Victorien Basson
Johannesburg
Summary
Creditors Supervisor with proven track record of delivering results in high-pressure environments. Demonstrates strong work ethic and commitment to quality, consistently meeting job demands and deadlines. Expertise in managing creditor relationships and optimizing financial processes. Recognized for enhancing team performance and achieving organizational goals.
Overview
24
24
years of professional experience
Work History
Creditors Supervisor
Omnia Fertilizer
Bryanston, Johannesburg
04.2013 - 12.2021
- Monthly Reconciliations, AP sub ledger to GL ensuring clearing of Balance Sheet accounts, sundry creditors etc
- Monthly Expense journals, Autocard, FNB credit Card, Diners etc
- Reconciling of foreign creditors bank recons to Treasury
- Weekly cash flow request to Treasury, and specific payment days
- Ensuring smooth payments processes with the various stakeholders, banks, signatories
- Reviewing new vendor applications, completing credit applications
- Monthly Cash forecast to Treasury including Head Office and Business Units, both local and foreign
- Preparing monthly cash forecast templates and submit to business for input
- Reviewing forecast for accuracy and explaining differences actual vs forecast
- Agreeing intercompany cash forecast balances with relevant divisions
- Reallocation of incorrect postings
- Reviewing creditors for payment
- Liaising with internal account managers with process to better support the business
- Ensuring that we are compliant with the statutory regulations with the Vat process
- Bi-monthly meetings with clerks to attend queries and other issues that may arise
- Assisting the different Business units with AP processes, queries etc
- Ensuring that is in line with group procedures and standard operating practices
- Assisting the team with queries, with the different stakeholders
- Updating of the Import schedule for submitting to Treasury on the various payment dates
- Ensuring each type of creditor's recon are in line with the specific requirements for that payment
- Etc export with the necessary documents
- Assisting with audit both external and internal
- Ensuring sufficient FX cover is purchased and accuracy of due dates per payment terms by shipment
- Clearing of FX Incoming Funds
- Ensure Foreign and Local Creditors are processed, reconciled, and paid timeously
- Approving supplier payment batches on AX Dynamics
- Ensuring outstanding transport report and GRNI is cleared on a monthly basis
Creditors Administrator
Cummins SA
04.2012 - 04.2013
- Reconciling supplier statement with creditors' ledger
- Sorting out queries, clearing creditors ledger
- Loading payments on bank system
- Loading Journals - Stationery control account
- Approving cashbook payments on in house system
- Stand in when Manager is away.
Creditors Clerk
Danmar Autobody
05.2011 - 01.2012
- Reconciling supplier statements with creditor's ledger
- Sorting out queries, clearing creditors ledger
- Loading payments on bank system
Creditors Supervisor
Calgro M3 Holdings
02.2007 - 04.2011
- Receipt of all creditors invoices and ensuring they are correctly invoiced
- Matching creditors invoices to purchase orders
- Assisting creditors Clerks with procurement in Buildsmart
- Matching of invoices in Buildsmart Accounting
- Ensuring receipts of all creditors Statements
- Performing all monthly creditors reconciliations for all creditors
- Dealing with queries from suppliers courteously and timeously
- Following up on outstanding invoices, credit notes and statements
- Remittance of all payments on Buildsmart once they are released on the bank
- Faxing all creditors' remittances to suppliers as soon as payment is released
- Supervision and rendering support to all creditors clerks
- Checking and signing off creditors' recon for payment
- Preparing the monthly creditors cash flow report
- Meeting with suppliers in resolving queries that may arise
- Approving rebates journals on Buildsmart.
- Preparing of cashbook
- Bank reconciliation on daily basis
- Debtors invoicing
- Creditors recons and EFT payments
- Compiling monthly Journals etc
- (intercompany loans, expenses)
- Depreciation journal
- Preparing Audit files.
