Curriculum Vitae – Andile Hlongwane
Date of birth: 14 January 1984 · Email: ad5dn2@r.postjobfree.com ·Mobile: 067-****-***
Address: ** ***** *******, ******* ***, Crystal Park, Benoni PROFILE
I am a 38 years old Accounting and Information System graduate with 13 years finance environment experience (Debtors, Creditors, Procurement and Account Payable Team Lead). A matured male who is prepared to achieve the desired goals of the Job description. I am a leader, hard worker, self-motivated, goal-oriented individual who is always looking for a challenge to enhance my skills and knowledge, I like to interact with other people and adapt easily to different kinds of environment. I have good communication skills, telephone skills. I have since developed my desire in the finance industry to empower young ones to gain through my experience. I can work different kinds of shifts and under pressure. I am available immediately with my own transport.
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
Year: 2002-2003
Qualification: National Certificate in Accounting & Information System Institution: PC Training & Business College
Year: 2001
Qualification: Matric
Institution: Tshanibezwe High School
Subjects: Mathematics, English, IsiZulu, Accounting, Economics, Afrikaans Computer system I worked on
• SAP
• Great Plains
• Accpac
• Pastel
• Syspro
• Sage
WORK EXPERIENCE
09 January 2024 – to 31 March 2024 Senior Account Payables at Seacom Kenya (Contract)
• Pre-load and release payments for Kenya and Uganda foreign
• Load, check and sign recons and payments
• Quality check of posted invoices, recons and payments and give weekly report
• Month end reports such as accruals, stock on hand, fixed asset register 01 October 2022 – to 31 March 2023 Senior Account Payables at Seacom Managed Services
• Pre-load and release payments in SAP
• Coding of invoices to the correct entity and cost center
• Resolving problems quickly and efficiently
• Ensuring all e-mails for the day are answered
• Quality check of posted invoices, recons and payments and give weekly report
• Provide training to interns
• Handling all intercompany accounts
• GRIR month end clearing
10 January 2022 – to 31 August 2022 Accountant/ AP (Contract) at Afrika Tikkun NPC
• Processing of invoice and reconciling of Supplier statements in Sage
• Monthly balance sheet recons for all accounts
• Coding of invoices to the correct entity and cost center
• Resolving problems quickly and efficiently
• Ensuring all e-mails for the day are answered
• Sage, Pastel AP ledger clean up and month end accruals
• Handling all intercompany accounts
• Prepare weekly and monthly payments
• Allocate payments from bank to suppliers in Sage 15 January 2021 – to 31 December 2021 Purchase to Pay Admin at DHL Express (Temp on 12 month contract)
• Responsible for processing OTV customer refunds (foreign and local customers) in SAP for timeous payment by the SSC. Any discrepancies investigated timeously.
• Ensure monthly petty cash reimbursements and reconciliation is complete, authorized in line with Petty Cash Policy and correctly processed in the system.
• Responsible for supporting Ostrava Team in all invoicing, reconciliation and supplier queries and any other adhoc requests.
• Responsible for intercompany and supplier reconciliations of all suppliers to ensure that there are no long outstanding invoices for payment.
• Ensure that valid BBBEE certificates are obtained and recorded daily.
• Assist with B-BBEE Preferential Procurement and Enterprise Development audit.
• Ensure that the B-BBEE agreements were in place for the Supplier Development Beneficiaries.
• Responsible for reporting on water and electricity usage for GoGreen/Environmental Reports.
• PTP Balance Sheet recons.
• CRISP (Controls and Risk International Standardization Platform) support – internal audit
• Responsible for supporting the Procurement Specialist wherever necessary
• Provide assistance for any other adhoc duties.
