Accountant  (Accounting)

Overseeing day to day operations in the finance department
Manage the full procurement process, including sourcing quotations, negotiating pricing and payment terms, and coordinating supplier engagements
Manage month-end and year-end close processes, including review of P&L, balance sheet, and cash flow statements.
Raising invoices to debtors and sending out statements
Preparing Profit and loss statements per campaign
Maintaining landlord, SLA and commissions schedule, processing rental and related payments
Preparing VAT recon and, filing VAT201 and processing payment to SARS
Maintaining fixed assets register, processing journals for scrapping of assets, depreciation, sale and moving of assets to other cost centers.
Reconciliation and analysis of balance sheet accounts.
Manage full project accounting process

• Handled full debtors and creditors function, including invoicing, reconciliations, and follow-ups.
• Performed daily and monthly bank reconciliations and processed all related entries.
• Maintained and updated the asset register, including depreciation entries.
• Processed payroll and all its related payments, medical aids, EMP201, etc
• Prepared and submitted monthly VAT returns and loaded payments.
• Reconciled and processed petty cash, fleet, credit card transactions entries.
• Compiled and presented monthly management accounts to senior management.
• Managed financial planning and budgeting processes, including cash flow forecasting and cost control to support strategic decision-making

• Managed comprehensive debtors and creditors operations, including invoice processing in foreign currencies, account reconciliations, and supplier payments
• Conducted daily and monthly bank reconciliations, ensuring accuracy of all financial entries.
• Maintained and updated the fixed asset register, including calculation and posting of depreciation.
• Managed inventory and stock control across retail branches and factories, conducting regular stock counts and maintaining accurate inventory records to enhance operational efficiency and reduce discrepancies
• Managed financial planning and budgeting processes, including cash flow forecasting and cost control to support strategic decision-making
• Completed monthly VAT return submissions and coordinated payments accordingly.
• Processed petty cash, credit card transactions, and payroll-related entries accurately.
• Compiled and presented monthly management accounts to senior management.
• Handled audit queries and liaised with auditors to support smooth audit processes.
• Maintained thorough documentation to support audit processes and ensure regulatory compliance.
• SAP Concur expert, trained employees on travel and expense claim submissions and system usage

• Supervised and managed a team of  6 Accounts clerks
• Overseeing the day-to-day operations of the finance department – AR and AP
•  Monitored queries on workflow and ensured that they are responded to and resolved within SLA by the team
• Managing staff’s KPI Resolution of escalation queries and taking corrective action
• Reconciling and managing client’s funds (float accounts) for international schemes
• Reviewing and signing-off sundry payment requisitions
• Documenting process flows and internal controls
• Reviewing and posting captured journals on ACCPAC

Accounts clerk

May 2011 - March 2012

• Efficiently processed all A/P invoices, and ensured 100% of approved invoices were paid in-full and on-time while maximizing cash-flow
• Entered key journal entries into the general ledger with minimal oversight
• Reconciled accounts, managed the petty cash box, and processed payroll payments
• Performed all reconciliations of bank statements
• Reduced the manual work required for month-end close by improving the processes for account reconciliations

• Full cashbook function and reconciliation of 3 main bank accounts
• Processing sundry payments via EFT to creditors on ABSA cash-focus weekly
• Capturing bank transactions on ACCPAC
• Payroll administration for contractual staff
• Reporting on daily cash flow and weekly forecast to CFO and Accounts
• Petty cash reimbursement & float reconciliation

• Full function and reconciliation of main bank accounts Processing sundry payments via EFT on ABSA cash-focus Petty cash reimbursement & float reconciliation Fleet Management and performing analytical review of costs to ensure reasonableness
• Updating the fixed asset register, calculating depreciation & ensuring that it complies with IFRS
• Handling and updating import stock account by determining value of imported stock purchases & matching it to foreign currency payments
• Processing journals for stock value adjustments & forex gains & losses

Clearing of the municipal suspense account
Capturing payment transactions on BAS system
Reconciling cashier surplus accounts
Compiling and reporting on Performance Scorecard for Revenue Collection department
Processing journals