Michelle Kleynhans
Enterprise Resource Planning Consultant
Cape Town
Summary
Accomplished professional with extensive experience in ERP software installation, system configuration, data analysis, and user training. Expertise in analyzing financial data, estimating future costs and revenues, and developing budgets to generate detailed reports enhances the ability to strategically lead all aspects of accounting operations. Proven success in motivating teams to achieve peak performance levels, combined with exceptional analytical, presentation, and communication skills, positions this candidate to significantly impact organizational success. Committed to ensuring seamless integration with IT systems and driving informed business decision-making.
Overview
34
34
years of professional experience
8
8
Certifications
1
1
Language
Work History
ERP CONSULTANT
Tradelink
Tygervalley
02.2022 - 07.2024
- Company Overview: Tradelink has been at the front of supplying the Fast-Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) industry in Southern Africa with tailored Point-of-Sale (POS) and e-commerce solutions since 1994. Seeking to stretch the consumer value add and experience.
- Duties & Responsibilities
- Understand the client’s business processes and objectives, and how they relate to the use of ERP software.
- Analyse the client’s current system landscape and architecture and make recommendations for improvements.
- Design and configure the ERP system to meet the specific needs of the client.
- Develop test plans and conduct testing of the ERP system to ensure it meets the requirements of the client.
- Train the client’s staff on how to use the ERP system.
- Provide ongoing support to the client after go-live to ensure proper use of the system.
- Write documentation for the ERP system, including user manuals, process flows, and training materials.
- Stay up to date on the latest ERP software developments and trends.
- Identify opportunities for the client to improve their business processes.
- Using ERP software.
- Manage multiple projects simultaneously and adjust priorities as needed.
- Communicate effectively with project stakeholders, including the client, project manager, and development teams.
- List of Clients allocated:
- Tradelink Retail Management System POS (Point of Sales) major client supported is:
- 1. OBC Chickens Africa
- 2. Liquor Rama
- 3. Fresh Mark
- 4. Shoprite – Money Market Support
- 5. Food Lovers Market
- 6. DEV9
- Studio 88
- O Ellesse
- O Puma
- O Nautic Spirit
- O Grey Wolf
- O Crocs
- O Nautic Spirit
- O Levi’s
ERP SPECIALIST
Altron (Bytes Systems Integration)
Cape Town
07.2014 - 01.2021
- Company Overview: Systems: Samras (South African Municipal Resource Accounting System) SAP, D365, Oracle and Sage
- Key Functions & Responsibilities:
- Consulting with 34 Municipalities.
- Assist 34 Municipalities with the implementation of additional modules of the system, including system configuration, data set-up, training & support.
- Assisting clients with NT requirement for clean audits.
- Ensuring that Project Governance and standards are adhered to.
- Planning projects and identifying high risk projects.
- Attending to status updates as agreed in projects to all stakeholders.
- Assisting and supporting clients on day-to-day matters, including the provision of training, advice and assistance regarding accounting matters such as legal requirements, various reconciliations, correction of errors, etc. on the SAMRAS system.
- Assisting our clients to perform their financial functions with the utilization of our system.
- Configure the system to meet client requirements and regulatory guidelines.
- Reconciliations of supplier’s statements with the creditors’ ledger balances.
- Preparation of monthly rebate, amortization and commission statements.
- Preparation of annual insurance declaration for both Platform and Flexibles.
- Completion of the year-end audit financial, tax and asset packs.
- Authorize creditors and cash book input documentation.
- Authorize the monthly preparation of all statutory returns.
- Preparation of accurate consolidated financial and management accounts.
- Providing clients with accurate advice in respect of the utilization of our system, in accordance with the MFMA & any other guidelines from National Treasury, SARS or any other relevant body.
- Compiling professional assessment and recommendation reports.
- Taking ownership and managing client assignments to completion.
- Taking ownership and managing clients on-site.
- Completing all documentation and closure documents, relating to the client visit comprehensively & timeously.
- Advising, assisting and training other Samras ERP staff and interns as required.
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
The Community Chest
06.2007 - 06.2014
- Company Overview: (NGO restructured)
- Key Functions & Responsibilities:
- Supervising the day-to-day operations of the finance department.
- Preparation of the management account reports and other reports for management and finance committee meetings.
- Assisting the CEO, COO and all Managers to prepare accurate operating and capital budgets.
- Effective planning and management of cash flow through internal controls of the receipts and payments of the Community Chest.
- Responsible for on-the-job training, coaching, mentoring and supervision of finance department staff.
- Assisting with the planned implementation of the performance measurement/ evaluation system.
