Gayle Lantz
Senior Accounts Executive
Sandton,Gauteng
Summary
Dedicated Service Provider and Account Manager experienced in equipment finance industry. Developed extensive industry knowledge and expertise in account management and client relationships through hands-on involvement. Delivered outstanding service and built strong, lasting business relationships with unwavering commitment to quality.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Sales Account Executive
Sunlyn (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg, South Africa
02.2003 - 08.2026
- Acquiring new vendors
- On-boarding and vetting the acquired vendors
- Maintaining existing vendors
- Assessing and motivating new credit applications, which involved analysing financials and securing credit approval (with assistance from internal staff)
- Sending conclusive feedback to the vendor regarding submitted applications
- Drawing up the rental agreements and ensuring they are signed, whether via DocuSign or wet ink
- If a deal exceeded the R2 million mark (R5 million for Innovent) the AE would conduct a physical site visit to confirm the client's premises and verify that the equipment was delivered and installed to the client's satisfaction, we also like to verify the signatory if at all possible.
- Loading deals for payout and processing vendor payments (with the assistance of internal staff)
- Pulling daily reports on all received applications. Following up on approvals, re-assessing declined and pending deals to try to get them over the line.
- Advising vendors monthly of the annual targets they reached with Sunlyn.
- Monthly sales information report sent to the vendor, reflecting approved facilities and their balances.
- Regular vendor visits to discuss business (current and ongoing)
Credit and lease administrator
Saamfin (Pty) Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2002
- Load credit applications on the system and prepare for credit
- Issue feedback to suppliers
- Draw up the paperwork for the contracts with the third party
- Signing up of the contracts with the third parties
- Loading contracts on the system to initiate the third party and start billing the clients.
Accounts Administrator
Minolta (Pty) Ltd
Johannesburg , South Africa
01.1993 - 01.2001
- Accounting entries
- Balance the trial balance and general ledger
- Print daily bank statements
- Assess all debits and credits
- Issue cheques to debtors
- Load clients on debit orders
- Check magtape and deliver the magtape’s to the depot
- Assess applications for rental finance of office automation
- Assistant to the financial manager
Education
Secretarial diploma -
PC Secretarial College
Johannesburg, South Africa 01-1992
The Hill High School
11-1991
Skills
Highly motivated
Qualified for numerous incentive trips
FICA compliancy - ongoing basis
KYC (Know your client)
Reading and analyzing financial statements
Broad knowledge in various equipment spectrums
Hunting and farming of new vendors
Extreme client centric
Equipment finance specialist
Office 365
Adobe
Accomplishments
- AE of the Quarter in 2025
- Highest performing AE of the month in May 2026
- AE of the year
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 26/03/1974
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: south African
Timeline
Senior Sales Account Executive
Sunlyn (Pty) Ltd
02.2003 - 08.2026
Credit and lease administrator
Saamfin (Pty) Ltd
01.2001 - 01.2002
Accounts Administrator
Minolta (Pty) Ltd
01.1993 - 01.2001
Secretarial diploma -
PC Secretarial College
The Hill High School