Manager Accounting
Resume:
CONFIDENTIAL
CURRICULUM VITAE
FUAD AHMED
Contents:
Page 2 : Personal details
Page 3 : Educational Qualifications
Page 4-17: Employment History
Qualifications: Contact Details: Fuad Ahmed
B .Compt Cellphone : 072-****-***
B.Compt (Honours) Email: *******@*****.***
Completed Articles
References:
Francios Reyneke 082-***-****
Dion Guy 083-***-****
Bada Pharasi 082-***-****
Sudesh Naidoo 076-***-****
Chandresh Mithal 084-***-****
PERSONAL DETAILS
SURNAME : Ahmed
FIRST NAMES : Fuad
RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS : 299 5th Avenue
Laudium
Pretoria
0037
ID NO : 600-***-**** 08 9
NATIONALITY : South African
DATE OF BIRTH : 1960-06-27
AGE : 59 years
GENDER : Male
MARITIAL STATUS : Married
CHILDREN : 3
HEALTH : Good
HOME LANGUAGE : English
OTHER LANGUAGES : Afrikaans
CONTACT NUMBERS : 072-****-***
*******@*****.***
EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS
1) LAST SCHOOL ATTENDED : Laudium High School
PERIOD : 1973-1977
HIGHEST STD. PASSED : Matric
2.) QUALIFICATIONS
UNIVERSITY : University of South Africa
PERIOD : 1984-1987
DEGREE : Bachelor of Accounting Science (B.Compt)
MAJOR SUBJECTS : Accounting and Auditing
UNIVERSITY : University of South Africa
PERIOD : 1990-1992
DEGREE : Bachelor of Accounting Science (B.Compt Hons)
MAJOR SUBJECTS : Accounting and Auditing
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
COMPANY : South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
PROJECT : Gauteng Department of Health
DURATION : 23 January 2017 to 31 December 2018
POSITION HELD : Special Advisor to the CEO at Pretoria Office
RESPONSIBLE TO : SAICA Project Leader
REFERENCE : Francios Reyneke
CELL : 082-***-****
EMAIL : *********@*****.**.**
RESPONSIBILITIES : As outlined below
Governance and General Management
Attended and actively participated in EXCO and MANCO meetings.
Attended and actively participated in Facilities and Vetting Committee meetings
Assisted in identifying risk areas and recommended ways to manage the risk
Assisted in formulating as well as reviewing existing Standard Operating Procedures (SOP’S)
Reviewed policies and procedures and recommended improvements
Strategic Planning and Budgeting
Assisted in compiling a budget and actively involved in monitoring expenses
Assisted in aligning demand plans to budget to ensure that items are procured in line with the budget.
All exceptions are motivated for and receive the CEO’s approval prior to being procured.
Audit and Controls
Assist the institution to develop and implement audit action plans as part of the continuous improvement to strive for an unqualified audit opinion
Regularly engage with the Risk and Internal compliance department on improving internal control procedures and ensuring audit readiness.
Engaged with the Auditor General as and when the need arose.
Support the institution in responding to the Auditor General findings and develop an audit action plan and ensure that it is implemented and constantly monitored.
Supply Chain and Contract Management
Assist in monitoring and clearing of Exceptions on the work cycles reports.
Ensure that reports are completed and submitted on time and that the report can be relied upon.
Review and advise on supply chain processes and procedures and recommend improvements where necessary
Assist in reviewing contracts regularly. Ensure compliance with service level agreements at all times.
Inventory Management
Advise on the monitoring and control of inventory including Pharmacy.
There was continuous engagement with Supply Chain Management being the custodians of inventory.
Ensuring that monthly reconciliations are done and checked and inventory reports are reliable and submitted on time.
Asset Management
Review the fixed asset register monthly to ensure that assets are properly recorded and classified.
Assist with asset verification and the reconciliation of the asset register to
the physical assets.
Ensure that all assets are disposed of in the correct manner and the asset register is updated regularly.
