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GAHLIEMA MARTIN
PERSONAL INFORMATION
• Marital Status : Married
• Nationality : South African
• Gender : Female
• Cell Phone : 310-***-****
DATE OF BIRTH
06 February 1983
IDENTITY NUMBER
830-***-**** 089
LANGUAGES
• English : (read, write and speak)
• Afrikaans : (read, write and speak)
EDUCATION
2001 Alexander Sinton High School Cape Town, South Africa
• English (HG)
• Afrikaans (HG)
• Business Economics (HG)
• Economics (HG)
• Maths (SG)
• Accountancy (SG)
TERTIARY EDUCATION
2005 Rosebank College Cape Town, South Africa
• Bookkeepers Diploma
2006 VIP Payroll
• Payroll Part1
2007 VIP Payroll
• Payroll Tax Year-End
2007 Rosebank College Cape Town, South Africa
• Human Resources Management and Training
PROGRAMMES
• Pastel Version 6, 7, Express, Partner 2004 & Partner 2005
• All Microsoft Programmes (Excel, Access, Word & Power Point)
• Internet
• VIP Payroll
• Electronic Banking
• Unique Payroll System
• Omnix Finance System
WORK EXPERIENCE
• 04/2008 – 01/2011 Cape Union Mart International (Pty) Ltd
Payroll Bookkeeper
3rd Party Reconciliation and Payments (Garnishee orders, home loans,
Union fees etc)
Pension Reconciliation and Payments
Medicial Aid Reconciliations and Payments
Uploading of Salaries & Wages into general ledger
Tax Reconciliations and Applications for Tax Clearance Certificates
Complete contra queries for the finance department
Tax Reconciliations for Tax Year End
Dealing with the South African Revenue Service
Reconcile the General Ledger accounts
Statutory Returns (PAYE, UIF & SDL)
Processing of weekly and monthly payrolls
Botswana Taxes
Dealt with Grant Thornton for the Namibian Taxes
• 08/2006 – 03/2008 Heart and Stroke Foundation of Southern
Africa
Human Resources
Assist CEO with Selection and recruitment
Was part of the internal Executive Board at The Heart And Stroke
Foundation.
Management of finance and payroll staff (2 employees) including Gauteng
staff (2 office employees)
Employee Contracts
Promotional Contracts
Probation Evaluations
Councilling Consultations
Upgrading of Office Policies and procedures
Leave Reconciliation
Finalisation on Job Descriptions
Issuing staff with cell phone contracts
Ensuring that all company possessions are returned on termination of
contract.
Assist in CCMA cases
VIP Payroll
Salaries – full function
Leave Reconciliation
Medical Aid Queries and new applications & Reconcilitions
Statutory Returns for Payroll (PAYE & UIF)
Finance Department
Debtors: for 2 Companies Book value R100 000.00 per month
Creditors: for 2 Companies Book Value R400 000.00 per month
Cashbook
Reconciliations: Creditors, Debtors and Bank
Cash flow
Consolidated Reports
Control Company Cell Phone Contract
Control Company Vehicles e.g. Licences, services, etc
Petty Cash
• 2004 – 07/2008 Simply Asia Kitchen Cape Town, South Africa
Accounts Clerk (December 2004-August 2006)
PA to Financial Director (screening calls, adhoc duties)
Company Registrations (Registering companies for statutory purposes)
Debtors Control (invoicing, reconciling, follow-ups & age analysis)
Creditors Control (Capture, Reconcile, Prepare payment & Age
analysis)
Reconciliations (Debtors, Creditors & Bank Recons)
Electronic Transfers (Payments to suppliers)
Cash Books (Allocations of receipts & payments, Bank recon)
Petty Cash
• 2004 Truworths Cape Town, South Africa
Service Desk Consultant Temporary Position
Service Desk Consultant
Customer Liaison
New Accounts Department
Fine Jewellery Department
• 2001 Speurkor Private Detectives Cape Town, South
Africa
Administrative Clerk and Receptionist Company liquidated 2002
Switchboard Operator
Filing
Data Capturing
Debt Collecting
Tracings
REFERENCE
• Mrs Levona Coerecuis SPEURKOR
(Supervisor)
Cell: +277*-***-****
Tel: +272*-***-****
• Mrs Faith Scholtz TRUWORTH
(Supervisor)
Tel: +272*-***-****
• Mr Thor Schirduan SIMPLY ASIA KITCHEN
(Financial Manager)
Tel: +272*-***-****
• Ashleigh Kuttner HEART FOUNDATION
(Project Manager)
Tel: +272*-***-****
• Sorayah Martin (No Relation at all)
(ex HR Officer for BP Southern Africa)
Mentor for Human Resources
Tel: 272*-***-****
Cell: 27-83-798-****
• Melanie Rautenbauch CAPE UNION MART
Payroll Manager
Tel: +272*-*******