Leonore Barnes
Eersteriver
Summary
Accomplished Assistant Accountant with extensive experience in financial management, including roles
as Financial Officer and Financial Controller. Demonstrates expertise in accounts payable, month-end
financial reporting, and general ledger reconciliation. Proven track record of delivering accurate financial
reports, managing budgets, and enhancing cost effectiveness. Adept at team work, time management,
and leadership with strong verbal and written communication skills. Career goal: to leverage extensive
financial expertise to drive organizational success in a senior accounting or finance role.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Accountant
Lactalis South Africa
Stellenbosch
11.2024 - Current
- Three-way matching and processing of invoices.
- Reconciling vendor accounts and preparing documentation for the payment of creditors.
- Following up on account queries by interacting with factory, HO staff, and vendors.
- Involvement in the month-end process, including journal preparation and posting.
- Balance sheet reconciliations of selected accounts.
- Ad hoc financial reporting requests and tasks, as required.
- Updating the plant query list.
Financial Officer (Contract)
United Exports South Africa
Paarl
04.2024 - Current
- Reconciling Monthly Creditors.
- Processing of weekly Grower payments.
- Processing sales invoices.
- Bill supplier invoices from approved purchase orders and ensure they match the supplier invoice received.
- Follow up on outstanding purchase orders not yet approved.
- Prepare PMR and load all bank payment requests for approval.
- Ensure statements and debtors reports are issued by the last day of the month.
- Follow-up all outstanding payments.
- Loading and vetting of new suppliers on Netsuite and the Banking Platform.
- Uploading AP, AR and Intercompany Loan Reports for Intercompany Balancing.
- Processing Intercompany On-charges.
Financial Controller
FNB Wealth and Investments
Johannesburg
01.2016 - 12.2023
- Monitors accounts payable to ensure that all payments are up to date.
- Produce accurate and complete business reports on a monthly basis.
- Budget analysis, forecast and preparation of budgets.
- Manage own and team costs and expenses associated with role to enhance cost effectiveness.
- Deliver exceptional service that exceeds customers' expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate solutions.
- Comply with governance in terms of legislative and audit requirements.
- Manage losses incurred and maintenance of process around recovery thereof.
- Manage account reconciliation and maintain bank accounts.
- Receipt, processing and reconciliation of all invoices.
- Delivery of timeous, relevant and reliable financial management information for decision making.
- Overseeing all operational finance accounts and gl's for share investing.
- Approving all operational gl entry uploads done by the admin and corporate actions departments.
- Assets management for the department.
- Preparation of monthly vat recons on hfm.
- Preparing quarterly tax packs.
- Monthly updating of the 5 liners for actuals and forecast.
- Monthly updating of the management report.
- Monthly updating of the client profitability report.
- Preparation and distribution of our monthly management accounts report to various departments in our business area.
- Assisting with reports and work required in the absence of the Financial Manager.
Administrator (Finance/Admin)
FNB Share Investing
Johannesburg
11.2012 - 12.2015
- Assisting clients with payment/demat queries.
- Compiling and capturing of karabo/online payments.
- Preparing payments and assisting with account closures.
- Reconciling and clearing of office accounts and gl's.
- Checking and compiling daily finance reports.
- Doing dematerialsations for clients share certificates.
- Preparing and uploading of gl's.
- Capturing invoices on the procurement system.
- Assisting team members/team leader when required on their duties.
- Handling account transfers and portfolio moves for clients and enquiries.
- Handling share scheme transfers and enquiries.
- Clearing the admin email box and assigning service requests.
- Placing/removing cessions on clients accounts.
- Correcting/reconciling problem trades/errors on system.
- Extracting and saving of the brokers notes daily.
Finance Officer / Project Associate
HDA/Mott Macdonald
Johannesburg
05.2011 - 11.2012
- Assisting with data-capturing and quality assurance.
- Coordinate relevant travel requisitions.
- Preparing payments and financial report as well as budget management for the projects.
- Assisting with regular data-audits.
- Assisting in compiling project reports, minutes and proposals with staff.
- Assisting in developing work plans for projects.
Project Assistant
Health And Development Africa
Welkom
10.2010 - 04.2011
- Filling and faxing.
- Handling the cashbook and petty cash for project.
- Reconciling the cashbook and petty cash weekly.
- Office administration for project.
- Assisting coordinators with quotations for events.
- Ordering of stationery and refreshments.
Customer Service Consultant
Metropolitan
Welkom
04.2009 - 09.2010
- Customer services.
