Accountant Finance Manager
Resume:
LUSHANTHA KUPPUSAMY
RESUME
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Residential address: 62 Annabella, Montrose Road, Barbeque Downs, 1685, Johannesburg
Contact numbers: +27-84-525-****
E-mail: adrokh@r.postjobfree.com
Qualification: Chartered Accountant -CA(SA)
Bachelor of Commerce Honours (Accounting) -2001
Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) -2000
Grade 12 (Matric) - 1997
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
NAME OF ORGANISATION: Avon Justine (Pty) Ltd
POSITION HELD: Financial Controller
DATES OF SERVICE: February 2020 - current
Main responsibilities:
Management of the finance team which includes 6 staff members
Responsible for SOX controls and treasury functions
Month end reporting
Preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
Reviewing of all tax calculations and submissions on efiling (including Namibia and Lesotho)
Liasing with internal audit and external audit
Review of annual financials and ensuring compliance with IFRS
Drafting and roll out of standard operating procedures
Part of the Africa Expansion project team
International tax
NAME OF ORGANISATION: Akani Egoli (Pty) Ltd – Gold Reef City Casino
POSITION HELD: Financial Controller
DATES OF SERVICE: October 2016 – February 2020
Main responsibilities:
Management of the finance team which includes 5 managers
Responsible for full finance function
Preparation of monthly management reports and pack submitted to head office
Full monthly commentary pack with analysis of income statement variances
Preparation of annual budgets and quarterly forecasts
Preparation of cycle review presentations
Liasing with internal audit and external audit
Review of annual financials and ensuring compliance with IFRS
Drafting and roll out of standard operating procedures
IT 14 SD reconciliations for SARS
Involved in system implementation (part of Sage X3 project team)
NAME OF ORGANISATION: Sun International (Pty) Ltd
POSITION HELD: Group Financial Accountant
DATES OF SERVICE: April 2008 – September 2016
Main responsibilities:
Ensuring compliance with IFRS
Preparing financial statements for group and SIL company and sundry Head office companies
Liaising with the external auditors
Preparation of board packs
Preparation of monthly management accounts
Preparation of revenue reports
Consolidation of group results (which comprise approximately 40 companies with 5 companies within Africa (Lesotho, Namibia, Zambia, Nigeria and Botswana and 3 LATAM countries ie Chile, Panama and Colombia)
Completion of Stats SA and Reserve Bank returns
Training of new FMs on the consolidation system and assisting them with technical issues
NAME OF ORGANISATION: Reunert Ltd
POSITION HELD: Group accountant
DATES OF SERVICE: September 2007- March 2008
Main responsibilities:
Ensuring compliance with IFRS
Consolidation of unit results
Preparing financial statements
Preparing audit packs
NAME OF ORGANISATION: Cadbury South Africa (Pty) Ltd
POSITION HELD: Finance Manager :Technical & Compliance
DATES OF SERVICE: May 2007- August 2007
Main responsibilities:
Ensuring compliance with IFRS
Preparing financial statements for the South African companies
Preparation of tax returns
Liaising with the external and internal auditors
Managing special projects
NAME OF ORGANISATION: Cadbury South Africa (Pty) Ltd
POSITION HELD: Group Internal Auditor
DATES OF SERVICE: July 2005 – May 2007
Main Responsibilities:
Supervision of junior staff
Visiting various Cadbury business units (predominantly in Africa and the UK) to investigate current process which are in place and provide constructive recommendations for improving the controls over these process.
Drafting reports which are distributed to key senior management and presenting the recommendations and improvements identified to senior management
Assisting with the documentation of Sarbanes Oxley controls in Cadbury Nigeria
Testing of Sarbanes oxley controls for Cadbury South Africa and Cadbury Trebor Bassett (UK based)
Assisted with due diligence during acquisition of Dan products (Botswana) by Cadbury South Africa
Assisting the Corporate finance team with year end accounts
Main Sites and audits performed visited:
Cadbury South Africa (Pty) Ltd :
Payroll review in Johannesburg;
Factory review of PE factory and the warehouse,
Follow up reviews for Non stock purchasing audit
Follow up review for Cooler Fridges Audit for Bromor (Pty) Ltd
S404 (Sarbanes Oxley) controls testing
Secondment at year end to assisting the corporate finance team with year end accounts
Secondment to the Corporate Finance team to assist with the hand-over of information during the sale of Bromor (beverage business) to Tiger Brands
Cadbury Nigeria
Documentation of Sarbanes Oxley Controls
Dan Products (Botswana)
Assisting with due diligence
Fixed asset and stock count verification as at acquisition date
Crystal Candy (Factory in Zimbabwe)
General Financial Controls Review
Cadbury Trebor Bassett (based in Bournville, UK)
Secondment to Supply Chain Finance to assist with reconciling warehouse stock system to General ledger system (involved travel to various depots around UK)
S404 (Sarbanes Oxley) controls testing
COSO controls testing
Cadbury Morocco
General Financial Controls Review
Cadbury Kenya
General Financial Controls Review
NAME OF ORGANISATION: Deloitte & Touche
POSITION HELD: Trainee Accountant
DATES OF SERVICE: 2002 -2004
Main Responsibilities:
Supervision of junior staff
Preparation of annual financial statements and management reports
Liasing with client personnel
Running of audit engagements.
Main Clients:
South African Polypropylene Yarns
Wild Coast Sun International
KZN Department of Education & Culture (Auditor-General experience)
Sovereign Health
KZN wildlife
Completed a 6-month secondment to Los Angeles (USA) in 31 March 2005.
During this secondment, was a senior member of the audit team assigned to one of the USA’s largest real estate companies (CB Richard Ellis).
I was also the accountant in charge of various other audits during this secondment, viz:
oThe Laguna Niguel Ritz Hotel
oIntegrated Capital Investment Fund
oArgo-Tech
My responsibilities included performing Sarbanes Oxley work on the controls of the company and substantive audit work
COMPUTER LITERACY
Microsoft Excel including vlookups, pivot tables, etc.
Microsoft Word
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Powerpoint
Teammate (Auditor-general experience)
SAP
IBM Cognos TM1 and Controller
Accpac
IFS Accounting package
REFERENCES
Mokgadi Ramogale
Previous Group Finance manager: Sun International
Sheldon Stuurman
Financial Manager – Gold Reef City Casino & Theme park
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