Summary
Overview
Work history
Education
Skills
Accomplishments
Affiliations
Interests
Languages
Timeline

SYDNEY MAGAAH

Faringdon,UK, United Kingdom

Summary

PROFILE SUMMARY Strategic accounting professional with more than seventeen years of success in management and financial accounting, finance business partnering, analysis and reporting for both listed and non-listed entities. An accomplished and results - oriented professional who consistently meets deadlines, thrives in high pressure environment and excellent financial and management reporting, and stakeholder management. Detail-orientated Financial Controller with proven track record in providing transformative leadership to growing organisations. Expert in financial management with success in developing robust standards, internal controls and processes while minimising risk.

Overview

18
18
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Cluster Finance Coordinator

Marriot Oxford South & The GATE Aparthotel
London
06.2023 - Current

Control all the ledgers

  • Oversee debtors' collections
  • Processing domestic and international electronic wire transfers with zero error.
  • Preparing financial presentations, receiving positive feedback from senior management.
  • Performed root cause analysis, resolving invoice discrepancies [Number]% right-first-time.
  • Check the deductions and allowances revenue report
  • Manage the procurement platform Birchstreet
  • Manage the approval of invoices ensuring the right use of Uniform System of Accounts for the Lodging
  • Industry (USALI)
  • Expert user of Property Management System (PMS) and Point of Sale (POS)
  • Review and approve payment run (suppliers, payroll, etc)
  • Review and validate guests' refunds
  • Monthly management accounts
  • Provide cost analysis reports
  • Advocating internal controls, strengthen them and implement new ones
  • Review and validate VAT returns
  • Review and maintain the balance sheet reconciliation.

Relocation
04.2023 - 05.2023

Acting Financial Accountant

Hippo Valley Estates Limited
08.2022 - 03.2023
  • Chiredzi (ZSE listed)
  • Responsible for recording, reporting, and analyzing financial information to support
  • Management decision-making and implement accounting policies in line with Statutory and company guidelines
  • Key Result Areas:
  • Posts parked invoices and checks the accuracy and compliance of data integrity for all departments in SAP
  • Checks ledger transactions for all cost centers for accuracy and compliance daily
  • Prepares ledger reconciliations
  • Reviews Balance Sheet & ledger accounts reconciliations prepared by the Assistant accountant and
  • Accounts clerks
  • Prepares departmental data and third-party income and budget annually and submits this to the
  • Finance Manager
  • In conjunction with the Factory Finance Manager consolidates the above budgets into the Conversion
  • Cost Report and prepare a commentary for each department
  • Receives analyses and reviews CAPEX requirements from all departments and submits to the
  • Finance Manager
  • Analyses variances between actual and budget departmental expenses monthly and submits with commentary to the Finance Manager
  • Prepares monthly management reports and variance analyses for submission to the Finance Manager and Departmental Heads
  • Prepares and provides commentary for re-forecasts of departmental expenses on a monthly basis
  • Prepares post-capitalization assessments on prior years' capex projects as instructed by Finance
  • Manager
  • Ensure the monthly Working Capital Projection reports are prepared on a monthly basis
  • Prepares cost bases and other financial information to be used for Strategic planning purposes
  • Prepares ‘ad hoc' reports (e.g., but not limited to processing costs analysis for processing for Third
  • Party Customers) in response to specific circumstances and submits these to the Finance Manager for approval;
  • Check inventory count plans and procedures prepared by Assistant Accountant and supervise stock counts, identifies anomalies, and recommend appropriate action to the Finance Manager
  • Check and follow up on inventory variance reports and reconciliations for submission Finance Manager.

Mill Accountant

Hippo Valley Estates Limited
09.2021 - 03.2023
  • ZSE listed)
  • Focuses on preparation of performance reports including strategic plans, budgets, and assisting in effective budgetary control for the milling business unit
  • Responsible for: - Preparation of strategic plans, budgets and forecasts for the Mill Division
  • Preparing MQY Company financial statements - Preparation of management accounts for the Mill Division
  • Budgetary control through preparing accurate and timely cost reports and setting up monthly cost review meetings with HODs
  • Product costing statements
  • Ensuring accurate cost allocations in the GL
  • Perform monthly closing activities
  • Ensuring accounting standards and policies are adhered to
  • Attending to auditors and resolving audit queries.

Finance Manager

Bartney Transport (Pvt) Limited
02.2017 - 12.2022
  • Bartney Transport is a fast-growing transport and haulage family-owned business started in year 2017 with a market value of USD $500 thousand
  • Have been involved in the following responsibilities;
  • Finance and business strategy
  • Leadership and people management
  • Stakeholder management
  • Profitability management
  • Balance sheet growth management
  • Risk management
  • Controls, processes and automation
  • Company growth & Business development
  • Mentorship and talent development
  • Regulatory and compliance

Agric Accountant

Hippo Valley Estates Limited
07.2019 - 08.2021
  • Chiredzi (ZSE listed) o Preparing MQY Company financial statements o Preparing Agric Management Accounts o Preparing, monitoring and reviewing budgets and forecasts o Preparing and analysing variance analysis - Budgetary controls o Coordinating the monthly month-end financial processes o General ledger accounts reconciliations
  • O Overseeing the processing of sales invoices & journals.

