I am aspiring Professional Accountant currently working as a Cost Accountant in an FMCG industry. My values include being a fast learner and always willing to learn, passionate, responsible, a team player, paying attention to detail, accountable, goals and target driven and prioritizing. I have a strong will power and ability to work independently with limited supervision. I do appreciate working with a team and can multi task effectively. My goal is to obtain employment where my academic qualification, skills, knowledge, initiative and abilities will best be used professionally.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
10
10
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Cost Accountant
Premier (Pty) Ltd – Pinetown Bakery
9 2021 - Current
Inventory Management Control within the company from receiving of Raw Materials through to dispatching of finished goods
Stock take: weekly and monthly (raw materials, finished goods and trays)
Ensure that the Bill Of Material (BOM) is correctly captured on the system at the beginning of every month and ensure that any changes made during the month are updated.
Balancing of daily production between the production and dispatch departments
Ensuring that bread is transferred correctly on the system Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains)
Value Chain reconciliation
Monitoring of stock variances (losses and gains) including conversion factors and report on them (variance analysis)
Prepare and conduct daily INVOCOMS (daily meeting) to measure performance and come up with corrective measures
Work with a finance team which includes a Creditor’s/Cashbook clerk, Debtor’s clerk, Filing clerk and an admin relief clerk
Purchasing: requisitions and opening of purchase orders
Receiving: Processing of received goods on the system (delivery notes and Invoices)
Assist in processing creditors’ recons and ensure payments are within the agreed payment terms
Assist in checking the cashier recons and balancing them back to deposit slips collected by CIT
Assist with daily and monthly cashbook balancing
Reporting on Outsourced labour weekly and monthly
Handling of petty cash and performing monthly reconciliation
Work closely with the site accountant to prepare weekly and monthly reports including Profit Statement
Assisting the Site Accountant in balancing accounts including control/management accounts
Manage month-end closing activities efficiently, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting
Processing General Journals and Accruals
Assisting the Site Accountant with General Ledger Recons
Assisting the Site Accountant with budget preparations and Presentation
Participate in Fixed asset verification and reconciliations
Perform Gap analysis in order to ensure that the Internal Standard Operating Procedures are being adhered to
Proving information to internal and external auditor; and assist in resolving audit findings
Manage time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within set deadlines
Principal Clerk
EThekwini Municipality
05.2019 - 08.2021
Receiving invoices from the service providers (suppliers) and prepare pro-formas and payment vouchers
Do a budget check on JDE E1 system and record it on the pro-forma
Make copies and prepare a delivery note of the invoices being submitted for payment for document retention
Deliver the invoices to the Accounts Payables (AP) department for payment
Receive cession documents from suppliers, do the necessary checks, submit to financial officer to sign and submit the cession document to AP department
Prepare monthly creditors working papers and reconciliations
Assist in the preparation of Annual Financial Statements (AFS) by preparing creditors working papers and reconciliations and preparing commitment certificates including operating lease figures received from the accountants (Mid-term and final)
Prepare and submit journal entries (main journals, costing transfers and reversing main journals) monthly and during AFS periods
Assist in managing and training Interns within the department
Assist project engineers when required in ensuring that the payment process runs smooth
Prepare stores requisitions and collect the goods required by the department
Assist financial officer with the auditors requests during AFS period and assist in resolving auditors queries.
Deal with suppliers over the phone and attend to any queries
Attend meetings, attend to emails and perform any other adhoc duties
Document maintenance and filing
Trade Recon Clerk
RCL FOODS – Vector Logistics
11.2018 - 04.2019
My key responsibilities included
Supplier invoice verification for payment purposes
Receiving of supplier statements and preparing the creditor’s reconciliations
Preparing for payment based on the agreed payment terms
Dealing with supplier queries
Attend to auditor’s queries and assist in resolving findings
Accountant Assistant / Value Chain Clerk
Premier (Pty) Ltd – Pinetown Bakery
04.2013 - 12.2017
Inventory Management Control within the company from receiving of Raw Materials through to dispatching of finished goods
Stock take: weekly and monthly (raw materials, finished goods and trays)
Ensure that the Bill Of Material (BOM) is correctly captured on the system at the beginning of every month and ensure that any changes made during the month are updated.
Balancing of daily production between the production and dispatch departments
Ensuring that bread is transferred correctly on the system Microsoft Dynamics (Great Plains)
Value Chain reconciliation
Monitoring of stock variances (losses and gains) including conversion factors and report on them (variance analysis)
Prepare and conduct daily INVOCOMS (daily meeting) to measure performance and come up with corrective measures
Work with a finance team which includes a Creditor’s/Cashbook clerk, Debtor’s clerk, Filing clerk and an admin relief clerk
Purchasing: requisitions and opening of purchase orders
Receiving: Processing of received goods on the system (delivery notes and Invoices)
Assist in processing creditors’ recons and ensure payments are within the agreed payment terms
Assist in checking the cashier recons and balancing them back to deposit slips collected by CIT
Assist with daily and monthly cashbook balancing
Reporting on Outsourced labour weekly and monthly
Handling of petty cash and performing monthly reconciliation
Work closely with the site accountant to prepare weekly and monthly reports including Profit Statement
Assisting the Site Accountant in balancing accounts including control/management accounts
Manage month-end closing activities efficiently, ensuring accurate and timely financial reporting
Processing General Journals and Accruals
Assisting the Site Accountant with General Ledger Recons
Assisting the Site Accountant with budget preparations and Presentation
Participate in Fixed asset verification and reconciliations
Perform Gap analysis in order to ensure that the Internal Standard Operating Procedures are being adhered to
Proving information to internal and external auditor; and assist in resolving audit findings
Manage time efficiently in order to complete all tasks within set deadlines
Reconciling Clerk
Premier (Pty) Ltd – Pinetown Bakery
12.2009 - 03.2013
Driver Reconciliation process as per the standard operating procedures, Ensure customer orders are executed
Ensure that valid proof of delivery is returned to site in order to ensure that the customers have an obligation to pay the company
Investigate outstanding proof of delivery for account customers to eliminate comebacks
Ensure that cash is banked by the drivers accordingly for cash on delivery customers
Reasons for order exceptions provided to Route Controller/Supervisor
Monitor Crate movement on the Drivers routes and ensure accuracy to the stock dispatched
Ensure Service levels to all different departments with the company
Attending and conducting INVOCOMS (daily meetings)
Information sharing as per company policies and procedures
Information feedback to relevant department as per standard operating procedures
Performance gaps identified and reported to supervisor and/Route Controller
Call Centre Agent – Outstanding Returns Dept
South African Revenue Service
01.2008 - 12.2009
Tracing of taxpayers public officers and trustees for submission of outstanding returns and payments
Tracing of VAT vendors, Employee Tax and PAYE for submission of outstanding returns and payments
Interacting with taxpayers via telephone in order to assist in arranging for the submission of outstanding returns and payments
Assist taxpayers telephonically with all queries regarding outstanding returns to ensure timeous submission and also to make necessary payment arrangements with taxpayers
General administration.
Education
Bachelor of Accounting Science - Financial Accounting