Achal Singh

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Finance professional

  • Education

    • University of the witwatersrand

      2005 - 2007
      Bachelor of accounting science financial accounting, auditing, taxation, management accounting and corporate finance

      Activities and Societies: Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society and received the EJA Loerincz Scholarship in 2006.

    • University of the witwatersrand

      2009 - 2009
      Higher diploma in accountancy financial accounting, auditing, taxation, management accounting and corporate finance

      Activities and Societies: Member of the Golden Key International Honour Society

  • Experience

    • Deloitte, philadelphia

      Jan 2010 - Mar 2013

      This was a 2 month secondment to the Deloitte offices in Philadelphia, PA. I was part of a team performing financial statement audits. I performed statutory financial statement audits. I was invlolved in all phases of the audit from planning, performance of substantive and control tests, review of financial statements, to concluding and reporting. As an Audit Senior I supervised, directed and coached junior staff members.

      • Audit Senior

        Jan 2013 - Mar 2013
      • Audit Senior

        Jan 2010 - Jan 2013
    • Kagiso new media (pty) ltd

      Jul 2013 - Oct 2015
      Management accountant

      Responsible for all management accounting functions of the business unit, including monthly reporting, monthly control reconciliations, assistance with the preparation of interim and annual financial statements, assistance with the preparation of budgets and forecasts and monthly expense variance analysis.

    • Urban brew studios

      Nov 2015 - Jan 2018
      Finance manager

      Responsible for pricing of productions and new business development. Accountable for the administrative, financial and risk management operations of the company; including the development of a financial strategy, metrics tied to that strategy, and the ongoing development of and monitoring of control systems designed to preserve the company assets and report accurate financial results.Headed up the finance department during the CFO’s tenure as acting CEO.

    • Hospitality property fund

      May 2018 - Aug 2018
      Independent consultant

      Annual Financial Statements preparation in Caseware, XBRL tagging and submission to CIPC

    • Herbert smith freehills south africa llp

      Sept 2018 - now
      Finance manager
  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Ca (sa)

      Saica