Lindsay Petersen
Assistant Accountant
Cape Town
Summary
My experience and skills are surpassed only by my enthusiasm to effectively meet the challenges before me. I always seek opportunity that stimulates growth and development. A work ethic that incorporates motivation through positive feedback and support, plus straightforwardness and open communication that build trust and fairness precedes me. My success is due, in part, to my ability to communicate with others and willingness to learn.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Assistant Accountant
Herschel Girls School
1 2020 - Current
- Prepare and process payments on FNB
- Capture creditors and ad-hoc payment batches on Engage
- Capture creditor accounts on Engage
- Analyze GL accounts
- Reconcile Fee Income recon
- Prepare Termly Fees Structure
- Prepare Quarterly Management Accounts
- Prepare budget templates
- Filing
- Credit Checks on prospectors
Senior Accounts Clerk - Creditors
EasyPay (PTY) LTD
01.2016 - 12.2019
- Capture invoices
- Reconciliations to creditors’ statements
- Preparation and processing creditors accounts
- Load new recipients and verifying bank details
- Ensure correct payments are made within agreed terms
- Payment schedules on a monthly basis
- Follow up on outstanding invoices and delivery notes
- Query discrepancies with suppliers and traders
- Request statements from suppliers
- Excellent communication skills on all levels
- Upload all weekly and monthly supplier payments
- Confirm bank details against proof of account for first time payments
- Deal with suppliers and resolve all outstanding queries
- Maintain a filing system
- Accurate and tidy filing of all documentation
- Archiving of old records and upkeep of archive
- Attend to all email and telephone queries
- Maintain weekly cashflow
Settlement Liaison Officer
EasyPay (PTY) LTD
01.2012 - 12.2016
- Uploading Payment and Collections Schedule (PACS) on Nedbank and Nedbank GUI
- Reconciliation of PACS
- Reconciliation of daily HI Order fees
- Accurate and tidy filing of all PACS documentation
- Process manual injects for various clients on SIF Editor
- Reconciliation of daily settlements for various clients
- Investigating and resolving fraud queries
- Importing data into various cash book
- Reconciliation of various cash book
- Checking TV License pending
- Action pending HIFI GVS exceptions
- Weekly Recon for HIFI Ets and Bps
- Weekly comparison between the Ets and Bps
- Check and process Shoprite traffic fines
- ABC queries technical regarding files and uploading the files
- SABC general queries from stores
- PnP variance report
- General bill payment queries
- Configuration for small merchants TV license
Education
Business Management N4 & N5 Certificate - Entrepreneurship and Business Management, Management Communication, Sales Management, Introductory Financial Accounting, Financial Accounting, Computer Practice, Computerized Financial System
False Bay College
Grade 12 - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Physical Science, Accountancy, Biology
Chapman High School
Skills
GL accuracy
Data inputting
Accruals and prepayments
Journal entry review
General ledger maintenance
AP and AR processing
Financial statement preparation
Journal entry preparation
Reliability
Adaptability
Excel proficiency
Prepare budgets
Timeline
Senior Accounts Clerk - Creditors
EasyPay (PTY) LTD
01.2016 - 12.2019
Settlement Liaison Officer
EasyPay (PTY) LTD
01.2012 - 12.2016
Grade 12 - English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Physical Science, Accountancy, Biology
Chapman High School
Assistant Accountant
Herschel Girls School
1 2020 - Current
Business Management N4 & N5 Certificate - Entrepreneurship and Business Management, Management Communication, Sales Management, Introductory Financial Accounting, Financial Accounting, Computer Practice, Computerized Financial System
False Bay College
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 07/26/85
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African
- Driving License: Code B
Systems And Training
- Herschel Girls School: Engage Accounts, Engage Client, MS Office
- EasyPay (PTY) Ltd: Nedbank Online, Nedbank GUI, Sage AccPac, Filezilla FTP Client, Postillion Office, EasyPay Administration System, EasyLicence v1.0b, SABC Web Application, Business Objects InfoView, PGS Task List, SIF Editor, MS Office
- Elite Foodtown Supermarket: Delta version 2.25.5, Arch version 1.23.116, MS Office
References
- EasyPay (PTY) Ltd, Daniel Van Der Westhuizen, Financial Accountant, +27837090890
- Herschel Girls School, Andrew Bearne, Business Manager – Finance, +27216707500
Systems
- Engage Accounts
- Engage Client Launcher
- FNB Online Banking
- TPN Group
- Karri
- Nedbank Online Banking
- Nedbank GUI
- Sage AccPac
- Filezilla FTP Client
- Postillion Office
- EasyPay Administration System
- EasyLicence v1.0b
- SABC Web Application
- Business Objects InfoView
- PGS Task List
- SIF Editor