Elias Terrence Tlaka
Financial System Controller
Vosloorus
Summary
A young professional who has the ability to carry out instructions and complete tasks as required. A good team player who is motivated by a desire to gain employment experience and skills that will assist to launch ones career. Currently looking to work for an employer who offers a wide variety of opportunities and a friendly working environment that provides excellent professional development. An individual who is keen to learn to broaden knowledge and skills. Hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills eager to secure entry-level position. Ready to help team achieve company goals. Organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude. Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
Overview
5
5
years of professional experience
18
18
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Financial Systems Controller
Pick N Pay
Eastport DC
05.2023 - Current
- Created and distributed reports on internal and external finances, audits, and budgets.
- Reviewed documents and data to give accurate presentations and forecasts to upper management.
- Process intermediate documents (QFRCs and IDOCs) in error on electronic data interchange (EDI) between warehouse management system and SAP
- Process store claims in error and investigate incomplete claim credit & Debit memos
- Investigate and process Supplier Portal Vendor claims
- Monitoring daily system movements and process stock alignment exception for EWM/ERP
- Process outstanding billing documents
- Ensures compliance to financial and operational policies
- Conduct investigations into catch weight, variable weight, price variance issues
- Investigate and align DC MAC
- Investigate overstated and understated store in line with DC margin variances
- Investigate open billing documents and correction
- Calculates shortage tolerances against applicable SLAs and drives alignment with service providers Inventory teams
- Assist second and third level support teams with resolving issues and improving process
- Monitoring and clearing of STCD, TCD, DC2DC & DC2 Store stock in transit and in transfer.
- Investigation and clearing of aged stock in cross doc storage locations (TCD & STCD
- UAT Testing and Finance BR implementation process review.
- Updating Issues and DC MAC data base
Claims Auditor
Pick N Pay
Eastport DC
09.2022 - 05.2023
- Provided high level of professionalism when speaking with customers or responding to emails to promote company's dedication to service.
- Researched issues related to claims processing to identify origins and implement corrective solutions.
- Initiated cost containment by conducting thorough audits and data mining.
- Prioritized daily tasks to satisfy workload demands and department's turnaround goals.
- Conduct internal audits on all business processes and Risk compliance across region.
- Analyze data to identify exceptions, deviations, trends and highlight potential areas of loss and risk to business for scorecard meetings and business/process improvement and rectify where necessary.
- Perform ad-hoc audits on request.
- Assist stores to adhere to SOPs and benchmarks by actioning in-store trends and areas for development.
- Co-ordinate and maintain stock movement and balances in the DC to ensure accuracy of stock.
- Ensuring efficient and effective compilation of and distribution of daily, weekly and monthly operational reports for management review and record keeping.
- Conduct audit fieldwork by identifying, analyzing, evaluating and recording enough information to achieve engagement's objectives
- Identify opportunities in departmental areas (Transport, Outbound, Picking, Inbound and stores) for operational and control improvements and make effective recommendations.
- Weekly progress tracker for all reports and development plans.
- Submission of audit reports within stipulated time constraints on detail of findings and feedback to business.
- Training all store and receiving managers to make sure all stock delivered is received as per SOP and business requirements.
- Refresher training in all DC departments to maintain strong relationship that enables high performance and high quality of work is delivered to customers (Stores).
- Unannounced visits to stores and DC departments to ensure all is in place as per reports
- Investigation of store claims and Distribution center orders on SAP WMS and ERP.
- Document engagement results, clear findings and obtain management actions.
- Ensure that audits are performed within allocated hours and agreed timeframes.
- Inventory stock balances and shrink for both warehouse and stores.
- Conduct follow up audits to monitor management's interventions.
- Identify loopholes, recommend risk aversion, and cost savings measures.
- Inventory wall to wall count, Replenishment process and FIFO Execution.
- Provide weekly feedback based on incident investigations.
Claims Administrator
Pick N Pay
Eastport DC
01.2019 - 08.2022
- Cultivated productive relationships with stakeholders, facilitating claims lifecycle.
- Investigated, evaluated and adjusted multi-line claims in accordance with standards and laws.
- Monitored team performance, enforcing compliance with corporate claims processes and procedures.
- Investigation of Claims and Stock in Transit
- Ensuring that stores capture deliveries are received from the Distribution Centre to prevent running at a loss
- Identify Stock in Transit requirements
- Ensuring Claims reduction per 72 hours
- Ensuring adherence to processes or SOP
- Ensuring the accuracy of the investigated Claims on SAP system
- Handling of general queries of Stock in Transit department and feedback to department manager
- Communicate with other Distribution Center's regarding Stock in Transit reporting and their claims Ensuring that all Proof of Delivery received from transporter are checked and validated to meet the requirements of Stock in Transit
- Investigating claims at stores and Distribution Centre systematically and visually
- Developed internal requirements and standards to minimize regulatory risks and liability across programs.
Education
Honours - Economics
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg 02.2016 - 12.2024
B.com - Economics And Econometrics
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg 02.2013 - 12.2016
Matric - Commerce
Lethulwazi Comprehensive School
Johannesburg 01.2006 - 12.2010
Skills
Audit Preparation
Excellent report writing skills
High level of accuracy and attention to detail
Time management
Organizational skills
Flexibility
Ability to work under pressure
Ability to work independently and team player
Problem solving skills
Good Interpersonal skills
ability to analyze data and make informed decisions based on that analysis
Analytical Skills
Financial Acumen
Resource planning
Customer focused
Risk management
Presentation skills
Financial Forecasting
Trend Analysis
Audit Preparation
Microsoft Office
Timeline
Financial Systems Controller
Pick N Pay
05.2023 - Current
Claims Auditor
Pick N Pay
09.2022 - 05.2023
Claims Administrator
Pick N Pay
01.2019 - 08.2022
Honours - Economics
University of Johannesburg
02.2016 - 12.2024
B.com - Economics And Econometrics
University of Johannesburg
02.2013 - 12.2016
Matric - Commerce
Lethulwazi Comprehensive School
01.2006 - 12.2010