Kim Abrahams
Finance
Boston, Bellville
Summary
Experienced Financial and Credit Controller with over 20years of experience in the Corporate environment.
I’m a reliable, hardworking and passionate job seeker with strong organizational skills seeking Credit Control or Finance Assistant position. Offering excellent communication and good judgment.
Friendly with proven history of delivering client service while responsibly driving business development. Detail-oriented worker and remaining calm in high-pressure situations. Excellent reputation for resolving problems and internal controls when managing all accounting functions.
Ready to help team achieve company goals.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Financial Controller
Sanlam Reality
Cape Town
12.2017 - 10.2021
- Prepared accurate financial reports and monthly statements for accounts receivable and payable.
- Collaborated with management team in preparation of annual and operating budgets, forecasts and all financial reporting and analysis.
- Completed journal entries, reconciliations and account analysis to prepare quarterly financial documents and general account management.
- Created and distributed reports on internal and external finances, audits and budgets.
- Proved successful working within tight deadlines and fast-paced atmosphere.
- Created spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel for daily, weekly and monthly reporting.
- Participated in team-building activities to enhance working relationships.
Financial Assistance
Sanlam
Gauteng & Cape Town
12.2007 - 11.2017
- All administration and finance tasks relating to membership maintenance and contributions and provider transactions.
- Monitoring of the bank statements daily.
- Assist with capturing of invoices onto system.
- Ensure invoices are correctly and timorously sent to our debtors and to follow up on payments.
- Approval of payments and refunds to vendors.
- Communicating directly with members and HR personnel regarding membership contributions.
- Processing of VAT, journals and payments in accordance with the approval framework.
- Monthly variance analysis and cost investigations.
- Monthly billing of our customers.
- Reconciliations of Expense and Income accounts.
- Handled reporting, filing and collections paperwork for credit group.
- Ad hoc special financial project deliverables.
- Year End Audit assistance.
Client Relations Representative
Old Mutual Healthcare
Gauteng
03.2007 - 11.2007
- Liaised with sales, marketing, back office teams and management teams to develop solutions and accomplish shared objectives.
- Manage client relationships in the Gauteng region.
- Responsible for retention of existing business.
- Reviews of benefits to clients & organising help desk sessions.
- Delivery service that
- Delivered exceptional customer service to every customer by leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services and creating welcoming, positive experiences also conforming with SLA parameter..
- Investigated and resolved accounting, service and delivery concerns.
- Trained staff on operating procedures and company services.
- Delivered exceptional customer service to every customer by leveraging extensive knowledge of products and services and creating welcoming, positive experiences.
Contributions Clerk
Old Mutual Healthcare
Cape Town
06.2000 - 02.2007
- Prepare monthly reports.
- Ensure Employer Groups contribute in accordance with the Scheme's Service Level Agreements and Legislature.
- Maintenance of efficient enquiry statistics.
- Guarantee high level client service internally & eternally.
- Minimise scheme's financial risk by ensuring effective collections, allocation and adherence to credit policies and age analysis.
- Journals of savings and contribution adjustments, refunds.
- Allocations, investigations & reconciliation of accounts for contributions.
- Managed contribution collections for a few medical schemes, such as Oxygen, OM staff medical scheme, Imperialmed, Purehealth, Selfmed & Medshield.
- Preparing of monthly billings for my groups.
- Coaching of new staff.
- Involved in small projects & input into the new system we worked on.
Credit Clerk and Operations Trainee
Edgars
Cape Town
10.1998 - 04.2000
- Full credit control functions.
- Updated and maintained customers records.
- Liaised regularly with the regional office in sorting out customers accounts and payment arrangements.
- Worked in cash office over peak periods.
- Trained in all areas of operations, eg security, auditing, logistics, credit office and service centre.
- Guarantee high level client service internally & eternally.
Education
Higher Certificate - Economics And Science Management
UNISA
02.2017 - 12.2018
National Diploma - Financial Management
Protea College
Cape Town 01.1997 - 12.1999
Matric 1996 -
Belgravia High School
Athlone, Cape Town 04.2001 -
Skills
- Corporate finance
Timeline
Financial Controller
Sanlam Reality
12.2017 - 10.2021
Higher Certificate - Economics And Science Management
UNISA
02.2017 - 12.2018
Financial Assistance
Sanlam
12.2007 - 11.2017
Client Relations Representative
Old Mutual Healthcare
03.2007 - 11.2007
Matric 1996 -
Belgravia High School
04.2001 -
Contributions Clerk
Old Mutual Healthcare
06.2000 - 02.2007
Credit Clerk and Operations Trainee
Edgars
10.1998 - 04.2000
National Diploma - Financial Management
Protea College
01.1997 - 12.1999
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