Finance and Revenue
Review monthly reconciliations for accuracy and completeness
Review of Irregular expenditure reports for accuracy and completeness
Monitor the monthly billing and check reports prior to submission to Head Office.
Advise on Revenue collection and identify potential revenue streams.
Cost Containment
Advise on the control of Utility Expenses e.g. electricity and water, fuel, gas, Medical Waste Removal etc.
Advise on the control and monitoring of Laboratory and Blood Services expenditure.
Advise on the control of communication costs and constantly engaging with the ICT directorate.
Facilities Management
Advise on systems and procedures to monitor the adherence to the service level agreements by the Department of Infrastructure Development
Adhoc assignments
Supporting the CEO of the institution and assisting with any adhoc assignments that require our assistance.
REASON FOR LEAVING : The contract is a fixed term contract that
has run its course.
COMPANY : John Snow Incorporated (JSI)
PROJECT : Supply Chain Management Systems (SCMS)
DURATION : 8 September 2013 to 31 December 2016
POSITION HELD : Financial and Administration Manager
RESPONSIBLE TO : Country Operations Director
REFERENCE : Dion Guy Samson Vilakazi
CELL : 083-***-**** 083-***-****
EMAIL : ******.********@***.***.**
RESPONSIBILITIES : Similar to previous employment with MSH (see
below)
-To maintain an up to date asset register and safeguard the assets of the
organization against fraud, loss or misuse.
-To ensure that funds expended are in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, JSI policies as well as in accordance with cost principles imposed by the donor agency.
-Ensuring that costs are reasonable and necessary for the completion of office projects and JSI mission.
-Adhere to the procurement integrity standards and ensuring that the finance unit functions effectively.
-Supervising accounting staff and providing oversight to all Financial Management and Administration issues.
-Implement and improve internal control procedures and train staff in the use of proper financial recording procedures and on procurement integrity.
-Implement JSI policies and procedures and manage and monitor the financial resources of the organization.
-Ensure that all payments comply with JSI rules and regulations and are supported by adequate documentation.
-Enter transactions and journal entries on the Quick Books accounting system and ensure that detailed memos are provided; proper charge codes and accounting codes are used.
-Process travel claims for staff and consultants.
-Manage the staff travel advances, ensuring that it is supported by adequate documentation and that all advances are cleared on time.
-Supervise the petty cash of the organization ensuring that all purchases are properly documented, approved and properly recorded.
-Prepare and monitor budgets and pipeline expenditures.
-Manage the cash flow of the organization and ensure that there are adequate cash resources to continue operations.
-Reconcile the bank accounts on regular basis.
-Prepare and interpret financial reports (Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash flow Statement) on a regular basis.
-Prepare weekly reports for the Country Operations Director, Project Directors and other managers.
-Submit all statutory returns (VAT, PAYE, UIF, and SDL) and make payments on a monthly basis.
-Assist with the auditors (internal and external) queries and ensure that audit compliance is achieved.
-Liaise with JSI Head Office, Donor organizations and Auditors on financial issues.
-Prepare reports for USAID and other donor agencies as and when required.
- Oversee the payroll process and ensure that staff are paid on time.
-Manage the day to day financial and Administration processes.
-Train, supervise and support accounting staff.
REASON FOR LEAVING : The contract came to the end
and there is no prospect of further employment.
COMPUTER PACKAGES Quick Books, Excel, PowerPoint,
Word, Outlook and Cognos.
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
COMPANY : Management Sciences for Health (MSH)
DURATION : 8 March 2011 to 30 August 2013
POSITION HELD : Financial Manager
RESPONSIBLE TO : Deputy Director
REFERENCE : Bada Pharasi
CELL : 082-***-****
RESPONSIBILITIES :
-To assist the Country Operations director with safeguarding the assets of the organization against fraud, loss or misuse.
-To ensure that funds expended in the field is done in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Practice, MSH policies as well as in accordance with cost principles imposed by the donor agency.
-Ensuring that costs are reasonable and necessary for the completion of office projects and MSH mission.
-Adhere to the procurement integrity standards and ensuring that the finance unit functions effectively.
