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Samantha Jean Wentzel

Samantha Jean Wentzel

Junior Accountant
Pretoria East

Summary

I am a highly analytical and self-driven individual with an focus on integrity; passionate about growing my career and expanding my financial knowledge.

Overview

12
12
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications

Work History

Internal Auditor & Costing Manager

FundaMedical
01.2024 - 12.2024

- Performing internal financial statement audits, identifying and correcting any inaccuracies

- Managing costs and price lists as well as ensuring compliance with taxing masters

- Challenging current financial process flows and identifying opportunities for refinement

- Reviewing and updating standard operating procedures

- Reporting to executives on control deficiencies as well as progression of internal statement audits

- Digitisation of the accounting system/Sage X3 Migration

- Management of data integrity and working with the development team to optimise financial system

- Leading staff recruitment and training as well as management of internal audit team

Assistant Financial Manager

FundaMedical
02.2023 - 12.2023

- Hiring, training and supervision of the accounts receivable team

- Overseeing daily invoicing

-Driving the collection process

- Refining financial processes and implementation of standard operating procedures

- Ensuring debtors statements are accurate and distributed timeously

- Assisting with the resolution of customer queries

SAICA Audit trainee

Ernst & Young
01.2020 - 12.2022
  • Extensive life insurance audit experience
  • Experience in non-life insurance and reinsurance industries
  • Exposure to banking industry and SARB audits
  • Well versed in the EY audit process of listed companies (Performing test of controls and substantive procedures, preparation of working papers and review of AFS)

Accounting tutor

Penguin Tutoring
01.2019 - 03.2019

Casual worker

Ascendis
01.2013 - 12.2016
  • Assisting in the stocktaking process

Office administrator

Ascendis
12.2015 - 02.2016
  • Data capturing, general office administration

Accounting tutor

The Tuition Centre
02.2015 - 07.2015

Education

Bcom (Hons) - Accounting Sciences

UNISA

Bcom - Accounting Sciences

University of Pretoria

Matric full academic & cultural colours - undefined

Crawford College Pretoria

Skills

    - Audit Planning and Execution

    - Internal Controls

    - Data migration

    - Recruitment, training and management

    - Statement reviews

    - Overseeing collection process

Other relevant experience

  • Experience using data analytic tools in order to promote understanding of financial reporting processes (Ernst & Young, EY Helix)


Software

Pastel Partner

Sage X3

Sharepoint

Certification

ITC

Timeline

Internal Auditor & Costing Manager

FundaMedical
01.2024 - 12.2024

Assistant Financial Manager

FundaMedical
02.2023 - 12.2023

Kubicle Exel

12-2022

ITC

01-2020

SAICA Audit trainee

Ernst & Young
01.2020 - 12.2022

Accounting tutor

Penguin Tutoring
01.2019 - 03.2019

KMPG International Case Study

06-2016

Office administrator

Ascendis
12.2015 - 02.2016

Accounting tutor

The Tuition Centre
02.2015 - 07.2015

Casual worker

Ascendis
01.2013 - 12.2016

Bcom - Accounting Sciences

University of Pretoria

Matric full academic & cultural colours - undefined

Crawford College Pretoria

Bcom (Hons) - Accounting Sciences

UNISA
Samantha Jean WentzelJunior Accountant