Experience

Africa Geographic

• United Kingdom
• Travel Arrangements
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Controller

  • Nov 2021 - Present



Bush Willow Creek

• Data Capture/Bookkeeper

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Use Pastel Accounting to manage income and expenditures relating to farming practice such as livestock transactions, general maintenance, customer and supplier account reconciliations, petty cash and bank reconciliations. Monthly income statements and trial balances reported. Use Pastel Accounting to manage income and expenditures relating to farming practice such as livestock transactions, general maintenance, customer and supplier account reconciliations, petty cash and bank reconciliations. Monthly income statements and trial balances reported.



Rock Fig Lifestyle Centre

• Data Capture/Bookkeeper

  • Oct 2020 - Present

  Use Pastel Accounting to manage income and expenditures for a shopping center which includes monthly tenant invoices/statements, general maintenance expenses and bank reconciliations. Monthly income statements and trial balances reported. Use Pastel Accounting to manage income and expenditures for a shopping center which includes monthly tenant invoices/statements, general maintenance expenses and bank reconciliations. Monthly income statements and trial balances reported.



Sleepers, 3 Bridges & Restaurant de Natura

• Hoedspruit, South Africa

• Data Capturer/Bookkeeper

  • Mar 2012 - Present

  Use Pastel Accounting to manage financial books for 3 local businesses and compile weekly supplier & customer age analysis reports as well as monthly income statements. Use Pastel Accounting to manage financial books for 3 local businesses and compile weekly supplier & customer age analysis reports as well as monthly income statements.



Balule Nature Reserve

• Administrator

  • Oct 2012 - Oct 2022

  Attend reserve meetings for minute taking purposes for submission to regional members. Maintain database of all meetings, personnel, wildlife reports, management plans, etc. Compile monthly security reports for management.

• Wildlife Biologist

  • Oct 2011 - Oct 2022

  Co-ordinate monitoring efforts of black rhino throughout a ~55 000 ha private nature reserve and compile monthly reports on home range, births/deaths, body condition, and other significant information. Findings presented at quarterly meetings to both the reserve committee and to the greater Association of Private Nature Reserves.



Wild Olive Tree Camp

• South Africa

• Data capture/Bookkeeper

  • May 2016 - Apr 2017

  Managed finances for commercial game lodge, produced monthly reports and assisted with organizing sales and expenses at the managerial level. Managed finances for commercial game lodge, produced monthly reports and assisted with organizing sales and expenses at the managerial level.



Ye Olde Deli

• Manager

  • Sep 2011 - Feb 2012

  Assisted owners in the development of a new gift/deli shop. Responsible for sales, supplier purchases, profit reports, inventory control and training staff. Assisted owners in the development of a new gift/deli shop. Responsible for sales, supplier purchases, profit reports, inventory control and training staff.



Thornybush Game Reserve

• Wildlife Biologist

  • Sep 2005 - Aug 2010

  Monitored behavior and movements via VHF telemetry & spoor tracking of newly introduced black rhino, as well as white rhino, cheetah, elephant, lion, as well as record raptor nest sightings and activity. Monitored breeding herd behaviour post-application of contraceptive vaccine to determine success of utilizing contraceptives as a means of population control. Established population demographics, developed comprehensive I.D.’s of individual elephants within herd, and determined home range patterns through use of GPS & ArcView Spatial Analyst . Show less



Ministry of Natural Resources

• Government Administration
• 700 & Above Employee

• Assistant Wildlife Biologist

  • Jun 2004 - Aug 2004

  Assisted the Senior Avian Biologist with Wild Turkey harvest, trap and transfer data, compiling status reports as well as participate in various field research projects, such as waterfowl population monitoring. Assisted the Senior Avian Biologist with Wild Turkey harvest, trap and transfer data, compiling status reports as well as participate in various field research projects, such as waterfowl population monitoring.



Pepsico Foods Canada

• Quaker Peterborough Plant, Canada

• Total Productive Management Support

  • Jan 2003 - Sep 2003

  Designed and maintained spreadsheets for tracking efficiency and reliability of all 14 production lines, & trained other plants on their use. Involved in development of work order system, as well as its maintenance & assisted coordinators in various tasks in order to improve efficiency throughout the plant. Designed and maintained spreadsheets for tracking efficiency and reliability of all 14 production lines, & trained other plants on their use. Involved in development of work order system, as well as its maintenance & assisted coordinators in various tasks in order to improve efficiency throughout the plant.