Palesa Bridgette Nene
Thokoza
Summary
Highly skilled Financial and Treasury Accountant with over a decade of diverse experience spanning corporate services, logistics, media, pharmaceuticals, and auditing. Demonstrated expertise in overseeing comprehensive financial functions, cashbook management, tax and VAT compliance, forecasting, budgeting, and intercompany reporting.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Treasury/Financial Accountant
Metrofile Record & Storage Management
10.2024 - Current
- Key contact person within the Metrofile Group for bank and cash.
- Ensure effective control of 30 cashbooks and monthly reconciliation of these to bank statements for all South African companies (15 companies) within the Metrofile Group.
- Daily downloading of bank statements and capturing bank balances on FINNIVO.
- Processing payments according to signed off payment schedule.
- Process interbank transfers according to a signed off schedule.
- Process daily and monthly cashbook transactions and ensure that all transactions are accolated accurately.
- Ensure accurate and timeous daily receipts, including debit orders.
- Preparation and distribution of interdivisional debit notes for the on charging of expenses.
- Ensure effective control of 22 petty cash cards & credit cards and review petty cash reconciliations to signed off cash count sheets.
- Loading of payments on the banking platform.
- Maintain accurate filing daily.
- Bi-weekly completion of the cash flow forecast on FINNIVO and cash flow comparison template.
- Various ad-hoc tasks from time to time.
- Maintenance of a complete and accurate general ledger.
- Maintain monthly reconciliations of general ledger accounts.
- Maintain the company's fixed asset register.
- Ensure that the subledgers reconcile to the general ledger.
- Preparation and processing of general ledger journals.
- Reconciliation, confirmation and reporting of inter-group accounts and balances.
- Perform daily day end routines and checking of subledger schedules prior to posting to the general ledger.
- Running of month-end procedures on SAGE X3.
- Ensure accurate allocation of revenue & costs, making corrective changes where necessary.
- Preparation, completion, and submission of VAT returns.
- Profitability steering for department and branch.
- Computation of Tax calculation and processing.
- Manage Capex/Opex requests from the business.
- Fulfil full accounting function for Property Companies.
- Full forecasting, budgeting responsibility and reporting actuals.
- Assist in preparation of annual budgets, including importing into SAGE X3 and Finnivo.
- Assist in compilation and reporting of monthly forecasting for financial half year and full year.
- Assist in preparation of stats and other operational reports.
- Preparation of management accounts and monthly reporting on Finnivo.
- Ensures all processes are followed.
- Assists with internal auditors, including implementing necessary changes.
- Assists with the external audit.
- Assists the Finance Manager when and where necessary.
- Various ad-hoc tasks from time to time.
Cashbook Accountant
RTT Group
07.2024 - 09.2024
- Processed payments as per signed schedules.
- Maintained daily cash balances and ensured accurate cashflow reporting.
- Loaded payments and maintained compliance with internal controls.
- Generated cash transaction reports for management review.
- Supported general financial administration and audit readiness.
Cash book Controller
Core Group
12.2022 - 06.2024
- Analyse and Reconcile bank statements.
- Analyse and Reconcile bank cashbook.
- Analyse and Reconcile cash suspense.
- Balance General Ledger and subledger, resolve any remaining reconciling variances.
- Finalise monthly consolidated bank reconciliations.
- Cash suspense and resolve store queries.
- Accounts Payables.
- Engage with other stakeholders.
Cashbook & AP Accountant
Omnicom Media Group
07.2015 - 11.2022
- Daily clearing of bank accounts.
- Accruals(Accounts Payables).
- Updating cash treasury & investment accounts.
- Capturing of all bank transactions.
- Capturing of cheque/payments on Promise system.
- Monthly rental and utilities recon and EFT.
- Petty Cash management and reconciling.
- Reviewing of monthly credit cards Telkom and Vodacom reconciliations.
- Journal processing, balancing Sub-Ledger to General Ledger.
- Cashflow Forecasting and maintenance.
- Month end reports and Payables Age-Analysis.
Junior Financial Assistant
Deltamune (Pty) Ltd
09.2013 - 07.2015
- Reconciliation of bank and cashbook.
- Daily cashbook update.
- PAYE 201 filling.
- EFT payments.
- Intercompany billing.
- Petty Cash maintenance.
- Weekly Cash flow update.
- VAT 201 calculation and filling.
- Completion of bank forex forms & payment.
- Maintaining Fixed Asset register.
- Summarise Company credit cards.
- Capturing Credit cards Journal.
- Capturing Fleet journal.
- Processing invoices/debit and credit note.
- General office work.
- Invoice matching to statements.
- Assist with year-end audit files.
- Assist the Financial controller and Manager to ensure timeously and smooth running of month end Reporting.
Auditor (Seasonal)
Deloitte
06.2011 - 07.2013
- Loan advance testing.
- Bank and cash testing.
- Legal and Bank confirmations.
- Data checks.
- Property testing (physical verification).
- Leased vehicle testing.
- Desktop reviews.
Education
BCTA - Bridging into Certified Theory of Accountants
Milpark Education
Cape Town01.2026
Bachelor’s - Accounting-NQF 7
University of Johannesburg
Auckland Park11-2014
Skills
- Accounting processes expertise (IFRS)
- Deadline management,Attention to detail
- Financial analysis and management packs
- Cash flow management
- Budget forecasting
- General ledger maintenance
- VAT reporting
- Reconciliation processes
- Internal auditing
- Account reconciliation
- ERP systems
- Fixed asset management
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Auditing
- Balance sheet preparation
- Tax preparation
- Bank reconciliation
- Internal controls
- A/P and A/R
- Auditing procedures
- Team building and leadership
- Team collaboration
- Independent work
- Analytical thinking
- Client-centric approach
- Syspro software knowledge
- Sage AccPac experience
- Promise software familiarity
- Pastel Partner skills
- Problem-solving abilities
- Tax law compliance
Accomplishments
First runner up Grade 12 learner (2005)
References
Available on request.
Languages
- Zulu
- English
- Sesotho
Timeline
Treasury/Financial Accountant
Metrofile Record & Storage Management
10.2024 - Current
Cashbook Accountant
RTT Group
07.2024 - 09.2024
Cash book Controller
Core Group
12.2022 - 06.2024
Cashbook & AP Accountant
Omnicom Media Group
07.2015 - 11.2022
Junior Financial Assistant
Deltamune (Pty) Ltd
09.2013 - 07.2015
Auditor (Seasonal)
Deloitte
06.2011 - 07.2013
BCTA - Bridging into Certified Theory of Accountants
Milpark Education
Bachelor’s - Accounting-NQF 7
University of Johannesburg