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Riaan Van Der Berg
Junior Assistant General Manager
Cape Town,Western Cape
Summary
Proactive Assistant General Manager with history of success managing operations, building teams and equipping employees with skills to independently handle business needs. Offers progressive experience combined with sound judgement and good problem-solving abilities.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
years of post-secondary education
4
4
Certificates
Work History
Junior Assistant General Manager
Town Lodge Bellville
Cape Town, South Africa
03.2024 - Current
- Delivered services to customer locations within specific timeframes.
- Demonstrated respect, friendliness and willingness to help wherever needed.
Assistant General Manager
City Lodge Hotel Group - RLCTIA
Cape Town
10.2020 - 02.2024
- Oversaw inventory by ordering precise quantities of stock and executing corrective actions to drive profitability.
- Mentored and motivated team members to achieve challenging business goals.
- Maintained well-controlled business inventory with minimal losses by enforcing solid monitoring and management structures.
- Oversaw computer database and physical filing systems.
- Managed budget implementations, employee evaluations.
- KPMG Audit of 100%
Front Office Coordinator
City Lodge Hotel Group - RLKBY
Kimberly
10.2017 - 09.2020
- Inventoried and ordered office supplies to maintain availability of products.
- Handled office supply orders and inventorying.
- Sorted, opened and routed mail and deliveries to meet business requirements.
- Delivered top-notch administrative support to office staff, promoting excellence in office operations.
- Offered technical support and troubleshot issues to enhance office productivity.
- Maintained files and records by implementing effective filing systems that boosted efficiency and organization.
- Collected, sorted and distributed mail and prepared mail, messages and courier deliveries
- Participated in KPMG Audit of 94%
Reception Night/Auditor
City Lodge Hotel Group - TLG
George
06.2013 - 09.2017
- Performed nightly updates to room charges and rates.
- Balanced hotel accounts and resolved discrepancies.
- Set up and entered financial data into spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel.
- Performed daily inventory for keys and linens and detailed information in audit reports.
- Investigated auditing discrepancies by reconciling cash drop and credit card transactions.
- Completed night audit for guest ledgers to close bank and cash registers, reconciling issues quickly and marking discrepancies.
- Maximize occupancies to 100%
Education
Advanced Diploma - Hospitality
City & Guilds
South Africa 01.2017 - 12.2017
Diploma - Hospitality
City & Guilds
South Africa 01.2016 - 12.2016
High School Diploma -
Jim Fouché High School
Bloemfontein 01.2008 - 12.2008
Skills
Training and development background
References
Gericke Visser - 044 803 4000
Liezel Vernon - 021 948 7990
Johan Prinsloo - 021 943 7303
Hobbies - Running
Love the outdoors and to run with my wife.
Certification
City & Guilds - Advanced Diploma
Accomplishments
- Supervised team of 25 staff members.
- KPMG Audit of 100%
- FCS Audit of 95%
- Collaborated with team of 25 in the development of being paperless.
Work Availability
monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Work Preference
Work Type
Full TimeWork Location
On-SiteRemoteHybridImportant To Me
Career advancementWork-life balanceCompany CultureFlexible work hoursPersonal development programsHealthcare benefitsWork from home optionTeam Building / Company RetreatsQuote
"Train people well enough so they can leave. Treat them well enough so they don't want to."
Sir Richard Branson
Software
Microsoft Office
Languages
English
Bilingual or Proficient (C2)
Afrikaans
Advanced (C1)
Interests
Running
Reading
Quality Time
Timeline
Junior Assistant General Manager
Town Lodge Bellville
03.2024 - Current
Assistant General Manager
City Lodge Hotel Group - RLCTIA
10.2020 - 02.2024
City & Guilds - Advanced Diploma
08-2018
Front Office Coordinator
City Lodge Hotel Group - RLKBY
10.2017 - 09.2020
Advanced Diploma - Hospitality
City & Guilds
01.2017 - 12.2017
City & Guilds - Diploma
09-2016
Diploma - Hospitality
City & Guilds
01.2016 - 12.2016
City & Guilds - Certificate
10-2015
Reception Night/Auditor
City Lodge Hotel Group - TLG
06.2013 - 09.2017
National Matric Certificate
12-2008
High School Diploma -
Jim Fouché High School
01.2008 - 12.2008
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