Thagasen - Thagen Chetty
Thagen
Edenvale
Summary
Thorough team contributor with strong organizational capabilities. Experienced in handling numerous projects at once while ensuring accuracy. Effective at prioritizing tasks and meeting deadlines.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Mechanical Workshop
Self Employed Services
Johannesburg
06.2024 - Current
- Managing of 3 staff
- Open and close of workshop
- Oversee that all repairs are carried out accordingly and assisting where necessary
- Advertising
- Advising customers of repairs needed on vehicles
- Tracking of job cards
- Weekly reconciliation for vehicles, purchases and salaries done
- Knowledge of repairs on multiple vehicles
- Ordering of parts and service kits
- Negotiated for best prices and compared prices
- Implemented cost-saving initiatives by identifying opportunities for material substitution or process improvements.
Credit Controller
FMCG Barron Head Office
Edenvale
03.2023 - 07.2024
- Sending invoices, statements and credit notes to clients
- Reconciling account
- Releasing orders according to account status
- Following up on payments arranged by clients
- Final demand letter to clients overdue
- Daily feedback to manager regarding adverse accounts
- Credit guarantee insurance corporation (CGIC) -Credit Guarantee checks
- Credit guarantee insurance corporation (CGIC) -Apply for credit
- Credit guarantee insurance corporation (CGIC) -Claim on overdue account
- Credit guarantee insurance corporation (CGIC) - Increase of credit limit
- Updating of credit limits
- Housekeeping
- Effectively resolved daily debtor queries
- Identifying and flagging potential risk clients to avoid losses
- Maintaining and minimizing bad debts
- Consistently following the action plan on telephone calls, emails, and follow-ups with all debtors
- Journals
- Excel Report of COD collections for previous day to calculate daily target
- Optimized credit approval and collection processes, improving operational efficiencies by over 80%.
Accounts Administrator
EMSA/LIMELIGHT
Marlboro
01.2022 - 03.2023
- Loading of bank statements, FNB, STANDARD BANK
- Loading card payments to customer accounts
- Passing of credit notes - 25-50 per day
- Invoicing - According to high importance, delivery routes, next day delivery
- Making sure no invoices are sent out if no payment received
- Sending invoices, statements and credit notes to clients
- Working closely with the sales department, warehouse and financial manager
- Keeping track of all franchise accounts, Dis-Chem - Sorbet - Dermalogica
- Handling queries with sales department
- Resolving daily debtor queries, reconciling overdue accounts
- A/R Journals / internal transactions
- A/R credit - yearly show expedition offsets
- Re-allocation of incorrectly allocated payments
- Inventory checks on items being credited, 2nd check to make sure the correct quantity is being credited
- Compiling all JHB Dis-Chem branches on one statement, in their format
- Maintained accurate records of all transactions, ensuring compliance with company guidelines and local regulations.
- Enhanced financial accuracy by streamlining the accounts payable and receivable processes.
- Consistently met deadlines under pressure while maintaining high levels of attention to detail in all accounting tasks.
- Supported annual audit activities, providing documentation and clarification as needed for auditors'' inquiries.
- Monitored fixed asset inventory to ensure proper asset tracking, depreciation calculations, and disposal procedures were followed accurately.
- Maintained account accuracy by reviewing and reconciling checks monthly.
Debtors Clerk / Senior Credit Controller
Media Film Service PTY (LTD)
Kelvin
04.2015 - 01.2022
- Company Overview: Camera, lighting Equipment Rental House
- Capturing payments from bank statements, credit card payments
- Receiving cash payments and compile cash to be banked
- Making sure petty cash is always balancing to cash on hand and system
- Balancing of all control accounts on main bank account
- Forwarding application to customer, emailing all requirements and explain process
- Reviewing of all documents, IDs, Proof of address, Company documents, Account application
- Forwarding invoices and statements to customers
- Identifying and flagging potential risk clients to avoid losses or theft
- Problem solving of complex debtor accounts
- Making sure that Purchase Orders are for specific customers
- Site visits to customers/debtors
- Managing COD, 7 Day, End of Month, 30 Day and Feature Accounts
- Housekeeping on all accounts
- Processing of refunds (All required paperwork)
- Evaluation of credit notes before being processed
- Time management on 180 days and older accounts
- Interest schedules completed and processed monthly with interest
- Loading of new suppliers
- Recovery invoices to our sister company for cross hire
- Po's for Suppliers to be paid
- Invoicing
- Cross boarder invoicing
- Vat exempt companies
- Dealing with overseas clients that does shoots in South Africa
- Checking that all jobs are signed by the client before invoicing
- Sending invoice to client after invoicing
- Weekly incoming payment report
- Actual payments received - Report
- Feature accounts meeting/Report- (Customers that pay weekly)
- Age analysis summary report
- Provision for bad debt schedules - Monthly report to determine new bad debts
- Rebate report on specific customers on excel for financial manager - Liaison with client on rebate specifications
- Assisting Rentals manager with revenue reports
- Camera, lighting Equipment Rental House
- Maintained filing system and organized customer documents for easy retrieval of information.
