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Hester Heron

Hester Heron

FINANCIAL
Winterton

Summary

I am a Hardworking, Honest person that loves working with people and believe in going the extra mile. I love working with numbers and learning new things, nothing is impossible.

Overview

20
20
years of professional experience
2001
2001
years of post-secondary education

Work History

Senior Reservations/Golf Groups/Leisure Groups/Weddings/Conferences

Champagne Sports Resort
Winterton
04.2025 - Current
  • Preparing/Emailing quotes and pro forma invoices to groups.
  • Plaining and Organizing functions & conferences.
  • Working closely with group organizers to plan their functions.
  • Compiling a working document to ensure a successful function/conference.
  • Complete and reconcile each group account before emailing it to them.
  • Assisting with leisure reservations from time to time.
  • Assisting in Reception and Night audit from time to time.
  • Working on the Opera Reservation System, Excel; Word and Publisher.

Bookkeeper

Winterton Country Club
Winterton
09.2022 - Current
  • Recording day to day financial transactions and completing the posting process.
  • Verifying that transactions are recorded in the correct day book, suppliers ledger, customer ledger and general ledger.
  • Complete the yearly Audit and preparing reports for the yearly AGM.
  • Invoice costumers and making sure all is paid.
  • Working on SAGE.

Financial Manager

Winterton Primary School
Winterton
01.2021 - 04.2025
  • Daily Financial Functions:
  • Deal with all e-mails and debtor queries.
  • Account Payments.
  • Debt collecting and account payment follow up.
  • Working closely with debt Collecting companies and lawyers eg. Sending out section 41 letters to parents, before handing them over.
  • Setting payment agreements in place, working together with parents.
  • I have learned a lot about Debt collecting and necessary steps during my time at Winterton Primary School.
  • I have attended a few workshop with regards to Debt collection, exemptions and the POPI Act.
  • Working out the yearly Budget, before meeting with the school Finance committee and SGB.
  • Daily Banking function on the D6.
  • Record creditor invoices and add to list of transfers to be done if need to.
  • Add all creditor balances on statements to creditor reconciliation.
  • File all creditor invoices and statements.
  • Record cash receipts (school & fundraising).
  • Record receipts from Money books in fundraising excel spreadsheet.
  • Process receipts from fundraising spreadsheet.
  • Import bank statement and allocate transactions (receipts & payments).
  • SGB - Minute taker.
  • Enhanced financial reporting accuracy through regular audits and reconciliations, leading to improved decision-making capabilities.
  • Optimized cash flow management strategies, ensuring sufficient funds were available for daily operations while maximizing returns on idle cash balances.

Reservations – Banquet Coordinator

Champagne Sports Resort
Winterton
01.2016 - 01.2021
  • My Duties includes ,but not limited to:
  • Preparing/Emailing quotes and pro forma invoices to groups.
  • Plaining and Organising functions & conferences.
  • Working closely with group organisers to plan their functions.
  • Compiling a working document to unsure a successful function/conference.
  • Complete and reconcile each group account before emailing it to them.
  • Assisting with leisure reservations from time to time.
  • Assisting in Reception and Night audit from time to time.
  • Working on the Opera Reservation System, Excel; Word and Publisher.

Lodge Manager

Spion Kop Lodge
Winterton
04.2005 - 12.2015

Head Receptionist

Alpine Heath Resort and Conference Village
Winterton
12.2005 - 04.2006

Education

Matric - Afrikaans HG, English HG, Geography SG, Accounting SG, Business Economics HG, Needlework and clothing SG

Hennenman High School
Hennenman
12.2000

Personal Information

  • ID Number: 8102200236087
  • Age: 44
  • Number of Children: 3
  • Date of Birth: 02/20/81
  • Marital Status: Married

Additional Information

  • Brian Watson, 072 647 9876,

WPS SGB Chairperson, 2024-Current,


  • Brendon Hughes, 072 237 2232,

WPS SGB Chairperson, 2021 - 2023


  • Janine Muirhead, 083 225 1031,

WPS Principal

  • Jeremy Wood, 071 333 1084,

Chairperson, Winterton Country Club


  • Lynette Heron, 082 5730224,

Spion Kop Lodge Director

Timeline

Senior Reservations/Golf Groups/Leisure Groups/Weddings/Conferences

Champagne Sports Resort
04.2025 - Current

Bookkeeper

Winterton Country Club
09.2022 - Current

Financial Manager

Winterton Primary School
01.2021 - 04.2025

Reservations – Banquet Coordinator

Champagne Sports Resort
01.2016 - 01.2021

Head Receptionist

Alpine Heath Resort and Conference Village
12.2005 - 04.2006

Lodge Manager

Spion Kop Lodge
04.2005 - 12.2015

Matric - Afrikaans HG, English HG, Geography SG, Accounting SG, Business Economics HG, Needlework and clothing SG

Hennenman High School

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