Yolande Gouws

***** ***** ***** *****

Fulshear, TX

77441

Cell Number: 337-***-****

Email: acy7u9@r.postjobfree.com

Objective: Seeking a position as a accounting assistant, coordinator or accounts payable utilizing current skills with the opportunity for professional growth and being a successful employee to your organization.

SUMMARY

Sixteen years experience within an accounting office

Self-motivated and excellent organizational skills

Ability to work as a team member, as well as independently

Reliable and conscientious, with the ability to learn quickly

Take great pride in managing accurate accounts

EXPERIENCE

Bookkeeper& Owner

P&L Accounting Services - Canada June 2012 – August 2016

Full cycle bookkeeping for 15 clients

Working from my home office or at clients’ office

Accounting Program: Quickbooks Desktop versions &Quickbooks Online

Quickbooks Pro Advisor training Quickbooks to new business owners/clients

Bookkeeper

Vencomatic Equipment Canada January 2012 – December 2012

Perform customer invoices and follow up on customer queries

Record vendor invoices and follow up on vendor queries

Create purchase orders and customer estimates

Record credit card transactions and reconcile credit card accounts

Reconciling all chequeing and savings accounts

Record and reconcile intercompany transactions

Process bi-weekly payroll and maintain employee files

Maintain all employee benefits and expense reimbursements to employees

Filing of quarterly GST and monthly payroll deductions with CRA

Reconcile monthly fuel accounts for business vehicles

Handling all vehicle registrations and insurance accounts

Maintain foreign currency rates and perform journal entries

Accounting Clerk

Cervus Equipment Corporation July 2007 – December 2011

Manage Accounts Payable department for 10 John Deere dealerships&

report to the controller

Do credit applications & open new vendors

Assist all store & department managers with timely payments to customers

Implemented a new purchase order system for parts & service departments

to ensure all parts received & service work orders closed in timely matter for month & year end

Train accounting clerks at dealerships & ensure all internal control processes

are being followed

Compile binders for accounting clerks with job functions & processes

Review approvals and posting of invoices to the proper expense accounts

Do weekly & monthly cheque runs and perform wire transfers

Reconcile capital asset accounts

Reconciling monthly vendor accounts and follow up on queries

Perform journal entries when necessary

Manage the company fleet, registration & insurance

Reconcile inter-company & prepaid accounts

Reconcile visas and American express & do online payments

Do Accounts Receivable functions when needed and backup for holiday

Accounts Payable Clerk/General Accountant

Absolute Energy Ltd. December 2006 – June 2007

Review invoices and personal expenses for appropriate coding & approvals

Complete new vendor application after approval

Ensure invoices have purchase orders or capital asset approvals as required

Maintain the purchase order log

Review foreign currency invoices and prepare wire transfer payments for international inter-companies.

Review vendor statements to ensure all outstanding invoices are resolved

Ensure semi-monthly cheque runs are on time for scheduled payment dates

Review signed cheques prior to mailing & ensure appropriate vendor application

Ensure management of all accounts payable functions – accuracy of input, filing and data backup is accurate and complete on month end

Perform inter-company reconciliations

Perform bank reconciliations on a timely & accurate basis

Assist with general office administration – courier, stationary, banking, reception backup.

Visa Reconciliation Clerk

The Cadastral Group Ltd/Focus Surveys - Canada August 2005 – November 2006

Review visa receipts for 75 visa accounts

Processed visa receipt transactions

Performed visa reconciliations

Maintained visa limits

Processed visa online payments

Review & processed employee reimbursement claims

Coding of accounts payable invoices

Assisting with review on field/office timesheets

Assistant accountant

United Chix (Pty) Ltd - SA October 2003 – March 2005

Analyzed and compared purchase requisitions with actual/budgeted reports

Received all goods delivered and verified goods with purchase orders

Prepared goods received notes and distributed goods received

Assisted with accounts payable inquiries

Performed banking duties

Maintained and reconciled petty cash on a weekly basis

Maintained loose tool and small asset register

Performed internal auditson loose tools, small assetsand stock counts

Updated water and electricity consumption schedule on a weekly basis

Reconciledstock and consumables on weekly and monthly basis

Planned staff meetings and functions

Bookkeeper

Freshmark (Pty) Ltd- SA September 2001 – July 2003

Prepared daily cash flow report

Prepared daily &weekly sales report

Prepared weekly purchase report

Performed monthly bank reconciliation

Maintained and reconciled petty cash on a weekly basis

Performed accounts payable reconciliations

Prepared reports for head office

Calculated part-timewages for 20 employees on a weekly basis

Recorded overtime and sundry deductions for 60 full time employees

Recorded sick days and holiday schedule for 60 full time employees

Practical Student: Internal Auditing

Volkswagen (Pty) Ltd South Africa June 2000 – July 2000

Performed internal audits inmarketing, scrap, cash and banking departments

Accounts Payable Clerk

Big Daddy’s Preston Liquor Group- SA January 1999 – September 2001

Processed accounts payabletransactions

Performed accounts payable reconciliations

Prepared payments for accounts payable

Maintain all vendor accounts and decrepencies

Performed daily banking postings

Perform weekly stock counts

Education & Computer Skills

National Diploma: Internal Auditing, three year accounting program

Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University, Port Elizabeth, South Africa 1998 - 2001

High School Diploma

Despatch High School, South Africa - 1997

Microsoft Excel: Intermediate

Microsoft Word: Intermediate

Microsoft Outlook: Intermediate

Syspro Version 6

Pastel Accounting Version 5

SAP Business One

Simply Accounting Premium 2007

Quickbbooks ProAdvisor July 2013

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