Russell Wallace

Experience

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  Greenwoods Chartered Accountants

  Feb 1995 - Jul 1998

  Trainee Accountant (Articles)

  1. Preparation of final financial statements for a wide variety of clients including the following:-Furniture Retailer whose holding company is listed on the Stock Exchange, a jeweler, interior decorator manufacturer, a large plastic blow-moulding manufacturer, a property developer, a fish distribution company, and a computer software developer. 2. Tax planning and administration for the above-mentioned clients. 3. Auditing of the above-mentioned clients. 4. The preparation of cash-flow budgets and forecasts for some of the above mentioned clients when requested. 5. The use of a wide range of accounting packages such as Caseware, Pastel and Brilliant Accounting as well as utility software such as Lotus, Excel, Word, Word Perfect and Caseview to complete the above-mentioned assignments. Show less

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  Shoprite Checkers Limited H/O

  Oct 1998 - Dec 1998

  Accountant - (Contract Assignment)

  Preparing and finalizing the final reconciliations and accounts of a large retail company of approximately 100 stores that were taken over by this listed group to incorporate the information into the current structures of the group.

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  Tall Mountain Corporate Finance Limited

  Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

  Assistance to CEO

  Assisting with various corporate finance transactions, which included a potential merger of a South African Gold Mine company with a Canadian company that is listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.General administration of the company, which included the statutory requirements and monthly accounts preparation etc.

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  Aucor

  Jan 2001 - now

  Finance Director

  1. Responsible for the Financial reporting for the company, including stock, debtors and creditors2. Management of all statutory requirements and returns, eg Vat, PAYE, UIF etc…3. Manage the adminstration, running of auctions (stock, debtors, creditors).4. Preparation of costs schedules on a monthly basis5. Liaison with banks and clients6. Human Resources Manager for 35 employees