Danie Spangenberg

• Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
• Gathered financial information, prepared documents, and closed books.
• Maintained up-to-date knowledge on professional accounting standards to manage financial recordkeeping.
• Maintained accurate records of fixed assets, including acquisition costs, depreciation schedules, and current values for insurance purposes.
• Prepared and filed tax forms to meet needs of customers.
• Documented cash, credit, fixed assets, accrued expenses, and line of credit transactions.
• Reconciled accounts and reviewed expense data, net worth, and assets.
• Used advanced software to prepare documents, reports, and presentations.
• Improved financial reporting accuracy through meticulous data analysis and reconciliation efforts.

All relevant work required of a trainee accountant. Later progressed to audit manager of some 65 audit and solely accounting clients. The work range from shoe box audits to entire write up of books of account.

• Identified potential risks associated with client cases developing proactive strategies to minimize negative impact on outcomes.
• Conducted comprehensive due diligence reviews verifying accuracy of information provided by potential clients or business partners.
• Conducted interviews with clients and witnesses to establish key case information.
• Managed sensitive information with discretion ensuring complete confidentiality for all clients'' personal data.
• Prepared reports and materials to assist with audits.
• Prepared working papers, reports and supporting documentation for audit findings.
• Provided journal entries and performed accounting on accrual basis.
• Reconciled statements to resolve discrepancies.
• Reviewed customer accounts to identify and resolve irregularities.
• Used accounting software to issue tax returns and prepare consolidated reports.
• Compiled general ledger entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
• Reviewed accounts, resolved coding areas, and tracked recurring expenses for accrual entry.
• Found tax solutions to complicated tax issues or errors from incorrect tax filings.
• Kept up-to-date with tax changes and industry trends by participating in professional organizations, opportunities, and networks.
• Identified legal tax savings and recommended ways to improve profits.
• Facilitated a positive work environment by participating in team meetings, sharing ideas, and contributing constructive feedback.
• Streamlined office operations by efficiently organizing files, documents, and correspondence for easy access and retrieval.
• Collaborated cross-functionally to identify account issues and propose solutions.
• Implemented process improvements to maximize efficiency and reduce costs.
• Performed administrative tasks and served as backup to facilitate office operations.
• Maintained records and files to furnish reliable documentation.
• Reconciled worksheets to verify accuracy of documents or records.
• Leveraged software system to enter and process data.
• Collected and reported monthly expense variances and explanations.
• Tracked funds, prepared deposits and reconciled accounts.
• Maintained integrity of general ledger and chart of accounts.
• Trained new employees on accounting principles and company procedures.
• Cooperated with senior leaders to create operating budgets and initiate financial planning.
• Developed financial models to assess and analyze financial performance of clients.
• Diminished outstanding debts by analyzing accounts for issues.
• Collaborated with accounting manager to comply with governing bodies and limit regulatory risks.
• Initiated comprehensive account assessments to check viability, stability, and profitability of business operations.

Daily duties of assistant to accountant. Reconcile cash book, debtors and creditors ledgers.

Control petty cash and responsible for recording daily postage received.

• Performed administrative and clerical duties such as word processing, data entry, faxing and copying.
• Maintained clean and organized files by keeping accounts payable records up-to-date.
• Assisted in the preparation of accurate financial reports for senior management decision making.
• Reduced errors in data entry by implementing a system of double-checking and cross-referencing information.
• Communicated and resolved disputes with clients regarding outstanding invoices, payments and adjustments.
• Prepared itemized statements, bills, or invoices and recorded amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
• Organized data into multiple spreadsheets to streamline data.
• Provided excellent customer service while handling various billing inquiries from clients, fostering strong client relationships.
• Inspected account books and recorded transactions.
• Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
• Strengthened financial operations by conducting bank reconciliations and financial reporting.
• Input financial data and produced reports using Patel software
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