Mpumelelo Mthiyane
Junior Accountant
Sandton
Summary
Experienced Junior Accountant with a strong foundation in accounting principles and financial reporting. Skilled in streamlining processes, assisting in month-end closure, and managing staff effectively. Proficient in reconciliations, accounts payables, and meticulous attention to detail. Motivated self-starter with over 9 years of finance experience, proven leadership abilities, and a collaborative problem-solving approach. Excited to contribute expertise and energy to a team.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
2
2
Languages
Work History
Junior Accountant
Adumo Payouts
2024.07 - Current
- Ensure correctness and reconciliation of monthly trial balances (VAT, Network Fee, Provisions, Accruals, etc.).
- Oversee monthly Master Account balance reconciliation and accuracy of VIC.
- Assist in preparing monthly financial reporting packs (Finpack, Flash & Stats).
- Support team with process and system expertise.
- Enhance controls and improve processes and automation of reporting.
- Review automated reporting and dashboards (IV, Metrics, Customer Info, etc.).
- Prepare and distribute weekly Sales Dashboard and Metrics.
- Compile monthly statistical information and additional reports.
- Drive cost reduction and margin improvement through effective vendor management.
- Monitor and manage budget overruns.
- Identify cost-saving opportunities and manage vendor relationships strategically.
- Oversee Accounts Payable from start to end.
- Collaborate with senior accountant to perform month-end closing procedures, ensuring timely financial reporting.
- Responsible for monthly Internal audit of finance functions.
Treasury Coordinator
Adumo Payouts
2022.06 - 2024.06
- Managed daily allocation of deposits, reporting, and reconciliations of Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable subledgers, and Master Account deposits.
- Performed reconciliations of all balance sheet accounts.
- Prepared weekly and monthly cash flow forecasts for suppliers and debtors.
- Compiled accurate daily treasury reconciliations for senior management.
- Conducted monthly preparation and reconciliation of all bank accounts on Dynamics 365 (Bank Reconciliations)
- Managed creditor payments and journals for received and made payments.
- Handled VAT workings and submissions.
- Oversaw daily banking to ensure sufficient funds in current accounts while optimizing interest earnings.
Cash Processing Centre Manager
G4S Cash Solutions
2021.05 - 2022.05
- Manage the relationship between actual results, budgets and delegating accountability where appropriate.
- Initiate cost-saving models and Controls (Gross Margin Management).
- Operations Management (policies and procedures, recordkeeping, reconciliations, cash counts, float management).
- Quality Assurance of the Cash Centre (legislative requirements).
- Effective Management of Cash Centre employees - Training and development.
- Effective management of customer relationships through Customer retention and customer service levels.
- Manage and monitor loss prevention and loss reduction procedures.
- Ensure and monitor adherence to procedures and policies around risk.
- Ensure the adherence and correct utilization of company systems and procedures.
- Maintain and complete records of audits around risk.
Regional Reconciliation Administrator
G4S Cash Solutions
2019.11 - 2021.04
- Responsible for collation from different source documents to perform daily balancing and reconciliation for all floats with the Cape Coastal region.
- Responsible to engage with the providers of the documentation to ensure that the data is relevant, up to date, accurate and complete and provided in a timely manner.
- Responsible for reconciliation of fund movements between departments.
- Assist with the drafting of daily reconciliation report which is sent to senior management.
- Reporting of all processing backlogs identified.
- Proactively escalate any non-adherence to policies and procedures identified.
- Ensure adherence to controls regarding weekly and monthly cash counts.
- Compilation and review of cash count results.
- Assist with year-end audits in respects of customer floats and confirmations.
- Resolutions of queries and provision of support on outstanding reconciliation matters.
- Responsible for electronic filing in Alpha numerical order.
Reconciliation Administrator
G4S Cash Solutions
2018.10 - 2019.10
- Spearheaded the aggregation of data from diverse documents to ensure prompt and precise fund movement reconciliations.
- Addressed daily operational and financial administrative challenges related to cash processing.
- Offered specialized support for unresolved customer inquiries escalated from branch level.
- Performed meticulous reconciliation of claims against actual discrepancies.
- Enforced adherence to reconciliation protocols among CPC staff, monitoring and reporting any deviations.
- Prepared detailed reconciliation reports, enhancing transparency and accountability.
- Contributed to the year-end audit by supplying essential documentation and insights.
- Managed records room operations, ensuring systematic documentation and retrieval processes.
- Managed timely, accurate fund reconciliation from multiple sources.
- Resolved daily finance issues and cash processing queries.
- Ensured strict adherence to reconciliation controls and reporting.
Settlements Administrator
G4S Cash Solutions
2016.01 - 2018.09
- Quality control, review & support on branch settlements and bookkeeping transactions.
- Resolution of queries & provision of support on outstanding settlement files.
- Arranged weekly surprise cash checks by management & investigator for all floats held at the branch.
- Assist with daily operational/ finance admin issues/ queries pertaining to cash processing & related activities.
- Compilation of customer billing and branch level reports in line with non-compliance with procedures.
- Verified data integrity and accuracy.
- Customer support & Database maintenance through ad hoc support on customer queries where resolution could not be met at branch level.
Education
National Diploma - Accounting
University of Johannesburg
Johannesburg, South Africa 2001.04 - 2014.01
BCompt - Accounting
University of South Africa
Pretoria, South Africa 2001.04 - 2022.01
High School Diploma -
John Ross College
Richards Bay, South Africa 2001.04 -
Skills
Bank reconciliation
Financial reporting
Account reconciliation
Accounting software proficiency
Accruals and prepayments
Fixed asset management
Accounts payable management
Month-end closing
Time management
Problem-solving abilities
Adaptability and flexibility
Microsoft office
Teamwork and collaboration
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04/05/91
- Nationality: South African
Timeline
Junior Accountant
Adumo Payouts
2024.07 - Current
Treasury Coordinator
Adumo Payouts
2022.06 - 2024.06
Cash Processing Centre Manager
G4S Cash Solutions
2021.05 - 2022.05
Regional Reconciliation Administrator
G4S Cash Solutions
2019.11 - 2021.04
Reconciliation Administrator
G4S Cash Solutions
2018.10 - 2019.10
Settlements Administrator
G4S Cash Solutions
2016.01 - 2018.09
National Diploma - Accounting
University of Johannesburg
2001.04 - 2014.01
BCompt - Accounting
University of South Africa
2001.04 - 2022.01
High School Diploma -
John Ross College
2001.04 -