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Tristan Naidoo
Financial Controller
Southbroom
Summary
Experienced financial professional with strong track record in driving financial strategies and managing budgets. Adept in financial reporting, analysis, and compliance. Strong focus on team collaboration and achieving results. Known for adaptability and reliability. Skilled in forecasting, risk management, and financial planning. Highly valued for strategic thinking and effective problem-solving.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Controller
San Lameer Hotel & Spa
01.2024 - Current
- Banking daily/Forex/QD Clearing
- Issuing bank transfer Stats to front office for posting purposes
- Month End stock takes/reporting
- Jnls posting for month end as well as balance sheet recons/income statement
- Run Weekly front office Accounts and send to front office
- Conduct weekly debtors meeting and ensure that all accounts are up to date
- Check vendor age analysis monthly and creditors recons
- Float checks monthly
- Checking that revenue balances daily
- Preparing Journals monthly
- Commentary for month end
- Internal accounts.
- Cash flows and forecast monthly
- Internal company transfers and charges
- Overseeing the laundry aspect of the business as it is a separate entity
- Ensuring all vat and tax queries are done timeously
- Preparations of annual budgets and monthly forecast
- Overseeing the daily operations of the hotel and spa including managing of staff and rosters
- Duty manager shifts
- Dealing with guest queries and responding to guest reviews
- Overlooking the different revenue channels and OTA’s
- Monthly presentation of the hotel,Liquor co.,Laundry, Linen project rental & Spa financials to Head office
- Planned budgets, authorized expenditures, monitored accounting processes, established service rates and coordinated financial reporting to oversee all fiscal procedures for the Hotel,Spa,Liquor Co,Laundry and Linen Project
- Contact Person: Chantal -0393130011
Assistant Financial Controller
Garden Court OR Tambo
07.2022 - 12.2023
- Banking template that is required for reconciliation purposes
- Banking daily/Forex/QD Clearing
- Issuing Stats to front office for Posting purposes
- Capturing of OSS/Perm Flexi timesheets and Perm monthly for Salaries dept.
- Month End stock takes/reporting
- Filing done on a monthly basis to ensure that documents are kept accordingly and in order.
- Run Weekly front office Accounts and send to front office
- Check vendor age analysis on a monthly basis and creditors recons
- Float checks monthly
- Checking that revenue balances daily
- Preparing Journals on a monthly basis
- Clearing of Sunrands daily
- Commentary for month end when FC on leave.
- Contact Person: Thea Cruddas -0113921062
F&B Controller
The Palazzo Hotel
01.2022 - 06.2022
- Creating of orders to ensure there is sufficient par stock in dept.
- Goods Receipting on SAP
- Payment Gateway daily to reconcile online bookings done by guest for the unit
- Receiving orders on a daily basis to ensure correct quantity and quality is received.
- Issuing Stats to front office for Posting purposes
- Month End stock takes/reporting
- Filing done monthly to ensure that documents are kept accordingly and in order.
- Inter-Company transfers and charges monthly
- Contact Person: Onkgopotse Sibande -0713301532
F&B Controller
Beverly Hills Hotel
03.2020 - 12.2021
- Banking template that is required for reconciliation purposes
- Banking daily
- Forex
- Creating of orders to ensure there is sufficient par stock in dept.
- Goods Receipting on SAP
- Payment Gateway daily to reconcile online bookings done by guest for the unit
- Receiving orders on a daily basis to ensure correct quantity and quality is received.
- Ensuring linen out and linen in are the same according to hotel procedures
- Issuing Stats to front office for Posting purposes
- Capturing of OSS timesheets monthly for Salaries dept.
- Month End stock takes/reporting
- Filing done on a monthly basis to ensure that documents are kept accordingly and in order.
- Involved in the taking over of Riverside Conference centre when Southern Sun took over the Conference Section and the integration of the systems (Micros,SAP & Opera)
- Contact Person: Nicholas Naidoo -0313667018
Accounts Assistant
Garden Court South Beach
01.2017 - 03.2020
- Banking template that is required for reconciliation purposes
- Banking daily
- Forex
- Creating of orders to ensure there is sufficient par stock in dept.
- Goods Receipting on SAP
- Payment Gateway daily to reconcile online bookings done by guest for the unit
- Receiving orders on a daily basis to ensure correct quantity and quality is received.
- Issuing Stats to front office for Posting purposes
- Capturing of OSS timesheets monthly for Salaries dept.
- Perm-Flexi Monthly
- Filing done on a monthly basis to ensure that documents are kept accordingly and in order.
- Was part of the opening of the hotels Restaurant after a refurb was done to the outlet
- Contact Person: Nicholas Naidoo -0313667018
Education
Bcom - Accounting
Damelin
Overport04-2017
Matric - bachelor pass
Daleview Secondary School
Phoenix01-2013
Skills
Responsibility, Integrity and Accountability
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
Cash flow management
Budgetary planning
Financial forecasting
Risk management
Internal controls
Tax compliance
Budget development
Fixed asset management
Strategic planning
Month-end and year-end closings
Preparing financial statements
GAAP compliance
Excellent communication
Task prioritization
USALI Knowledge
Software
SAP
OPERA
PROTEL
TM1
Inventory systems
Interests
School Prefect and Class Monitor, Merit awards for good sport and academic performances, Involved in charity initiation and community upliftment programmes, such as poverty alleviation, Travel, Movies, Reading, Action Cricket, and Soccer
Timeline
Financial Controller
San Lameer Hotel & Spa
01.2024 - Current
Assistant Financial Controller
Garden Court OR Tambo
07.2022 - 12.2023
F&B Controller
The Palazzo Hotel
01.2022 - 06.2022
F&B Controller
Beverly Hills Hotel
03.2020 - 12.2021
Accounts Assistant
Garden Court South Beach
01.2017 - 03.2020
Matric - bachelor pass
Daleview Secondary School
Bcom - Accounting
Damelin
CAREER DETAILS
- DAMELIN OVERPORT
- Field studying: Bachelors degree in Accounting - Completed third year
- Modules: Financial accounting, auditing, taxation, managerial accounting
- Duration: 3 Years (full time)
- References: Damelin Overport – 031-2689400
HET: ACADEMIC RESULTS LETTER
- STUDENT INFORMATION
- Surname: Naidoo
- First Name/s: Tristan
- ID/Passport Number: 9608215200081
- Student Number: 201402241
- Qualification/Programme: Degree in Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Year 3
- Programme Code: 16_HE_CL_FT_DG_BCOM_ACC
- Academic Semester and Year: 2nd, 2016
- Date Issued: 07 December 2016
- Modules: Auditing 3B, Financial Accounting 3B, Taxation 3B, Managerial Accounting
- Module Codes: AUD320, FA320, TAX320, MAC320
- Year completed: 2016
- Exam Final: 89, 61, 82, 90
- Status: D, D, D, D