SeeAnn Ramsuran

• Established budgetary benchmarks and formulated financial management strategies by researching operating and historical financial records.
• Led financial planning and analysis by managing key metrics, analyzing data and providing support and insight for strategic planning.
• Developed and transformed finance team from transactional to analytical to provide enhanced business support.
• Forecasted operating costs for scheduled projects by strategizing with other departments.
• Managed accounting-team data using SAP FI and SAP RE Flex, entering and organizing contracts, adjustments and monthly accrual information.
• Developed and implemented client payment requirements.
• Synthesized financial and budgetary information to solve problems and develop alternative solutions.
• Created strategies to increase client revenue and reduce client spending.
• Identified and investigated variances to optimize financial plans and forecasts.
• Improved revenue compliance with corporate revenue standards.
• Generated revenue and reduced costs by recommending innovative alternatives.
• Improved accuracy of commission payouts with implementation of process improvements, including and authorising submissions.
• Managed high volumes of financial activity in fast-paced, risk-based corporate environment.
• Managed R500 000 000+ annual budget that grew 2% in 3 years.
• Controlled R500 000 000+ annual budget.
• Contributed to effective hiring process by interviewing applicants and making recommendations for best candidate to leadership.
• Drove analytics and data consistency with expanded reporting, analysis and revenue forecasting support
• Reporting of Net Property Income for Client NPI and balance sheet splits per property and reporting to client
• Management of Net Property Income for Client Financial Management for Client Balance Sheet control (maintenance of GL account list, clearing of open item managed accounts, management of monthly reconciliations of all balance sheet items, maintenance of intercompany loan accounts, management of maintenance of fixed asset registers, following up of long outstanding items)
• Performing all month-end and year-end procedures, ensuring that all client requirements and deadlines are met.
• Performing VAT controls, reviews and submissions
• Maintenance of working capital reconciliation
• Reporting ROU to client Reporting of debtors/creditors and
• Provide Management information and reports
• Pro-active communication with and feedback clients Provide adhoc reports as required
• Handling of queries related to financial reporting Auditing & Analytical explanations
• Oversee the compiling of financial statements
• Overseeing and coordination of the internal and external auditors, ensuring all necessary deliverables are provided
• General Ledger Management Adjustment
• Ensure customer service orientation to ensure sound relations with the customer in relation to governance and compliance activities
• Account Management information and reports
• Monthly statutory reporting Cash management and distributions to owners and co owners as well as Stanlib investment
• Review of management fee calculation and monitor against PMA Invoice management fees
• Management of lease related reporting
• Attend and present financials monthly at MANCO meetings with client
• Management of cashflow and owner payments including management of banking
• Management of credit control department and arrears
• Management of billings department
• Management of Turnover administration
• Calculation and management of client KPI scorecard
• Consolidated financial report to client
• BEE Spend management
• Compilation of OPSCO report, Compilation of OPCO report
• Maintenance of Standard Management Pack
• Maintenance of policies and procedures, as well as roll out and implementation of portfolio controls including strategic input and audit of controls and process
• Management of recurring monthly SLA expenditure in conjunction with centres
• Management of marketing fund income statements and balance sheets as well as related reconciliations (incl gift cards)
• Management of Non -GLA income on consolidated basis
• Management of insurance claims, correspondence with insurer and annual insurance journal
• Budget management and Compilation, in conjunction with business of annual budgets
• Management of normalization calculations
• Monthly forecasting and reporting thereof
• Management of quarterly forecasts and presentation of results to owners
• Management of team incl KPI reviews, team strategies and team development
• Optimize people management to provide a meaningful context, setting performance standards in order to enhance productivity, capacity and high staff morale
• Automation of systems
• Manage, coordinate, develop, plan and drive an overall support services, governance compliance strategy of the Department, incorporating overall administrative and financial practices, thereby ensuring compliance with organizational administration, the Supply Chain Management policy, accounting practices and Local Government Acts, governance, risks as well as HR related issues.
• Management of data integrity
• Maintenance of risk and compliance eg, submission of monthly risk registers, risk strategies and compliance.
• Capex monitoring

