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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

References

Mrs. Nezette Beukes

Finance Manager

Erongo Marine Enterprises(Pty)

Etosha Fising Corporation(Pty)

Manica Group Namibia(Pty)

064 - 081 326 7515


Mrs. Tanja Blaauw

Senior Accountant

Gendor Fishing (Pty)

081 126 3327


Mr. Gerrie Hough

General Manager

Skeleton Coast Trawling

064 218 100


Mr. Matheus Joseph

Accountant

Luderitz Town Council

063 207 812 / 081 482 2321

Juliana Ferdinand