Accountant
DSA Architects International
Total years of experience :17 years, 2 Months
Daily accounting tasks
Balancing of Cash books
Managing of General Ledges, Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable
Daily accounting activities
Balancing of Cash book
Issue of invoices and receipts
Dealing directly with customers
General office admin
Application and renewal of VISA, Labor Cards and Occupational Health Cards
Direct corrispondance with the Head Office
March 2011 - Current Primary Asset Administrative Services (Pty) Ltd
For the past 2 and a half years I have been appointed as the senior accountant of an administrative company for Prime Meridian, an up and coming insurance company situated in Johannesburg.
My daily functions includes
- Balancing of cash books
- Reconciliation of Debtors and Suppliers accounts
- Daily bank payments including insurance reserve and commissions to Insurance Underwriters
- Monthly insurance bordereaux to allocate third party commissions and fees
- Payment of claims and third party claims
- Doing adjustment journals
- Reconciliation of salaries and wages
- Maintaining the fixed asset register
- Maintaining Intercompany Loan accounts
- Compiling monthly management accounts of 6 companies which includes reports such as the Balance Sheet, and the Profit and Loss Statement
I am familiar and work with the following audit, accounting and computer packages:
- Audit Mate
- SAGE Pastel Partner
- SAGE Pastel Evolution
- Microsoft Office, including Word and Excel.
I have a good knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles and International Financial Standards.
January 2007 - February 2011 Zeelie de Kock Auditors
Worked as audit clerk for 3 years where I performed the general duties of an auditor.
My work duties entailed the following
- Drafting trail balances
- Preparation of annual financial statements
- Preparation of consolidated annual financial statements
- Performing full audits from the planning phase to completion and signing off of Annual Financial Statement
- Dealing directly with clients and assisted them with calculations such as Deferred taxation, Change in accounting estimate and year end provisions.
- Passing adjustments journals for clients
- Completing tax forms for companies, trusts and individuals.
- Manage audit teams in my final year as Audit Supervisor.
My SAICA (South Africa Institute of Charted Accountants) audit articles were completed by December 2009.
2010 - 2013 Honours Bachelor degree of Commerce in Accounting - Financial Accounting
Postgraduate achievements 2009 Post grad Diploma in accounting science
Undergraduate achievements 2004 - 2006 University of Johannesburg B Com Accounting Degree
Secondary education 1999 - 2003 Hertzog High School, Witbank Subjects: Afrikaans, English, Mathematics, Additional mathematics, Science, Biology, Accounting, Economics