Sphenge Esther Mahlangu
Evander
Summary
Experienced Financial Clerk with a robust background in managing financial operations and creditors duties across multiple industries. Demonstrates proficiency in Microsoft Dynamics SL Systems, Dynamics 365, Pastel, SAP Ariba, and MS Office, with advanced skills in Microsoft Excel for analytical tasks. Successfully coordinated with internal & external auditors during annual audits and ensured timely invoice processing to maintain cash flow and supplier relationships. Adept at handling international payments and capturing foreign transactions, contributing to efficient financial management. Career goals include leveraging expertise in artificial intelligence to enhance quality assurance processes within financial systems.
Overview
4
4
Languages
1
1
Certification
23
23
years of professional experience
Work History
Financial Clerk
Evander Gold Mining (PTY) LTD
Evander, South Africa
10.2020 - Current
- Coordinated with external auditors during annual audits, providing necessary documentation and explanations.
- Managed invoice processing, verified details against purchase orders, and prepared payments to suppliers promptly.
- All creditors' duties, creditors' reconciliations, compiling payments, and remittances.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, proficiency in Excel and Google Sheets, and ability to work independently and collaboratively.
- Kept general ledger documents updated for accurate transaction records.
- Managed invoices and payments, ensuring timely processing to maintain cash flow and supplier relationships.
- Cost Control
- Prepares breakdown of costs (operation costs, wage costs and other).
- Calculate unit cost (cost per cost centre).
- Basic budget preparation.
- Monitor budget expenditure (weekly and monthly).
- Capture financial data and information.
- Daily maintenance of cost relating to financial transactions.
- Transfer additional or available funds to next budget.
- Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures.
- Reporting & Reconciliation
- Prepare/generate/compile relevant financial statements and reports (reflecting total costs, selling price, profit).
- Analyse relevant reports.
- Distribute reports and statements to stakeholders for review.
- Perform basic reconciliations as required.
- Identify trends in costs and expenditure.
- Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures.
- Quality Assurance
- Assist and participate in internal cost audits.
- Adherence to standard operating procedures, applicable legislation and statutory requirements.
- Participate in continuous improvement projects. Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures.
- Stakeholder Relations
- Building and maintaining relationships with stakeholders across the organisation and externally at all levels and cross-functionally.
- Ensuring open communication channels with all relevant stakeholders.
- Collaborating with external service providers regarding the design and implementation of tools to enhance processes.
- Financial Management Working Cost Budgets:
- Adhere to budgeting parameters for the Division in line with business requirements and financial objectives. Cost Savings:
- Leading and driving cost saving and cash conservation initiatives.
- Remaining competitive on the global cost curve for surface operations.
- Building a values-based organisational culture
- Actively support and meaningfully participate in the execution of the segment specific organisational development plan. This support will manifest in the targeted shift in culture as described by a valid culture assessment.
- ESG Compliance
- Align to international responsible mining principles.
- SA Gold Operations: Align to World Gold Council (WGC)
- Responsible Gold Mining Principles (RGMPs).
- SA PGM Operations: Enhance Together for Sustainability (eTfS)
- initiative.
- SHE Compliance
- Maintain and comply with SHE standards within the work environment.
- Participate in risk assessments and investigate and take appropriate action as per identified risks.
- Ensure adherence to all company policies and procedures. SHE Management:
- Instil a culture of SHE leadership within the department.
- Participate in regional/local bodies and decision-making forums in the process developing a business relevant external environment, that will result in the longer-term sustainability of the Division. Quality Management System (QMS):
- Comply with requirements of the Quality Management System.
- Focus on safe production & operational excellence
- Focus on safety and health as well as operational excellence
- Improve our position on global industry cost curve
Creditors Clerk
Proconics (Pty) Ltd
Secunda, South Africa
11.2006 - 09.2020
- Admin/Receptionist, Stationery, and Site Agent.
- Procurement, placing orders, and follow-up on deliveries or outstanding orders.
- Accounts Payable and all creditors' duties.
