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Marius Marinus

Experienced finance professional with strong problem-solving, analytical and collaboration skills. Certified Chartered Accountant, with experience in International Financial Reporting Standards and Dutch GAAP. 

Key Skills

Project Management
Dutch GAAP
IFRS
IT Skills
Excel
Problem-solving skills

Professional Experience

Jan 2020
Present
Senior Financial Controller
ACT Commodities Group Amsterdam, NL
  • Main contact for external auditors for the Group and foreign entities
  • Preparing of financial statements in accordance with IFRS and Dutch GAAP
  • Month-end close processes involving - balance sheet and P&L reviews and narrative preparations; booking of accruals, prepayments and provisions.
  • Improve internal control processes and policies
  • Key contact from the finance side on all matters relating to the ERP system, from setting up new companies, improving system functionality and resolving issues
  • Maintaining the intercompany positions of the company and resolving mismatches with the local finance teams
  • Involved with preparation of management reports, tax calculations and transfer pricing assessments
  • Implementation of new finance systems for lease accounting and the owner of the system
  • Setting up segregation of duties within the ERP system
  • Team lead of one controller and two accountants
Dec 2017
Jan 2020
Senior Auditor
Deloitte Amsterdam, NL
  • Financial audit of clients in retail, manufacturing and IT industries
  • Obtaining project management skills, from initial budget of audit work, assembling a team  to finalization and fee recovery
  • Technical experienced obtained by assessing clients business acquisitions, share-based incentive plans, hedge accounting policies and complex inventory provisions
Dec 2015
Dec 2017
Forensic Accountant
PwC Johannesburg, ZA
  • Due diligence for client disputes
  • Investigations of financial fraud
  • Project management
  • Preparing of fact based reports used in litigations
Dec 2012
Dec 2015
Financial & IT Auditor
PwC Johannesburg, ZA
  • Financial and IT audit of clients in the banking and capital markets industry
  • Pre- and post system implementation audit of a trading platform
  • Implementation audits of new accounting standards for large banking clients
  • Obtaining valuable exposure to the end-to-end processes of clients in the banking industry

Education

Dec 2011
Dec 2012
Bachelor of Commerce (Hons.) Accounting Sciences in
University of Pretoria
Dec 2008
Dec 2012
Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy in
University of Pretoria
Dec 2008
Dec 2011
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting Sciences in
University of Pretoria

Certifications

2012
Certificate in the Theory of Accountancy
University of Pretoria
2015
Member of SAICA - Registered CA
SAICA

Hobbies & Interests

  • Movies
  • Gaming
  • Flying
  • Traveling
  • Cycling
  • Sports

Languages

English
(Fluent)
Afrikaans
(Native)

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