Cassidy Ferguson

• I am the assistant accountant at the law firm, Anthony Whatmore & Co Inc, specialising in conveyancing
• I report to the head accountant and communicate with clients with regards to financial queries
• I am responsible for final account reconciliations; all petty cash data capturing and processing; closing investments and preparing interest schedules; preparing and posting month end investment interest, analysis of Corporate Saver Investments; preparing trust bank changes for the Law Society application; receipting and invoicing on Ghost Practice and creating, capturing, and processing daily trust payments
• I am responsible for drafting the financial statements for three entities under Anthony Whatmore & Co Inc (including trusts)
• Monitored status of accounts receivable and payable to facilitate prompt processing.
• Reviewed general ledger entries and assessed accuracy.
• Facilitated month-end and year-end closing processed to support accuracy and completeness of financial reports.
• Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
• Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
• I am responsible for invoicing tenants of the properties under the trusts on Rent Books, capturing the municipal and levy accounts and capturing payments on Rent Books.

• Monthly payroll for external clients including Deduction Calculations; Employee Tax; Tax Returns; Preparation of Management Accounts Reports; Provisional Tax; Drafting Financial Statements for Companies, Trusts and Body Corporates; VAT Returns and Bookkeeping such as Data Capturing and Reconciliations.
• Balanced and submitted financial reports for review and approval.
• Interacted with clients and obtained cost and budget information to draft and manage accounts.
• Reconciled balance sheet figures in Xero; Easy Accounts; Sage; Pastel; Quick Books and Draftworx and sought assistance to reduce errors.
• Prepared straightforward tax returns and explained expected refund or income tax liability and due date for payment.
• Gained knowledge of accounting principles and standards and general business practices to evaluate financial data and transactions.
• Extracted and manipulated data using Xero; Easy Accounts; Sage; Pastel; Quick Books and Draftworx systems.
• Maintained accurate and complete documentation to facilitate accounting and filing functions.

• Assist with sale of merchandise; receive payments via cash, card, Zapper and EFT; refunds and exchanges; daily cash up.
• Helped customers locate products and checked store system for merchandise at other sites.
• Fielded customer questions to share information about products, availability, and pricing.
• Assisted customers with prompt and polite support in-person and via telephone.
• Remained calm and poised in high-stress, dynamic environment to promote service to customers and staff.
• Communicated orders to vendors, scheduling carriers for pickup if needed.
• Managed efficient cash register operations.

• Completed 3rd Year Business / Financial Accounting
• Completed 3rd Year Internal Auditing
• Completed 3rd Year Taxation
• Completed 2nd Year Financial Management
• Awarded the Golden Key International Honour Society in 2021 as being selected as one of the top 15% in my field of study.

IEB Matric at Our Lady of Fatima Dominican Convent School with the following subjects:

English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Accounting, Life Sciences, Consumer Studies and LO.