I am a result driven, self-motivated and resourceful manager with a proven ability to maximize company profitability by ensuring that accurate records as being submitted, I have managed the cashbook with the value of about 150 million by ensuring the completeness and accurate records month to month, I have managed 3 account payable clerks and maintain the account payable book for the value of 30 million, as a result of my background I managed to resolve VAT query that has been due to be refunded back to the company which has been outstanding for 3 years. My biggest achievement among other was to clear the grv suspense account on the inter-company account with a value of 7 million, this also include being a Fixed Assets project leader which gave me a great exposure to the creation of SOP. (Standard Operating Procedure)
Company Name SmartStone (September 2022 till 31 December 2022)
Industry Sector Construction
Role Syspro Contract accountant
• Processing using AR, AP, GL, FAR, Cashbook, Inventory, BoM
• Resolving inventory issues – stock on Syspro vs Stock in warehouse, etc
• Helping to improvements to our Syspro set-up
• Extracting data from Syspro
· Reason for leaving Contract ended – contract ended assignment completed.
Company Name Hyundai SA ( Retail Parts Distribution Centre) (October 2021 to August 2022)
Industry Sector Automotive Industry
Role Financial Accountant
Responsibilities
o WIP&SIT aging analysis and follow up outstanding matters,
o Review and approval of EFT and all cheques payment requests,
o Review bank reconciliation on daily and monthly basis,
o Follow up on imbalance between sub-ledgers and general ledger control accounts,
o Review of operating accruals and provisions,
o Ensure and co-ordinate implementation of finance policies and procedures
o Request statements from suppliers for preparation of AP reconciliation,
o Follow up on outstanding invoices and handling any queries,
o Follow up on outstanding invoices and handling any queries
o Capturing of all supplier invoices in Embrace, based on the supplier portfolio,
o Assist the Finance Department with solving of queries related to the invoice,
o Prepare reconciliation of all creditor recons,
o Preparation of payments, ensuring that the quote and the invoice is aligned,
o Submission of the above to Finance Department within reporting deadlines,
o General ledger prints outs of accounts as requested,
o Obtaining proof of payments for these invoices and sending it out to suppliers,
o Upkeep of the purchase order book, Balance Debit Order control account on a monthly basis,
o Review VAT calculation and GL codes,
o Responsible for Key Vendor accounts receivables book,
o Responsible for creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures,
o Approval of Rep expenses,
o VAT preparation,
o Preparation of supporting document for AFS (IFRS), Liaise with external auditors
o Maintaining and GL coding and accounts,
o Review all creditors’ payment recons as prepared by Creditors Clerks,
o Review all creditors’ payment recons as prepared by Creditors Clerks,
o Checking accuracy of GL account allocation, including VAT,
o Check Purchase Order contract and ensure price escalation are in line with the contract,
o Sales Man incentive and commission calculations.
· Reason for leaving Contract ended – covering for illness
Company Name CDR Contract (April 2020 -September 2021)
Industry Sector Services Industry Labour brokers
Role Senior Debtors Clerk (Temp- contract position)
Responsibilities:
o Maintain Customer Relationship,
o Preparation of debtor finance schedule,
o Preparation of debtor’s reconciliations,
o Invoicing as when required,
o Supervision of invoicing clerks,
o Checking invoicing accuracy and ensuring deadlines are met,
o Dealing with all Debtors communication and correspondence,
o Monthly reporting and Monthly reporting and, managing debtor’s status,
o Dealing with debtor’s queries and queries are correctly processed,
o Managing weekly paperwork
Reason for leaving Contract ended
(October 2019- March 2020 Unemployed)
1. Company Name MALVERN ENGINEERING WORKS (April 2019-September2019)
Industry Sector Mining Industry
Role Accountant
Responsibilities:
o Produce Management Accounts,
o Process of month end 1st- 4th,
o Allocating payments to dept. & print & email bank statements,
o Allocating payments to dept. & print & email debtors’ statements
o Analyses and printing of statements (if needed),
o Monthly Invoices – Production & Service contracts: 1st – 25th,
o Creditors, process, check and allocate 12th -16t
o Maintenance Invoicing- do and follow up with Witbank before the 20th,
o Process creditors payment in bank before the 25th,
o Arrange forward cover payments, Responsible for foreign payments & deposits,
o Reconciliation of USD and Australian bank account foreign exchange difference calculation and adjustment in the accounting system,
o Buying and selling of Australian and USA rate, Control, update & invoice retention
o Compile sales figures monthly for Work’s Manager,
o Process payments in Pastel of creditors,
o Record site work orders on Incoming orders & working in progress,
o Invoice site work for Witbank, Back-up wages,
Reason for leaving Contract ended - maternity cover.
