
Jeremy Robin Gibbs
Professional Accountant
Phalaborwa, South AfricaWork 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 & UniversityJan 1999 - Jan 2003 - 4 yr
High School - Other
Pretoria Boys' High SchoolJan 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·2017Tax CPD
South African Institute of Tax Professionals·2017General Tax Professional [GTP(SA)]
South African Institute of Tax Professionals·2013Business Accountant in Practice [BAP(SA)]
South African Institute for Business Accounants [SAIBA]·2004Chartered Institute of Professional Management
Chartered Institute of Professional Management·2003