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AdministrativeAssistant

Nontobeko Sello

Richards Bay

Summary

Dynamic professional offering expertise in building partnerships, retaining key accounts and enhancing profit channels.

Known for effective team collaboration and adaptability to changing needs, ensuring reliable support for financial operations. Expertise in managing accounts, processing transactions, and maintaining accurate financial records. Highly focused on achieving business objectives and contributing to overall organizational success.

Overview

17
17
years of professional experience

Work History

Finance Clerk

Rennies Ships Agency
01.2023 - Current
  • Reconcile supplier statements to invoices captured on system and resolve any discrepancies
  • Liaise with suppliers and internal departments to resolve any invoice or payment issues
  • Prepare EFT/Cheque and staff reimbursement Requisitions
  • Adding and maintenance of vendor database
  • Issuing monthly statements and following up on outstanding debtors
  • Banking/Purchasing of foreign currency
  • Process revenue and produce customer invoices
  • Forward remittance advice to suppliers once paid
  • Asset verification
  • Prepare weekly budget forecast
  • Assist with internal and external audits
  • Prepare monthly accruals
  • Mentoring Finance interns
  • Managing vendor relationships effectively, negotiating payment terms that aligned with company objectives while fostering positive working relationships.
  • Managing accounts payable and receivable, ensuring all transactions were recorded accurately and on time.
  • Facilitating smooth month-end closing processes by preparing necessary journal entries, account analyses, and supporting schedules.

Chief Revenue Administrator

Transnet Port Terminals (RCB)
02.2013 - 10.2021
  • Ensure adherence to service level agreements for prompt and timeous turn around on customer evaluations
  • Monitoring overdue accounts and debtors ageing reports
  • Intervene promptly to find a resolution
  • Monitoring and tracking of temporary credit limits and customers that are overdue and are up for review
  • Analyse Commercial Agreements in order to ascertain clauses for charges
  • Gather and coordinate data from SAP in preparation of budgets, forecasts and information required for monthly and quarterly reports for management
  • Liaise with Operations and Planning departments to track and update inventory to ensure alignment with contractual agreements and advise customers on potential shortfalls/penalties
  • Capture the relevant data for each commodity per vessel in order to extrapolate miscellenoeus charges
  • Ensuring timeous invoicing of Port customers and vessel agents
  • Identify changes in the Transnet’s Standard Operating Procedures and update accordingly
  • Verifying and reviewing of master data changes
  • Issuing of debit and credit notes
  • Reconciliation of debtors statements against invoices processed before sending to customers
  • Compiling reports for audit purposes, both for internal and external auditors
  • Timeous resolution of customer queries
  • Ensure Revenue protection and completeness

Revenue Administrator

Transnet Port Terminals (RCB)
09.2012 - 01.2013
  • Reconciling information from Operations and Planning against Customer Orders captured at the Revenue Order Entry Desk
  • Ensuring all documentation is in file before invoicing i.e.SARS compliant
  • Preparing the vessel files for billing
  • This includes checking that the right tariffs have been used for the various customers, who are either on contract or base rate basis and thereafter calculating the terminal handling costs
  • Capturing of actuals vs initial orders on SAP

Revenue Administrator

Transnet Port Terminals (RCB)
11.2008 - 08.2012
  • Verify and capturing a high volume of Export/ Import/ container and transshipping orders for the Port of Richards Bay
  • Price verification
  • Process all cancelled and amended orders accordingly
  • Where Containerized cargo is concerned, ensure that the right procedures are carried out
  • Deposit cheque payments and receipting of all payments received
  • Daily filing of shipping/landing/container orders as well as deposit slips, invoices vessel bar charts and cargo manifest for future references
  • Ensure a smooth documentation flow from the Revenue Office right through to Ops
  • Checking that all customer orders and relevant documentation comply with Transnet SOPs and Customs & Excise requirements
  • Maintain Vessel Arrival information on SAP
  • Ensure that correct contract numbers, cargo codes and tariffs are applied on each order

Lab & Logistics Administrator

BhpBilliton, Hillside Aluminium Treatment
12.2007 - 02.2008
  • Rendering general admin duties, such as typing of all letters, reports, faxes, agenda and minutes for the Manager and the Department
  • Checking correspondence and submitting for signature and distributing accordingly
  • Updating manual recordkeeping system
  • Receiving and sorting of routine mail
  • Screening and flagging required reading matter
  • Control and handling bookings for meeting rooms
  • Maintaining inventory of office equipment and arranging for repairs if required
  • Responsible for stationery budget within the department and providing information for budgeting purposes
  • Diary Control for the Manager
  • Coordinating of departmental events
  • Making traveling arrangements
  • Providing communication to the manager
  • Input and retrieval of information from SAP, such as time and attendance data and requisitions

Education

BCom - Marketing Management

Mancosa
2025

Grade 12 - Accounting, Mathematics, Business Economics, Economics, English & Zulu

Tisand Technical High School
01.2001

Skills

  • Interpersonal and communication skills
  • Ability to work in a team and individually
  • Proactive and motivated
  • Relationship building
  • Planning and organisational skills
  • Account Management
  • Bank Reconciliation
  • Accounts Receivable
  • Accounts Payable
  • Invoice Processing
  • Credit management
  • Fixed Asset Management
  • Financial Forecasting
  • Invoicing procedures
  • Monthly Reporting
  • Excellent Communication
  • Customer service and support
  • Microsoft Office

Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets at Transnet Port Terminals Richards Bay, which assisted in an increase in capacity and revenue.

Contactnumbers

  • 072 869 7270
  • 076 260 1353

Personal Information

Driving License: Drivers’ License Code 8

References

  • Bonginkosi Mabaso, Executive manager – Business Development, Transnet Group, 011 308 1194, 083 791 0736
  • Thandeka Ngema, Revenue Protection, Transnet Port Terminals, 035 905 3302, 060 988 7343
  • Martin Makhathini, Finance Manager, Transnet Port Terminals, 083 447 1785
  • Nozi Mbokazi, Hillside Smelter/South32, 083 272 0698
  • Danielle Temperilli, Branch Finance Controller, Rennies Ships Agency, 035 789 1572

Educationalhistory

Mancosa, BCom Marketing Management, Current (YR 3), Tisand Technical High School, Grade 12, Accounting, Mathematics, Business Economics, Economics, English, Zulu, 2001

Timeline

Finance Clerk

Rennies Ships Agency
01.2023 - Current

Chief Revenue Administrator

Transnet Port Terminals (RCB)
02.2013 - 10.2021

Revenue Administrator

Transnet Port Terminals (RCB)
09.2012 - 01.2013

Revenue Administrator

Transnet Port Terminals (RCB)
11.2008 - 08.2012

Lab & Logistics Administrator

BhpBilliton, Hillside Aluminium Treatment
12.2007 - 02.2008

Grade 12 - Accounting, Mathematics, Business Economics, Economics, English & Zulu

Tisand Technical High School

BCom - Marketing Management

Mancosa

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