solly maanaso

A self-motivated, organized, and goal-driven Group Reporting/Financial Manager and Chartered Accountant with 15 years of Financial and Accounting experience. Currently, I work as a Financial Manager at Thebe Investment Group, liaising with the group CFO & CEO. I hold a CA (SA) qualification. An enthusiastic individual, who is keen and ready to take on any new and more challenging role. I am very proactive and reliable with a meticulously detail-orientated nature. I work well both independently and as part of a productive team, demonstrating the motivation and problem-solving abilities required to meet demanding deadlines while maintaining the highest standards.

Review monthly division management accounts (income statement, balance sheet, cash flow, and additional info). • Lead a team of financial professionals to achieve corporate financial KPIs and provide coaching and support to capacitate the Reporting and Treasury team. • Calculate and monitor the management fee for the division and manage the financial performance of head office cost centers. • Analyse operations to track financial business performance and review the business unit’s monthly management accounts. • Review monthly accounts of associates and joint ventures, analyze CAT DFRS submissions, and submit to CAT. • Compile group reporting instructions for interim, hard close, and year-end, and coordinate the budget process for the business division. • Coordinate the forecast plans process for the business division and review, manage, and consolidate CAPEX reporting for the business division. • Review and submit monthly FBO reports and analyze as well as approve intergroup charges (OGA statement). • Review the year-end financial reporting pack and support line of business departments as finance business partner function. • Ensure reporting system (HFM) mapping is complete and accurate and review the general ledger to ensure financial transactions for group reporting are accurate. • Review and approve monthly head office journals and annual financial statements for statutory entities. • Ensure the dual currency ledger operates effectively for USD RoA (Rest of Africa) business divisions, attend to reporting requests from the Group finance department, and prepare as well as present audit committee documents. • Perform the role of implementation lead (Hyperion) and ensure forex risks of the business division are managed. • Ensure forex transactions comply with Group Treasury Policy and implement the treasury hedge accounting system. • Review monthly treasury accounting journals and treasury general ledger reconciliations, business division foreign gains and losses monthly, as well as blend to-spot adjustments for business division. • Review and analyze IFRS 2 charges in line with Group guidelines, complete technical accounting papers for new accounting standards, and complete IFRS 15 and 9 implementation projects. 

CA(SA) with more than 15 post-article experience

UNIVERSITY OF NATAL (DURBAN) 2004 BCOMPT HONOURS ACCOUNTING CTA

SAICA registered assessor