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Sthembile Ayanda Mkhize

Admin Clerk
Pietermaritzburg

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Work Type

Full Time

Location Preference

On-Site

Important To Me

Company CultureFlexible work hoursHealthcare benefitsPaid sick leaveTeam Building / Company RetreatsPersonal development programsCareer advancementWork-life balance

Summary

Accomplished Finance Support Assistant at the Department of Transport, adept in asset management and financial reconciliation. Leveraged analytical thinking and software proficiency to enhance asset tracking accuracy by 20%. Demonstrated strong organization and collaboration skills, ensuring compliance and audit readiness. Proactively facilitated asset disposal, optimizing departmental resources.

Overview

2
2
Languages
8
8
years of professional experience
1
1
Certificate

Work History

Finance Support Assistant

Department of Transport
06.2025 - Current

ASSET AND INVENTORY MANAGEMENT

  • Preparing the department’s asset monthly recon.
  • Ensure capturing newly procured assets.
  • Managed asset additions, ensuring accurate tracking and compliance with departmental policies.
  • Extracting BAS reports in the Basic Accounting System.
  • Extract BAS reports.
  • Ensure effective management of the reconciliation between the asset register (HARDCAT) and expenditure (BAS).
  • Maintained asset addition file with supporting documents to ensure audit readiness and traceability.
  • Ensure that the acceptance form is duly completed and signed.
  • Identify and compile a list of redundant, obsolete and damaged assets for disposal.
  • Ensure effective management of Asset Disposal Process.
  • Identify and compile list of redundant, obsolete and damaged assets for disposal.
  • Obtain approval through Disposal Committees.
  • Facilitate the disposal of assets according to the recommendations of the Disposal Committee.
  • Compiled and submitted asset disposal closeout report, providing clarity on disposed assets and supporting financial accuracy.
  • Maintain a register for all lost assets supported by the relevant supporting documents.
  • Request payment batches from the province.

Finance Assistant

Department Of Social Development
03.2024 - 02.2025

Financial Services

Processing of payments

· Check availability of funds (for budget payment) before compiling the payment

· Capture payments on the system (BAS)

· Ensuring the correctness of payment advice and on the system

· Ensuring that it’s captured under the correct SCOA allocation segments

· Verify suppliers banking details on the system with one on the invoice

· Ensuring that all invoices are paid within 30 days of receipt of the invoice

· Verified supplier banking details on system against invoices to prevent payment errors

· Processed all invoices within 30 days of receipt.

· Receiving of invoice for payments

· Record each invoice received on the incoming register and date stamp the copy of the invoice as proof that we received that invoice

· Prepare daily Deposits

· Reconciled supplier statements with department accounting records to ensure accurate financial reporting.

Admin Trainee

Department of Health
04.2021 - 09.2022

Supply Chain Management

• sourced from different suppliers etc.

• Prepared monthly reports on supply chain management performance to inform decision-making

• Compiled bid documents and advertisements for tenders to support procurement processes

• Maintain the Suppliers database

• Receiving proposals or quotations from suppliers

• Prepare bid register when necessary and register all receive quotations/ proposals

• Check that purchase orders are complete and signed by the authorized Manager before the

• order is sent to the Supplier

• Compile appointment letters to successful service providers and regret letters to unsuccessful

• suppliers and send them

• Ensuring that we receive the right goods, right quantity, right quality and they are delivered at

• the rights place at the right time

• Ensured timely submission of all invoices to finance to prevent payment delays

• Provide procurement related support to clients

• Report on all aspects of acquisition

• Receive requisitions and check if they are correctly completed and approved by delegated

• officials

• Check the availability of funds before commencing the procurement process

• Sourcing quotations from suppliers registered on CSD

• Facilitate evaluation of all received quotations

• Organize Bid specification committee meeting and perform secretarial function during the

• meeting

• Compile tender documents and advertisement of tenders

• Open tender box during closing date and organize for evaluation

• Perform secretariat duties during evaluation

• Prepare an evaluation report to be submitted to the bid adjudication committee

• Organize for the Bid Adjudication committee and perform secretariat functions during the

• meeting

• Issuing purchase orders

• Do order follow up to confirm the delivery date with suppliers

• Drafting of Procurement plan for the department and NSI

Admin Voluteer

Department of Health
09.2018 - 02.2020

Education

National Diploma - Financial Management

Mnambithi TVET College
Ladysmith, South Africa
04.2001 -

Higher Certificate - Financial Accounting

University of South Africa
Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
04.2001 -

Skills

Software proficiency

(Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Outlook, Access)

Analytical thinking

Problem-solving

Strong organization

Multitasking and time management

Calendar management

Resourcefulness and initiative

Attention to detail

Collaboration

Teamwork

Adaptability

Professionalism and etiquette

Reading

My reading is good because I always make sure that I read with understanding

Certification

CAP - Certified Administrative Professional

Accomplishments

  • Used Microsoft Excel to develop inventory tracking spreadsheets.
  • Achieved [Result] by completing [Task] with accuracy and efficiency.

Work Availability

monday
tuesday
wednesday
thursday
friday
saturday
sunday
morning
afternoon
evening
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Languages

English
Upper intermediate (B2)
Zulu
Upper intermediate (B2)

Software

Microsoft office

Timeline

Finance Support Assistant

Department of Transport
06.2025 - Current

Finance Assistant

Department Of Social Development
03.2024 - 02.2025

Admin Trainee

Department of Health
04.2021 - 09.2022

Admin Voluteer

Department of Health
09.2018 - 02.2020

Higher Certificate - Financial Accounting

University of South Africa
04.2001 -

National Diploma - Financial Management

Mnambithi TVET College
04.2001 -
Sthembile Ayanda MkhizeAdmin Clerk