• Analyzed financial statements against forecasts to prepare high-level variance analysis.
• Supported operations management, sales, and marketing efforts to increase revenue and overall financial health.
• Improved resource utilization with data management systems, reducing costs through strategic coordination and contract analysis.
• Strategically anticipated long-term business needs by analyzing revenue trends to inform process improvements.
• Partnered with IT and operational leadership to develop financial business plans with detailed benchmark
• Business management including influencing business operations
• Budgeting, forecasting and analysis.
• Optimizing shareholder wealth, including maximizing business profitability and performance.
• Providing financial, technical and business support.
• Ensuring adherence and proper documentation for MICS and SOX

• Main focus was implementation of SAP Flex Real Estate in the properties division including facilitation and roll out of system, training of end users, auditing master data and improvements for effective and efficient overall usage.
• Produce timely, accurate financial information used in Group consolidation.
• Prepare and consolidate annual budget and forecast for the Properties division.
• Complete month end and year end processes and statutory accounts preparation.
• Produce the monthly consolidated Management Information Reports and Quarterly Board reports
• Review and analysis all inputs to the financial reports
• Provide variance analysis and commentary in support of the MI Reports, incorporating notes and updates
• Continually adapt and improve management reports as agreed with Head of Finance
• Proficient in GAP practicing professional skills.
• Cash Flow planning, monitoring and management for business efficiency.
• Budget and forecasting planning and preparation
• Capital project evaluation and planning /forecasting
• Perform key balance sheet reconciliation tasks and central journal postings
• Monitor and handle all foreign business transactions and forex activities

Preparation of Annual Financial Statements :

• Collating, liaising and combining annual report into final document for sign off
• Preparing accompanying work papers
• Sign off financials (together with FD) with Bastion on signing day
• Complete half year and final clawback calculations along with communication to franchisees/JV’s
• Dealing with external auditors, tax auditors and BBBEE compliance audits

Tax for subsidiaries:

• Preparing first provisional calculations incl deferred tax calculations
• Preparing tax schedules for BDO
• Liaising with BDO and SARS regarding tax queries
• Reviewing tax calculations for 2nd provisional and final
• Submitting SADs to BDO for final calculations to be used in AFS
• Reviewing IT14 tax returns with AFS
• Posting of tax journals from BDO

Withholding tax information for tax returns:

• Collecting original certificates
• Prepare schedule for BDO
• Posting necessary journals
• Resolving quarterly consolidation discrepancies
• Address any inaccuracies or differences within properties department regarding their source data to ensure accuracy, quality and completeness of all incoming data
• Other ad hoc duties as prescribed by the CFO to assist in achieving Finance Department objectives
• Assist with preparation of year-end accounts, liaising with auditors as required
• Prepare annual statutory accounts for various entities, including reconciliation of statutory accounts with management accounts Audit schedules for external auditors and act as a liaison between the Company and the auditors.
• VAT returns and submission (E-filing), as well as resolution to VAT queries from SARS
• Supporting with Tax compliance (CIT and VAT reporting)
• Obtaining and updating own and team’s financial knowledge on a consistent basis.
• Building and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders.
• Ensuring high levels of customer service are implemented and maintained at all times.
• Providing guidance to a designated properties team.

• Meeting with external clients to present monthly financial reconciliations.
• Audit schedules for external auditors and act as a liaison between the Company and the auditors.
• Obtaining and updating own and team’s financial knowledge on a consistent basis.
• Building and maintaining relationships with all stakeholders.
• Ensuring high levels of customer service are implemented and maintained at all times.
• Handling queries (debtors, creditors and balance sheet) and attending monthly meetings.
• Providing guidance to a designated financial team.
• Responsible for meeting with respective internal companies to present weekly and monthly financial reports. This function includes liaising with Centre Managers, Portfolio Managers, Meter Readers and Landlords

Assisting with preparation of and capturing of annual budgets. This function includes the following:

