Elrita Beverly Pohl
Cape Town
Summary
Dynamic Bookkeeper with extensive experience at Dr Mark Irvine Inc., excelling in VAT compliance and financial reporting. Proven track record in managing debtors and creditors, ensuring accurate month-end reconciliations. Adept at client communication and data management, delivering exceptional results in financial accuracy and operational efficiency.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Bookkeeper
Dr Mark Irvine Inc.
Cape Town
04.2003 - Current
- Debtors system-Med-e-mass-daily data capturing
- Daily processing of new patient info or updated info
- Daily processing of fees in rooms and in hospital procedures
- Daily processing of medical aid remittances
- Daily processing of direct payments made by debtors from Bank Statements
- Daily processing of credit card and cash payments made by debtors
- Daily debit or credit adjustments-Credits to debtors, Medical Adjustments Bad debt write off's and bad debt retrieved.
- Weekly processing of locum fees and project spreadsheet I do locum fees workings
- Liaising with Medical Aid by telephone and by written correspondence
- Liaising directly with clients in office or by written correspondence
- Liaising with International Insurances by written correspondence
- Reconcile closing day end entries
- Reconcile month end debtors on Debtors system and Spreadsheet formats.
- Order Stationary and other office supplies when required
- Manage creditors and project Invoices to Statements for Payments
- Reconcile month end debtors on Debtors system and Spreadsheet formats.
- Transfer debtors month end info by way of journal entries to Accounting package
- Sage Pastel Online Accounting Program: Import bank statements monthly and allocation transactions accordingly
- Process Credit Card Entries and reconcile
- Process Director's drawings and expenses paid by director
- Process Petty Cash Pmts and Receipts and reconcile
- Process all other journal entries
- VAT Workings
- Draft VAT reports 2nd monthly
- Completion of VAT Reports
- Statutory Returns workings and submit (PAYE, UIF, SDL, WCA)
- Keeping up to date with Tax info relating to statutory returns
- Draft management reports-As required by Director or Accountant (CA) SA
- Assist Accountant with year end close down:
- SAGE ONLINE SYSTEM-Processing: Depreciation workings -excel spreadsheet and journal entries
- Directors Emoluments journal entry
- Accruals-journal entries
- Assistant fees reconcile and adjustments
- Check all Sage accounting entries 're allocations or adjustments
- Debtors reconciliation to reconcile to year end month end debtor's program report
- Close down & Finalise Year end in agreement with Accountant (CA) SA
- Assist with daily running of practice when receptionist on leave, sick or not at desk.
- Answering telephone
- Making Patient Appointments in Diary-Manuel book and paperless System Diary (Clinical Data Systems)
- Liaising with Gynaecologist's secretaries in scheduling Caesarian Sections and Normal Deliveries of new born babies
- Liaising with clients -Direct, Telephone, Email or fax documents
- Liaising with all other Doctors as needed.(GP's and other Specialists)
- Liaising with other medical institutions Pathcare -Pathology results etc
- X-Ray department-Reports etc
- Bluespier (Clinical Data System) Program: Opening up of new patient folders
- Attaching documents to folders
- Processing of all relevant data in respect of patients
Bookkeeper
EB POHL T/A Pohl's Bookkeeping Services
10.2000 - 03.2003
- Completing Statutory Returns, Secretarial Duties, Management accounts, Financial Year end workings and Drafting of Financial Reports (Mr Scott to sign off Financials)
- Green's Bottle Recyclers CC (2x Branches)
- Ormonde Property Development CC
- Noordhaven Property CC (Trust)
Bookkeeper
Sims-Handcock & Co.