- Maintain accurate financial records.
- Supporting HR administration.
- Assisting with financial reporting.
- My job is to allocate expenses against relevant accounts, compile payment documents (creditors reconciliations), load payments electronically, capture payments, and perform bank reconciliations and trade creditors general ledger.
- Ensure investment accounts are captured, petty cash transfers, and corporate credit card capturing.
- This includes international payments and capturing (Forex).
- Gift voucher for fraud detection.
Jnr Creditors Clerk
Thos Begbie & Co.
Middleburg, South Africa
05.2004 - 11.2006
- All creditors' bookkeeping duties.
- Performing reconciliations.
- Maintain accurate financial records.
- Payments, suppliers' queries, capturing and loading payments.
- Receptionist reliever.
- Handling stationery.
Supervisor / Cashier & Managing the Staff
Sozama Cafe
Mhluzi, South Africa
12.2003 - 05.2004
- Handling customers.
- Cashiers.
- Stock counting and monitoring.
- Best customer service.
Education
Accounts Payable Management - Bookeeping
Alison
OnlineMar 2025
N-Diploma - Cost & Management Accounting
Vaal University of Tehcnology
Vanderbijlpark01-2026
2026 Employees Tax Calculations - Accounting
SA Accounting Acadermy
Online01-2026
Quality Assurance - QA
Alison
Online01-2025
Grade 12 - English, Afrikaans, Biology, Geography, Accounting
Steelcrest High School
Middelburg12.1998
Microsoft Excel -
Learnfast Academy
05.2018
Artificial Intelligent - Computer Science
Alison
Online03.2025
CGMA
AICPA & CIMA
UKSkills
- JOBBOSS
- Ассрас
- Microsoft Dynamics SL Systems
- Dynamics 365
- Pastel
- SAP Ariba
- MS Office
- Microsoft Excel
- Team Performance Management
- Artificial Intelligence
- Quality Assurance
- 2026 Calculating Employee's Tax
Certification
- Fraud Detector, Proconics (PTY) LTD, 2010-05-01
- Employee of the Year - Finance, Evander Gold Mining (PTY) LTD, 2024-12-01
- Best Supervisor of the Year, Sozama Cafe, 2004-02-01
References
- Mr G Sekgwele, Financial Director at Thos Begbie & Co., 013 246 9100
- Ms D Mokwena, Former Management Accountant Evander Gold Mining
- (Pty) Ltd, 079 176 1534
- Mrs Y Reynders, Senior Manager Finance at Proconics (Pty) Ltd, 017 620 9820
- Mrs N Ntenga, Former Lecture at Vaal University of Technology (B-Tech Systems & Project Management), 081 543 8876
- Mrs T Panday, HR Proconics (Pty) Ltd, 017 620 9822, 082 668 2932
- Mr S Langeni, Supervisor-Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd, 072 335 9646
- Mrs C Bosman, Management Accountant Evander Gold Mining (Pty) Ltd, 073 204 0830
Languages
English
Advanced
C1
Ndebele
Advanced
C1
Afrikaans
Advanced
C1
Zulu
Advanced
C1
Timeline
Financial Clerk
Evander Gold Mining (PTY) LTD
10.2020 - Current
Creditors Clerk
Proconics (Pty) Ltd
11.2006 - 09.2020
Jnr Creditors Clerk
Thos Begbie & Co.
05.2004 - 11.2006
Supervisor / Cashier & Managing the Staff
Sozama Cafe
12.2003 - 05.2004
Accounts Payable Management - Bookeeping
Alison
N-Diploma - Cost & Management Accounting
Vaal University of Tehcnology
2026 Employees Tax Calculations - Accounting
SA Accounting Acadermy
Quality Assurance - QA
Alison
Grade 12 - English, Afrikaans, Biology, Geography, Accounting
Steelcrest High School
Microsoft Excel -
Learnfast Academy
Artificial Intelligent - Computer Science
Alison
CGMA
AICPA & CIMA