Accounts Administrator
Gametrackers Management SA
04.2005 - 02.2006
- Responsible for the Debtors invoicing & Creditors payments
- Receiving, verifying, approving, and paying invoices from suppliers
- Process receipts and payments into the cashbook
- Process credit card payments
- Submitting weekly bank reports to management
- Liaising with overseas banks regarding outstanding monies
- Compiling monthly creditors cash flow report
- Reason for Leaving : Company closed down
Creditors Clerk
Erm Tours
10.2001 - 04.2005
- Prepare monthly supplier reconciliations
- Maintain PL age analyses to ensure no unresolved queries
- Ensure creditors invoices are processed, reconciled, and paid timeously
- Compile weekly cashflow reports
- Loading & processing of weekly COD payments to suppliers
- Loading & processing of EFT payments
- Allocate all payments and send out remittances timeously
- Respond to all enquiries from suppliers and escalate to relevant consultants as required
- Identify and resolve errors and discrepancies
- Filing of reconciliations and payments
- Complete credit applications and opening of new supplier accounts
- Reason for leaving Better prospects
Creditors Clerk
Welcome Tourism Services
07.1997 - 09.2001
- Check invoices for SARS VAT compliance
- Check invoices against vouchers and the contract rates
- Liaise with consultants in case of internal queries and suppliers in case of external queries
- Request missing invoices and supplier statements where required
- Capture invoices to supplier accounts on Tourplan
- Reconcile creditor statements on Tourplan to supplier statements
- Prepare payments to suppliers within agreed/contracted payment terms
- Capture payments in Tourplan once released on banking system
- Submit proof of payments and remittances to suppliers for payments made
- Together with the consultant liaise with suppliers on credit notes and refunds due
- Ensure credit notes and refunds are captured on the system and paid/offset by the supplier
- Reporting and commentary on outstanding items on creditor age analysis
- Reporting and commentary on any vouchers that have been over captured on Tourplan
- Organize and file all relevant documents produced and received in a timely and organized filing
- Reason for leaving : Better prospects
Education
Generic Management N4 - Generic Management N4
Dyna Core
Johannesburg, GP2019
Financial Mangement N4-N6 -
Boland College,
Paarl, WC1995
Matric - Matric
Oranjezicht Senior Secondary School
Keimoes, South Africa1992
Skills
- Ability to cope under pressure, and troubleshoot where necessary
- Trustworthiness and honesty in the handling of cash or finances
- Accuracy in execution
- Attention to detail
- Self-reliant
- Self-motivated
- Be a team player, as well as work independently
- Time management
- Accountability and dependability
- Team supervision
- ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) software, such as AX Dynamics, etc
- Account reconciliation
- General ledger accounting
- Vendor management
- Bank reconciliation
- Cash flow management
- Audit preparation
- Problem solving
Education
other
Languages
- Afrikaans & English.
Interests
Hobbies : , Reading, Sport, Music, Meeting people
References
References Wendy Reece (Gametrackers Management SA) 082 875 3903 Sue Davies (Erm Tours) 011 884 4343 Jenny Benton (Ex Welcome Tours) 011 325 4800 Jacqui Du Randt 072 822 8828 - Carol Mhlongo - AP Manager Cummins SA 011 589 8429 Avika Govindasamy - AP Manager Omnia Fertilizer - 011 709 8888& 083 245 4377
Accomplishments
- Received a certificate of merit for best performer in finance at Welcome Tourism Services in 2000
- Received certificate of merit for best performer in Accounts payable at Calgro M3 2008
Languages
Afrikaans
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
Timeline
Creditors Supervisor
Omnia Fertilizer
04.2013 - 12.2021
Creditors Administrator
Cummins SA
04.2012 - 04.2013
Creditors Clerk
Danmar Autobody
05.2011 - 01.2012
Creditors Supervisor
Calgro M3 Holdings
02.2007 - 04.2011
Accounts Administrator
Gametrackers Management SA
04.2005 - 02.2006
Creditors Clerk
Erm Tours
10.2001 - 04.2005
Creditors Clerk
Welcome Tourism Services
07.1997 - 09.2001
Generic Management N4 - Generic Management N4
Dyna Core
Financial Mangement N4-N6 -
Boland College,
Matric - Matric
Oranjezicht Senior Secondary School