- Liaising with internal auditors.
- Assisting the COO in overseeing the day-to-day IT activities, including monitoring of various service level agreements.
- Reconciliation of Debtors and Creditors Age Analysis.
- Statuary (Vat, PAYE, SDL) returns done and submitted on e-filing, also reconciled with Balance Sheet GL accounts.
- Primary contact person for the external auditors for the day-to-day aspects pertaining to the upcoming audit.
- Preparations of Payroll and reconciliation thereof and Authorization, was a Signature on Cheques and Eft’s
- Bookkeeping to trial balance, signed off Bank recon.
- Preparation for Management accounts.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
Platstorm Plastics and CONSOL Flexibles a Division of CONSOL Ltd
CPT
01.2004 - 01.2007
- Key Functions & Responsibilities:
- Assisting the Financial Manager/Director in the control of the administrative functions of the company and managing the consolidated central accounts control department
- Maintaining and updating the asset register for both Platform and Flexibles (this includes the control of all documentation covering Plast-flex capital expenditure
- Preparation and submission of statutory and statistical reports.
- Approving weekly wages and maintaining the general ledger structure.
- Responsible for all monthly journals.
- Implementation of Syspro (all Modules), ensuring that the integration is correct and the Impact that it has on the general ledger financial reports. e.g., Trial Balance
- Custodian of Standard Bank CATS profile and electronic transfer internal controls.
- Custodian of Syspro trial balance interface with CONSOL group accounts.
- Assisting in annual budget, internal and external interim or final audits
- Ensuring that no hidden expenses are sitting in suspense and control accounts.
- Monitoring of cash flow.
- Investigate and report on variances in control accounts and items not cleared from general ledger accounts reconciliations as well as budget vs actual.
- Leading and supervising the Assistant Accountant, Debtors Clerk, Cashbook Clerk, Creditors Clerk and Buyer.
- Accomplishments / Implementations:
- Implementation of Billing System.
- Implementation of Web Based System.
- Implementation of a Budget System.
- Implementation of a CRM System.
- Implementation of Creditors System.
- Implementation of a Cashbook System and assisted in balancing the bank recons and made sure that income and expenditure was correctly processed and agreed to as per general ledgers.
- Implementation of Payroll System that included a salary system, disciplinary act and had to make sure that all is compliant.
FINANCE / ADMINISTRATOR
CS Holding, Pinelands
08.2002 - 12.2003
- Company Overview: (contracted ended)
- Key Functions & Responsibilities:
- Full Asset Control/verification of all assets at CS Holdings.
- Administration of the delegate/company course booking requests.
- FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT PROMOTED TO FINANCIAL MANAGER
- Fastape Pty Ltd, Diep River (Import of Velcro and Fastening Systems) June 2001 – July 2002
- Summary of Positions Held:
- Financial Manager (November 2001 – July 2002) Retrenched
- Financial Accountant (June 2001 – October 2001)
- Key Functions & Responsibilities:
- Financial Management and Accounting:
- Preparing monthly management reports to Financial Director, General Manager and Various Partners on a National level.
- Managing General Ledger account.
- Reconciliation and monthly reports.
- Accurate monthly cash management reports, which are updated weekly, submitted with foreign and local orders to the General Manager.
- Monitoring the financial and cash flow performance of the business.
- Monitoring the cost effectiveness of company expenditure.
- Implemented 80 % of all new systems at Fastape (Pty) Ltd.
- Performance appraisals should be performed as well.
- Liaison with the external auditors during the year-end audit.
- Complete centralized salaries as well as payment of the statutory returns.
- Inventory Control:
- Controlling stock transfers, requisitions, bought outs, imports etc.
- Controlling over pricing and supplier visitations.
- Ensuring regular and properly documented cycle counts.
- Manage the placing and expediting of local and overseas orders with necessary cash flows attached to 7 weeks cash flow forecasts of overseas purchases.
- Ensuring that all foreign purchases comply with FNB standards.
- Overseeing the proper control/safety of all stock in Warehouse.
- Monitoring and report writing on perpetual/cycle counts daily for stock adjustments and stock transfers to and from Branches.
- Manage Identification for all relevant stock items (e.g., bar coding for all stock items – do a feasibility study weekly).
- Monitoring the movement of all stocks.
- Managing and controlling redundant stock.
- Involvement in production meetings to ensure maximum availability of stock.
- Involvement in expediting of orders and clearing out of all old orders i.e., stock, buy-outs and others.
- Monthly Stock Reconciliation on ACCPACC to balance with the Manufacturing
- Branch’s National Statements.
