1. Detailedlistof dutiesand responsibilitiescarriedoutat SteinhoffProperties
Sep 2012 – Jul 2013 STEINHOFF PROPERTIES PTY LTD
Accountant (Performance of the responsibilitiesbeganinAug2012)
The Championindesigningandimplementinganew accountingpackage called MDA.(Lurand
InvestmentsandSteinhoff Properties).
Responsible fortwocompany’sledgersasthe accountant.
The systemadministratorof the MDA accountingsoftware system.
Planning,organisation,implementation, andcompletionof afull take-onof the twocomplete setof
booksfromthe Sysproaccountingpackage ontothe MDA accountingpackage.
I plannedand controlledthe MDA system’sGLmapping.
Createdthe GL codes forboth ledgersasperthe individualityof eachpropertywithineachledger.
Implementedthe accesscontrol.Grantingaccesstostaff basedon theirlevelsof responsibilitiesand
usage requirements.
Control of all the master-filesandthe amendmentsthere-of
Monitoringof the internal controlsset-uptosafeguardthe integrityof the accountingsystem, etc.
Fulfillingall the responsibilitiesof beingthe MDA systemadministratorandhavingauthorityandcontrol
overthe system.
I createdeverysupplieraccountonthe suppliermasterfile.
I setup the MDA systemforeverysub-ledger
Setup to link sub-ledgerstocontrol accounts
Setup of the assetregister
Setup of the cashbooks
Setup of everypropertyaswasspecifictoeachproperty’sgeneral ledgerrequirements.
The transferof the data ontoa newsetof chart of accounts from SYSPROonto MDA.
Gatheredall the informationforeverysub-ledgerandthe entire general ledgerfromSysproat a specific
date and then manipulatedthisdataforthe specificsplitsforeachpropertythatwassetup on MDA.
Facilitatingandcapturingthe take-onof balancesontothe MDA System.
I manipulatedall the Sysprodataintoimportable formatsonacsv format so that the data couldbe
importedintothe MDA system.
Importof the accurate data ontothe MDA system
Importingof the relatedmonthssub-ledgersdata
Importingof the relatedmonth’sjournal entries
Importingof the relatedmonth’sgeneral ledgerpostings
Comparisonandreconciliationof the twosystemsinordertoverify thatthe MDA systemwouldoperate
as required.
There afterI had to run the MDA systemparallel tothe Sysprosystemfora few monthstotestthe MDA
system.
I thenhad to reconcile andcompare the twosystemstoensure thatall monthendingvaluesand
balancesforthe two accountingbooksagreedforeachmonth duringwhich the two systems were run
parallel toeachother.
Once everythingwasbalancedIranthe monthendproceduresonMDA.
I thenrepeatedall of the above processestothenrunlive withMDA
I assistedwiththe responsibilityforthe financialledgersandreportingthere-on.
2. I trainedthree staff members.
I trainedChristinaWelgemoedforCreditorinvoicespostingsandpreparationof payments
I trainedKarlaBlanc forDebtorsbillings,statementruns,anddepositallocationsagainstdebtorsfrom
the bankingsystemviathe cashbook
I trainedAnneke De Witforthe entire General ledgerfunctionsand navigationthruthe MDA modules
that I wasresponsible forinordertoequiphertocapture andreconcile asper herdutiesfora company
calledJDG Groupwhichwas goingto be a new companywhichhad to be createdon the MDA system.
I createdthe newcompany(JDG Group) on the MDA system.
In summary I setup and maintainedandreconciledthe entire MDA system, trainedstaff,and assistedto
produce managementreportsforthe monthlyfinancial meetings.
These reportswere the Income Statement,Balance Sheet,Cashflow reports,andexplanationsfor
differencesbetweenactualsandbudgets
My responsibilitiesalsoincludedthe inspectionof all the workdone byChristinaforcreditorsandby
Karlafor Debtors
I had to inspectandapprove all creditorpayment reconciliationsaswell.
In orderfor Anneke De Wittobe successful withherdutiesIhadtooversee andinspectherworkas well
for a certainperiodof time until she wascomfortable andproficient.
OtherdutiesincludedCashbookpostingsandreconciliations
Completionof subledgerreconciliations
Completionof all the balance sheetaccount reconciliations
Preparationandcalculationsof the provisionsandaccrualsforjournals
Postingof the journalsforprovisionsandaccruals
Processingof all the relatedgeneral ledgerjournalsfornew accruals, andreversalsof those thatwere
realisedtodate
Interestcalculationsforintercompanyloans
Journal preparationsandpostingsof interestjournals
Furtherdutiesincludedall the intercompanyquarterly reconciliations
Monthlyliaisonwiththe intercompanydivisions
Obtainingquarterlywrittenconfirmationsforall the inter-companytransactionsandbalancesfor
consolidationpurposes
Liaisonwithmunicipal departmentstothengetadvice andsetup electroniclinksandpasswordsin
orderto acquire municipal invoicesandstatementselectronically
My dutiesalsoincludedset-upof internal controlsforeveryfunctionwithinanyaccounting
environment.(Creditors,debtors,banking,payments,journal approvalsetc.).
Preparedand compiledmonthendfilesforperusal bythe line managerbefore the monthending
procedurescouldbe runon MDA.
Systemroll-overtothe nextfinancial month
Systembackup of the systemdatadaily,weeklyandmonthly
Preparedthe yearendfile forinspectionandapproval
Systemroll overat yearendfor the nextfinancial year
The audit reportresultedinacleanauditreportwithoutmaterial errorsoromissions.
I alsohad to provide stepbystep trainingformyreplacementfromJuly12toSep12 for the Unitrans
books
In combinationIalsohadto produce a complete andaccurate setof booksup to Sept12 formy work
deliverablesforthe Unitransbooks