Haseena A.
Senior Operational Finance Manager
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Haseena F. is an experienced Operational Finance Manager with over two decades in financial management and operations, primarily within the insurance and finance sectors in South Africa and Australia. At Professional Provident Society Insurance, she has overseen daily and monthly financial operations, managed staff performance and development, and led compliance and tax reporting, including interactions with the Australian Tax Authority. Her prior positions encompass team management, supervising creditor payments, payroll verification, and fixed asset accounting. At National Brands Limited – AVI Finance Shared Services, she managed treasury workflows and foreign payments while supporting SAP projects as a Business Analyst. Known for her expertise in financial analysis, compliance reporting, and process optimization, Haseena F. has contributed to process automation and operational loss management, ensuring high standards of financial accuracy and continuous workflow improvement in insurance, shared services, and corporate finance environments.
Experience
Operational Finance Manager
Professional Provident Society Insurance · 2021 — 2025Managed daily and monthly operational activities, prepared month-end cashbook and premium analyses, and reviewed debtors. Submitted monthly and annual Fees, Stamp duty, and GST calculations. Conducted performance evaluations while overseeing staff reviews and individual meetings. Engaged with Australian stakeholders, including the Australian Tax Authority, members, brokers, and advisors. Compiled monthly and annual compliance reports and reported incidents and breaches. Facilitated annual tax preparation for member tax and GST, while liaising with auditors for audit queries. Oversaw operational processes and the operational loss schedule, along with handling month-end processes, including journals and balancing TB.Team Manager – Group Finance
Professional Provident Society Insurance · 2011 — 2021Supervised creditor payments and reconciliations, while calculating procurement figures and preparing BEE schedules. Verified payroll for PPS and subsidiaries, compiled month-end financial reports, and managed Fixed Assets for PPS and Group. Conducted variance reporting for month-end expense analyses and prepared year-end financial statements. Drafted budgeting models, forecasting, and budget figures related to Fixed Assets, and oversaw Bookkeepers managing Fixed Assets and Cashbooks.Stand in Senior Manager – Group Finance
Professional Provident Society Insurance · 2018 — 2018Oversaw insurance renewal processes, calculated BEE procurement documentation, and managed localization projects for the Namibia office. Facilitated succession planning and Individual Development Plans (IDPs), while providing guidance and testing for automation initiatives.Supervisor, Treasury & Cashbooks
National Brands Limited – AVI Finance Shared Services · 2010 — 2011Supervised cashbook, payment, and treasury clerks handling foreign transactions and controlled cash flow across multiple bank accounts. Maintained the Treasury file, including bank mandates, while managing foreign payments and drafts. Oversaw accounting responsibilities for factory sites and drafted policies for foreign payments and bank reconciliations.Senior Bookkeeper – Corporate Finance (7 subsidiaries)
Professional Provident Fund Society · 2005 — 2010Reconciled cashbooks, general ledgers, and balance sheets while managing cash flow across multiple bank accounts. Processed salary payments and handled VAT payments and returns, maintaining the Treasury file. Administered fixed assets and conducted bookkeeping duties up to the balance sheet and trial balance.Operational Finance
PPS Bookkeeper · 2002 — 2005Reconciled departmental accounts and prepared reports explaining variances. Managed nine cashbooks, approved and submitted cheques for PPS members, and reconciled RSC levies. Reported on member statistics for directors’ board packs and managed monthly payments to beneficiaries of trust accounts.PPS Admin & Payment Clerk
Sick Pay Department · 2000 — 2002Typed requirement letters and minutes for medical committee meetings while preparing board packs for Executive Committee meetings. Reconciled and submitted member payments and resolved telephonic queries from members. Arranged medical appointments and conducted yearly tax reconciliations.Creditors Clerk, Payroll Administrator, Debtors Clerk
Oriental Plaza Body Corporate · 1998 — 2000Captured, reconciled, and processed creditor payments while typing minutes for Board meetings and conducting monthly bank reconciliations. Managed daily cash flows and processed withdrawals from Provident and Pension Funds, as well as capturing, reconciling, and processing monthly salaries.Payments Clerk
Dynamic Hawkers Centre · 1996 — 1998Supervised ten cashiers and performed daily banking of cash receipts. Captured, reconciled, and processed creditor payments while typing general correspondence and managing general administrative duties.
Skills & Expertise
Education
- Executive LeadershipUniversity of Stellenbosch · 2020 — Present
- National Diploma, Financial ManagementUnisa · 2012 — 2012
- N Diploma – Life InsuranceIBA · 2002 — 2012
- BCom Risk Management, Risk ManagementUnisa · 2005 — 2009
- Grade 12Newhaven Secondary School · 1992 — 1992
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