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Jeremy Robin Gibbs

Professional Accountant

Phalaborwa, South Africa

Work Experience

  • DirectorFull Time

    J R Gibbs Consulting (Pty) Ltd

    Aug 2005 - Present -19 yrs, 10 months

    South Africa , Phalaborwa

    • Job Details:Hoedspruit, Limpopo, South Africa Built up and growing a practice with small to large business clients that required support ranging from bookkeeping, management accounting and financial planning to financial management. • Established financial systems under GAAP and IFRS (since 2008) accounting rules; • Established financial control and reporting systems in various different industrial and service oriented client companies; • Trained employees of clients in how to work efficiently in the use of these systems; • Dealt with all the tax aspects operationally required by the South African Government; • Introduced the necessary software (Sage Pastel Accounting, Oracle Financials and others) required for efficient operation; • Introduced and managed computerized payroll systems; • Trained or established training schemes for client’s employees on the use of the accounting software • Established daily, weekly and monthly cash flow management and cash flow forecasts for client operations; • Completed Independent Review (South African Auditing Procedure for privately held companies) of financial operations including creditor payments, debtor invoicing, reconciliation, reporting and cost analysis; • Prepared annual financial and tax accounts for client; • Acted as financial advisor and consultant to clients.
  • DirectorFull Time

    J R Gibbs Consulting (Pty) Ltd

    Aug 1976 - Jul 2005 -28 yrs, 11 months

    South Africa , Johannesburg

    • Job Details:Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Founded and built up a consulting and accounting services practice with clients in and around Johannesburg. Managed a growing praxis of business to business services with an increasing number of staff and facilities; • Acquired clients and provided consulting and accountancy services; • Introduced, established and extended accounting and financial control systems in a large variety of industrial and service sector type companies; making sure that the systems could cope with rapidly growing business volumes; • Provided extensive training through financial and control systems courses for client companies; • Introduced rules of governance and established manuals to be used by clients; • Established the necessary training courses for these governance systems; • Helped clients to obtain the necessary financial resources by providing the operational and financial reports to financial institutions and banks; • Established internal auditing functions to improve financial control and business operations.
  • Managing PartnerFull Time

    Sirons Company Secretaries & Accounatants

    Jan 1970 - Jul 1976 -6 yrs, 6 months

    Zimbabwe , Bulawayo

    • Job Details:• Supported a team of accountants in the introduction and operation of management and financial accounting systems with clients; • Wrote financial and personnel manuals to be used by clients; • Created training systems for the financial and accounting departments of clients; • Performed all company secretarial functions for clients.
  • Education

    • BBA in Accounting

      TrinityCollege & University

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2003 - 4 yr

    • High School - Other

      Pretoria Boys' High School

      Jan 1964 

    Skills

    • Sage Pastel Accounting
    • Sage Pastel Payroll
    • Draftworx Audit software
    • Accounting
    • Auditing
    • Accounting Reports
    • Microsoft Office
    • Financial Records
    • Financial Analysis
    • Budgeting
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    Languages

    • English

      Fluent

    Training & Certifications

    • Accounting CPD

      South African Institute for Business Accounatnts·2017
    • Tax CPD

      South African Institute of Tax Professionals·2017
    • General Tax Professional [GTP(SA)]

      South African Institute of Tax Professionals·2013
    • Business Accountant in Practice [BAP(SA)]

      South African Institute for Business Accounants [SAIBA]·2004
    • Chartered Institute of Professional Management

      Chartered Institute of Professional Management·2003
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