-Supervising accounting staff and providing oversight to all Financial Management issues.
-Implement and improve internal control procedures and train staff in the use of proper financial recording procedures and on procurement integrity.
-Implement MSH policies and procedures and manage and monitor the financial resources of the organization.
-Ensure that all payments comply with MSH rules and regulations and are supported by adequate documentation.
-Enter transactions and journal entries on the Quick Books accounting system and ensure that detailed memos are provided; proper charge codes and accounting codes are used.
-Process travel claims for staff and consultants.
-Manage the staff travel advances, ensuring that it is supported by adequate documentation and that all advances are cleared timeously.
-Supervise the petty cash of the organization ensuring that all purchases are properly documented, approved and properly recorded.
-Prepare and monitor budgets and pipeline expenditures.
-Manage the cash flow of the organization and ensure that there are adequate cash resources to continue operations.
-Reconcile the bank accounts on regular basis.
-Prepare and interpret financial reports (Balance Sheet, Income Statement and Cash flow Statement) on a regular basis.
-Prepare weekly reports for the Country Operations Director, Project Directors and other managers.
-Submit all statutory returns (VAT, PAYE, UIF, and SDL) and make payments on a monthly basis.
-Assist with the auditors (internal and external) queries and ensure that audit compliance is achieved.
-Liaise with MSH Corporate Office, Donor organizations and Auditors on financial issues.
-Prepare reports for USAID and other donor agencies as and when required.
-Train, supervise and support accounting staff.
REASON FOR LEAVING : The contract came to the end
and there is no further funding for the project.
COMPUTER PACKAGES Quick Books, Excel, PowerPoint,
Word, Outlook, Citrix and Business
Objects.
COMPANY : Simeka Business Group (Pty) Ltd
A division of the JSE listed company Simeka Holdings Ltd.
DURATION : 1 August 2009 to 28 February 2011.
POSITION HELD : Business Consultant
RESPONSIBLE TO : Project Manager
REFERENCE : Sudesh Naidoo
CELL : 076-***-****
RESPONSIBILITIES :
Department of Land Affairs (Surveyor Generals Office)
Conducted a performance audit.
Which involved the following:
Evaluating the workflow through the various divisions to ensure that systems and procedures were being adhered to.
Ensure that the systems and procedures are operating as planned.
Evaluating staff performance, identifying training needs and the need for capacity building. Reporting the findings and making recommendations to management to improve the efficiency of staff performance.
Department of Education.
Played a key role in developing a Business Plan for Adult Learning Centers to be established in terms of the Adult Basic Education and Training Act.
Developed Non-Financial, Financial Management, Budget Guidelines as well as Guidelines for Compiling Annual Financial Statements.
Training of staff in the use of the above guidelines.
Knowledge and skills transfer
Department of Defence
Foreign Subsistence and Travel Department.
Evaluated policies and procedures and identified gaps in systems and procedures.
Developed Business Process maps.
Conducted a Risk analysis of the departmental processes and procedures and highlighted risk areas and other areas of concern.
Implemented policies and procedures to eliminate risk.
Assigned an action plan and milestones to measure progress and to ensure implementation of the action plan decided upon.
Evaluated the Internal control system for efficiency and made recommendations for improvement.
Evaluated the efficiency of the computer programme being used to process claims and made recommendations to improve the workflow process by modifying the computer programme.
Identified the need for capacity building and trained staff in processing claims.
Aligned departmental policy manuals in line with the PFMA and relevant Treasury regulations.
Reviewed the debt recovery procedures and made recommendations for their improvement.
Monitored the outstanding member’s balances weekly and ensured that there was progress being made to ensure that old outstanding amounts being substantially reduced.
Performed various adhoc projects as and when required.
COMPANY : Shell South Africa (Pty) Ltd
DURATION : 1 June 2008-30 July 2009.
POSITION HELD : Financial Analyst
RESPONSIBLE TO : Business to Business Financial Manager
Responsibilities : Finance analyst assists the finance manager in
providing finance support to the Commercial Southern Africa division.
