
Checking balances on bank and sending to Financial Manager daily
Exporting bank statement weekly and cash flow projections
Processing sundry payments and receipts on cashbook
Reconciling cashbooks weekly and following up on discrepancies
Capturing vouchers for cod payments and ensuring all payments are accompanied by receipt, invoice and purchase order, weekly
Loading payments on standard bank
Applying for new credit cards and cancelling lost/stolen credit card
Preparing credit cards journals and accrual journals
Monitoring, processing and reconciling all insurance claims
Add all fixed assets to the Company's Insurance
Assist in the annual renewal of insurance.
Management Accountant
Torga Optical
04.2009 - 12.2013
Creditors - Processing of invoices, payments and reconciling accounts
Debtors - processing of invoices and payments received
Reconciling of accounts and resolving customer queries and disputes
Contacting debtors to chase up account payments
Checking end of day report for stores with discrepancy
Visiting stores for audit
Cashbook processing of sundry payments and receipts and reconciling to the bank statement
General ledger - verification of all entries to trail balance
Processing of weekly cash flow
Submission and reconciling of returns (VAT201, EMP201) on efiling, biannual (EMP501) on easy file and provisional tax (IRP6)
Capturing and reconciling of credit cards transactions
Reconciling of patient refund and travel claims and making payment
Preparing monthly management reports and cash projections
Preparing annual financial statements, including year-end adjustments, depreciation and valuations (75 stores)
Responding to auditors' queries
Reconciling intercompany loans
Helping stockroom with stock count, invoicing, and stock reconciling
Processing payroll and loading salary payment on Nedbank
Supervising three staff members
Any other adhoc queries and functions that may arise within the department.
Creditors Clerk
Torga Optical
01.2008 - 03.2009
Processing of invoices, payments and reconciling accounts.
Bookkeeper
Media Foundry
04.2007 - 12.2007
Responsible for debtor's collections, queries and invoicing
Doing purchase orders and making payments to creditors
Reconciling debtors and creditors accounts
Updating the cashbook and reconciling to the bank statement
Control of petty cash and doing necessary journals required for petty cash voucher
Paying wages
Responsible for updating daily report
Processing of vat report and making payment.
Accounts Assistant
The Kelly group
11.2005 - 03.2007
Sorting and handing out bank statements daily to credit controllers
Working off the details on the bank statements daily, seeing which client have paid
Allocating remittances to the respective accounts in the cashbook
Calling clients for invoices that need to be allocated
Processing and capturing journals, refund journals, transferring money from one account to the other
Reconciling debtors account
Liaising with banks daily, tracing payments with unclear reference
Reconciling with finance department weekly and monthly
Making sure that our bank reconciliation balance
Processing of cash flow statements and loan accounts
Filing of remittances and journals daily
Running reports, to see which debtors account are still on credit
Any other adhoc credit control duties and functions that may arise.
Education
Newcastle High School
National Diploma in Financial Information Systems - undefined
University of Johannesburg
Bachelor of Accounting Sciences (Bcompt) - undefined
Unisa
Advanced Diploma in Accounting Sciences - undefined
Unisa
Skills
Bank Reconciliation
Workexperienceduties
National Ceramic Industries, Accountant, General ledger management and month end reporting, Prepare and process all relevant journals with appropriate supporting information, All accounting entries to correctly reflect IFRS requirements, Prepare and manage recurring journals, Ensure accurate postings of transactions as well as related monthly accruals, Prepare month end expense variance analysis that is aligned to standard department practices and procedures and manage communication to business in this regard, Ensure the accounting records correctly reflect the results of business units' financial position
Etex South Africa Building Systems (Pty) Ltd, Financial Accountant, General ledger management and month end reporting, Prepare and process all relevant journals with appropriate supporting information, All accounting entries to correctly reflect IFRS requirements, Prepare and manage recurring journals, Ensure accurate postings of transactions as well as related monthly accruals, Prepare month end expense variance analysis that is aligned to standard department practices and procedures and manage communication to business in this regard, Ensure the accounting records correctly reflect the results of business units' financial position
Lafarge Gypsum, Bookkeeper, Checking balances on bank and sending to Financial Manager daily, Exporting bank statement weekly and cash flow projections, Processing sundry payments and receipts on cashbook, Reconciling cashbooks weekly and following up on discrepancies, Capturing vouchers for cod payments and ensuring all payments are accompanied by receipt, invoice and purchase order, weekly, Loading payments on standard bank, Applying for new credit cards and cancelling lost/stolen credit card, Preparing credit cards journals and accrual journals, Monitoring, processing and reconciling all insurance claims, Add all fixed assets to the Company's Insurance, Assist in the annual renewal of insurance
Torga Optical, Accountant, Creditors - Processing of invoices, payments and reconciling accounts, Debtors - processing of invoices and payments received, Reconciling of accounts and resolving customer queries and disputes, Contacting debtors to chase up account payments, Checking end of day report for stores with discrepancy, Visiting stores for audit, Cashbook processing of sundry payments and receipts and reconciling to the bank statement, General ledger - verification of all entries to trail balance, Processing of weekly cash flow, Submission and reconciling of returns (VAT201, EMP201) on efiling, biannual (EMP501) on easy file and provisional tax (IRP6), Capturing and reconciling of credit cards transactions, Reconciling of patient refund and travel claims and making payment, Preparing monthly management reports and cash projections, Preparing annual financial statements, including year-end adjustments, depreciation and valuations (75 stores), Responding to auditors' queries, Reconciling intercompany loans, Helping stockroom with stock count, invoicing, and stock reconciling, Processing payroll and loading salary payment on Nedbank, Supervising three staff members, Any other adhoc queries and functions that may arise within the department
Media Foundry, Bookkeeper, Responsible for debtor's collections, queries and invoicing, Doing purchase orders and making payments to creditors, Reconciling debtors and creditors accounts, Updating the cashbook and reconciling to the bank statement, Control of petty cash and doing necessary journals required for petty cash voucher, Paying wages, Responsible for updating daily report, Processing of vat report and making payment
Kelly Group, Account Assistant, Sorting and handing out bank statements daily to credit controllers, Working off the details on the bank statements daily, seeing which client have paid, Allocating remittances to the respective accounts in the cashbook, Calling clients for invoices that need to be allocated, Processing and capturing journals, refund journals, transferring money from one account to the other, Reconciling debtors account, Liaising with banks daily, tracing payments with unclear reference, Reconciling with finance department weekly and monthly, Making sure that our bank reconciliation balance, Processing of cash flow statements and loan accounts, Filing of remittances and journals daily, Running reports, to see which debtors account are still on credit, Any other adhoc credit control duties and functions that may arise
Lastname
Mkhize
Driverlicense
Code 10(B)
Language
English (Read, Speak, Write)
Afrikaans (Read, Speak, Write)
Zulu (Read, Speak, Write)
Sesotho (Speak)
Professionalevaluation
53324, South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA)