Juliana Ferdinand
Walvis Bay
Summary
An ambitious and self-motivated individual with many years of professional experience, excellent knowledge of financial accounting and reporting. To secure a challenging position in a reputable organization to expand my learnings, knowledge, and skills. Secure a responsible career opportunity to fully utilize my training and skills, while making a significant contribution to the success of the company.
Overview
30
30
years of professional experience
Work History
Cost Accountant
Erongo Marine Enterprises
08.2023 - Current
- Day-to-day accounting systems/transactions of monitoring and reviewing of inventory: on vessel and onshore for product stock (frozen fish) and consumables
- Preparing stock reconciliation and resolving any difference timeously
- Checking and confirming stock balances with the relevant cold storage entities
- Reviewing sales costings and preparing relevant trading cost accrual journals
- Daily checking and approving vessel related purchase orders
- Processing vessel projects (capital and operating expense)
- Checking and monitoring cost on ERP (SAP) against schedules submitted by Operations and discuss variance with management
- Assisting in preparing schedules for government and statutory requirements (e.g. Ministry of Fisheries, Bank of Namibia Submissions, Fisheries Observer Fund, etc.)
- Weekly review of GRIR Account
- Preparation of vessel cash flow and petty cash management
- Preparation of Journals
- Ensuring that General Ledger reconciliations are compiled
- Implementation and monitoring of Internal controls
- Input into monthly and annual audit packs
- Compiling quarterly report packs
- Year-end preparation and Year-end audit deliverables
- Input onto annual budget and quarterly forecasts
- Production cost analysis and review of production orders in SAP
- Critically evaluate inventory movements within the production environment and warehouse environment
- Review and submission of statistical returns
- Prepare quarterly quota levy reconciliation
- Review and approval of purchase orders
Assistant Accountant
ETOSHA FISHING CORPORATION (PTY) LTD
01.2020 - 07.2023
- Review & approve all duties of Accounts Payables Controller
- Maintain the stock processes
- Manage payroll activities
- Maintain Asset Register
- Maintain Bank and Cash accounts
- Prepare and manage inter-company transactions
- Compile & Report CONSOL Monthly Management Accounts
- Maintain monthly and year to date dashboards (KPI)
- Maintain monthly, year to date, forecast, Prior year and budget variance analysis reports
- Compile & Maintain Journals, General Ledgers, Recons
- Prepare & Submit (ITAS) Statutory Returns (VAT, ITX, WHT etc)
- Compile & Report on Forecast, Budgets, Cashflow
- Prepare Annual Financial Statements on Excel
- Liaise with external auditors with yearly audits
- Manage Subordinates
- Assists with ad hoc duties
Accounts Controller: Creditors/ Assistant Accountant
MANICA GROUP NAMIBIA (PTY) LTD
01.2010 - 01.2020
- Review & approve all duties of Accounts Payables Controller
- Maintain the stock processes
- Manage payroll activities
- Maintain Asset Register
- Compiling the monthly management reporting packs
- Maintain monthly, year to date, forecast, prior year and budget variance analysis reports
- Compile & Maintain Journals, General Ledgers, Recons
- Prepare & Submit (ITAS) Statutory Returns (VAT, ITX, WHT etc)
- Compile & Report on Forecast, Budgets, Cashflow
- Prepare Annual Financial Statements on Excel
- Liaise with external auditors with yearly audits
- Manage Subordinates
- Assists with ad hoc duties
Creditors Administrator / Stock Administrator
GENDOR FISHING (PTY) - NOVANAM GROUP
01.2005 - 01.2010
- Responsible for all duties of Accounts Payables Controller
- Maintain the stock processes
- Prepare and manage inter-company transactions
- Prepare and manage inter-company transactions
- Compile & Maintain Journals, Recons and General Ledger
Creditors Administrator
SKELETON COAST TRAWLING (PTY) LTD - NOVANAM GROUP
01.2002 - 01.2005
- Responsible for all local Creditors
- Receives all incoming mail and open it on a daily basis
- Receives all signed orders from different departments on a daily basis
- Attached orders to invoices and ensures that invoices are recorded according to relevant orders
- Responsible for allocating every invoice received and then send out invoices to relevant departments head for approval (signature on invoice)
- Receive signed invoices and record invoices on system, maintain records of all invoices capture for reconciliation purposes
- Prepare reconciliations for each and every supplier on a monthly basis, whereby the following should be attached: Recon, statement, general ledger report and relevant invoices recorded for that month
- The above recon is thus forwarded to Accountant for checking and return to me
- Follow up on outstanding invoices/credit notes by sending out emails to creditors
- Prepare Payment Vouchers (cheque or Transfer) and forward to Accountant for signatories
- Forward signed payment Vouchers to the Cashbook Administrator for payments
- Ensures that proof of payments (cheques / transfers) are sent to the respective creditors
- Allocate invoices against cashbook payments respectively
- Prepare and process journals to rectify errors that appear on recons
- General: Handling of petty cash
- Address complex queries from selected creditors
- Regular follow up on outstanding invoices
- Record keeping of all invoices & recons of creditors
- Ensures the payment of suppliers are in a timeous and accurate manner
- Ensures and maintain an accurate age analysis of all creditors
- Assist the Accountant in any ad hoc duties
Cashier / Expenditure Controller / Revenue Controller / Senior Accounting Officer
LUDERITZ TOWN COUNCIL
01.1996 - 01.2002
- Managing transactions with customers using cash registers
- Compile & review all duties of Accounts Payables Controller
- Compile & review all duties of Accounts Revenue Controller
- Manage payroll activities
- Maintain Asset Register
- Maintain Bank and Cash accounts
- Compile & Maintain Journals, General Ledgers, Recons
- Liaise with external auditors with yearly audits
- Manage Subordinates
- Assists with ad hoc duties
Education
Bachelor's Degree - Accounting And Finance
Namibia University of Science And Technology
05-2025
Diploma - Cost and Management Accounting
LYCEUM COLLEGE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
09-2013
Matric -
LUDERITZ SECONDARY SCHOOL
01.1995
Skills
Financial Reporting
Budgeting & Forecasting
Accounts Payable / Receivable
Compliance Management
Financial analysis
Statutory Reporting
Strong communication and management skills
Timeline
Cost Accountant
Erongo Marine Enterprises
08.2023 - Current
Assistant Accountant
ETOSHA FISHING CORPORATION (PTY) LTD
01.2020 - 07.2023
Accounts Controller: Creditors/ Assistant Accountant
MANICA GROUP NAMIBIA (PTY) LTD
01.2010 - 01.2020
Creditors Administrator / Stock Administrator
GENDOR FISHING (PTY) - NOVANAM GROUP
01.2005 - 01.2010
Creditors Administrator
SKELETON COAST TRAWLING (PTY) LTD - NOVANAM GROUP
01.2002 - 01.2005
Cashier / Expenditure Controller / Revenue Controller / Senior Accounting Officer
LUDERITZ TOWN COUNCIL
01.1996 - 01.2002
Bachelor's Degree - Accounting And Finance
Namibia University of Science And Technology
Diploma - Cost and Management Accounting
LYCEUM COLLEGE FOR HIGHER EDUCATION
Matric -
LUDERITZ SECONDARY SCHOOL