Human Resource manager/Bookkper

SONJA VAN HEERDEN

PROFILE

Sonja is a qualified Bookkeeper with over 10 years of full function Bookkeeping to Trial balance experience. she obtained a Higher Certificate in Human Resources Management Practice in 2021 and has been working as Head of Human Resources since 2020. She is looking to further her studies by completing her Bcom in Human Resources. Her aim in life is to create value and recognition in the workplace by producing the best result for the organization through hard work.

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY

OCTOBER 2020 TO CURRENT

Human Resources / Azkoyen Trading (Pty) Ltd, Newcastle

(Azkoyen is the Holding Company and Head Office of numerous companies in the Forestry/Mining/Sustainable Energy and Oil Filtration Sectors)

Personnel Appointments, placing vacancies, short listing, vetting, police clearance, issuing employment contracts and creating employee files

Full payroll function of 6 different companies +/- 500 employees on Sage Pastel Payroll, creating and setting up companies, Financial Year End rollovers, adding new employees, processing payroll hours, leave, deductions, overtime, commissions, bonusses and fringe benefits

Payroll queries, pay slips, confirmation of employment, retrenchments issuing of UI-19, salary schedule and Certificates of Service

Training and Development, SETA reports and training schedules

Industrial relations, CCMA cases, Unions and Department of Labour Inspections

Workman’s Compensation IOD claims, Yearly Return of Earnings submissions, Letter of Good Standing

3rd Party payments, schedules, and portal management. Sanlam and Momentum pension/provident funds Safrican and Sanlam Funeral plans. Withdrawals and admin

EMP201 PAYE/UIF/SDL calculation and submissions on efiling monthly, ETI claims and schedules

EMP501 midyear and Yearly submissions and reconciliations on easyfile, IRP5’s all SARS correspondence relating to payroll TAX

Drafting of company policies and procedures for the Azkoyen Group

Managing fines on company vehicles

Internet and IT support, daily server backup, weekly employee’s backups, yearly server back up

NOVEMBER 2013 TO OCTOBER 2020

Senior Bookkeeper/Admin Manager / Build it, Newcastle

Bank Reconciliation, Managing Current Account & Savings Account

Setup & Maintain Cash flow Report and Purchases Budget

efiling calculating/Submitting & Authorizing VAT 201 Payments/ SARS Audits

Maintaining Audit File & Asset Register reporting to Auditors.

Month end Journals/Reconciling control accounts/Iemas & RCS

Responsible for General Ledger Accounts

Processing & Reconciling Credit Card Transactions

HR Duties: Interviews/Appointments/Contracts/Staff Training & Welfare /Leave & Overtime/Setup,

review & enforce Company Policies/Disciplinary Procedures – Warnings/Hearings.

Labour Department Audits.

Organization of meetings and taking minutes. Typing letters/Documents/Spreadsheets

Full Debtors Function: Open accounts/Allocate payments/Credit limits/Queries/Send

Statements/Follow up Payments

Full Creditors Function: Processing Invoices/Credit notes/Credit

Applications/Queries/Reconciliation/Payments

Acting Branch Manager every second weekend: Customer Relations/Sales/Discounts and credits.

Opening & closing of store/Arming the Alarm system every second week.

Run Cash Office/banking/cash up/Load ATM/Speed Points.

Advertising Products & Layouts in local news papers

Managed Facebook page/Promo Album/Instore Competitions

Reference: Karl Hiesterman (Manager) 074-***-****

Reason for leaving: Better career prospects

MAY 2009 TO MARCH 2013

Bookkeeper / Silverton Radiators, Brakpan

Perform bookkeeping for all financial transactions for 3 branches.

Bank Reconciliation, deposits & petty cash

Present financial statements

Debtors & Creditors duties

Calculate, prepare and file payroll tax submissions

NOTABLE ACHIEVEMENTS:

Reduce paper and postage fees by changing statement system to one using e-statements.

Reference: Ian Gloag (Manager) 082-***-****

Reason for leaving: Relocating to Newcastle

APRIL 2008 TO APRIL 2009

Accounts Clerk / L & P Springs, Benoni.

Debtors & Creditors duties

Import and export of quilting machinery

Assisting with preparation for audits

Maintaining petty cash fund.

Reference: Pamela Cassidy (Bookkeeper) Tel: 011-***-****

Reason for leaving: Better career prospects

EDUCATION /TERTIARY EDUCATION

JULY 2022

SPAS Pro Module 3 / Sage Pastel Payroll, Newcastle

DECEMBER 2021

Higher Certificate in Human Rescourses Management Practices / Boston Business College, Newcastle

MARCH 2021

Annual Tax Seminar / Sage Pastel Payroll, Newcastle

DECEMBER 2007

Bookkeeping Diploma / Boston Business College, Springs

NOVEMBER 2006

Pastel / Boston Business College, Springs

MAY 2004

Security E, D & C / S.A Security, Springs

DECEMBER 2000

Matrix Exemption/ LHS, Ladysmith

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