Yasmeen Abrahams
Johannesburg
Summary
Dedicated individual with diverse industry experience and a strong ability to learn and implement new concepts for improved performance. Actively pursuing a finance degree while gaining practical experience to build expertise in accounting and finance. Proven adaptability and commitment to excellence in fast-paced environments.
Overview
15
15
years of professional experience
Work History
Accounts Manager (Independent Contractor)
Delicious Festival South Africa (Pty) Ltd & Delicious Festival Trader Academy (Pty) Ltd
06.2023 - Current
- Provide direct support to the CFO with financial and operational requirements
- Prepare and process payment requests in line with company procedures
- Manage debtors and creditors functions, including reconciliations and follow-ups
- Cash flow management
- Prepare and issue invoices, ensuring accuracy and timely billing
- Ticketing and related administrative processes
- Prepare and submit VAT returns in compliance with SARS regulations
- Prepare and submit PAYE returns
- Ensure compliance with BEE requirements and reporting
- Oversee POPI compliance and related documentation
- Train and mentor BEE interns within the finance department
- Coordinate and prepare all required documentation for BEE verification and audit
- Ensure all invoices, supporting documentation, and account reconciliations are accurate and audit-ready
- Onboarding suppliers/customers
- Work closely with HR consultant to ensure documentation is in order
- Work closely with the HR consultant to ensure all employee documentation is accurate, complete, and compliant
- Accounting in Sage Pastel: Invoices, supplier processing, VAT reports, journals, bank updates, and account reconciliations
New Vehicle Stock Controller
Bidvest McCarthy VW Westgate
08.2021 - 06.2023
- Searching For vehicles as required
- Making and closing orders
- Loading EFT’s
- Receipting Remittances
- Demo Conversions
- Credits as required
- Weekly Stock Count
- Key Control
- Deal File Audits
- Checking reports
- Invoicing New/Used/Trade
- Filling
New Vehicle Stock Controller/Invoicing Clerk
Barloworld VW Soweto
01.2020 - 08.2021
- Searching for vehicles as required
- Invoicing new and used vehicles to customers and/or trade
- Making orders on vehicles
- Payments
- Ordering vehicles as per allocations given by the factory
- Key control
- Credits as required
- Demo conversations
- Silo transfers
- Lic and reg
- Deal File Checks (New and Used)
- Reporting
- Stock take
- Paying for vehicles on Nadin
- Manage floorplan/ Recons
- DTC
- Assisting with fleet sales
- Quotes
- Assist sales manager/salesman
- Reason For Leaving – Wanted to work for a bigger Dealership
Assistant
Resolute Services Pty Ltd
11.2019 - 12.2019
- Assist with Late Estates
- Filling
- Uploading Information on Drop Box
- Assist with whatever is needed
- This position was part-time
Parts Supervisor
Cargo Motors
02.2018 - 09.2019
- Supervising warehouse staff
- Ordering parts
- Bringing parts into stock
- Verifying invoices
- Requesting ETA’s on back order parts
- Loading claims for all damages, shorts supplies, incorrect contents, etc.
- Ensuring payout on claims loaded
- Bin audits
- Picking
- Ensuring that the PI gets done daily
- Proper care to avoid losses
- Workshop ETA report – sending parts back in time if not needed anymore
- Managing fuel and courier charges
- Salesman RFC List – Measuring the amount of RFC’S each salesman has monthly
- Credit notes
- Vehicle management – Fuel, Spot checks, etc.
