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JUANRÉ GRUNDLINGH

Oakville,ON

Summary

Dedicated accountant skilled in full-cycle accounting, account reconciliation, and variance analysis. Known for high level of attention to detail and effective budget analysis, ensuring accurate financial reporting and compliance.

Overview

15
15
years of professional experience

Work History

Accountant

Kenaidan Contracting Inc
05.2023 - Current
  • Prepare daily & weekly cash distribution summary reports
  • Perform monthly bank, credit card & petty cash reconciliations
  • Perform monthly AR & AP reconciliations and reports for controller
  • Post monthly project billings & intercompany invoices
  • Lead the monthly cost accrual process
  • Prepare and post monthly recurring journal entries with coordinating with the controller
  • Participate in the month end close, reconciles & analyzes monthly balances for all Income- and Balance Sheet Accounts
  • Compile monthly consolidated financial statements under guidance of Controller
  • Prepare monthly department statements
  • Prepare G&A Analysis and Forecast
  • Assists Controller in preparation of annual budget
  • Lead the year-end close and prepare working papers for external auditors
  • Participate in leveraging the ERP system to streamline process and procedures
  • Prepare monthly HST/PST remittances for Controller.

Project Accountant

Aecon Group Inc
11.2022 - 05.2023
  • Running Detailed Job Cost Reports on a weekly basis
  • Planned Revenue adjustments as per various job site requests.
  • Planned Cost adjustments as per various job site requests.
  • Cost transfers between various job sites.
  • Transfer labour hours between various job sites.

Financial Manager

Pentacon Civils
03.2017 - 10.2022
  • Focusing on financial forecasting monthly of the company expenses and comparing them to our monthly and yearly budget and cash flows.
  • Maintaining accurate accounting ledgers through verifying and posting transactions in the accounts system monthly (month end process) as well as balance sheet reconciliations.
  • Producing quarterly management statements for directors and external auditors.
  • Orchestrating important responsibilities including the petty cash handling and compiling and submitting yearly tax returns as per instruction by external auditor.
  • Ensuring that all scheduled payments (of company staff and vendors) and expenditure are monitored and in line with company budgets.
  • Assist with external audits.
  • Improving the accuracy in the audits by introducing new protocols as well as streamlining the collection process and improving the cash flow.
  • In charge of SARS activities and handling all enquiries in a timely manner.
  • Responsible for monthly VAT calculations and recon as well as monthly payments.
  • Responsible for monthly PAYE submissions as well as monthly payments and EMP501 submissions.
  • In charge of the AR and AP management.
  • Maintained monthly fixed asset register.
  • Ensuring the different IFRS standards are adhered to while carrying out different financial activities.
  • Interaction with banks to negotiate interest rates on new funding when and if it is needed.

Senior Financial Accountant

Abpco Insurance Brokers
09.2016 - 02.2017
  • Prepared accurate AP and AR invoices and ensured that different activities reconciled with the different accounting systems.
  • Led, managed and developed a team consisting of finance executives and interns, motivated them and provided them with different training opportunities.
  • Oversaw the different activities that could serve as opportunities for bringing continuous improvement to the different work areas.
  • Ensured that the team was working effectively for the management of the processes, negotiated and controlled the cost.
  • Provided training and guidance to the different financial and non-financial stakeholders related to the different legislative changes and the IFRS.
  • Paid special attention to the external audits and ensured that all the activities were completed on time.
  • Maintained company records through monthly filing system.
  • Maintained monthly fixed asset register.

Financial Accountant/Manager

Itec Technology Solutions
01.2014 - 08.2016
  • Analyzed the financial data that was collected from the different locations and produced different reports monthly including the cash flow reports and the different financial statements.
  • Resolved different issues and provided training opportunities for different colleagues.
  • Created the monthly expense report for the different departments, outlining the actual costs and the budgeted costs while advising about cutting down on expenses when and if needed.
  • Orchestrated different activities including mid and annual budgets thus leveraging the different operations.
  • Created and distributed different high quality reports including sales, expenditures and financial statements for dealer principal.

Accounting Clerk

Botha Accountants
01.2011 - 12.2013
  • Maintaining the debtors and creditors of various companies.
  • Data entry and maintaining of various client bank statements, petty cash and cheques.
  • Bank reconciliations of client bank statements, credit card and fuel management.
  • Checking for accuracy in reports, figures and postings.
  • Reporting of any discrepancies found in the records to the accounting manager.
  • Producing financial statements for accounting managers to review before discussions with client.
  • Posting financial transactions in accounting database (monthly depreciation, interest).
  • Completing personal and company income tax returns.
  • Reconciliation of VAT recons.
  • Any other additional admin duties as per accounting manager (SARS registrations, CIPC returns etc.)

Education

Some College (No Degree) - CPA

CPA Ontario

Bachelor’s degree - Accounting

North-West University
Potchefstroom

Skills

  • Full-cycle accounting
  • Account reconciliation
  • Variance analysis
  • Internal controls
  • Attention to detail
  • General ledger entries
  • Budget analysis
  • Auditing
  • Data analysis
  • Cash flow analysis
  • Bank reconciliation
  • Financial statements
  • Cashflow processes
  • Financial statement preparation
  • Accounting recordkeeping
  • Attention to detail
  • Microsoft Excel
  • Account reconciliation processes
  • Fixed asset management
  • Year-end close

Languages

English
Native/ Bilingual
Afrikaans
Native/ Bilingual
French
Limited

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Accountant

Kenaidan Contracting Inc
05.2023 - Current

Project Accountant

Aecon Group Inc
11.2022 - 05.2023

Financial Manager

Pentacon Civils
03.2017 - 10.2022

Senior Financial Accountant

Abpco Insurance Brokers
09.2016 - 02.2017

Financial Accountant/Manager

Itec Technology Solutions
01.2014 - 08.2016

Accounting Clerk

Botha Accountants
01.2011 - 12.2013

Some College (No Degree) - CPA

CPA Ontario

Bachelor’s degree - Accounting

North-West University

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