Sicelo Paul Ngema

• Prepares and analyses group consolidation financials (balance sheet & income statement) to ensure compliance with IFRS
• Prepares and presents monthly management account reports and variance commentary to management, executives regarding entity's financial standing
• Ensures Group's compliance to internal policies, processes, procedures and IFR standard as part of the reporting team
• Prepares intercompany journals to ensure all related party entries are eliminated in compliance with IFRS.
• Collaborates with external auditors and internal audit to facilitate timely completion of annual and mid year audits
• Supports coordination of the finance function with the relevant support teams (Corporate tax team, Firm reporting teams, Costing team, Operations Team)
• Manage finance team reporting structure and ensures all reporting deadlines are met on time
• Prepares budgets and forecast reports to plan organization operations and resources
• Review income statement and balance sheet actuals against budget with accountable managers on a monthly basis and engage on areas of under-performance

Contracted out to work with Deloitte Australia & New Zealand( Big 4 Firm) and auditing listed entities. Experience in Mining, Financial Services, Investment Management, Manufacturing, Retail,Information Storage Management, Hospitality & Leisure, Pharmaceutical industry, Oil & Gas, Non Profit Organizations

• Effectively prepared clients' annual financial statements and ensured that financial records comply with IFRS and US GAAP.
• Improved clients' financial status by analyzing results, monitoring variances, identifying trends and recommending actions to client' management.
• Ensured that client responsibilities are managed effectively and agreed client, best practice, regulatory and statutory deadlines.
• Interacted effectively with clients management, business process owners, executives to ensure quality preparation of financial records.
• Reviewed and performed quality tax computation of clients' records to ensure compliance with statutory tax regulations
• Performed detailed reviews for client journal entries, general ledger accounts, management reports, and schedules used in preparation of financial statements.
• Recommended quality internal controls to help clients produce accurate financial records.
• Successfully led various finance audits for various multinational currency entities reviewing adequacy of prepared financial reports.

• Reviewed clients financial statements to ensure financial records comply with statutory accounting standards.
• Reviewed general ledger accounts, trial balances , journal entries to ensure proper recording to final financial records.
• Prepared budgets for accurate allocation of resources within the audit project.
• Assisted Engagement Partners and Managers with any ad-hoc finance and audit duties as required.
• Prepared quality financial audit reports and management report with detailed management recommendations to audited financial records.
• Performed detailed risks assessment procedures to assess clients internal controls effectiveness.
• Effectively presented audit concerns to Head of Departments, Municipal Managers and Accounting Authorities regarding audited financial statements.