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Samantha Kalicharan
Local And Foreign Senior Accounts Payable Controller
Boksburg
Summary
Talented financial leader well-versed in accounting principles and regulations. Motivated to keep company financial operations compliant, accurate, and cost-effective. Ready to bring extensive experience and take on challenging new role.
Overview
19
19
years of professional experience
8
8
years of post-secondary education
2
2
Languages
Work History
Local and Foreign Senior Accounts Payable Controller
PG Group
07.2015 - Current
- Company Overview: PG Glass, PFG Building Glass, Shatterprufe, Widney Transport, PG Building Glass Solutions, Advance Amour Glass
- Oversee the accounts payable clerks and ensure timely and accurate processing of invoices, payments and expense reports
- Mentored creditor clerks/interns fostering a positive work environment conducive to professional growth and development.
- Implemented cost-saving measures, identifying inefficiencies and reallocating resources to achieve optimal results.
- Managing the work flow process of the accounts payable department
- Ensured compliance with tax regulations by managing the timely preparation and filing of all required returns.
- Reviewing and authorizing supplier reconciliation
- Completed year-end close processes through effective supervision financial functions and regular treasury transactions
- Delegation of duties
- Collaborated with other functional areas to develop integrated solutions for complex business challenges related to finance operations
- Staff KPI's
- Streamlined annual audit process, working closely with external auditors to ensure accurate representation of company's financial position
- Supervise the team, providing guidance, training and performance management, Setting performance goals and conducting performance evaluations
- Directed corporate decision-making and planning by monitoring and setting policies and procedures to optimize fiscal performance
- Manage Disputes
- Monitor systems and processes
- Develop and maintain accounts payable policies and procedures
- Monitor and analyze accounts payable processes and recommend improvements to increase efficiency and accuracy
- Collaborate with other departments such as procurement and finance to ensure timely and accurate payment of invoices
- Age analysis and reporting on creditors
- Liaising with buyers regarding suppliers and other creditor issues
- Liaising with suppliers and resolving account queries
- Providing proactive support to all PG Group Divisions and various branches
- Ensure full compliance with finance policies
- Manage vendor relationships and resolve any issues or disputes related to payment of invoices
- Prepare and analyze accounts payable reports such as aging reports, GRIR reports, Cash flow projections and vendor performance metrics
- Managing the GRIR account
- Managing the Foreign creditors Portfolio
- Processing and preparing a payment request for all foreign suppliers
- Loading and verifying of all foreign bank details
- Vendor management
- Managing all shipping agent accounts and payments
- Preparing a payment forecast for Foreign payments
- Ensure accurate and timely month end and year end processes for accounts payable
- Assist with internal/external and SARS audits and provide documentation and support as required
- Ensure global payment procedures and processes are adhered to
Trade Creditors Clerk
Makro Head Office
05.2013 - 06.2015
- Managing -+ 400 trade creditors accounts
- Dealing with food, liquor and general merchandise
- Capturing all invoices not reflecting on system as per statement
- Capturing of credit notes on the suppliers account relating to pricing discrepancies and stock receipts
- Managing the GRIR account
- Complete supplier reconciliations and follow up on items older than 60 days on supplier statement
- Liaise with the various retailers and head office personnel on a daily basis to resolve supplier queries
- Resolve all discrepancies relating to price and quantity differences
- Processing of Journals
- Training suppliers on Makro's work process and system
- Liaise with suppliers on BEE status and collect certificates and follow up on expired certificates
Creditors Clerk
Kemach Equipment Head Office
Boksburg
08.2012 - 04.2013
- Generate payments for COD Suppliers and prepare reconciliations for 30 day suppliers and submit documentation for payment
- Age Analysis and reporting on creditors
- Liaising with buyers regarding supplier and creditors queries
- Reconcile Cell phone accounts, Staff claims and reimbursements
- Controlling petty cash and company debit cards and reconcile the petty cash and debit card account weekly