This involves the provision of correct, timely and meaningful analysis to enable the South Commercial leadership to steer the business in line with set objectives, strategies, targets and plans.
Business planning and strategy:
Co-ordinate the Commercial Operation Plan in detail including requisite commentaries.
Co-ordinate the data management and integrity of country operational plans.
Assist with management of the Annual Strategy Review process.
Give inputs to develop the high level plans and Strategic Planning Unit submissions.
Business reporting and accounting:
Provide commentary on the Faster monthly results.
Provide in depth analysis of the monthly results and reasons for deviation from plans and support in bridging the gaps.
Prepare reports that are required by Commercial and other divisions at Shell.
Guard the integrity of the Commercial
Management Information in the region.
Ensure consistent implementation of Downstream
rules and guidelines.
Assist in the Structural Cost Leadership projects
Specific to Commercial division in the South.
Support the class of business and provide guidance on savings and increasing margins and business.
Business decision support:
Support commercial staff in preparing Investment, Disposal and Divestment Proposals.
Performing Post Investment Reviews in line with the Investment Decision Manual.
Providing financial support for commercial projects and strategic reviews.
REASON FOR LEAVING : The contract was for six months but was renewed on a monthly basis.
COMPUTER PACKAGES : J D Edwards (JDE), Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Cognos, Faster, Basic Building Blocks (BBB) and Business Objects
COMPANY : Investec Bank Ltd
DURATION : 22 November 2007-31 May 2008
POSITION HELD : Accountant-Staff Shares Department
RESPONSIBLE TO : Departmental Manager
REFERENCES : Mr Chandresh Mithal 084-***-****
RESPONSIBILITIES : Authorizing staff share transactions.
Maintaining an up to date broker note
Register stock records and broker debtor
accounts.
Reconciling the above with the trading house statements on a weekly basis.
Recording of share swap transactions and
Ensuring timeous settlement of accounts.
Ensuring that all trades are settled on time
and are properly recorded.
Reconciling stock records on a weekly basis.
Recording all relevant transactions and
journals on the JD Edwards and Equation
accounting systems.
Assisting with the preparation of monthly
management reports.
Performing allocated adhoc tasks.
REASON FOR LEAVING : Completion of six months contract.
COMPANY : SAB&T Accountants and auditors
DURATION : 1 September 2007-15 November 2007
POSITION HELD : Senior Audit Clerk
RESPONSIBLE TO : Staff Partner
REFERENCES : Yusuf Hassen 082-***-****
RESPONSIBILITIES : Various audit and accounting projects.
Budgets and cash projections.
Forestry Industries Education and Training
Authority (FIETA) project.
REASON FOR LEAVING : Completion of adhoc project.
COMPANY : Cybernet Africa Logistics (Pty) LTD
DURATION : 1 February 2007- 31 August 2007
POSITION HELD : Financial Manager
RESPONSIBLE TO : General Manager
REFERENCES : Fanie Du Preez 083-****-***
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Ensuring that creditors payments are correct
and are paid on time.
Ensuring that control accounts are cleared immediately after month end.
Ensuring that the subsidiary books reconcile to the general ledger on a monthly basis.
Maintain the chart of accounts in Pastel and ensure that it is correct and updated.
Reconcile the salaries cashbook monthly.
Reconcile all the bank accounts monthly.
Reconcile the general ledger accounts monthly.
Update the asset register regularly.
Preparation and distribution of the monthly management accounts.
Completion and timely submission of all statutory returns.
Maintain relationship with the banks and suppliers.
Ensure that the suppliers are paid on time and that the optimal balances are held in the relevant bank accounts to earn maximum interest.
Maintain relationships with external auditors.
Manage the audit process
Submit recommendations to management.
Oversee the implementation of an effective annual budgeting process.
Oversee development and maintenance of a long term financial projection model.
Assist with establishing financial objectives.
Monitor progress towards these objectives and recommend strategies to enhance profitability and self sustainability of the business.
Ensure that the companies statutory records are kept up to date.
Advise the board and sub-committees on statutory issues.