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
BMD Textiles, Diep River
12.1999 - 06.2001
- Company Overview: (Contract ended)
- Key Functions & Responsibilities:
- Preparing Monthly Management reports to Financial Director.
- Processing of all transactions/journals to Balance sheet.
- General Ledger Accounts Reconciliation.
- Liaison with the internal & external auditors during the year-end audit.
- Completing statutory returns.
- Processing and reconciliation of the Cashbook, Debtors, Creditors and Asset Register.
- Implemented the accounting systems for the above-mentioned companies.
- Petty Cash Control.
- Finalization of the budgets.
BRANCH ACCOUNTANT
Executrain, Bergvliet/Tokai (Training Company)
06.1999 - 11.1999
- Company Overview: (Retrenched)
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
Petosa, Bellville
05.1998 - 05.1999
- Company Overview: (Contract ended)
ACCOUNTANT
Belco Agencies, North West and Pretoria
02.1995 - 04.1998
- Company Overview: (Company closed down)
ASSISTANT TO ADMIN MANAGER AND ACCOUNTANT
McCarthy Nissan JHB
01.1991 - 01.1995
- Company Overview: (Retrenched)
Education
MFMA - 24 Unit Standards
Stellenbosch University (SPL)
Cape TownBCOM (II) - undefined
Potchefstroom University
01.1990
MATRIC CERTIFICATE - undefined
Wesvalia High School
01.1987
GRADE V MUSIC THEORY - undefined
University of South Africa
01.1981
GRADE V PRACTICAL MUSIC CERTIFICATE - undefined
Trinity College
01.1980
Skills
ERP Software Installation
System Configuration
Data Set-Up
User Training & Support
Financial Management
Statutory Reporting
Financial Analysis, Planning & Forecasting
Financial Accounting
Account Reconciliation
Team Management
Training, Coaching & Mentoring
Strategy Development & Execution
Process Improvement
Crisis & Change Management
Requirement Identification & Implementation
Foreign Exchange Operations
Risk Management & Governance
Budget Management, Planning & Forecasting
Payroll Management
Systems Management & Implementation
Project Management & Execution
Stakeholder Engagement
Investigating Variances
Financial Statement Preparation (IFRS)
Tax & VAT Compliance
Debtors, Creditors & Inventory Management
Contract & Asset Management
Strategic Planning & Analytical Thinking
Certification
SAP MM Inventory Management
Professional Development
- Managing/initiating disciplinary enquiries & poor performance (Bruniquel & Ass).
- Certification in Accounting for Management & Development in the Small, Medium Business Enterprises as well as Non-Profit Sector – Value Added Tax & Related Record keeping for non-profit organization.
- Certificate at South African Institute for Chartered Accountants Rolling Forecast.
- Certification in Accpac Report writing and Crystal Reports.
SYSTEMS
- MS Office Advanced Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint Certified
- Pastel, Accpac Sage Certified
- ERP Certified 11
- SAMRAS mSCOA (Municipal Standard Chart of Accounts) Certified
- Pastel Certified
- SAP Certified
- Syspro Certified
- MS Dynamics solution, Oracle
ATTRIBUTES
- Positive Attitude
- Responsible & Reliable
- Time Management
- Communication Skills
- Proactive
- Interpersonal Skills
- Problem Solving
- Resilience
- Integrity
Timeline
ERP CONSULTANT
Tradelink
02.2022 - 07.2024
ERP SPECIALIST
Altron (Bytes Systems Integration)
07.2014 - 01.2021
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
The Community Chest
06.2007 - 06.2014
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
Platstorm Plastics and CONSOL Flexibles a Division of CONSOL Ltd
01.2004 - 01.2007
FINANCE / ADMINISTRATOR
CS Holding, Pinelands
08.2002 - 12.2003
FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT
BMD Textiles, Diep River
12.1999 - 06.2001
BRANCH ACCOUNTANT
Executrain, Bergvliet/Tokai (Training Company)
06.1999 - 11.1999
MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTANT
Petosa, Bellville
05.1998 - 05.1999
ACCOUNTANT
Belco Agencies, North West and Pretoria
02.1995 - 04.1998
ASSISTANT TO ADMIN MANAGER AND ACCOUNTANT
McCarthy Nissan JHB
01.1991 - 01.1995
BCOM (II) - undefined
Potchefstroom University
MATRIC CERTIFICATE - undefined
Wesvalia High School
GRADE V MUSIC THEORY - undefined
University of South Africa
GRADE V PRACTICAL MUSIC CERTIFICATE - undefined
Trinity College
MFMA - 24 Unit Standards
Stellenbosch University (SPL)