Quickbooks
Marguerite Du Toit
Accounts Receivable Manager
Cape Town,Western Cape
Summary
- Detail-oriented team player with strong organizational skills.
- Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously with a high degree of accuracy.
- Results-driven accounts receivable manager experienced in financial statement review, auditing and reporting.
- Well-versed in producing reports, evaluating department operations and handling month- and year-end closings.
- Meticulous, conscientious and methodical in approach.
- Skilled in financial statement preparation, general ledger activities, accounts receivable processing and collections.
- Effective leader with 26 years of hands-on experience in the freight transportation industry.
- Highly organized and dependable candidate successful at managing multiple priorities with a positive attitude.
- Willingness to take on added responsibilities to meet team goals.
- Logical accounts receivable manager, successful at completing accurate work under tight deadlines.
- Knowledgeable about generating invoices, processing payments and updating digital records.
- Strong Quickbooks and Software proficiency with precise and accurate nature.
- Knowledgeable about preparing invoices, processing payments and pursuing past-due balances.
- Well-versed in accurately coding different types of bills for clear recordkeeping and tracking.
- Team-oriented, dependable and performance-driven.
- Efficient Accounts Receivable Manager/Clerk offering 26 years of experience in accounts receivable functions.
- Excellent knowledge of collection and claims procedures.
- Skilled in accurately preparing weekly and monthly reports within tight deadlines.
- Successful at efficiently handling client inquiries, billing and administrative tasks.
- Familiar with contracts and other documents affecting billing processes.
- Prepares professional, polished statements and business correspondence.
- Meticulous accounting professional bringing 26 years of experience in strategic planning, customer relationship management and account reconciliation.
- Expertise in financial data entry and record-keeping.
- Committed to on-time payments, maintaining detailed records and vendor management.
- Detail-oriented worker with proven resourcefulness and reliability.
Overview
26
26
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Accounts Payable and Receivable Manager
Atlas Couriers
Cape Town
10.1997 - Current
- Prepared and mailed invoices to customers, processed payments, and documented account updates.
- Reviewed accounts on monthly basis to assess aging and pursue collection of funds.
- Identified, researched, and resolved billing variances to maintain system accuracy and currency.
- Contacted clients with past due accounts to formulate payment plans and discuss restructuring options.
- Reconciled accounts receivable ledger to verify payments and resolve variances.
- Followed up overdue payments and payment plans from clients to establish good cash flow.
- Safeguarded documents of accounts receivable and payments to enable tracking history and maintain accurate records.
- Submitted cash and check deposits and generated cash receipts to record money received.
- Reduced financial discrepancies, effectively reconciling bank accounts and organizing information into accounting software.
- Utilized Microsoft Excel, QuickBooks and Oracle software to manage invoices and payments.
- Maintained account accuracy by reviewing and reconciling checks monthly.
- Presented audit findings to accounting manager after reviewing results and paperwork.
- Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
- Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
- Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
- Inspected account books and recorded transactions.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Managed complex problem-solving for upper management in order to complete projects on-time and within budget.
- Generated invoices upon receipt of billing information and tracked collection progress.
Education
Matric Certificate -
Sans Souci Girls' High School
Newlands, Cape Town 01.1969 - 12.1973
Practical Bookkeeping: PRAC01W -
UNISA
01.1974 - 01.1975
Bookkeeping - Professional Development In Practical Bookkeeping
SAQA
03.1995 - 12.1995
NQF Level 3 - Further Education And Training: Bookkeeping
SAQA
01.1996 - 12.1996
NQF Level 4 - Further Education And Training Certificate
SAQA
02.1999 - 12.1999
Skills
Billing and collections
Statement preparation
Financial records and reporting
Accounts Receivable
Transaction processing
Payment schedule determination
Bookkeeping
Accurate payment posting
Multitasking Abilities
Critical Thinking
Quickbooks expert
Software
Microsoft Excel
Pastel
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Timeline
NQF Level 4 - Further Education And Training Certificate
SAQA
02.1999 - 12.1999
Accounts Payable and Receivable Manager
Atlas Couriers
10.1997 - Current
NQF Level 3 - Further Education And Training: Bookkeeping
SAQA
01.1996 - 12.1996
Bookkeeping - Professional Development In Practical Bookkeeping
SAQA
03.1995 - 12.1995
Practical Bookkeeping: PRAC01W -
UNISA
01.1974 - 01.1975
Matric Certificate -
Sans Souci Girls' High School
01.1969 - 12.1973