Ensure that departmental staff are adequately trained and supervised.
Advise the training manager on staff training requirements within the department.
REASON FOR LEAVING : Six months contract had expired.
COMPUTER PACKAGES : Pastel Evolution
Microsoft Office (Word, Excel etc)
VIP payroll
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
COMPANY : Marang Financial Services (Pty) LTD
DURATION : 1 November 2004 – 31 January 2007
POSITION HELD : Financial Manager
RESPONSIBLE TO : General Manager
REFERENCES : 082-***-**** HR-Ms C.Kebble
083-***-**** GM-Ms C.Mapasa
RESPONSIBILITIES : Develop and update financial policies and procedures
Develop procurement policies and procedures
Develop a departmental operating procedures manual
Ensuring that departmental staff adhere to policies and procedures when processing payments and receipts
Ensuring that creditors payments are correct and are paid on time.
Ensuring that control accounts are cleared immediately after month end.
Ensuring that the loan book reconciles to the general ledger on a monthly basis.
Maintain the chart of accounts in Pastel and ensure that it is correct and updated.
Reconcile the salaries cashbook monthly.
Reconcile all the bank accounts monthly.
Reconcile the general ledger accounts monthly.
Update the asset register regularly.
Preparation and distribution of the monthly management accounts.
Advise directors on critical issues as and when they arise.
Completion and timely submission of all statutory returns.
Maintain relationship with the banks and donor funders.
Ensure that the funders are paid on time and that the optimal balances are held in the relevant bank accounts to earn maximum interest.
Maintain relationships with external auditors and manage the audit process.
Submit recommendations to the Audit committee.
Oversee the implementation of an effective annual budgeting process.
Oversee development and maintenance of a long term financial projection model.
Assist with establishing financial objectives.
Monitor progress towards these objectives and recommend strategies to enhance profitability and self sustainability of the business.
Ensure that the companies statutory records are kept up to date.
Advise the board and sub-committees on statutory issues.
Ensure that departmental staff are adequately trained and supervised.
Advise the training manager on staff training requirements within the department.
REASON FOR LEAVING : Impending impact of the National
Credit Act on the microfinance industry.
COMPUTER PACKAGES : Pastel Evolution
Microsoft office (Word, Excel etc)
VIP payroll
MLAS Debtors system.
COMPANY : Elan SA (Pty) Ltd
DURATION : 1 June 1998 – 31 October 2004
POSITION HELD : Financial Manager
RESPONSIBLE TO : MR Ash Latchman
RESPONSIBILITIES : Preparation of books of prime entries
Invoicing
Debtors & Creditors Control
Stock Control
Fixed Asset
Banking & Petty Cash
Salaries & Wages
Foreign Exchange transactions
Preparation of Statutory returns
Preparation of Financial & Management Reports
Preparation of Import & Export Documents
Preparation of Client Rebate Accounts
Supervision of Accounting & Dispatch Staff
Complete accounting and administration function
REASON FOR LEAVING : Company ceased operations in South
Africa hence all the staff were
retrenched.
COMPUTER PACKAGES : Pastel VS
Microsoft office
VIP payroll
COMPANY : The Biscuit Man
POSITION : Owner and Manager
PERIOD : 1-4-1991 to 31-5-1998
RESPONSIBILITIES : Administration, Staff supervision and all
aspects relating to conducting a Retail
business.
REASON FOR LEAVING : Sold the business.
COMPANY : K.M Scher & co.
POSITION : Senior Audit Clerk
PERIOD : 1-3-1988 to 31-3-1991
RESPONSIBLE TO : MR. K.M Scher
RESPONSIBILITIES : Accounting & Auditing
Taxation (personal & company)
REASON FOR LEAVING : Started my own business.
COMPANY : Harris Horwitz & Co.
(Accountants & Auditors)
POSITION : Senior Audit Clerk
PERIOD : 1-2-1984 to 28-2-1988
RESPONSIBLE TO : MR Rosen
RESPONSIBILITIES : Accounting & Auditing, Taxation
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