• Analysis of expense versus recoveries on council consumables.
• Actual to budget variances and reason for variances both income and expenditure.
• Responsible for reviewing monthly council accounts, recoveries in terms of the watchdog report, preparation of monthly audit files for landlord and financial reports, as well as the submission of monthly VAT reports (where applicable).
• Budgets – Annual construction and revisions as well as loading of budgets on accounting system
• Checking that all contracts are paid by due date, authorising and checking of supplier invoices processed, ensuring supplier invoices are correctly allocated to general ledger accounts, and expense recoveries are in line and recovered in full.
• Authorizing bank reconciliations on a weekly basis in the relevant cash book.
• Responsible for importing meter reading files from meter readers and analyze readings, run monthly fees, loading and cancelling parking tenants, loading of exhibition invoices and ensure payment received prior to exhibition, preparation of pre-billing run. Ensure tenant queries are resolved and arrears frequently followed up on. Report weekly to Portfolio Managers and/or landlord on arrears.
• Checking and loading of new leases and renewals (check receipt of bank guarantees), loading lease/admin fees from leases and/or supplier invoices.
• Responsible for releasing payments on Bi-online. This function includes ensuring that all tenants receive their statements via email and those that need to be hand delivered are hand delivered.
• Execute all financial processing and data input in line with the requirements of an assigned Portfolio within specified deadline dates.
• Responsible for adhering to all Financial Policies and Procedures that relates to the Portfolio Accounting function and/or the operations of the Financial environment
• Responsible for managing and controlling all financial documents in line with quality requirements.
• Responsible for providing feedback and reporting directly and accurately to the clients.

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Acted as a team leader in group projects, delegating tasks and providing feedback.
• Ran errands and provided general office support in a professional environment.
• Successfully operated heavy equipment such as forklifts.
• Provide full project management functions
• Contract management
• Identifying project requirements with a team-based approach
• Establishing clear and achievable objectives
• Excellent team and stakeholder communication
• Balancing the competing demands for quality, scope, time and cost
• Adapting the specifications, plans and approach to the different concerns and expectations of the various stakeholders (handling all possible conflict situations)
• Initiating, planning, monitoring, controlling and completing a portfolio of projects
• Monitoring and controlling project progress including regular consolidation of financial data
• Generating and presenting project progress reports as and when required
• Ensuring that high levels of data integrity are maintained on all CSIR systems
• Ensuring that all project documentation is filed appropriately and is accessible at all times
• Management of project-level budgeting
• Financial administration
• Stakeholder management.
• Handle CSI projects
• Developed all cost saving initiatives.
• Participated in team projects, demonstrating an ability to work collaboratively and effectively.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Completed paperwork, recognizing discrepancies and promptly addressing for resolution.
• Liaison with suppliers /Client relations

• Resolved cash exceptions, evaluating impact on overall account status and reporting findings to stakeholders.
• Liaised with tax auditors and preparers to communicate fund details.
• Performed daily accounting of assigned funds and performed fund analysis for critical decision-making purposes.
• Collaborated with fund managers regularly to align efforts to confirm accurate financial reporting.
• Managed all accounting, budgeting, financial analysis and reporting of the company
• Provided financial guidance and advice to management consistent with overall financial policy
• Provided full function accounting
• Prepare monthly audit files
• Coordinated and reviewed the financial reconciliations. The reconciliations included, bank reconciliations, debtors and creditors reconciliations and internal accounts
• Balance sheet to trial balance
• Prepared financial information for the board, audit and risk committees
• Provided monthly reports on KPI’s
• Processed journal entries
• Reconciled stock (Bill of Materials + Inventory Experience)
• Completed Functions to Balance Sheet
• Compiled and presented Monthly Management Packs
• Provided printouts for auditors and liaised with internal and external auditors to supply them with all required information throughout the entire audit
• Completed Payroll Administration (Pay slips/IRP5’s)
• EFT Payments from Bank account (weekly and month-end)
• Transferred funds between cheque account and investment account in order to ensure the highest amount of interest received
• Reviewed collection reports to determine the status of collections and the amounts of outstanding balances

• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Demonstrated creativity and resourcefulness through the development of innovative solutions.
• Completed general labor tasks such as loading and unloading materials, cleaning up job sites and operating heavy machinery.
• Cultivated interpersonal skills by building positive relationships with others.
• Collected arrears amounts on 30-day accounts
• Provided administration for multiple portfolios
• Assisted on adhoc projects
• Coordinated and reviewed the financial reconciliations. The reconciliations included, bank reconciliations, debtor’s reconciliations
• Prepared financial information for the board, audit and risk committees
• Oversaw the use of financial disciplines within the company, and ensured impeccable reporting standards
• Ensured quality standards were maintained
• Acted as secondary liaison with external auditors and statutory actuaries
• Provided monthly reports
• Implemented and reviewed systems and controls
• Processed journal entries
• Reviewed collection reports to determine the status of collections and the amounts of outstanding balances
• Compiled and presented monthly management packs
• EFT Receipts from Bank account (weekly and month-end)
• Submitted delinquent accounts to attorneys or outside agencies for collection