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Werder de Lange

Werder de Lange

Management Accountant
Potchefstroom

Summary

Influential Management accountant with experience in integration of new systems, team building, recruitment, cost management, budgeting and reporting. A resourceful individual, with more than 6 years' experience in JSE and NYSE listed company and have a proven track record of excellent cost management. I'm driven to excel and am self-motivated to innovate and improve systems and inspire colleagues to push themselves towards continuous improvement.

Overview

6
6
years of professional experience
7
7
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages

Work History

Superintendent Finance

Sibanye Stillwater
Johannesburg
01.2022 - Current
  • Cost control and management of daily transactions.
  • Annual Compilation of Group head office budgets and presentation to panel - R 721,5 million into surplus of R 20 million in 2023.
  • Monthly cost management actuals vs budgets with variance analysis and feedback
  • Procurement functions observed as order approver and ad-hoc tender board representation
  • Intercompany cost allocation and management
  • Benchmarking of operational and financial performance among peers and competitors within industry
  • Quarterly financial reporting and CFO cheat sheet preparation for operational and financial performance for board meetings
  • Exchange rates and commodity prices sourcing and distribution
  • Approval and cost control of invoices, local and foreign currency
  • SOX control enforcement with 100% pass rate and adherence monitoring of peers

Financial Supervisor

Sibanye Stillwater
Johannesburg
01.2020 - 12.2021
  • Purchase order creation.
  • Invoice processing and commitment resolution
  • Monthly cost and management functions including journal processing, accruals, reversals, G/L account reconciliations
  • Systems integration testing moving from one ERP system to newer advanced one to improve
  • Performed successful implementation of new procure-to-pay system.

Post Graduate Accounting Intern

Silane Stillwater
Johannesburg
08.2018 - 12.2019
  • Intercompany transactions processing
  • Cost report compilation - stores reports and overtime reports
  • Monthly review pack preparation including, engineering, safety, production and financial aspects consolidated
  • Payroll balancing and leave liability accounting
  • Invoice payments
  • Journal processing
  • Project participations such as commitment clean-up on renewals and replacement equipment. Reduction of R 243,5 Million across three operations.

Education

Post Graduate Diploma - Business Management

North West University Business School
Potchefstroom
01.2022 - 03.2023

Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Accounting

North West University
Potchefstroom, South Africa
01.2013 - 10.2018

Skills

    Analytical Skills

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Software

SAP

Coupa

Blackline

MS Office Suite, Outlook, Word, Excel, Powerpoint

Timeline

Superintendent Finance

Sibanye Stillwater
01.2022 - Current

Post Graduate Diploma - Business Management

North West University Business School
01.2022 - 03.2023

Financial Supervisor

Sibanye Stillwater
01.2020 - 12.2021

Post Graduate Accounting Intern

Silane Stillwater
08.2018 - 12.2019

Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Accounting

North West University
01.2013 - 10.2018
Werder de LangeManagement Accountant