Milnerton
09.1998 - 09.2000
- Accounting and Journal transactions of various clients, up to Balance Sheet
- Completing Statutory Returns (VAT, PAYE, SDL, UIF, WCA, CMC)
- Registration of Close Corporations
- Compiling & Completion of IT3's & IRPS's
- Compiling Personal Taxes and Returns
- Client liaison-On site Assignments and Projects, Correspondence personally and by telephone
- Drafting and Compiling of Financial Statements of; Close Corporations and Sole Proprietors
- Interacting externally with Banks and Financial Institutions
- Typing and Faxing of various Correspondence
- Reason for leaving: Business in financial difficulty-Retrenched
Bookkeeper/Secretary
Cape Town Business Brokers & Consultants
Cape Town
07.1996 - 08.1998
- Accounting and Journal transactions of various clients up to Balance Sheet
- Completing Statutory Returns (VAT, PAYE, SDL, UIF, WCA, CMC)
- Registration of Close Corporations
- Compiling & Completion of IT3's & IRPS's
- Compiling Personal Taxes and Returns
- Client liaison, personally and by telephone
- Accounting transactions up to Trial Balance
- Assisting with closing down of Books to Balance Sheet
- Handing Creditors & Payments Schedules monthly for Clients
- Interaction externally with Banks and Financial Institutions
- Typing and faxing of Correspondence
- Reason for leaving: Business was sold (See Testimonial)
Education
National Senior Certificate -
Cape College for Vocational Education
N4-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COURSE -
Cape College for Vocational Education
N6-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COURSE -
Cape College for Vocational Education
N6-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COURSE -
Cape College for Vocational Education
WORD PERFECT 5.1 CERTIFICATE -
Cape College for Vocational Education
German for Adults -
German International School Cape Town
Skills
- Debtors management
- VAT compliance
- Creditors management
- Statutory returns
- Financial reporting
- Sage Pastel
- Clinical data systems
- Client communication
- Payment processing
- Bank reconciliation
- Journal entries
- Financial analysis
- Data capturing
- Medical aid liaison
- Project invoicing
- Bad debt recovery
- Month-end reconciliation
- Management reporting
- Excel proficiency
- Year-end close
- Account adjustments
- Tax compliance
- Quicken expertise
- General ledger management
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Spreadsheet tracking
- Invoice processing
- Data inputting
- Transaction entry
- Accounts payable
- Advanced computer skills
- Superior attention to detail
- Payroll liability and deductions
- Auditing
- Bank statement reconciliation
- Cash flow management
- Bookkeeping software
- Proficient in adobe software
- Audit preparation
- Payroll administration
- Expense tracking
- Financial management
- Customer relations
- Financial recordkeeping
- Accounts receivable
- Record preparation
- Bookkeeping
- Account reconciliation
- General ledger entries
- Statutory reporting
- Credit control
- Sheet balancing
Languages
- German
- Afrikaans
- English
- German
- Afrikaans
References
- Dr Mark Irvine Inc., Suite H121, 21 Hof Street, Cape Town, SA, 8001, +27214221173/+27214224873, +27823751311, 04/01/03, Current
- Sims-Handcock & Co., +27215517010, 09/01/98, 09/30/00
- Mr Bruce Scott (CFA), 33 St Georges Street, Somerset West, SA, 7130, +27218528704, 09/01/98, 02/28/03
- Self Employment Business Clientèle References, 10/01/00, 03/28/03, Green's Bottle Recyclers CC, +27219812675, Ormonde Property Developments CC, +27216971948, Tana Baru Tours CC, +27214264722, M Harris t/a Powerstation, +27214479599/+27214479349
Identity No
74 11 29 0077 082
Personal Information
- Passport Number: A01299367
- Health Status: Excellent
- Date of Birth: 11/29/74
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African
- Marital Status: Partnership
Languages
English
First Language
German
Advanced
C1
Afrikaans
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Bookkeeper
Dr Mark Irvine Inc.
04.2003 - Current
Bookkeeper
EB POHL T/A Pohl's Bookkeeping Services
10.2000 - 03.2003
Bookkeeper
Sims-Handcock & Co.
09.1998 - 09.2000
Bookkeeper/Secretary
Cape Town Business Brokers & Consultants
07.1996 - 08.1998
National Senior Certificate -
Cape College for Vocational Education
N4-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COURSE -
Cape College for Vocational Education
N6-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COURSE -
Cape College for Vocational Education
N6-FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COURSE -
Cape College for Vocational Education
WORD PERFECT 5.1 CERTIFICATE -
Cape College for Vocational Education
German for Adults -
German International School Cape Town