Sven Dahlmann

Experience

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  Maximum Profit Recovery

  May 2003 - Dec 2010

  Recovery Manager

  Planning and execution of Value Added Tax (VAT) and Accounts Payable recovery audits. This process entails the investigation and analysis of past financial data to ascertain savings of overpayments of tax and other payables like trade discounts and goods returns. More than 75% of South Africa’s municipalities were contracted, together with numerous large corporate companies.Functions include, but not limited to: download and manipulation of financial data, managing a team of analysts to identify savings. Reviewing the working papers; compiling detailed reports illustrating to the clients the savings areas. Acting as intermediary between clients and SARS and resolving complex statutory matters.Started up a new branch office in KZN, which included marketing, recruitment and supervision of analysts. Performance based reporting to Head Office. Show less

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2011 - Apr 2013

  Accountant

  Financing, starting and managing the practice Contracting clients and servicing them with:Payroll, Tax advice, Book keeping, compiling Annual financial Statements, Monthly management accounts, Valuations, Statutory Returns, Stock control, Cash flow managementAssisting with audits of Multinational Mining and a Multinational Farming company both reporting to London.Numerous Small and Medium sized enterprises including retail, service, restaurant and entrepreneurial enterprises.Personal taxes and financial advice provided to a number of individuals. Show less

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  Mediclinic Middle East

  May 2013 - Dec 2013

  Finance Officer

  Project Management - including detailed reporting and analysisSystems Implementation - internal audit and controlsCash Collections and reconciliationBilling and administration

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  Mediclinic

  May 2013 - Dec 2013

  Finance Officer

  Project Management - including detailed reporting and analysisSystems Implementation - internal audit and controlsCash Collections and reconciliationBilling and administration

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  STREIT Group

  Jan 2014 - Apr 2015

  Accountant & Cost Controller

  Supervising all the accounting activities of the Jebel Ali Free Zone production plant and reporting to the International Group CFOLeading maintenance of a set of accounts using Navision, OpenX, SAP and Excel, and assisting with group consolidationsMonitoring various day to day management responsibilities including HR and PayrollMaintaining cash, bank reconciliations, purchase orders and staff attendanceMeticulous start-up of a factory in Jebal AliSupervising the preparation of MIS reports to provide feedback to top management on financial performance, viz. fund management, profitability, etc.Formulating budgets and conducting variance analysis to determine difference between projected figures & actual expenditure and implementing corrective actionsPreparing and finalizing statutory/tax audits with auditors and ensuring all compliances under the regulatory acts and other statutory bodies Show less

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  Mina Group / Mina Petroleum

  Jun 2015 - Dec 2021

  Financial Director

  Weekly Consolidated Financial ReportingFinalisation of annual Group AuditsReview financial systems policiesSet up new system policies and proceduresHead of ComplianceStatutory reporting and submissions

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2022 - now

  Professional Accountant