Deon Naidoo

cell: 0845832555
email: [email protected]

Professional profile
A highly motivated Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in all aspects of financial management,
treasury management and auditing. Effective in collating and managing information and coordinating the
analysis of extensive data to produce comprehensive reports. Demonstrates a high level of ambition to
succeed with all that’s undertaken and working diligently to complete all tasks in accordance with deadlines
and objectives. Has outstanding management and communication skills, with the ability to work effectively
with people of all levels.

Objective
Looking for a new and challenging position which will fully utilise existing skills and experiences, while
enabling further career development.

Areas of Expertise
• Financial management • Information presentation
• Treasury management • Team leadership
• Performance management • Risk management
• Fixed asset management • Working capital management
• Audit management

Career summary
Jun 2018 – Present Finance Executive, Sun International
• Head of Finance for Sun Sibaya, responsible for strategic and financial leadership
• Managing all financial resources to ensure they are effectively and economically utilised to meet with
budget requirements
• Establishing, developing and implementing improvements to financial procedures, policies and internal
controls to promote efficiencies and effectiveness
• Facilitating the preparation of the annual OPEX and CAPEX budgets and forecasts
• Facilitation the preparation of the financial statements in terms of IFRS
• Producing and submitting all statutory returns
• Managing the finance department, with responsibility for all cash management, revenue, expenditure,
fixed assets, debtors, and creditors management and procurement.
• Producing management accounts on a monthly and quarterly basis analysing variances and reporting
management to Executive Management and Board of Directors.
• Facilitating internal, external and BEE audits
• Responsible for all risk management and reporting

Feb 2012 – May 2018 Financial Manager, Ithala Group

• Managing treasury function, including cash flow projections, cash management, maintaining daily cash
positions, investment management, liquidity management, working capital management, debt
management, general ledger management and managing EFT payments
• Reviewing VAT and Income Tax reconciliations and returns
• Preparing the annual consolidated Opex and Capex budgets and forecasts
• Producing monthly group consolidated management reports and liquidity reports for EXCO/Board
• Preparing consolidated annual financial statements and in terms of SA GAAP/IFRS
• Managing fixed assets and WIP, including managing CAPEX budgets and fixed asset register
• Managing accounts payable and accounts receivable
• Administrator of the accounting system, including creation of accounts and opening and closing periods
• Managing internal and external audit processes
• Managing and developing staff
• Managing a variety of ad-hoc assignments, including IFRS technical reviews, going concern reviews,
cost rationalisation reviews, BEE audits

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Nov 2008 – Oct 2011 Chief Financial Officer, Kwazulu-Natal Sharks Board
• Managing all financial resources to ensure they are effectively and economically utilised to meet with
budget requirements
• Managing all elements of cash flows, reviewing and managing investments and treasury requirements
• Establishing, developing and implementing improvements to financial procedures, policies and internal
controls to promote efficiencies and effectiveness
• Facilitating and preparing the annual OPEX and CAPEX budgets
• Preparing all required financial statements and associated accounting transactions in terms of GRAP
• Producing and submitting all statutory returns
• Managing the finance and stores divisions, with responsibility for all revenue, expenditure, debtors and
creditors management
• Producing management accounts on a monthly basis analysing variances and submitting management
reports to Executive Management, Audit Committee and Board
• Producing monthly and annual financial returns to the Kwazulu-Natal Department of Economic Affairs
and Tourism
• Managing fixed assets, including maintaining the asset register
• Managing SCM to facilitate fair and transparent procurement processes in terms of SCM legislation and
regulations
• Facilitating internal, external and BEE audits in accordance with company requirements
• Responsible for the review and approval of payroll for all team members
• Leading the department and providing support for the strategic direction of the organisation, managing
the financial team effectively

Nov 1997 – Sep 2007 Trainee Accountant, rising to Assistant Manager and Audit Manager, Office of
the Auditor-General
Oct 2007 – May 2008 Audit Manager, Ernst & Young Chartered Accountants
Jun 2008 – Oct 2008 Director, Morar Inc. Chartered Accountants
• Planning audits from producing system descriptions to assessing client risk levels and engagement risk,
to documenting knowledge of the client’s business
• Building and developing excellent working relationships with clients to facilitate information sharing
• Managing comprehensive substantive testing of all client financial information, including comparing
documentation to related accounts books with reported financial information, ensuring compliance with
GRAP/IFRS
• Managing the audit of performance information ensuring all reported performance outcomes are valid,
accurate and complete
• Producing management reports with clear outlines of all auditing concerns and recommendations
following review of all concluding working documentation
• Preparing audit reports and opinions regarding the fair presentation of financial statements, presenting
these to Executive Management, Board and Audit Committees
• Managing and supervising staff members, as well as reviewing auditing work performed by individuals to
ensure consistency and that quality standards are maintained and budgets are attained

Education and qualifications

SAICA Chartered Accountant (CA) SA (First time pass) 2004
BCom (Hons) Majors including Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Finance, 2003
Taxation and Auditing, University of Natal (64% average)
B Compt Majors Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Auditing and Taxation, 2000
University of South Africa (71% average)
Matric with Subjects including English, Afrikaans, Mathematics and Accountancy, 1996
exemption Woodlands Secondary School (A aggregate)

Further skills
Professional IFRS, SA GAAP, Income Tax Act, Public Finance Management Act, Treasury
Knowledge Regulations, SCM Regulations, Companies Act, VAT Act, King Code (Corporate
Governance Framework)
IT Proficiency: MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Accpac, Caseware, JD Edwards, Pastel, Qlikview, IFS

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References
Availabe on request

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