Highlights:Raising staff performance of individuals reporting directly to me where 15 of the 16 staff were exceeding expectations on their KPA. Creating,implementing and maintaining an investment reconciliation process from scratch for attorney trust funds to be invested on behalf of attorney clients. Continuously meeting budget targets are coming in under budget for the various operation budgets which I was responsible for

Skills:Budgets,forecasts,Internal control, Staff management, Project management, Supply chain management

Goal:I would like to work as a Management Accountant in either the fast moving consumer goods (FMCG) industry or as a Business Analyst assisting businesses with consultancy services related to business process re-engineering and risk mitigation

Membership:Chartered Global Management Accountant (CGMA) Associate member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA in the UK)

Honor:2005 / 2010 / 2015 -- Long service awards from Werksmans Attorneys I was awarded several financial rewards for meeting targets in operations and in finance.

Office Manager 05/2003 - 03/2016
Werksmans Attorneys, Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa
Industry: Law firm
I managed 2 departments in a large corporate Law Firm (Facilities /Logistics and Catering)
• Monthly/Annual budget management and reporting of variances for the 3 offices in the Western Cape to EXCO via a standard template excel spreadsheet . Because of my strict supervision of expenses my departments always met or exceed budget targets year on year. • Staff management , 16 Staff members direct line reporting across 3 offices in the Western Cape .Included Bi-Annual performance management ,disciplinary hearings ,mentoring/staff motivation ,arranging training for staff. Staff performance improved from “meeting expectations” to “exceeding expectations” for 15 of the 16 staff members I managed. • Business Process Re-engineering – I renegotiated contracts and SLA’s with suppliers and cut copier rental costs by 50% whilst ensuring a non-negotiable 4 hour turnaround time on calls logged I reduced telephone call costs by 35% by having cellphone routers installed throughout all our branches .I also renegotiated premises lease agreements and got Landlords to reduce monthly lease payments by 30% while almost doubling the TI allowance in the process. • Project Management iro New Offices design /budget/negotiation and management of outsourced contractors. I drove the process for several large office moves , which were done after hours over the weekend to ensure no downtime. • Procurement Management , I identified key monthly expenses which were material andrecurring and then I established by investigating the market what the cost price of these items were eg paper . I then would dictate to the supplier what price we would pay for these items. This cut our paper costs by more than 20%. I improved our procurement BBBEE points by identifying poor performing suppliers with poor ratings and replacing them with high performing suppliers with suitable BBBEE ratings • Technology management incl the telephone system,voicemail systems,office automation. I ensured that our telephone system was up and running 100% of the time. That copier downtimes were limited to once a month with a 4 hour turnaround time for repairs. • Management of the logistics , catering and health and safety functions in the Western Cape--
Accountant /Bookkeeper 09/2000 - 04/2003
Jan S de Villiers Attorneys, Cape Town, Western Cape South Africa
Industry: Law firm
I supervised client trust monies including trust investments and the fixed assets of the firm
• Trust bank accounts – post / reconcile • Client trust investments – invest,withdraw,reconcile, report back to clients and attorneys on investment performance • Creditors and debtors recons. Creditors eg sheriffs,advocates, other standard expenditures eg municipal accounts. Debtors included Media24 account packs which I created and supplied to the client with respective pro forma invoices . Tracing various payments from the suspense account to the respective debtors accounts . • Fixed asset register create/maintain/reference specific assets and arrange insurance and valuations where applicable--

University of South Africa 01/1994 - 10/1998
Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Degree: Bachelor's Degree
Major:Accounting,Tax,Auditing
Minor:Economics,Business Management,Commercial law
Bachelor of Accounting Science (BCompt)

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