• Job TypePermanent
• PaySalary required commensurate with position
• Reference9006552

Professional qualifications/key skills

• Chartered Accountant since 2014
• BCom, BCom Honours of Accounting
• Experience of IFRS
• Strong technical accounting skills
• Software across various accounting suites
• Excellent analytical knowledge

Comments

My candidate is a chartered accountant with an honours bachelor of accounting degree. They have over nine years of experience in various accounting and auditing roles in different types of organisations, such as a technology company, an accounting firm, and a professional services firm. They are currently the financial manager at a company, where they are responsible for reviewing and analysing financial data, preparing and delivering financial reports, ensuring compliance with financial policies and regulations, preparing annual budgets and monthly forecasts, assisting with financial reporting and auditing, and providing accounting and financial information to management. They have also worked as an audit supervisor, where they oversaw audit planning, field work, and audit reporting, delegated work assignments to audit team, performed a review of the audit work papers, produced financial statements, and supervised and developed audit staff. They started their career as a trainee accountant with a big four accountancy firm, where they progressed to an assistant manager position. They have demonstrated skills in financial analysis, financial reporting, budgeting, forecasting, auditing, compliance, management, and communication.

My candidate is seeking a move to NZ with their partner – also a chartered accountant – for career growth and quality of life reasons.


Qualifications & Education

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Chartered Accountant CA(SA)
Since 2014

Honours Bachelor of Accounting
Completed 2011
Bachelor of Accounting
Completed 2010


Employment History

Technology Company
2017 to present

Financial Manager
2022 to Current
Group Financial Accountant
2021 to 2022
Management Accountant
2017 to 2021

Main Responsibilities:
• Review and analyse financial data for accuracy correctness and completeness
• Posting adhoc journal entries
• Assisting with tax calculations
• Ensure that financial reports are prepared and delivered on time
• Compliance with financial policies and regulations
• Management account preparations
• Review monthly forecasts to establish accurate forecasts regarding expenses and revenues
• Preparations of annual budgets for Business Unit
• Prepare monthly accounts including the following
• Ensure that all invoicing has been done
• Ensure that costs are accounted for and if not do the necessary accruals
• Assisting with financial reporting requirements
• Assist in preparing the monthly financial report
• Support preparation of annual budget
• Posting of standard journals
• Assist auditors and finance team with audit
• Preparing and analysing gross margin analysis
• Drafting of Annual Financial Statements
• Analysis of expenses to ensure accuracy and completeness
• Providing accounting and financial information to management
• Attend monthly Business Unit meetings
• Releasing bank payments
• Assist with forecasting

CA Firm
Audit Supervisor
2015 to 2017

Main Responsibilities:
• Oversee audit planning, field work, and audit reporting; prepares reports, and communicates findings and recommendations
• Delegate appropriate work assignments to audit team
• Perform a review of the audit work papers
• Produce financial statements
• Daily supervision of audit staff and responsible for the development of audit staff and the completion of performance evaluations

Big 4 Accounting Firm
2012 to 2015

Assistant Manager
January to June 2015
Trainee Accountant
2012 to 2015