01 October 2018 – to 30 September 2020 Senior Account Payables at Westcon SA
(retrenched due to Covid 19)
• Prepare daily task spreadsheet for the team of 8 clerks
• Pre-load and release payments in SAP
• Coding of invoices to the correct entity and cost center
• Resolving problems quickly and efficiently
• Ensuring all e-mails for the day are answered
• Quality check of posted invoices, recons and payments and give weekly report
• Provide training to interns
• Handling all intercompany accounts
• GRIR month end clearing
• Health and Safety Officer – Fire Marshall
01 June 2018 – to 30 September 2018: Account Payables Specialist at DSV (3 months contract for accounts clean up)
• Reconciliation of recon local and foreign
• Pre-load and release payments in SAP
• Coding of invoices to the correct entity and cost center
• Resolving problems quickly and efficiently
• Ensuring all e-mails for the day are answered
• Liaise with Poland team on some of the accounts
• Health and Safety Officer – Fire Marshall
01 October 2014 – to 31 May 2018: Account Payables at Fidelity ADT security (Voluntary retrenchment when Fidelity bought ADT)
• Reconciliation of recon
• Pre-load payments of All suppliers in SAP
• Capturing invoices local and foreign and verifying supporting documents
• Training and coaching learners staff when and where necessary
• Resolving problems quickly and efficiently
• Ensuring all e-mails for the day are answered
• Health and Safety Officer – First Aider
01 December 2013 to 30 September 2014: Account Payables Team leader at Genpact SA
(Contract- I was offered a permanent post)
• Managing 6 Accounts payable clerks
• Maintaining accurate records regarding payments of suppliers
• Processing payments for clients
• Hiring, training, motivating, and evaluating accounts payable staff members
• Overseeing routine department activities, reconciliation of creditors’ payments, to ensure that they are completed accurately and on time
• Compiling, analyzing, and reporting financial information to management and government agencies
• Developing, implementing, improving, and enforcing budgets, policies, and department controls to increase accuracy and efficiency
01 September 2013 to 30 November 2013 Debtors / Creditors Clerk at Tiffy Safety (3 months contracts for maternity leave cover)
• Capturing invoices for all vendors
• Reconciliation of supplier monthly payments recons
• Debt collecting
• Purchase order data capture
• Solving queries quickly and efficiently
• Ensuring all e-mails for the day are answered
• Pastel report to Financial Manager
01 November 2012 to 27 August 2013 Debtors / Creditors Clerk at Board of Health Funders of SA (Contract to clean back log)
• Capturing invoices
• Reconciliation of Supplier monthly payment recons
• Purchase order data capture
• Solving queries quickly and efficiently
• pcns call center
• Booking and registrations for all clients going on yearly conference
• Ensuring all e-mails for the day are answered
• Debt collecting
01 May 2008 to 30 October 2012 Debtors Clerk at Read Educational Trust (Permanent – left for growth)
• Capturing invoices
• Purchase order data capture / processing
• Balancing Sales Register
• Good received verification
• Debt collecting
01 September 2004 to 30 April 2008 Plant Operator at Albany Bakery (Temporary – worked on weekends only)
• Warehouse plant mixer
• Packaging
Skills and Competencies
• Time management
• Communication skills
• Office administration
• Service excellence
• Hard working
• Proactive
• Professional
• Telephonic skills
• Computing Skills (Microsoft word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Flexible and Trustworthy
• Friendliness
• Public Relations
• Decision Making
• Leadership and Supervision
REFERENCE
Name: Mrs Midda Denya
Designation: AP Supervisor at Seacom
Contact Number: 072-***-****
Email address: ad5dn2@r.postjobfree.com
Name: Mr Anele Jongolo
Designation: Finance Manager at Afrika Tikkun
Contact Number: 011-***-****
Email address: ad5dn2@r.postjobfree.com
Name: Mrs Mamotabo Khumalo
Designation: PTP Manager at DHL Express
Contact Number: 011-***-**** / 060-***-****
Email address: ad5dn2@r.postjobfree.com
Name: Miss Portia Nkomezulu
Designation: AP Lead at Westcon SA
Contact Number: 011-***-**** / 082-***-****
Email address: ad5dn2@r.postjobfree.com
Name: Miss Candy Ngwenya
Designation: AP Lead at DSV
Contact Number: 011-***-**** / 071-***-****
Email address: ad5dn2@r.postjobfree.com
Name: Mr Kingsley Matshanga
Designation: Supervisor at Fidelity ADT
Contact Number: 011-***-**** / 073-***-****
Email address: ad5dn2@r.postjobfree.com
Name: Miss Ursula Margrose
Designation: Supervisor at Genpact SA
Contact Number: 010-***-****
Email address: ad5dn2@r.postjobfree.com
Name: Mr Frank Thurman
Designation: Supervisor at Tiffy Safety
Contact Number: 011-***-****
Name: Mr Desmond Mpofu
Designation: Supervisor at Read Educational Trust
Contact Number: 011-***-****
Name: Miss Eunica Guvakuva
Designation: Supervisor at Board of Health Funders of SA Contact Number: 011-***-****
Name: Mr Nelson Motlou
Designation: Supervisor at Albany Bakery
Contact number: 011-***-****