Experience

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  The Beverage Company

  • City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

  • National Payable Manager

    • May 2020 - Feb 2022
    • City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    – (Manufacturing Industry)Position: National Payable ManagerPrincipal Duties and KPI’s:• Implementation and management of internal controls• To ensure effective governance• Accountable for full function of Accounts Payable Process• Development and introduction of standard operating practices within Accounts Payable Department• Vendor applications• Performance Management • Account reconciliations• Document matching and automation• Payment scheduling• In-depth knowledge of working capital• Cash flow optimisation• Cash flow forecasting• Foreign and Local Banking Authorisation • Managing a team of more than 11 employees with 4 direct reports that are geographically located in 3 locations nationally• Ensure proper performance monitoring and performance management of employees• Provide effective leadership and management of the creditors team• Support and act as a bridge between Finance and the other functions from a Supplier relationship perspective• Actively supporting Head of Shared Services FunctionSoftware / Systems: Microsoft Outlook 2016, SAPB1 ERP, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel 2016, Microsoft Word 2013.

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  Neopak

  • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

  • Financial Controller

    • Sep 2019 - Mar 2020
    • Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

    Principal Duties and KPI’s:• Implementation and management of internal controls• Responsible for day-to-day financial activities inclusive of debtors and creditors, cash flow and fixed assets• Assist with year-end audit • Responsible for Monthly management of reporting• Accept or reject the staff's credit recommendations, journal reviews and approval batches.• General Ledger reconciliations• Assist with Statutory management payments• Staff supervision of weekly cash flow • Making sure IFRS is been properly carried out by staff.• Responsible for month end closure• assist with customer and suppler rebates• Bank signatory• Fixed Assets Reporting• Depreciation Reporting• Capitalising on new assets for the company• Responsible for Asset Disposal and transfers between branches• Capturing asset journal• Month end closure• Manage customer and supplier rebates• Update Capex tracker for all branches• In charge of Capex and issuing out new asset numbers.• Responsible for month end closing income statement and balance sheet• Monitoring over-runs• Approve capex orders awaiting approval requisitions• Update Capex tracker and Work in progress (WIP) recon monthly• General ledger reconciliation• Involvement in implementation of ongoing and new company control procedures• Personally investigate the largest customer credit applications• Staff supervision Software / Systems: Microsoft Outlook 2016, JDE Edwards (Oracle version 9), Microsoft Office, Microsoft Excel 2016, Microsoft Word 2013 and other internal systems (Excel-based: CPMS Systems, Qlikview, Hubble Web).

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  Schindler Lifts (SA)

  • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

  • Finance Controller (Africa Support Centre)

    • Aug 2015 - Dec 2018
    • Johannesburg Area, South Africa

    • Credit Risk Management: • Evaluate the customer payments terms to ensure risk of non-payment are eliminated on customers requesting to buy on terms and obtain approval from Chief Financial Officer before customer loaded. • Ensure that Advance payments or letter of credits are in place before the customers can be loaded in SAP • Debtors Collections: • Manage the collection process, including dunning, sending monthly invoices and statements, conducting account reconciliation and processing the payments received from clients • Process credit notes and cash payments • Follow up with clients telephonically, by emails or by face to face meetings when required. • Invoicing & Revenue Update I• Invoice all ASC/ RSA sales orders – spare parts, • Update ASC Sales team and Manager with invoicing to date for the month and year to date. • Incoming funds: • Check the bank statements daily to check which funds came in and notify the ASC sales team accordingly. • Process the funds received timely into the customers’ accounts. • Commission: • Reconcile individual Distributors commission accounts monthly and confirm balances with Distributors. • Facilitate the payment of customers commission on customer’s request or half yearly. • Departmental Functional Support: • Assist Affiliates and Distributors claims requests, completion of claim forms requests and invoice Affiliates and Distributors if required. • Support claims and retrofit department with necessary for documentation to Affiliates and Distributors for the clearing for claim and retrofit material. • Maintain the Distributor SAIS database. • Follow up with Distributors and ensure all SAIS inspection reports are received based on committed due dates. • Management Reporting: Provide monthly reports showing • Ageing of debtor’s book • Provisions for bad/doubtful and doubtful debts • Collection Report • Commission Report • Compiling the BW2000 report at month end when Invoicing NI Projects

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  Schindler Lifts

  • Durban Area, South Africa

  • Accounts Payable, Construction and Sales Administrator – NI (New Installation)

    • Jan 2008 - Dec 2015
    • Durban Area, South Africa

    For a complete list, please refer to my CV.• Manage the overall Accounts Payable Process• Monitor Prerequisites for approval of Contractor Payment• Monitor Vendor Item Display (FBL1N)• Send Sub Contractors Remittance (z_remit)• Prepare month-end reports and variance analysis –GR-IR age analysis • Processing of all invoices (NI & EI invoices).• Recons for creditor’s payments• Processing of invoices not linked to Purchase Orders (KR Invoices)• Processing of payments for imported goods and services• Liaise extensively with purchasing on matters relating to payments of goods and services procured• Processing Tax Invoice with Purchase Order (MIRO)• Check to see if Purchase order correspondence to Tax invoice (ME23N)• Monitor and process all payments made without a vendor (f-43)• In charge of Petty cash• Handling of Scrap Metal money• CAPEX• Local payments (handling of cheque book)Assisting Accounts Receivables when necessary:• Monitor Material Release to site.• Informing the Installation Manager and Regional Manager to start work on site • Tax Invoices (VF03 Billing document)• Statements (ZF03)New Installation Process and Documentation• Act as a custodian for NI/MOD Sales department, and ensure that for every contract there is a file made up.• Make sure launch takes place between sales consultant and installation manager.• Prepare installation launch file and order Sales BrochuresConstruction / Installation Process and Documentation• Act as a custodian for Construction NI/MOD Installation documentation• Monitor All Purchase Order Request per job. (ZPSPD)• Monitor Project Planner (Work Breakdown Structure Selection) • Monitor Projects actual costs (CJI3)• Monitor Material and Sub-Contractor money (software used here is called WBS2000Other Responsibilities• Oversee the person who creates all Purchase Orders (ME21N)• Oversee Goods Receipting (MIGO)• Oversee all Overseas Orders Purchase requisition (ME51N)

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  Uti Logistics

  • Durban Area, South Africa

  • Accounts Clerk

    • Jul 2006 - Jul 2008
    • Durban Area, South Africa

    Duties and Job FunctionRelease Clerk Chemserve Perlite & Tetrapak & Ferro Industrial & Smiths PlasticsCalculating of cargo storage for invoicingAdmin ControlFilingOpening Client filesClosing dispatch filesUTI updatesCollating of daily as well monthly statsMaintenance of building handling petty cash & order stationery and work groceries Invoicing Clients Dispatch clerk Receptionist duties Updating imports reportsCCD statsData Capturing