Overview
Work History
Education
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Andrea van Niekerk

Port Elizabeth

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Commission Administrator

PK Ferraris & Associates
Port Elizabeth
01.2024 - Current
  • Receive and download weekly and monthly commission statements.
  • Allocate clients to prospective brokers and representatives for their commission due, according to each commission split.
  • Calculated financial figures to ensure accurate reporting.
  • Resolved commission-related queries from clients and brokers.
  • Keep track of any lapses and potential lapses for all brokers and representatives, and notify them.
  • Follow up with brokers and representatives regarding outstanding debt.
  • Oversee staff leave requests to maintain operational efficiency.
  • Handle business compliance.
  • Ensure that contracts and supporting documents are correct.
  • Administered physical and digital filing systems, keeping records well-organised and easily retrievable for team members.
  • Coordinated communications between various departments to schedule meetings and keep company informed on critical matters.
  • Updated company policies and procedures manuals, ensuring all documentation was current and compliant with legal standards.
  • Identified commission discrepancies through careful analysis.

Recruitment Consultant

Drake International
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
02.2019 - 01.2024
  • Executed cold-calling strategy to build relationships with prospective, and current clients.
  • Set up meetings with prospective new clients, as well as existing clients.
  • Understanding and analyzing job requirements from clients
  • Identifying prospective candidates using a variety of channels
  • Creating a detailed job description and posting it on relevant job boards
  • Screening and shortlisting potential candidates
  • Scheduling and conducting interviews
  • Assessing applicants’ relevant knowledge, skills, soft skills, experience and aptitudes
  • Negotiating salary, contract terms and conditions with selected candidates
  • Managing the hiring paperwork and ensuring all aspects are in line with legal requirements
  • Providing regular feedback to both clients and candidates regarding the status of the recruitment process
  • Maintaining a database of candidate records, including resumes, interview notes, and any other relevant documentation
  • Building and maintaining client relationships through continuous follow-up and client management.
  • Conducting intake meetings with clients to agree on qualification criteria for candidates
  • Publishing job ads in various portals
  • Networking with potential candidates to promote our employer brand and ensure we attract the best professionals
  • Building long-term client relationships by providing excellent customer service
  • Conducting detailed interviews and presenting candidates to clients
  • Keeping records of candidate interviews and tracking them within our internal database
  • Staying abreast of recruiting trends and best practices

Administrator

Drake International
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
04.2018 - 01.2024
  • Set up new files and assigned tracking numbers.
  • Handle all administrative tasks.
  • Capture data onto the system.
  • Supported managers with proactive, efficient clerical support to maintain smooth-running operations.
  • Assisted with reception when needed.
  • Assist recruiters in finding potential candidates.

Credit Clerk /Accounts & HR

East Cape Tours
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
01.2016 - 12.2018

Banking, Wages and Salaries.

Paying suppliers and creditors (local and international).

All administrative work.

Capturing new suppliers and clients (QuickBooks).

Sorting out bank queries.

- Creating links

Overseas banking.

- Handling Queries on accounts

- Credit control

- Capturing creditors invoices

- Recon accounts

- Receptionist

- All shopping supplies and stationery supplies

- Client data capturing

● HR-

- Recruit new potential employees

- Arrange Interviews and interview potential employees

- Resolving any problems / grievances

- Sick leave

- Annual Leave

Typing of contracts

Blackhorse Properties- ( Sister Company)

Resolving queries of tenants.

Arrange meetings with the supervisor.

Resolving accounts, and arrears of accounts with tenants.

Creating new contracts and renewals of contracts for tenants.

  • Analysed financial statements to assess creditworthiness of prospective and current clients.

Assistant Manager

Keiskamma Bed & Breakfast
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
12.2015 - 12.2016
  • - Make guest bookings ( Nights Bridge)

- Checking guests in and out

- Assisting with making breakfast and dinner

- Admin work

- All shopping

- Petty cash

- Invoices

- Quotes

- Ensuring that all rooms are clean before guest check in

Answering phone calls.

- Answering emails

- Stock take

Supervise cleaning staff.

All Rounder ( Internship)

Mongoose Manor Bed & Breakfast
Port Elizabeth, South Africa
06.2014 - 12.2014

- Making Bookings ( Nights Bridge)

- Checking guests in and out

- Assisting with making breakfast, lunch and dinner

- Assisting with conferences held

- Admin work

- All shopping

- Petty cash

- Invoices

- Setting up for conferences

- Client Liaison

Education

National Diploma: Tourism Management

Nelson Mandela University
Port Elizabeth
02.2012 - 11.2015

Matric

Westering High School
Port Elizabeth
01.2006 - 12.2011

Skills

  • Client relationship management
  • Compliance oversight
  • Administrative coordination and procedures
  • Query resolution
  • Attention to detail
  • Reporting and documentation
  • Record-keeping and database administration

Timeline

Commission Administrator

PK Ferraris & Associates
01.2024 - Current

Recruitment Consultant

Drake International
02.2019 - 01.2024

Administrator

Drake International
04.2018 - 01.2024

Credit Clerk /Accounts & HR

East Cape Tours
01.2016 - 12.2018

Assistant Manager

Keiskamma Bed & Breakfast
12.2015 - 12.2016

All Rounder ( Internship)

Mongoose Manor Bed & Breakfast
06.2014 - 12.2014

National Diploma: Tourism Management

Nelson Mandela University
02.2012 - 11.2015

Matric

Westering High School
01.2006 - 12.2011
Andrea van Niekerk