Creditors Accountant

Hippo Valley Estates Limited
04.2010 - 06.2019
  • Chiredzi (ZSE listed) o Treasury management o Assisting on preparing financial statements o Preparing cash flow statements and forecasts o Preparing and analysing general ledger accounts reconciliations
  • O Supervising junior accounts payables personnel o Assisting with external audits

Assistant Accountant

Hippo Valley Estates Limited
11.2007 - 03.2010
  • Chiredzi (ZSE listed) o Assisting on Treasury management o Assisting on preparing financial statements o Assisting preparing cash flow statements and forecasts o Preparing and analysing general ledger accounts reconciliations
  • O Supervising junior accounts payables personnel o Assisting with external audits

Accounting Assistant

Hippo Valley Estates Limited
08.2006 - 10.2007
  • Chiredzi (ZSE listed) o VAT administration o Bank reconciliations o Processing suppliers' invoices and payments
  • O Stock taking

Staff Accountant

Zhembwe Accounting and Secretarial Services (PVT) LTD
09.2005 - 07.2006
  • O Preparing financial statements for various clients o Tax administration for various clients

Education

Master of Business Administration (MBA) -

Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Business School

CIMA - Accounting

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, London
07.2023 -

Professional Diploma - Accounting

Institute of Chartered Secretaries And Administrators Zimbabwe ICSAZ
01.2015 - 06.2019

Accountancy

Southern Africa Association of Accountants (SAAA formerly ZAAT
01.2002 - 08.2005

Accounting

Institute of Certified Tax Accountants - ICTAZ
06.2015 - 08.2016

Skills

  • Expenses analysis
  • Cash flow management
  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Financial compliance knowledge
  • Sales ledger invoicing
  • Invoicing and cash collection
  • Bank reconciliations
  • Cost and revenue analysis
  • Balance sheet reconciliations
  • Internal control management
  • Financial statements
  • IFRS proficiency
  • Standard operating procedure development
  • Financial auditing
  • Microsoft Dynamics 365
  • Excel proficiency
  • Pricing and costing
  • Risk management
  • ERP Software knowledge
  • Engaging leadership style
  • Financial management
  • Statutory account reports
  • Management accounts
  • Regulatory compliance

Accomplishments

  • Financial accounting and reporting Entrepreneurial
  • Financial planning and analysis Tax administration
  • Internal Controls, Governance & Ethics Developing and executing strategy
  • Business acumenship financial decision making
  • Leadership Risk management, ERPs
  • SAP Mews OPERA
  • OneStream MIMS and Ellipse Pastel Accounting
  • Birchstreet Microsoft 365 Dynamics Nav

Affiliations

Lean Six Sigma White Belt MF Treinamentos - Brazil 2022 Associate Member (ACIS) Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators Zimbabwe (ICSAZ) 2020 Associate Member (AICTA) Institute of Certified Tax Accountants Zimbabwe (ICTAZ) 2016

Interests

PERSONAL Interests , Football and networking Mobility Owns a car and Driver's license

Languages

English
Fluent

Timeline

Chartered Institute of Management Accountants - CIMA, Accounting
07.2023 -
Cluster Finance Coordinator - Marriot Oxford South & The GATE Aparthotel
06.2023 - Current
- Relocation
04.2023 - 05.2023
Acting Financial Accountant - Hippo Valley Estates Limited
08.2022 - 03.2023
Mill Accountant - Hippo Valley Estates Limited
09.2021 - 03.2023
Agric Accountant - Hippo Valley Estates Limited
07.2019 - 08.2021
Finance Manager - Bartney Transport (Pvt) Limited
02.2017 - 12.2022
Institute of Certified Tax Accountants - ICTAZ - , Accounting
06.2015 - 08.2016
Institute of Chartered Secretaries And Administrators Zimbabwe ICSAZ - Professional Diploma, Accounting
01.2015 - 06.2019
Creditors Accountant - Hippo Valley Estates Limited
04.2010 - 06.2019
Assistant Accountant - Hippo Valley Estates Limited
11.2007 - 03.2010
Accounting Assistant - Hippo Valley Estates Limited
08.2006 - 10.2007
Staff Accountant - Zhembwe Accounting and Secretarial Services (PVT) LTD
09.2005 - 07.2006
Southern Africa Association of Accountants (SAAA formerly ZAAT - , Accountancy
01.2002 - 08.2005
Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh Business School - Master of Business Administration (MBA),
SYDNEY MAGAAH