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RADZILANI SHANDUKANI
Financial Accountant
Midrand,GP
Summary
Results-driven financial reporting and analytics professional with over three years of experience supporting multinational organizations through precise management reporting, statutory compliance, consolidation, and insightful analysis. Proven ability to deliver high-quality outcomes in month-end processes, board and investor reporting, as well as budgeting and forecasting cycles. Expertise in SAP, Power BI, and advanced Excel automation enhances governance, data accuracy, and reporting efficiency. Committed to stakeholder engagement and adept at variance analysis, focusing on resolving reporting inconsistencies across multiple systems while pursuing CIMA Strategic Level to foster continuous improvement and trust within the finance function.
Overview
4
years of professional experience
3
Certifications
Work History
MultiChoice Group
Financial Accountant
10.2024 - Current
Job overview
- Management & Financial Reporting
- Prepared accurate IFRS-compliant financial statements, monthly management packs, and investor-facing reporting outputs.
- Improved month-end close by 20% through Excel and reporting automation, enhancing cadence consistency and reliability.
- Delivered Day 4/Day 12 reporting packs with clear variance explanations, ensuring alignment across SAP, Excel outputs, and BI dashboards.
- Maintained and enhanced reporting templates to support stakeholder requirements and platform governance.
- Developed BI visuals for performance tracking, improving leadership insights and decision-making.
- Controls, Governance & Consolidations
- Standardised Chart of Accounts and automated intercompany journals, strengthening control and accuracy.
- Performed system reconciliations across SAP, BIP, and Power BI, ensuring completeness and consistency.
- Supported SOX compliance through accurate reconciliations and audit-ready documentation.
- Year-End & Statutory Support
- Prepared annual and interim financial statements and reporting packs in line with IFRS.
- Assisted external auditors by preparing schedules, resolving queries, and ensuring clean governance outcomes.
- Managed reconciliations for intercompany, franchises, agencies, and joint arrangements.
- FP&A and Insight Generation
- Led annual budgeting and rolling forecast processes aligned with Group FP&A.
- Built scenario models, competitor dashboards, and stress test analyses.
- Provided concise, insightful commentary to senior management and Exco.
- Automated reconciliations and journals, reducing errors by 25%.
- Reporting & Consolidation
- Delivered accurate monthly management reports, including Day 4 Early Estimate, Day 8 and Day 12 reporting packs.
- Prepared interim and year-end reports used for board and shareholder discussions.
- Supported balance sheet governance through monthly reconciliations, clearing discrepancies timeously.
- Month-End Cadence & Controls
- Processed journals (accruals, prepayments, reallocation, intercompany), ensuring completeness and accuracy.
- Verified depreciation, interest postings, and cost centre reports.
- Strengthened control environment by preparing SOX documentation and improving reconciliation procedures.
- Stakeholder Support & Cross-Functional Collaboration
- Collaborated with tax, treasury, and operational teams to ensure accurate reporting inputs and explanations.
- Reduced overdue payments by 25% through improved open-item reporting and proactive follow-ups.
- Statutory Compliance
- Submitted monthly VAT returns and supported statutory audit processes.
- Managed relationships with external auditors effectively ensuring positive outcomes during annual audits.
Helios Towers South Africa
Accountant
02.2023 - 09.2024
Job overview
- Ensured the accuracy and completeness of the Trial Balance and delivered precise and timely financial reporting, both internally and externally. This encompasses tasks such as processing month-end journals, reconciling Balance Sheet accounts. The role also involves meeting statutory obligations, including VAT Return and Tax Annual Return, as well as supporting audits and contributing to the preparation of budgets and forecasts.
- Responsibilities
- Financial Reporting:
- Compiling monthly management reports, contributing to a 15% increase in efficiency in decision-making processes.
- Spearheading the annual budgeting process, collaborating with cross-functional teams to align Balance Sheet forecasts with business objectives.
- Reconciling both Supplier and Customer Accounts to maintain financial integrity.
- Conducting thorough monthly Balance Sheet reconciliations, identifying, and resolving discrepancies.
- Implementing improved reconciliation procedures resulting in a significant reduction in errors.
- Running weekly open item reports and diligently following up on long outstanding items, resulting in a 25% decrease in overdue payments.
- Handling the posting of invoices, accruals, prepayments, intercompany, and intergroup billing, processing an average of 500 transactions monthly.
- Maintaining records and supporting auditing efforts, ensuring compliance with financial auditing standards.
- Producing detailed financial reports, including Day 4 Early Estimate, Day 8 & Day 12 Monthly pack, interim, and year-end additional reporting.
- Submitting monthly VAT returns, ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Month-End Closing
- Ensured operational expenditure accuracy and completeness through bi-monthly analysis review.
- Verified the completeness and accuracy of depreciation and interest postings.
- Posted additional journals and adjustments for accurate records, including reallocation and intercompany journals.
- Ensured the balance sheet's completeness and accuracy through review of balance sheet reconciliations.
- Provided information to tax departments and supported as required.
- Prepared month-end management reports, including cost canter level reporting and cash flow reporting.
- Ensured the preparation of SOX controls.
Helios Towers South Africa
Graduate Accountant
02.2022 - 01.2023
Job overview
- Responsibilities
- Manage and reconcile financial accounts with a focus on ground rental and supplier payment.
- Prepare and review monthly billing summaries, manage charges to clients and resolve short payments. Proficient in invoice processing and payment loading utilizing ITE Soft
- Meet deadlines and produce accurate monthly reports.
- Support the Finance Controller during monthly closings: data collection and consolidation, preparation of reports and analysis of variances.
- Month end BG P&L consolidations and commodity reporting.
Education
CIMA
CIMA Management Case Study Candidate
01.2025
UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE
B. Com Honours from Management Accounting
01.2022
University Overview
- Enterprise Management.
- Financial Management
- Performance Management
- Research and research methodology
UNIVERSITY OF VENDA
B. Com from Accounting
01.2020
University Overview
- Accounting
- Taxation
- Auditing
- Management Accounting
Skills
Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A) - Forecasting, Budgeting, Stress Testing
Certification
SAP Financials Essential Training
Software
HFM
Blackline
Caseware
Timeline
Financial Accountant
MultiChoice Group
10.2024 - Current
Accountant
Helios Towers South Africa
02.2023 - 09.2024
Graduate Accountant
Helios Towers South Africa
02.2022 - 01.2023
UNIVERSITY OF THE FREE STATE
B. Com Honours from Management Accounting
UNIVERSITY OF VENDA
B. Com from Accounting
CIMA
CIMA Management Case Study Candidate