- Supported administrative staff with timely completion of daily tasks, ensuring smooth office operations.
- Improved customer satisfaction by promptly answering inquiries and providing accurate information.
- Maintained a professional atmosphere within the office setting through effective communication skills and polished presentation abilities.
Store Manager
Supreme Pool
Randburg
06.2013 - 03.2015
- Open and close of store
- Daily Stock management
- Sales
- Assisting customers
- Testing of pool water
- Scheduling maintenance routes
- Pool Pump Repairs
- Detecting suction problems
- Cash up- Cash, Credit Card
- Maintaining cash float
- Managed daily operations to ensure smooth functioning of the store, maintaining a clean, safe environment for customers and employees.
- Completed point of sale opening and closing procedures.
- Managed store employees successfully in fast-paced environment through proactive communication and positive feedback.
- Increased store profitability by implementing cost-saving measures and efficient inventory management strategies.
Debtors Clerk
Business Images Holdings
Randburg
08.2010 - 05.2013
- Follow ups on GRV and ERVS
- Sending out statements and credit notes
- Releasing orders done by sales department depending on client account status
- Placing accounts on hold respectively if no payments received
- Analyzing and coding bank statements daily
- Collections on outstanding debt
- Processing credit applications for 30-day accounts
- Handling and resolving queries
- Stock takes when necessary
- Communicating with clients and sales agents for urgent matters
- Ensuring purchase orders corresponds with completed orders before approval
- Filing of all purchase orders with corresponding invoices
Collections Agent
VVM Attorneys
Randburg
5 2009 - 7 2010
- Liaised with debtors and negotiated settlements and arrangements on current and written off accounts
- Daily follow ups on arrangements made
- Attended to all defaulter accounts and used padding techniques to persuade the debtor to adhere
- Weekly updates to manager on status of accounts
- SMS to debtors
- Target of R60 000.00
- Handling and resolving high value queries
- Dealt with a book value of R1.8 mil
- Telephonic and physical consultations with debtors
Education
Credit management Course -
Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce And Industry
Johannesburg 09.2015 - 01.2016
QuickBooks (System training) -
Easy Biz
Johannesburg 01.2016 - 02.2016
High School Diploma -
Medowlands Secondary School
Durban, South Africa 01.2004 - 12.2008
Skills
Excel
undefinedFullnames
Thagasen (Thagen) Chetty
References
- Farana Khan, VVM Attorneys, 0113298500
- Keith Swarts, Business Images, 0112510600
- Shaun, Supreme Pool, 0113262150
- Johan Haupt/Wiseman, Digital Film service/Media Film Service, 0112585050
- Daina Field, EMSA/Limelight, 0829020468
- Ntsako Shihlomule, Barron, 0832130048
Personal Information
- ID Number: 9102065106085
- Health Status: Excellent
- Date of Birth: 02/06/91
- Marital Status: Single
Timeline
Mechanical Workshop
Self Employed Services
06.2024 - Current
Credit Controller
FMCG Barron Head Office
03.2023 - 07.2024
Accounts Administrator
EMSA/LIMELIGHT
01.2022 - 03.2023
QuickBooks (System training) -
Easy Biz
01.2016 - 02.2016
Credit management Course -
Johannesburg Chamber of Commerce And Industry
09.2015 - 01.2016
Debtors Clerk / Senior Credit Controller
Media Film Service PTY (LTD)
04.2015 - 01.2022
Store Manager
Supreme Pool
06.2013 - 03.2015
Debtors Clerk
Business Images Holdings
08.2010 - 05.2013
High School Diploma -
Medowlands Secondary School
01.2004 - 12.2008
Collections Agent
VVM Attorneys
5 2009 - 7 2010
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