Frederick Johannes Jacobus Slippers
Morden
Summary
Experienced Indirect Functions Analyst with a robust background in financial analysis and business partnering, currently at DHL International (UK) Ltd. Demonstrates expertise in budgeting, forecasting, and maintaining strong financial controls across multiple cost centres. Effectively business partnering between VP's, to key stake holders in their teams, and also several functions i.e. Sales, HR, Finance, Customer Services, IT, Marketing, etc.
Overview
20
20
years of professional experience
Work History
Indirect Functions Analyst
DHL International (UK) Ltd
09.2014 - Current
- To work with the Financial Controller – Revenue and Indirect costs to effectively business partner the Indirect functional Directors (Sales, HR, Finance, customer services, IT, Marketing, etc.) and their management teams in all financial aspects and ensure strong financial and cost controls are maintained.
- Month end close process for multiple cost centers and functions.
- Budgeting and forecasting (circa €90m Budget)
- Maintain accruals and provisions for indirect functions
- Analysis of results vs. budget and prior year and generate commentary packs for Directors
- Support the monthly review of results with Directors and senior manager to discuss results, and constructively challenge any negative variances to budget and any negative trends that may be developing.
- Support on Ad hoc projects
Business Analyst
National Car Parks Ltd
08.2012 - 08.2014
- The purpose of this position is to support the Managing Director (MD) / Head of Finance (HOF) in providing decision support to the HOF, MD and the rest of the operational management team.
- Analyze multiple P&L's against budget (and previous year) across multiple regions and divisions.
- Prepare the annual budget/forecasting for various revenue and cost lines.
- Provide month end commentary.
- Produce weekly/monthly reporting to the business/external clients.
- Host P&L reviews with regional business managers and heads of operations.
- Reconcile Balance Sheet accounts; analyzing movements and highlighting any potential risks and opportunities to management.
- Process month end journals, accruals and prepayments.
- Support business decisions by analyzing pricing data and supporting/challenging management with their decisions.
- Produce monthly, quarterly and annual financial slides that are presented to internal and external stakeholders.
- P&L cleanses to support business in decision makings.
- (UK)
Credit Card Controller
National Car Parks Ltd
06.2010 - 07.2012
- Maintain TM1 data in credit card cube
- Variance analysis on PSP vs. Acquiring Banks
- Equipment vs. PSP
- Monthly reconciliations of 10 balance sheet accounts: Debtors and Creditors.
- Monthly Bank Account/Unrecognized Receipts/Payments
- Import flat data files to TM1 - To manipulate data for accruals, forecasts, etc.
- Ensure that all income, commission and charges are posted and accrued accurately.
- Chaps and bacs coordinator - Manage 12 processing clerks and the entire chaps and bacs process. Average of £3m payments per week.
- Setting up Merchant IDs with the acquiring bank and communicating these Merchant IDs to the business to ensure equipment is linked correctly to the bank
- Effectively and actively communicate with internal contacts to identify key problem areas that need investigating and analyzing.
- Effectively assist the credit card manager with the expectations and financial support needs of Operations/Area/Airport/Contract Managers
- Ensure effective and accurate communication between Finance - Operations and Clients specifically.
- Assist the credit card manager with maintaining relationships with clients and regularly meet with respective parties in order to report back to the Group Financial Controller on status.
- Ensure that all Revenue is recorded at all Car Parks in an accurate and auditable manner.
- (UK)
Revenue Reconciliation Controller
National Car Parks Ltd
12.2008 - 06.2010
- Monthly reconciliations of balance sheet accounts: Debtors and Creditors.
- Monthly Bank Account/Unrecognized Receipts/Payments
- To effectively control all sales revenue and CPMS (Car Park Management System) entries through daily process.
- To ensure that all operational needs are met with regards to credit card acceptance by liaising with both internal and external customers.
- Three way reconciliation between acquiring banks, payment supplier companies and car park equipment for over 300 car parks.
- Order and maintaining of PCCN (Parking Contravention Charge Notices) related issues including setting up the process to track PCCN's and distribute info to the car parks.
- Manage the revenue matching process such that the current day's downloaded bank entries are matched within 1 working day, with any unmatched entries itemized and reported on the same day.
- Send out via email the Daily Polling report. Chase missing entries on a daily basis, to ensure all entries are made, escalate before final week of month end.
- Import flat data files to TM1 - To manipulate data for accruals, forecasts, etc.
- Ensure that all commission and charges are posted and accrued accurately.
- (UK)
Accounts Assistant
Burberry Ltd.
02.2007 - 03.2008
- Assist in making sure processes and procedures are being followed in terms of Purchase order raising, goods receipting and expiring of purchase orders.
- Manage all required purchase orders for all Atlas costs.
- Reconcile invoices to project management tool before payment.
- Ensure copies of invoices are kept and filed for audit purposes.
- Assist in ensuring the accuracy of financial information to be used in monthly reports.
- Reconcile project management tool to the GL for all Consultant time charged.
- Ensure the accuracy of the balance sheet monthly (including accruals and pre-payments).
- Check the validity of all general ledger postings outlining any anomalies.
- Reconcile all recharges from other areas of the Burberry group with preauthorized documentation i.e. backfill recharges, IT recharges etc.
- Assist with producing monthly management reports.
- Assist the Atlas Team to develop, document and continuously improve financial processes and procedures.
- Assist in ensuring policies, procedures and methodologies are being followed and that the project management tool is being properly utilized by the whole department.
- Investigate queries through interrogating systems, identifying issues and solutions, obtaining agreement to resolution and implementing changes.
- London (UK)
Shaft Accountant
Anglo Platinum Ltd.
12.2006 - 12.2006
- Compiling and controlling of budgets and forecasts.
- Compiling of financial statements and management reports.
- Month ends and presentations (including journals).
- Managing Capital expenditures.
- Supervision of material ordering.
- Managing and implementation of half level activity based costing.
- Townlands Shaft (RSA)
Accounts Assistant
Anglo Platinum Ltd.
02.2006 - 11.2006
- Maintenance of Variable budget (Excel Based).
- Reposting of costs (including journals) (SAP based).
- Creation and maintaining of reservations and requisitions (SAP based).
- Invoices - Checking and payment (SAP based).
- Maintaining and updating of Bill of Materials.
- Townlands Shaft (RSA) & Turffontein Shaft (RSA)
Education
B.Com - Risk management
North West University (Potchefstroom Campus)
01.2005
High School -
Grenswag High School
01.2001
Skills
- Microsoft Word
- Excel
- Access
- Outlook
- PowerPoint
- Oracle
- SAP
- TM1
References
Documents and references available on request.
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Afrikaans
Proficient
C2
Timeline
Indirect Functions Analyst
DHL International (UK) Ltd
09.2014 - Current
Business Analyst
National Car Parks Ltd
08.2012 - 08.2014
Credit Card Controller
National Car Parks Ltd
06.2010 - 07.2012
Revenue Reconciliation Controller
National Car Parks Ltd
12.2008 - 06.2010
Accounts Assistant
Burberry Ltd.
02.2007 - 03.2008
Shaft Accountant
Anglo Platinum Ltd.
12.2006 - 12.2006
Accounts Assistant
Anglo Platinum Ltd.
02.2006 - 11.2006
B.Com - Risk management
North West University (Potchefstroom Campus)
High School -
Grenswag High School