- Receipting all cash transactions and banking the cash sales
- Reconciling cash sales account in the cash book
- Managing and maintaining the creditors for 4 branches
Specialized Billing Clerk – Debtors Division
Value Logistics
Elandsfontein
05.2011 - 07.2012
- Billing of customer accounts (Monthly and weekly)
- Billing of over border consignments
- Daily checking and verification of customer waybills
- Investigate and prepare/capture debit and credit notes
- Prepare sundry billings which are warehousing, over border, vat recovery and overtime
- Create excel billing schedules for customers and extracting weekly reports for the customers to check the status of their accounts
- Resolving customer queries relating to the quantity, price, value, stock receipts and cancellation of deliveries
- Extracting and printing statements
Accounts Payable Clerk (promotion)
Transpaco Recycling
Springs
04.2007 - 04.2011
- Reconciling creditor age analysis to supplier statements
- Generate COD weekly payments for suppliers
- Load suppliers onto Electronic banking system
- Capturing of the payment onto cashbook and allocating it to invoices being paid
- Extracting supplier remittance advices
- Resolving supplier queries and discrepancies
- Processing Journals and accruals
- Assisting production manager with reconciliation of stock
- Creating new suppliers and loading onto the system
- Loading new details onto internet banking system
- Reconciling and offsetting intercompany accounts
- Supervision of finance assistants
- Training, coaching and mentoring finance assistants
- Managing and measuring the creditors book
- Decision making regarding supplier account and payments
- Planning, organizing and delegation of workload
- Staff control, development and training
- Cash flow forecasts for payments
Receptionist and Office Administrator
Transpaco Recycling
Elandsfontein
09.2006 - 03.2007
- Answering all calls on switch board, answering +- 70 incoming calls per day
- Creating excel spreadsheet for all company expenditures such as telephone usage, consumables, fuel etc
- Purchasing of all company stationary, office equipment, consumables, safety equipment and industrial supplies
- Typing of letters and memos
- Logging faults with IT and telecommunication service providers
- Assisting debtors department with invoicing, checking of delivery notes
- Oversee the handling of bad debts and phone customers regarding late payments
- Receipting and reconciling cash sales
- Processing of all supplier invoices and collating relevant supplier documents
- Processing COD creditors invoices and preparing the EFT Transfers
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Management
Mancosa
Johannesburg 01.2023 - Current
Bookkeeping To Trial Balance- Diploma - Accounting
Damelin Business College
Boksburg 02.2009 - 08.2009
Business Administration And Management Certificate - Business Administration
Damelin Business College
Boksburg 02.2008 - 08.2008
High School Diploma -
Liverpool Secondary School
Benoni 01.1999 - 11.2003
Skills
Accurate Reconciliation skills
- Forex knowledge
- Ability to work with high book values
- Ability to adhere to monthly and weekly deadlines
- Ability to work under pressure
- Ability to work with large volumes of creditor invoices/documentation
- Well developed interpersonal skills
- Experienced in dealing with supplier and customer documentation
- Ability to work in a team and independently
- Proficient in the use of Accounting Software/packages
- Proficient in the use of Microsoft
- Sound Communication skills
- Accurate Reconciliation skills
Staff management
Time management
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 08/31/85
- Nationality: South African
- Driving License: Code 10
- Own Vehicle
Software
SAP
SAP HANNA S4
ACCPAC
ACCOUNTS ACCESS
Timeline
Bachelor of Commerce - Financial Management
Mancosa
01.2023 - Current
Local and Foreign Senior Accounts Payable Controller
PG Group
07.2015 - Current
Trade Creditors Clerk
Makro Head Office
05.2013 - 06.2015
Creditors Clerk
Kemach Equipment Head Office
08.2012 - 04.2013
Specialized Billing Clerk – Debtors Division
Value Logistics
05.2011 - 07.2012
Bookkeeping To Trial Balance- Diploma - Accounting
Damelin Business College
02.2009 - 08.2009
Business Administration And Management Certificate - Business Administration
Damelin Business College
02.2008 - 08.2008
Accounts Payable Clerk (promotion)
Transpaco Recycling
04.2007 - 04.2011
Receptionist and Office Administrator
Transpaco Recycling
09.2006 - 03.2007
High School Diploma -
Liverpool Secondary School
01.1999 - 11.2003
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