I am an open minded, detail-oriented and hardworking individual who is quite versatile and eager to learn new things. I am a fast learner and willing to work under duress to deliver services on time. I am patient, a good team player and can build and maintain positive working relationships.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
8
8
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
Senior Finance Administrator AR
Inq SA
03.2017 - Current
Ensured timely payment of vendor invoices, maintaining strong relationships with suppliers and partners.
Supported month-end close processes, ensuring accurate and timely submission of financial statements to stakeholders.
Maintained strict compliance with regulatory requirements, reducing potential risks associated with non-compliance penalties or fines.
Prepared and posted receipts and deposits to facilitate standard bookkeeping.
National Credit Controller
Fidelity Security Group
04.2012 - 11.2016
- Chasing debt by telephone and email and reducing debtor days
- Allocating payments in accordance with customer remittances.
- Processing and generating reminder letters and monthly statements.
- Liaising with the sales and accounts receivable teams to resolve outstanding queries.
- Ensuring that all major accounts work to agreed order to cash cycle.
- Daily and month end reporting and account reconciliations.
- Investigating and resolving queries relating to nonpayment of outstanding invoices.
- Working to strict monthly and annual collections targets.
- Client visitation to resolve and maintain the relationship
- Submitting month end collection reports to the head of finance.
Book Value: R6.5 million
Credit Controller
Southern African Music Rights Organization (SAMRO)
07.2007 - 03.2012
- Cold calling
- Payment Arrangement
- Sending invoices and statement
- Query resolution
- Inbound and outbound call handling
- Banking (5%)
- Allocation of payments
- Journal corrections
- Refund requisitions
- Proof of payment and payment follow up
- Age Analysis Collections
- Top 10 nonpaying key accounts
- Key accounts query identification
- Collections target versus actual
- Account Segregation:
O Reassessments’
O Inspections
O Legal Hand Over
- Promises to pay on cash flow projections
- Unallocated accounts – file search
- Vendor application forms
- System (correspondence and activity notes) updates
- Internal query resolutions
- Email correspondence handling
- Faxing and posting required contractual documents
- Escalation of queries to relevant departments and supervisor
- Population of collection score card
Book Value Average: R 5,5million (Debtors: 2,800)
Debt Collector
Minnik Basson Dagama Inc (MBD Attorneys)
10.2005 - 07.2007
- Telephone debt collection
- Payment arrangements
- Query resolution
- Data Capturing
Reason for leaving:
Data Capturer
African Bank Ltd
01.2002 - 11.2003
- Personal loan data capture
- Update of collected data from consultants
Reason for leaving: Going back to school
Education
Diploma - Information Technology
Credit Management
Unisa
Matric - Grade 12
01-2001
Infomation Technology
PC Business Training College
Johannesburg, South Africa
04.2001 -
Skills
MS Excel
MS Word
Lotus Notes
Google applications
Microsoft Outlook
SAP
Accomplishments
Top Achiever for Debtors competition Fidelity South Africa 2012\2013
Top Performer in a department on my first month at Syrex 2017
Top Achiever Syrex 2022 Top Achiever 2025
Certification
Credit management Level one
Timeline
Senior Finance Administrator AR
Inq SA
03.2017 - Current
National Credit Controller
Fidelity Security Group
04.2012 - 11.2016
Credit Controller
Southern African Music Rights Organization (SAMRO)
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