Craig Vawdrey

Craig Vawdrey FINANCE AND OPERATIONS +1 --www.linkedin.com/in/craigterryvawdrey Education MANAGEMENT COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN AFRICA Bachelor of Commerce in Financial Management June 2018 Additional employment EVENTERPRISE AG FINANCE INTERN | JULY 2017 - SEPTEMBER 2017 Support role to Junior Finance and Operations Manager. Responsible for daily bookkeeping, office administration and research. Played fundamental role in due diligence for series A funding. SOCIETI BISTRO FLOOR MANAGER | JUNE 2012 - DECEMBER 2017 Practical experience in the hospitality industry. Developed recurring business constantly by maintaining meaningful relationships with patrons. Acquired the ability to think quickly and manage time effectively. Extensive experience working with and leading a team. Comfortable with delegating abilities for supervising staff. Assisted with the hiring and training of staff members. Contributed towards training manuals. Areas of Expertise Business growth Operational efficiency Professional development Project management Client participation Operations management Cash forecasting and budgeting Familiar Tools Xero accounting Basecamp team communications Google Gsuite admin management Stripe online payments Microsoft Office Hubstaff time tracking software References available on request Employment EVENTERPRISE AG Zurich, Switzerland | Cape Town, South Africa | San Francisco, USA A digital multi service platform for the global events industry that facilitates connections between those who need to organize events (clients) and suppliers of event products, services, and venues. Junior Finance and Operations Manager | 09/2017 - 06/2018 Responsible for meeting all relevant statutory and mandatory requirements associated with operations and finance and for working within the framework of the company's core values, as well as promoting its ethos and mission statement. ROLES AND RESPONSIBILITIES People: Coach and lead a team Interact with diverse distributed team FinTech: Research and apply various FinTech softwares and tools Act as an administrative contact point with our development team Help administrate and test functionality of payment platform, Stripe Manage Stripe dashboard, integrations and automations Cash flow management: Ensure accuracy of supplier invoice payments Manage foreign currency transfers Process monthly payroll in compliance with relevant legislation and regulations Weekly and monthly cash runway update Monthly and annual budgets Accounting: Xero Day-to-day bookkeeping for 3 entities in multiple currencies Manual journal adjustments Maintain accuracy of management reports Governance: SARS tax compliance: administrate EMP201, VAT201, and provide information to assist with the completion of IRP5s, as well as income tax and provisional tax returns Contractual management Operations management: Data storage administration Maintain domain registrations Team productivity administration Virtual office administration Interdepartmental communications KPI management and reporting