Michelle Desmet
Ellerslie,Auckland
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Management Accountant
Access NZ 2005 Limited
Auckland, AUK
08.2023 - Current
- Cashflow projections
- Co-ordinations of all Business Units for Debt collecting.
- Preparation of the Monthly P&L Reporting
- Monthly Balance Sheet Reporting & Reconciliations
- Preparation of Monthly Management Reporting Pack
- Preparation of Monthly Board Reporting Pack
- Attendance at Board meetings
- Wages and Salaries preparation and payment
- Staff Management
- Collating and following up with staff from Business Units at month end for deadlines.
- Preparation and Filing of all IRD obligations
- Business Analytical Reporting
Financial Manager
Afrocon Construction (PTY) LTD
04.2008 - 09.2022
- Managing of 6 staff.
- Maintenance of Internal Accounting Systems.
- Controlling data input in 15 Companies.
- Monitoring deadlines.
- Monitoring and reconciling all statutory payments.
- Preparation and follow through of Audit files. Scheduling of Audits and following through on the entire Process.
- Balancing Inter Company loans and Calculating Group Overhead charges annually
- Checking Management Packs & Analysing result.
- Assessing Asset acquisition.
- Cash Flow forecasting for the Bank and Directors
- Monitoring of Costings and reporting them to Directors and attending Cost Meetings
- Opening and Closing of Companies as needed, including all statutory documentation and SARS applications
- SARS compliance and Audits
- Providing regulated documentation to Banks and Financial Institutions when required. (Monthly or Annually)
- Looking after the Server with basic problems and co-ordinating all IT queries and repairs, including managing the IT meetings and Instituting of IT Policies and Procedures
- Record keeping for all staff for Leave, including Annual, Sick and Compassionate leave
- We have around 16 different companies ranging from Private Companies to CC’s and Trusts. The companies are all based around the Construction Industry. The main Company is Civil Engineering and there are development Companies and Rental Companies. We are always opening and closing smaller Companies. We have dealt extensively with SARS on Income Tax queries and our Audit file is very complicated regarding the jobs/ contracts completion and provisions. During my fifteen years with the Company, we have converted our accounting system from DOS based to Windows, changed Company Policies and Procedures, implemented Health and Safety and become fully BBBEE compliant. This group was always privately owned and as such, legalities were quite slack. Over the years, we have become completely professional and Legislation compliant.
Financial Manager
Apeco (PTY) LTD
08.2005 - 04.2008
- Full salaries and wages.
- Monitoring of staff of six, consisting of the Shipping Department, the Admin Department and Reception.
- Credit controls and certain collections.
- Debtor Finance and Debtor Insurance and Check recons with suppliers.
- Full General Ledger.
- Overseas Commission Reconciliations & Payments.
- Management accounts and Board Packs.
- Company Secretarial (Resolution, SARS and Registrar).
- Budgets.
- Creditors Reconciliations.
- Internet banking.
- Cash flow.
- Plan and follow through with Audits.
- Check all staff’s monthly reconciliations.
- Perform Inter Company Reconciliations.
- Looking after the computer server/repairs.
- We have three Companies running, from a Trust, to a Property Rental Company to our main Company. I have been instrumental in reviving the property Company and getting it re-registered for VAT etc. and setting up the accounting procedures. Registration of the Bonds, changing Directors and drawing up legal agreements between all the parties involved. It was very challenging, but it was an exciting learning curve none the less. When I joined Apeco, their Accounting system was mainly run manually, they also ran two computer systems parallel, creating duplicate work for all staff concerned. I instituted new systems and consolidated both the Computer Programs and they now run one Accounting system and have managed to reduce an already small staff by two members. The paper flow is now more streamline and the accounts are ready much sooner than in the past.
Financial Manager
Afcom GE Hudson (PTY) LTD
11.2004 - 07.2005
- Full Managements Accounts (which get sent To Head Office for consolidation).
- HR functions for the Branch and keeping all staff Records up to date.
- Expenses budget.
- Co-ordinating staff of five.
- Performing all Balance Sheet reconciliations.
- Salary deductions.
- Tracking and Calculating of Overseas Commissions.
Financial Manager
Secureco (PTY) LTD
12.2001 - 10.2004
Branch Accountant
Danzas AEI (PTY) LTD
02.2001 - 11.2001
Branch Accountant
Afcom GE Hudson (PTY) LTD
11.1998 - 02.2001
Book Keeper
Afrocon Group of Companies
03.1996 - 10.1998
- Prior to this, I held positions such as Girl Friday and Receptionist from 1995 onwards while I started to study my CIS. Upon completing my schooling, I studied and qualified in June 1993 as a hairdresser.
Education
C P A
Post Graduate Diploma - Professional Acct
AUT
06-2023
C I S -
Chartered Institute of Secretaries
United Kingdom01-2005
Skills
- Word
- Excel
- Claude
- Internet
- Accpac
- Pastel
- SAP
- MYOB
- Workbench
Accomplishments
I have managed to split a Companies accounts into 3 different divisions when the Company was being sold piece meal at Secureco (PTY) LTD.
I updated the Accounting package at Afrocon (PTY) LTD form a DOS based package to windows when I started with the Company. During the 15 years, I kept the systems updated for all Companies and managed to write reports for all new Companies opened up.
I managed my staff through 2 rounds of restructuring while at Afrocon (PTY) LTD when the markets dipped.
Been deeply involved in the change over of our ERP at Access NZ 2005 Limited.
Languages
English
Native or Bilingual
afrikaans
Limited Working
Timeline
Management Accountant
Access NZ 2005 Limited
08.2023 - Current
Financial Manager
Afrocon Construction (PTY) LTD
04.2008 - 09.2022
Financial Manager
Apeco (PTY) LTD
08.2005 - 04.2008
Financial Manager
Afcom GE Hudson (PTY) LTD
11.2004 - 07.2005
Financial Manager
Secureco (PTY) LTD
12.2001 - 10.2004
Branch Accountant
Danzas AEI (PTY) LTD
02.2001 - 11.2001
Branch Accountant
Afcom GE Hudson (PTY) LTD
11.1998 - 02.2001
Book Keeper
Afrocon Group of Companies
03.1996 - 10.1998
Post Graduate Diploma - Professional Acct
AUT
C P A
C I S -
Chartered Institute of Secretaries