Samantha Petersen
Senior Bookkeeper
Johannesburg
Summary
Thorough Senior Bookkeeper manages financial staff across multiple corporate operational departments. Expertise in information gathering and strategic planning. Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills. Tidy Senior Bookkeeper with a reputation for integrity and confidentiality. Adept at presenting financial statements, analyzing financial data. and processing employee payroll. Over 9 years of experience in field.
Overview
27
27
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Bookkeeper
Cashbuild
10.2014 - Current
- Maintained and processed invoices, deposits, and money logs.
- Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
- Sorted financial documents, coded accounting entries for data processing and posted daily receipts and payments.
- Worked with senior accounting staff to prepare financial documents and reports such as bills and invoices, year-end analysis, budgets, financial records, and financial statements.
- Reported financial data and updated financial records in ledgers and journals.
- Analyzing of the Trial Balance.
Senior Creditors Reconciliation Clerk
Cashbuild
08.2008 - 11.2013
- Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
- Supported management by processing invoices and documents with consistent on-time delivery.
- Tracked financial progress by creating quarterly and yearly balance sheets.
- Reconciled accounts, managed audits and updated financial records with remarkable accuracy.
- Prepare and submit weekly ageing reports for financial meetings. Reconcile 25 accounts, Book value + - 30 million.
Financial Assistant
Strategic Logistic Alliance
07.2006 - 03.2007
- Documented fiscal budget and established procedures for tracking expenses.
- Revamped organization processes by auditing client checks and cash receipts.
- Produced end-of-year records.
- Minimized financial discrepancies, resulting in increased efficiency and accuracy in financial transactions.
- Match invoice to delivery note and order then capture invoices, prepare month end
payments. - Debtors: Invoicing, receive pods and capture pods, authorize pick up slips.
- Work out profit and loss on transport account and receiving of all collections.
Credit Controller
South African National Blood Services
06.2002 - 05.2006
- Reduced past due balances and bad debt by coordinating collection efforts with customer service, sales and billing departments.
- Devised collection recovery strategies to resolve customer issues and delinquent cases.
- Analyzed applicants' financial status and credit and property evaluations to determine loan feasibility.
- Trained and mentored new department employees to maximize performance.
Call Center Representative
ABSA
11.2001 - 04.2002
- Learned and maintained in-depth understanding of product and service information to offer knowledgeable and educated responses to diverse customer questions.
- Educated customers on company systems, form completion, and access to services.
- Learned and maintained in-depth understanding of product information, providing knowledgeable responses to diverse questions.
- Adhered to company policies and scripts to consistently achieve call-time and quality standards.
Settlement Specialist
SCMB
05.1998 - 10.2001
- Used mediation techniques to facilitate communication between disputants, to further parties' understanding of different perspectives and to guide parties toward mutual agreement.
- Reviewed legal documents and contracts to determine potential conflicts and disputes.
- Advised parties on dispute resolution processes, policies and procedures, helping disputants make informed choices.
- Devised and implemented dispute resolution processes for companies, enabling fast resolution of disputes.
Allocation Clerk
UBS Wardburg Dillion Red
03.1997 - 04.1998
- Interacted with customers by phone, email, or in-person to provide information.
- Produced high-quality communications for internal and external use.
- Drove customer loyalty and consistent sales through friendly service and knowledgeable assistance.
- Provided quality clerical support through data entry, document management, email correspondence, and overseeing operation of office equipment.
Education
High School Diploma -
Park Town College
Johannesburg ,South Africa 04.2001 -
Skills
Expense Tracking
Timeline
Senior Bookkeeper
Cashbuild
10.2014 - Current
Senior Creditors Reconciliation Clerk
Cashbuild
08.2008 - 11.2013
Financial Assistant
Strategic Logistic Alliance
07.2006 - 03.2007
Credit Controller
South African National Blood Services
06.2002 - 05.2006
Call Center Representative
ABSA
11.2001 - 04.2002
High School Diploma -
Park Town College
04.2001 -
Settlement Specialist
SCMB
05.1998 - 10.2001
Allocation Clerk
UBS Wardburg Dillion Red
03.1997 - 04.1998
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