JL CONSULTING
With over 27 years of experience in accounting, I can support you or your business with temporary accounting solutions. If you are in a sudden need of some extra hands to fill in a temporary gap (maternity leave, illness, a bridging period between 2 employments), preparation of a VAT or TAX audit, implementation of a new accounting or ERP system or any other project, I might be of a good help for you and your business.
After finishing school in 1990, I started as a junior accounting clerk. During my career at several different companies in different branches I worked my way up to CFO of a leading archiving company in Belgium. During all these years I kept studying to keep my knowledge up to date.
Career:
- 1991-1992: Junior accounting clerck (Animal nutrition company)
- 1992-1998: A-Z General ledger accountant (Agricultural – Cattle breeding)
- 1998-2000: Assistant Facility Manager (Agricultural – Cattle breeding)
- 2000-2001: Financial Controller International Business (Agricultural – Cattle breeding)
- 2001-2006: Finance Manager – Financial Controller (Transport, Concrete Mixing plant, Recycling)
- 2006-2011: Lead Accountant Corporate Shared Service Center Benelux (General Electric Corporate Services)
- 2011-2012: General Ledger Lead Corporate Shared Service Center Europe (Azelis Chemical Distribution)
- 2012-2017: CFO (Archiving, Digital archiving, E-commerce)
- 2015-2017: Owner-CEO of a rental company in the hospitality industry
- 2007-2017: Property management of long-term rentals
- 2016- : Owner-CEO JL Invest (Pty) Ltd and De Vinken Trading and Investment (Pty) Ltd
Experiences:
- A-Z accounting (USGAAP, IFRS, Local GAAP)
- VAT and Corporate Income Tax
- SOx (Sarbanes Oxley)
- Implementation of new ERP and accounting software
- Standardization of accounting processes
- Standardization of reporting processes
- Start-up of a European shared service center
- Preparing of annual report audits, VAT and CIT audit files
- Investment projects and financing of investments
- Budgets, reporting and project accounting
Skills:
- Self-starter
- People manager and motivator
- Hands-on
- Strong analytical skills, accurate and organized
- Professional attitude and able to communicate on all levels
- Experienced in working in multicultural international environments
- Languages: Dutch, English and German
For more information, please contact me:
Patrick Jans
Cellphone: +27 60 657 9466
E-mail: patrick@jlinvest.co.za