Thobani Chiliza

• Oversee operations of the department, set goals and objectives, and design a framework for these to be met.
• Prepare/review monthly management accounts and variances to budget.
• Prepare monthly, quarterly, and annual ad hoc reports for executive and management.
• Perform variance analysis across business areas.
• Liaise with senior management on financial information.
• Analyze and review costs to ensure accuracy and completeness.
• Ensure adherence to and implementation of internal controls and group policies.
• Promptly attend to and resolve queries.
• Assist with annual budgets and quarterly forecast preparation.
• Recommend cost-effective measures.
• Assist management with setting up financial procedures for new business lines and geographical areas.
• Provisional tax, year-end tax calculations, and tax return preparation.
• Manage the completion of both internal and external audits.
• Fixed asset management.
• Intercompany account management.
• Management of staff, including accountants.
• Management of the accrual accounting requirements.

• Lease Management (IFRS 16)
•IFRS pro-active advising and planning

• Implement sound financial and corporate internal controls for the business, monitoring compliance with accounting policies and group policies.

• Volumes and revenue analysis.
• Flash revenue analysis.
• Financial reporting to the executive committee.
• Internal audit.
• Stock reporting.
• Participated as an adjunct member of the Executive Team.
• Handled special projects on behalf of the MD, such as the execution of community outreach events that are on brand and aligned to the vision and strategic direction of the business.
• Worked with the Senior Management team in coordinating the MD's strategic business development activities.

• Supervising and reviewing of junior audit team members' work
• Audit of supply chain management and irregular expenditure
• Audit of consequence management, expenditure management and asset management
• Audit of prior period errors
• Drafting of the management report (Including audit report)
• Auditing of various financial statement line item
• Drafting technical opinions
• Secondment to Information systems audit
• Signed off and became eligible to register as a CA(SA)
• Clients Audited: National Development Agency, Ekuruleni Municipality, Joburg Market

• Obtain knowledge of the audit client
• Compile system descriptions: perform walk through test, perform test of controls
• Compile sampling worksheet for the component
• Execute audit procedures approved by ARD
• Audit of Annual Financial Statements of the Department
• Participate in weekly centre meetings and take minutes
• Compile and issuing of exceptions report to the clients
• Evaluate the client's response to the exception reports and the management letters
• Compile progress reports on audit findings
• Clients audited: Department of Social Development, SASSA Grants, Newcastle Municipality, Department of Military Veterans, Department of Defence

• Marked Accounting 300 test scripts

• Conducted classes and marked scripts