Melanie Coetzee CA(SA)

Experience

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  Aldeo Eiendomme and Quest Properties

  Jan 1996 - Jan 1999

  Principal Estate Agent and Director

  • Build and maintain relationships with existing and potential clients• Manage day-to-day operations of the business• Determine and review the business’s goals and its subsequent strategies

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  Logista Incorporated

  Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

  Financial Trainee

  • Audit companies and trusts• Draft financial statements for legal entities• Serve as a project manager responsible for: 1. All bookkeeping functions 2. Payroll services 3. VAT reconciliations

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  Moreleta Superspar

  Jan 2011 - Aug 2013

  Credit Controller and Bookkeeper

  • Responsible for: 1. Creditor reconciliations 2. VAT correspondences 3. VAT reconciliations• Correspond with creditors• Capture financial data and present it in spreadsheets

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  Acctouch (Pty) Ltd

  Jan 2013 - Jan 2015

  Business Owner

  • Offered monthly bookkeeping services.• Drafted financial statements and company minutes.• Calculated and submitted tax and value-added tax (VAT) returns; • registered companies, • VAT, and • monthly employer declarations (EMP201) taxation, with SARS and the Companies and Intellectual Property Registration Office (CIPC).• Prepared and analysed company financials.

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  Startfin Holdings (Pty) Ltd

  Mar 2015 - Mar 2020

  Group Chief Financial Officer

  • Serving as member of the Executive Committee and acting CEO in his absence. • Managing the financial risk of twelve companies by using risk matrices and internal controls.• Creating and presenting monthly management information reports and preparing the annual budget.• Supervising the preparation of financial statements.• Presenting the final financial statements to the board.• Formulating and implementing financial policies and procedures.• Managing the implementation of transaction cycles financial controls.• Liaising with the South African Revenue Services (SARS).• Providing ad hoc information, reports, and technical guidance to decisionmakers.• Ensuring effective asset management.• Managing the supply chain according to legislation and company objectives.• Negotiating and renewing contracts.• Corresponding with external auditors.• Functions and responsibilities of a key individual Show less

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  Phoenix Mediation

  May 2020 - Mar 2022

  Founder & Senior Mediator & Apology Consultant

  Mediator and negotiator servicesApology consultingAccredited by South African Association of Mediators (SAAM) and the National Accreditation Board for Family Mediation (NABFA)Serving as an accredited mediator and negotiator as qualified by Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR)Drafting of:• Uncontested Divorce Settlement Agreements• Parenting Plans• Maintenance Claims and CalculationsEducation on the Theory of ApologiesFacilitation of Apologizing Restorative Justice for Workplace Disputes Show less

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  MC Chartered Accountants

  Aug 2020 - now

  Founder & Senior Chartered Accountant

  Independent ReviewsAudit as part of outsource functionTax planningExpat TaxationOnline bookkeeping from inception to trial balance - individuals, close corporations, companies, trusts and clubsCompilation of financial statementsTax returnsManagement reportsSARS queries

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  Makosi

  Dec 2021 - Oct 2023

  Senior Auditor
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  EMS Credit

  Sept 2022 - now

  Chief Financial Officer