- Managing Warehouse staff overtime
- Stock Adjustments
- Reason for leaving - Personal
New Vehicle Stock Controller
Barloworld VW Soweto
09.2017 - 02.2018
- Searching for vehicles as required
- Paying for vehicles on Arrived Status on Nadcon
- Invoicing new and used vehicles to customers and/or trade
- Making orders on vehicles
- Payments
- Ordering vehicles as per allocations given by the factory
- Key control
- Credits as required
- Demo conversations
- Silo transfers
- Lic and reg
- Reason for leaving – Moved on to a better opportunity
Parts Admin Clerk /Cashier
Cargo Motors
11.2016 - 09.2017
- Taking payments from clients and ensure that the totals balance
- To ensure that the correct client collects parts that were order before releasing
- Ensure that full payment was made before releasing parts
- To ensure that my cash outstanding is clear
- Check for ETA’s for parts ordered as well as back order parts
- To receipt and verify stock – has to balance 100%
- To refund clients when needed
- Ordering stock
- Finding stock at dealers
- Credits
- Filling
- To assist the manager and admin clerk with whatever they need
- Ad hoc admin duties
- Back up receptionist
- Reason For Leaving – I wanted to work closer to home
VSB Clerk
Lindsay Saker Audi Airport
09.2014 - 08.2016
- Invoicing new and used vehicles
- Invoicing trade deals
- To bring vehicles into stock
- Demo stock takes – twice a week
- Generate orders on vehicles
- Generate sundry orders
- To do payments of cash and account suppliers
- Sort out queries for suppliers in terms of payments
- To ensure suppliers are timeously
- To ensure all settlements are paid in time to avoid charges
- Load DIC on vehicles
- Check deal files for auditing purposes
- To assist with cashing up when needed
- Back up reception
- Ordering stationery for the whole dealership
- Reason for leaving – Dealership closed down
Receptionist / Vehicle invoicing Clerk
Imperial Ford & Mazda Kempton Park
07.2011 - 10.2014
- To answer all incoming and direct them to correct person
- Take messages if an employee is unavailable
- Assist clients on the floor
- Update telephone list
- Assist other departments with filling
- Order coffee for the ciro machine
- Paging employees
- Creating orders on vehicles
- To close off orders once an invoice is received
- Stock takes – New + Used
- To WAC vehicles
- Bring vehicles into stock
- Filling
- Invoicing new and used vehicles
- To reconcile aftersales and provisions
- Deal analysis (Excel report for all sales done to ensure commissions are paid out correctly)
- To reconcile floorplan report
- Floorplan payments
- Transferring vehicles to dealers
- Searching for stock
- To assist the stock controller
- To ensure spare books and keys are safe and don’t go missing
- Reason for leaving – Started a new position at Audi
Education
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
UNISA
02.2026
Grade 12 - English, Afrikaans, Life Orientation, Life Science, Physical Science, Accounting, Mathematics
Nirvana Secondary School
01.2010
Higher Certificate - Economic and Management Science
UNISA
Skills
- Account management
- Invoice processing
- Cash flow management
- Stock management
- Problem solving
- Training and mentoring
- Time management
- Excellent communication skills
- Team Leadership
- Customer relations
- Microsoft office suite proficiency
- Knowledge of billing processes
- Goal-oriented
- Cash handling
- Account development
Languages
English
Proficient
C2
Afrikaans
Intermediate
B1
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Accounts Manager (Independent Contractor)
Delicious Festival South Africa (Pty) Ltd & Delicious Festival Trader Academy (Pty) Ltd
06.2023 - Current
New Vehicle Stock Controller
Bidvest McCarthy VW Westgate
08.2021 - 06.2023
New Vehicle Stock Controller/Invoicing Clerk
Barloworld VW Soweto
01.2020 - 08.2021
Assistant
Resolute Services Pty Ltd
11.2019 - 12.2019
Parts Supervisor
Cargo Motors
02.2018 - 09.2019
New Vehicle Stock Controller
Barloworld VW Soweto
09.2017 - 02.2018
Parts Admin Clerk /Cashier
Cargo Motors
11.2016 - 09.2017
VSB Clerk
Lindsay Saker Audi Airport
09.2014 - 08.2016
Receptionist / Vehicle invoicing Clerk
Imperial Ford & Mazda Kempton Park
07.2011 - 10.2014
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
UNISA
Grade 12 - English, Afrikaans, Life Orientation, Life Science, Physical Science, Accounting, Mathematics
Nirvana Secondary School
Higher Certificate - Economic and Management Science
UNISA