Amantha Rajkoomar
Johannesburg
Summary
I am a well-disciplined Financial Accountant who is seeking employment opportunities matching my skill set. My focus will be to always deliver what is asked of me to the best of my ability using the extensive knowledge of generally accepted accounting theories, principles, methods, practices, and terminology that I have gained through my qualification and work experience.
Overview
6
6
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Accountant
Seattle Coffee Co.
01.2024 - Current
- Review all loan, control, salary, clearing, provision and other TB accounts on a monthly basis, reconciling where needed to confirm accuracy and completeness of totals.
- Ensure control accounts tie to relevant sub ledgers.
- Maintain accrual accounts, to avoid double processing of transactions.
- Escalate uncleared and unusual differences older than 30 days to the relevant FOM and Financial Manager immediately.
- Ensure outstanding reconciling items are followed-up and cleared within 30 days from preparation of reconciliation.
- Prepare YTD reconciliations on payroll and VAT that tie to GL and submissions.
- Vat calculations.
- Ensure month-end Balance sheet files are reviewed and ready for distribution on a timely basis.
- Ensure sufficient supporting documents are attached to all Balance Sheet reconciliations included in the Balance sheet file.
- Ensure outstanding reconciling items are followed-up and cleared within 30 days from preparation of reconciliation, this includes following up with AR, AP, Cash, FA and POS on reconciliations prepared by them.
- Escalate risks identified through review of the Balance sheet file to the relevant FOM and Financial Managers immediately.
- Ensure audit deadlines with regards to the preparation of Balance Sheet files are met.
- Review monthly income statements for cost centers allocated on monthly basis by COB of working day 7 after month-end.
- Prepare and review monthly revenue and GP analysis for circulation to FOM.
- Raise accruals based on income statement review by COB of working day 7 after month-end.
- Process additional accruals requests received from FOM before GL close after month-end.
- Process re-allocations received from Regional managers when received.
- Process General Ledger journals on request from Business.
- Ensure General Ledger journal approvals process is followed.
- Assist with ad hoc queries from the FOM and Financial Manager.
- Posting of payroll journals.
- Reconciliation of payroll, taxes and VAT and submission of figures to relevant authorities on a monthly basis.
- Act as liaison with external auditors.
- Preparation and maintenance of annual budgets and forecasts.
- Weekly cashflow.
- System implementation and conversions.
Campus Bursar-Finance
Pinnacle College Waterfall
08.2023 - 12.2023
- Responsible for overall finances at a school level.
- Provide support to the school executive head and staff within the financial space
- Maintain financial controls
- Billing - perform and review billing of school fees and other school related income
- CAPEX - maintain CAPEX spend and manage procuring CAPEX activities
- Procurement - responsible for the procurement process at a school level
- Accounts payable - resolve queries raised by group shared services
- Debtors - have oversight of the book and work with group shared services to maintain a healthy debtors book.
- Cashbook - ensure cash received is allocated timeously, correctly and reconciled
- Payroll - review monthly payroll
- Analyze budget, monitor expenditure against actual POs daily, weekly and monthly and advise staff and principal accordingly
- Preparation of annual budgets, ensuring inclusion and planning for special campus events, tours and recoveries
- Preparation of variance analysis for principal and brand finance on a monthly basis
- Meet with walk -in parents to resolve billing and account queries
- Receive arrears/outstanding debts and advise group shared services accordingly
- Reconciliation of student billing, manage and monitor repayment plans
- Monitor, control and reconcile purchases on procurement card
- Monitor and report on monthly expense charges
- Monitor and control general monthly activities
Financial Accountant
First World Trader (PTY) Ltd
05.2022 - 07.2023
- Responsible for the trial balance, income statement and balance sheet.
- Preparation, executing and reporting on monthly management accounts to management.
- Processing and record keeping of adjustment journals, to be approved by FM and Director.
- Reviewing supplier invoices, their expense allocation, amounts and VAT treatment before posting the batches
- Approval of supplier invoices on banking platform
- Manage, track and resolve all banking queries.
- Identify, control and escalate potential risks which may lead to increased costs.
- Reporting on periodic variances and their causes.
- Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual NAV’s.
- Preparation and calculation of quarterly dividend reports.
- Collaboration with external auditors to ensure the audit function is executed on a timely and efficient basis.
- Responsible for cashbook processing – importing of bank statements and ensuring the account allocations and VAT treatment are captured correctly and accurately.
- Reconciling general ledgers and preparing balance sheet recons to ensure reconciled items are appropriately cleared timeously.
- Completion of month end closure activities including preparation and capturing of month end journals.
- Running actual vs budget reports
- Preparation of cash flow reports.
Financial Administrator
First World Trader (PTY) Ltd
02.2020 - 04.2022
- Daily reconciliation of bank accounts to the General Ledger
- Daily reconciliation of broker accounts to the General Ledger
- Daily reconciliation of Client Fund balances in General Ledger to the Database
- Reconciliation of credit card deposits per the Database to payments received.
- Daily preparation and reconciliation of RA and Unit Trust payments to and from administrator.
- Preparing daily payments to fund bank and unit trust accounts
- Preparing daily trade settlement payments to CSDPs
- Responsible for daily sweeping of cash between bank accounts to maximise interest earned
- Daily review of automated withdrawal schedules for refunds and preparing related payment batches where needed.
Junior Accountant
Lee Oosthuizen & Smith INC.
01.2018 - 01.2020
- Preparation and compilation of accounting records, financial statements, and other financial reports.
- Bookkeeping of various clients up to Trial balance
- Reconciliation of debtors and creditors.
- Reconcile VAT reports to the general ledger.
- Audit planning, substantive audit and analytical testing and compilation of audit working papers
- Advising clients on tax and estate planning, preparation and submission of Tax returns, IT14SD’s, EMP 501’s PAYE and UIF, EMP 201’s VAT calculations and returns.
- Processing year end accounts.
- Advising on the financial implications and consequences of business decisions.
- Detecting and preventing financial fraud.
- Reporting to senior managers regarding the client’s finances
Education
Post Graduate Diploma - Management Accounting
University of South Africa
12.2021
Advanced Diploma - Accounting Sciences
University of South Africa
12.2020
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting, Corporate Finance and Investment
University of Witwatersrand
03.2019
Skills
- Microsoft Office Suite
- Sage Pastel Partner
- Sage Accounting
- Sage 300
- IDU Concept Client
- POS - Reporting
- POS - Control
- Access dimensions
- Attention to detail and accuracy
- Strong organizational skills
- Ability to work in a high pressured environment and adhere to deadlines
- Ability to take initiative and work with limited instruction
- Team player
- Stakeholder management - build creditability and trust
Timeline
Financial Accountant
Seattle Coffee Co.
01.2024 - Current
Campus Bursar-Finance
Pinnacle College Waterfall
08.2023 - 12.2023
Financial Accountant
First World Trader (PTY) Ltd
05.2022 - 07.2023
Financial Administrator
First World Trader (PTY) Ltd
02.2020 - 04.2022
Junior Accountant
Lee Oosthuizen & Smith INC.
01.2018 - 01.2020
Post Graduate Diploma - Management Accounting
University of South Africa
Advanced Diploma - Accounting Sciences
University of South Africa
Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting, Corporate Finance and Investment
University of Witwatersrand
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