(December 2018- March 2019 Unemployed)
2. Company Name HYFLO SOUTHERN AFRICA (Feb 2018- Nov 2018)
Industry Sector Manufacturing and engineering
Role General Accountant
Responsibilities:
o Balance Sheet reconciliation of 2 companies,
o VAT monthly return preparation and submission,
o Main account, Produce Management Accounts
o Cash sales and debtors bank reconciliation,
o Review all creditors’ payment recons as prepared by Creditors Clerks,
o Review of creditor’s recon and cashbooks and approval thereof,
o Reconciliation of VAT submission of monthly return,
o Audit file preparation for year-end audit,
o Prepare monthly management accounts,
o Checking accuracy of GL account allocation, including VAT,
o Check matched of invoice to the account payable module,
o Oversee process of sending reconciliations to Management for payment sign-off,
o Assist with queries before they are escalated to Branch Manager
o Preparation of management report and explanation of variation versus budget, variation versus budget,
o Fixed assets capitalization into the accounting system (CAPEX register maintenance),
o Monthly review and follow up on rejected warranty claims,
o Preparation of monthly salaries journal and posting into GL,
o Control opening and closing date of periods according timetable,
o Calculation and posting required provision, and maintaining prepayment amortization schedule,
o Responsible for foreign payments & deposits, reconciliation of USD and Namibia bank account,
o Foreign exchange difference calculation and adjustment in the accounting system,
o Buying and selling of foreign rate.
Reason for leaving Retrenched company closed down due to operational losses
3. Company Name MAN Automotive (August 2012- Jan 2018)
Industry Sector Automotive Industry
Role General Accountant
o Responsibilities WIP&SIT aging analysis and follow up outstanding matters,
o Review and approval of Petty Cash voucher request Produce Management Accounts,
o Reconciliation and review of Petty Cash reimbursements,
o Review and approval of EFT and all cheques payment requests,
o Review bank reconciliation on daily and monthly basis,
o Follow up on imbalance between sub-ledgers and general ledger control accounts,
o Review of operating accruals and provisions,
o Ensure and co-ordinate implementation of finance policies and procedures,
o Preparation of management report to Germany on the 5TH working day,
o Proper reconciliation of external audits,
o Warranty debtors and creditors reconciliation,
o Fixed assets capitalization into the accounting system,
o Monthly review and follow up on rejected warranty claims,
o Preparation of monthly salaries journal and posting into GL,
o Preparation of monthly report for submission of MAN AG,
o Preparation of Board pack for reporting to MAN AG German reporting on monthly results using Citrix program,
o Reviewing and signing of cash book on a daily basis.
o Full accounting function which details:
o Request statements from suppliers for preparation of AP reconciliation,
o Follow up on outstanding invoices and handling any queries,
o Follow up on outstanding invoices and handling any queries,
o Capturing of all supplier invoices in Embrace, based on the supplier portfolio,
o Assist the Finance Department with solving of queries related to the invoice,
o Prepare reconciliation of all creditor recons,
o Preparation of payments, ensuring that the quote and the invoice is aligned,
o Submission of the above to Finance Department within reporting deadlines,
o Obtaining proof of payments for these invoices and sending it out to suppliers,
o Upkeep of the purchase order book,
o Balance Debit Order control account on a monthly basis,
o Review VAT calculation and GL codes,
o Responsible for Key Vendor accounts receivables book,
o Responsible for creation and maintenance of Standard Operating Procedures,
o Approval of Rep expenses, MAN Germany, block cylinder, invoicing and administration of shipment of block cylinders,
o MAN, VAT preparation and submission on E-filing,
o Preparation of supporting document for AFS (IFRS),
o Maintaining and GL coding and accounts,
o Review all creditors’ payment recons as prepared by Creditors Clerks,
o Review all creditors’ payment recons as prepared by Creditors Clerks,
o Checking accuracy of GL account allocation, including VAT,
o Check Purchase Order contract and ensure price escalation are in line with the contract,
o Oversee process of sending reconciliations to Management for payment sign-off,
o Assist with sorting out of queries before they are escalated to Branch Manager,
o Approval of all Creditors payment recons,
o Invoicing of engine block cylinder to MAN Germany and Invoicing of engine block cylinder to MAN Germany and export procedures flow thereof.
Ad hoc functions/Projects: Team Leader in the implementation of fixed assets process and internal control includes Development of internal operating system, Stock and facilitator.
Reason for leaving Development & growth
Company Name Global Roofing Solutions (March 2007- July2012)
Industry Sector Manufacturing
Role Accountant (HH Robertson)
Responsibilities:
o General Ledger Reconciliation,
o Produce Management Accounts,
o Monthly management accounts,
o Balance Sheet Items reconciliations,
o Fixed assets register maintenance,
o Preparation of bank reconciliation,
o Inter-company loan reconciliations,
o Raising accrual for expenses incurred for the period in question
o Supervisor of 3 Staff, Signing off of creditors reconciliation and payments,
o Track and monitor performance of AP processes against KPIs
o Ensure that month-end and financial year-end time tables for AP are adhered to Perform the closure of AP sub ledgers,
o Review AP control account reconciliations,
o Implement and monitor corporate governance procedures risk management and internal controls
o Ensure compliance with SLA criteria, Monitor team delivery and performance in line with SL
o Resolve audit queries and audit adjustments and discuss with internal / external auditor where required,
o Collecting, calculating and entering data in order to maintain and update payroll information,
o Compiling summaries of earnings, taxes, deductions, leave, disability and non-taxable wages and report ,
Other Responsibilities: VAT preparation and filling on E-filling,
o Weekly wage and salaries journal uploading into G/L,
o Petty cash box handling, capturing and reconciliation of the accounting system
o Ad hoc payments uploading on accounting& banking system,
o Preparation and presentation of Management reports,
o Responsible for foreign payments & deposits reconciliation of USD and Australian bank account,
o Foreign exchange difference calculation and adjustment in the accounting system,
o Buying and selling of Austria and USA rate
Reason For leaving Resigned, career growth and personal career
Status: Completed
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