- Assisting customers with claims and enquiries.
- Reconciling the registers of the cashiers on a daily basis.
- Daily banking.
- Assisting clients with refunds and paid-ups.
- Ordering of stationery and refreshments.
Reception Administrator
Medi-Clinic
Welkom
09.2008 - 03.2009
- Managing reception & clients queries.
- Receiving payments from clients.
- Opening admission files for patients into hospital.
- Corresponding with medical aids for authorization.
- Doing daily auditing of files.
- Making bookings for patients procedures.
Administrator Customer Support
Wesbank First Auto
Bloemfontein
08.2006 - 09.2008
- Operating the switchboard.
- Dual control of the treasury cash.
- In-charge of atm's running such as: doing the atm's deposits, loading & balancing atm cash.
Assets Custodian
Standard Bank
Odendaalsrus
02.2005 - 08.2006
- Managing the government and saps fleet accounts for wesbank.
- Ordering petrol/e-fuel cards for the vehicles.
- Doing cancellations for petrol and e-fuel cards.
- Reporting cards lost and stolen.
- Doing queries for government and saps on statements and all other queries related to their account.
Cash Centre Checker
Standard Bank
Welkom
05.2004 - 02.2005
- Customer service.
- Assisting customers with cosmetics.
- Doing stock consignments.
- Assisting with customer complaints & exchanges.
Admin Clerk/Controller
Foschini
Bellville
04.2003 - 11.2003
- Filing & faxing.
- Daily banking.
- Operating the switchboard.
- Doing the daily audit trail.
- Assisting with new account applications.
- Assisting with customer service.
Cashier (Casual Position)
Mr Price
Tyger Valley
06.2002 - 08.2002
- Pick-ups.
- Reconciling sales done by the cash register.
- Doing reversals.
- Receiving payments by means of: Cash, Cheques, Vouchers, Credit cards.
Cashier (Casual Position)
Shoprite
Brackenfell
03.2002 - 05.2002
- Customer service & queries.
- Doing stock consignments.
- Assisting with customer complaints & exchanges.
- Merchandising & unpacking stock.
Education
Bookkeeping (National Certificate) - Accounting
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB)
Johannesburg, South Africa09-2020
N4 Financial Management - Financial Management
Northlink College (Protea Campus)
Cape Town07-2003
High School Diploma -
Hoerskool Bellville
Cape Town12-2001
Skills
- Processing intercompany on-charges
- Teamwork
- Time management
- Leadership
- Verbal and written communication
- Budget analysis
- Forecast
- Preparation of budgets
- Invoice processing
- Vendor reconciliation
- Financial reporting
- Account reconciliation
- Customer service
- Cost management
- Problem solving
- Budget management
- Effective communication
- Month-end closing
- Attention to detail
- Journal entries
- Payment processing
- Bank reconciliation
- AP and AR processing
References
- Nqobile Msubo, FNB Wealth and Investments, (087) 7362966
- Lee Bolton, FNB Wealth and Investments, (087) 7369498
- Deidre Augustine, United Exports South Africa, 082 923 1195
Personal Information
- ID Number: 8306170096088
- Date of Birth: 06/17/83
- Driving License: Code B (8)
Timeline
Assistant Accountant
Lactalis South Africa
11.2024 - Current
Financial Officer (Contract)
United Exports South Africa
04.2024 - Current
Financial Controller
FNB Wealth and Investments
01.2016 - 12.2023
Administrator (Finance/Admin)
FNB Share Investing
11.2012 - 12.2015
Finance Officer / Project Associate
HDA/Mott Macdonald
05.2011 - 11.2012
Project Assistant
Health And Development Africa
10.2010 - 04.2011
Customer Service Consultant
Metropolitan
04.2009 - 09.2010
Reception Administrator
Medi-Clinic
09.2008 - 03.2009
Administrator Customer Support
Wesbank First Auto
08.2006 - 09.2008
Assets Custodian
Standard Bank
02.2005 - 08.2006
Cash Centre Checker
Standard Bank
05.2004 - 02.2005
Admin Clerk/Controller
Foschini
04.2003 - 11.2003
Cashier (Casual Position)
Mr Price
06.2002 - 08.2002
Cashier (Casual Position)
Shoprite
03.2002 - 05.2002
Bookkeeping (National Certificate) - Accounting
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB)
N4 Financial Management - Financial Management
Northlink College (Protea Campus)
High School Diploma -
Hoerskool Bellville
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