Experience

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  SLS Security 2019 Limited

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Finance Manager

    • Jan 2024 - Present
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    • Manage our full-time Accounts Administrator who works remotely.• Weekly / Monthly Payroll Processing (<10 people)• Month-end processes including preparation of reconciliations, monthly financial statements,• Preparation of Management Reports for Monthly Board complete with insightful financialcommentary.• Completion of regular tax compliance returns (Payday Filing, PAYE, GST).• Review and approve payments / Cashflow Management• Stock Control/Review and Management• Annual Budgeting• Preparation of year-end financial accounts.• Play an Integral role in H&S and Continuous Improvement• General Financial and Admin Management including assisting our Ops Team where needed• Work closely with Directors, Sales team, Project Manager and Technical Support team toensure Security contracts and projects are completed to specification and within budget• Prepare cost analysis reports on projects

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  McGrathNicol

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Compliance Analyst

    • Apr 2023 - Jan 2024
    • Auckland, New Zealand

     Using Excel to analyse data and prepare summary schedules. Supporting the team on insolvency (receiverships, voluntary administration and liquidation)engagements through:- Preparing bank reconciliations and identifying/amending any variances- Preparing receipts and payments reports- Reviewing and approving creditor payments and attending to creditor queries- Managing creditor claims and assisting with making distributions to creditors- Managing company payroll- Preparing IRD returns- Collecting debtors- Drafting letters and reports Attending client premises either to assist with trading the business, or to analyse data.

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  Alsco New Zealand

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Assistant Accountant

    • Sep 2021 - Jan 2023
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    • This role entails all creditor and debtor functions for the Alsco Hamilton branch.• Process supplier invoices into the Abel system for payment• Reconciliation of supplier statements• Preparing the payment pack for approval• Setting up new suppliers in the system and liaising with all supplier account queries• Managing the debtor ledger• Following up on outstanding debt and preparing monthly debtor letters• Preparing debtor refund requests• Managing both email inboxes for both debtor and creditor queries• Receipting of the bank statement• Handling all customer account queries• Sending invoices and statements when requested• Communicating with customers on a regular basis building strong customer relations• Processing credit notes• Assisting the EDP team when needed• Preparing monthly accruals• Preparing monthly balance sheet recons• Fringe Benefit Tax• Meeting all month end deadlines• Assisting with Auditor queries• Analyzing the Profit & Loss statement• Health & Safety Co-ordinator

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  BestStart

  • Auckland, New Zealand

  • Accounts Administrator

    • Feb 2020 - Sep 2021
    • Auckland, New Zealand

    • Provide excellent customer service, positively promoting the centre to parents & whanau.• Action centre enrolments and ensure that correct information is readily available and up to organizational standards.• High level knowledge of the centre fee schedule and its terms and conditions, ensuring fee paymentsare received and debtors are managed.• Monitor WINZ subsidy recipient accounts.• Accurately maintain and monitor bookings and attendance records, using knowledge of MoE Fundingand Company policy to accurately complete required documentation.• Adhere to the centre’s daily and weekly requirements.• Have a good understanding of MoE funding and how staff rosters can be managed to optimize centreincome, manage staff rosters and timesheet records.• Petty cash and accounts payable management.• Maintain positive communication with head office.• Maintain high personal standards as a representative for the company.• Ensure feedback to families is timely and appropriate.• Monitoring of the centre’s vacant spaces, including projected vacant spaces for kids leaving to attendschool, and proactively maintain occupancy at the centre.

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  Doulos Accounting

  • Accountant

    • Jun 2019 - Sep 2019

    Part-time accountant assisting with accounting services such as submissions of individual’s income tax,Employer EasyFiling to create employee IRP5s, bookkeeping and account reconciliations.

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  Louw & Cronje Inc

  • Articles Clerk

    • May 2018 - May 2019

    • Completing Income Tax for individuals and companies (NPO’s, CC & Pty)• Auditing procedures (external audits)• Dealing with SARS regarding client queries and disputes• Submitting returns on SARS eFiling• Management Reports• Compiling Financial Statements• Drawing up formal company letters to clients

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  n/a

  • Sabbatical & Relocation

    • Jul 2016 - Apr 2018

    Relocated – Moved from Johannesburg, Gauteng, RSA to Cape Town, Western Cape, RSA.Sabbatical - Completed final year of Postgraduate Diploma in Management Accounting NQF8.Maternity leave.

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  Itec Southern Africa

  • Paulshof

  • Financial Accountant

    • Jun 2015 - Jun 2016
    • Paulshof

    • Monthly accounting function for assigned companies (Itec North, Itec East, Itec Central & Motlekar)• Checking deal stats and processing necessary cost provisions• Processing all monthly journals & recurring journals• Prepare final trial balance, Income Statement & Balance sheet including Balance sheet Reconciliation,ensuring accuracy and meeting deadlines• Follow up on all unknown entries, initiate action to resolve matters identified during review and escalatewhen necessary• Check accuracy of information and ensure QV report agrees to Dynamics• Weekly reporting to Partners & Executives• Assist in the annual budget preparation for relevant entries• Ensure completeness and accuracy of audit files on time• Liaise with auditors on financial year end (Feb15)• Ensure all returns are completed accurately and submitted timeously to the relevant institutions- VAT,PAYE, IT, BBBEE, WCA.• Compile monthly cash flow reports for Directors

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  LiquidCapital

  • Edenvale

  • Demo Plan Accountant

    • Jun 2014 - May 2015
    • Edenvale

    • Reconciliation of accounts• Creation of reports incl. Depreciation Report and Sales Report• Cost adjustment of vehicles• Rental billing (In advance and arrears)• Pro-rata rental billing• Credit note processing and sign off• Invoicing sign off• Macro calculation sign off• Clearing of reconciliation accounts• Journal creation• Balancing of both systems Great Plains (GP) and Demo - Month end• Depreciation corrections• Settlement calculations• Macro loading into GP for cost adjustments• Query assisting• Supervision of finance and operations team

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  Weatherford

  • Bryanston

  • Inventory Reporting Accountant

    • Jan 2013 - May 2014
    • Bryanston

    • Classification and journal posting of non-stock items in JDE• Product line breakdown of Assets, according to As Of reports• Journal creation and posting of RNV (receipts not vouched) inventory items in JDE• Inventory freight reporting in JDE• Supplemental loading of inventory movements by product line in HFM• Load of inventory reserve in HFM• Inventory validations• Inventory movement commentary• Inventory reconciliation on Sharepoint