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Marius Odendaal

Moose Jaw,SK

Summary

Skilled BOOKKEEPER bringing 40 years of experience working with Various organizations. Proven leadership and successful in leading teams in achieving financial goals. Accomplished in working with executive leaders to develop business, financial and growth strategies.

Overview

44
44
years of professional experience

Work History

Controller

Ag First Financial Corporation (JGL group)
Moose Jaw, SK
06.2022 - Current
  • Oversee Account Payable processes and automated payments.
  • Provided treasury and cash management by overseeing reconciliation of banking activity, credit card processing and sales tax returns and other Regulatory reporting ( Statistics Canada/Provincial Sales tax)
  • Accounts Receivable (Debtors) invoicing and collections.
  • Complete journal entries, reconciliations (3 Bank accounts,etc) and account analysis to prepare Monthly,quarterly financial documents and general account management.
  • Use Quickbooks and Nortridge Software to prepare external audit documentation and financial reports to assist management in operational planning and key decision making.
  • Mitigate risk by implementing internal controls and safeguards for revenues and expenditures.
  • Worked with 2 executives to create annual budget and track actual expenses against projected expenses.
  • Work with both internal and external users to create detailed financial reports.
  • Accurately complete financial statement audits and thoroughly review results with CFO.
  • Report accurate, efficient and compliant bank covenant reports to ensure cash flow
  • arrange funding for the Corporation through assigned Term Sheet arrangements with leading banks to fund $310 million .
  • Reporting per dashboard (analyze reports from Nortridge for Management to monitor ratios and internal covenants

Controller

Hawk's Agro (JGL Group)
Moose Jaw, SK
02.2008 - 05.2019
  • Automated the company to Tronia software for inventory( re=order and purchase levels)/ creditors and debtors control
  • Monthly Financials
  • Monthly regulatory reporting and payment GST/ PST/ Statistics/Workmen's'
  • Ceridian payroll entries and applications
  • Oversee Capital developments from 1 outlet to 8 retails
  • Rebate system relevant to collecting payments from Chemical Companies
  • Signing all Bank documents/Payments and Bank agreements to $60 million


Internally moved from Hawk's Agro to assist with the start-up of a financial service to the agricultural customers within the Group

Owner

Self
Longford, Ireland
01.1996 - 01.2008

Various activities:

Owner operator 2 taxis

Small construction Company

  • renovated old Irish cottages
  • weekend owner taxi operator
  • Bookkeeping/GST and income tax for a small German farmer / teacher in Drumshanbo
  • Bookkeeping and financials for my own operations/ Payroll/ GST/Income tax
  • Sport Complex Part-time Bookkeeping support in Carrick-on-Shannon.
  • Sport Complex tuck shop stock level check weekly/payables payments/ Banking.
  • Assistant Accountant for a timber cable rolls manufacturing Co in Ballinamore for 6 months before it sold to an English Co


Moved to Canada during the Celtic Tiger crash of 2007.

Owner

self
Cape Town, South Africa
05.1991 - 12.1996

Own Accounting and Bookkeeping Company

  • introduced Accounting software systems to smaller Companies in the Gardens and Athlone areas of Cape Town
  • Provided a full Bookkeeping service to 37 small businesses
  • Financial statements to Income tax
  • Monthly/Annual discussions of Financial results
  • Provided all requirements to Bank loan and other financial required applications
  • payroll/creditors and debtors
  • Handled all collections
  • submitted GST/Regional Board/Workmen's and all other regulatory requirements


Got the opportunity to move to Ireland and sold the Company to Bob's Accounting in Strand. Strangely he then just returned from the UK. Deceased now.


Credit Controller

Absa Bank
Cape Town, South Africa
10.1984 - 04.1991

Managed 3000 customer financial requirements

  • Overdrafts/Personal Loans/ Credit Cards/ Mortgages
  • Customer relations through personal interviews and visits
  • Monthly reports to Head office
  • Communicated over approval limit allocated to Head Office and Management for financial services and limits


Saw the need amongst small business Companies for quicker turn around in Financials and Income tax, to have better access to Bank facilities.

Assistant Accountant

Sparta Baby Beef
Marquard, South Africa
02.1984 - 09.1985
  • All GL reconciliations
  • Payroll 750 compliment
  • Human resources
  • Daily Banking
  • Daily Cash flow
  • Feed nutritional values monitored in Laboratory
  • Checking feed bunks every evening for 35,000 cattle
  • Controlled weigh bridge in and out


Left when Company split due to divorce and another feedlot was developed in Christiana area.

Credit Manager

Absa Bank
Pretoria, South Africa
01.1977 - 01.1984

Absa Bank



Education

Certificate - Money And Banking Certificate

Rapid Results College
Durban, South Africa
01.1975

High School Diploma -

Vereeniging High School
Vereeniging
12.1974

Skills

Corporate Finance

  • Well able to liaise with the Funder Banks to alter Margins as required on weekly /Monthly basis tp procure ongoing cash flow for a financial institution
  • Capable of using excel/pivots and dashboard to provide Management reporting
  • Work with very little supervision and provide information in a timely manner
  • Good understanding of Accounting systems and how to access and retrieve information
  • Good communication with Auditors
  • Capable of using electronics for communication/ regulatory reporting/electronic payment/Microsoft systems: Outlook,Teams,Share point
  • Enjoy problem solving and reconciliations

Have access to Scanner/Printer and good internet

Accomplishments

Part of a start-up for 2 Companies in the JGL group

Hawk's Agro and Ag First Financial

In a Beef Producing Company, My feedlot skills could be used here in Canada. We started the Hawk's Agro Agricultural Company, retailing in Crop Chemicals and Fertilizer. As the Controller, I started the Quickbooks system for inventory and sales recording. Later, I introduced a more extensive programme, Tronia- Hired staff and prepared policies and procedures for the Company.

In 2009, we expanded to a Southern part of the province and I cold canvassed the farmers to introduce ourselves. Increasing sales from $14 million to $22 million for 2010. This led ot more sales people being employed and 8 more locations added. Today, the turnover exceeds $120 million


During this process , I developed a good relationship with the Banks and arranged for financial support through different instruments, Swaps/Bank acceptances/Overdrafts and Project loans. This is very handy now in my position with Ag First as the margins are part of my responsibilities.


I work from home and relate my daily tasks and results electronically.

Timeline

Controller

Ag First Financial Corporation (JGL group)
06.2022 - Current

Controller

Hawk's Agro (JGL Group)
02.2008 - 05.2019

Owner

Self
01.1996 - 01.2008

Owner

self
05.1991 - 12.1996

Credit Controller

Absa Bank
10.1984 - 04.1991

Assistant Accountant

Sparta Baby Beef
02.1984 - 09.1985

Credit Manager

Absa Bank
01.1977 - 01.1984

Certificate - Money And Banking Certificate

Rapid Results College

High School Diploma -

Vereeniging High School
Marius Odendaal