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Sifiso Buthelezi

@sifisobuthelezi

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Qualified management accountant driving accurate financial reporting, compliance, and operational efficiency.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I seek a permanent role with growth opportunities where I can own management accounting, improve controls, support audits, and contribute to budgeting and cost management.

I am a SAIPA-registered accountant with hands-on experience across practice and industry, including trainee roles in audit and progressive accounting positions in distribution and group finance. I specialise in management accounts, month-end close, reconciliations, payroll and VAT/PAYE submissions.

Throughout my career I have delivered timely audit packs and financial statements, reconciled complex balance sheet items, managed global payments and payroll, and supported budgeting and cost/pricing decisions. I have used Office 365, Pastel Evolution, CaseWare, Sage One, Xero and Syspro to improve reporting accuracy and operational controls.

I seek to add value through integrity, strong teamwork and process improvement, and I am motivated to continue developing professionally in a permanent role that offers responsibility and growth.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Current

Management Accountant

Current

KDP Concepts (Pty) Ltd

Jul 2021 - Present (4 years 2 months)

Responsible for financial management, cost and pricing, HR and IT oversight, compliance, board packs and directors' admin while managing creditors, debtors and management reporting for the group.

Management Accounting Cost)Financial Reporting & Compliance Creditors

Group Financial Accountant

Billion Group (Pty) Ltd

Jan 2019 - Jun 2021 (2 years 5 months)

Prepared management accounts and draft financials, processed payroll and tax returns, reconciled trial balances and balance sheet items, and prepared month-end and audit packs to meet deadlines.

Management Accounting Month End Close Payroll VAT & PAYE Trial Balances Audit Pack Preparation

Group Assistant Accountant

Ethekwini Cold Stores (Pty) Ltd

Feb 2017 - Dec 2018 (1 year 10 months)

Managed accounts payable/receivable, payroll, bank reconciliations and monthly financial reporting while assisting with budgets and internal/external audit coordination.

Accounts Payable Payroll Bank Reconciliation Budgeting Financial Reporting Syspro

Trainee Accountant

C4 Chartered Accountants (Pty) Ltd

Aug 2014 - Feb 2017 (2 years 6 months)

Prepared financial statements and audit files for multiple clients, completed tax returns and reconciliations, and supported audit procedures to finalize opinions and management reports.

Financial Reporting Auditing State Tax Returns Reconciliations Microsoft Office Ethics

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

SAIPA (South African Institute of Professional Accountants)

Post Graduate Diploma, Professional Accounting

2017 - 2017

Completed a Post Graduate Diploma in Professional Accountant in Practice focusing on financial reporting, management accounting, taxation and auditing.

Durban University of Technology

Bachelor of Commerce, Cost and Management Accounting

2011 - 2014

Completed a Bachelor's degree in Cost and Management Accounting covering financial reporting, management accounting and statistics.

Ndlangamandla Secondary

Matric (University exemption), Secondary Education

2006 - 2010

Activities and societies: President of the Student Representative Council (2009); participated in iThala KZN provincial competition and Thuthukani business plan (2nd position among KZN secondary schools).

Completed secondary education with Matric and university exemption, studying Accounting, Economics, Business Studies, Mathematics and languages.