Manager Controller

AMANDA NTIMBANE

More than ** years Credit Control experience, worked for Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys for 7 years as a Credit Controller, and then joined a dynamic Advertising Agency, Grey Worldwide / MediaCompete as a Senior Credit Controller overseeing the entire accounts receivable section for Johannesburg and Cape Town Branches. I moved to Elihle & Associates before joining Cheadle Thompson & Haysom Attorneys – Labour Law as a Debtors Clerk for 6 years, ensuring accurate capturing of financial transactions, cashflow and payments processes. I am currently working for Nako Group (Pty) Ltd (Engineering) as a Group Credit Controller overseeing debtors / Accounts Receivable (Nationally and Africa).

5587 Hawaii Street, Cell: 071-***-****

Cosmo City Ext 5 - JHB Email: ********@*****.***

EDUCATION

2019 – Sage BEE123 – Capturing Ownership Data

2018: Coming to Terms with New Legislation- The National Credit Act Amendment & Regulations 2018 : Effective Time Management & Debt Collection (Group1)

2003: Credit Management Diploma (J C C I) – (Distinction)

B Com (UNISA) – Incomplete

1999: Credit Management Diploma – Damelin

1990: O level (Cambridge – Oxford University)

WORK EXPERIENCE

May 2017 – Present – Nako Group (Engineering) – Senior Credit Controller / Group Credit Controller: Overseeing regional debtors (Cape Town, PE, EL, KZN, Bloemfontein and Gauteng. Staff supervision, assisting with drafting of debtor’s policy and procedures, implementing debtor’s policy. Collections, credit notes, Fee splits, dealing with Regional Administrators and Project Leaders on issues relating to debtors. Providing support to the Technical and Invoicing department. Follow up on debtors as per credit control’s company’s policy, debtor’s month end closure, statements. Draft, setting up target collections and terms and conditions of financial contract, age analysis report, refunds, journals, bad debt provision, assisting with end of the year financial audit, Sales invoice Journal & WIP report, updating and loading of rates tables, Performing reference checks and customer credit checks, investigate and resolving queries relating to non-payment of invoices, Ensuring invoicing and deadlines are met Regional Administrators nationally, constant interaction with Project leaders and Unit Directors on non-payment queries, generating credit control monthly reports, keeping records of records on client master data, negotiating repayment terms and plans with defaulting clients via telephone, emails, letters within the stipulated time frame. Reminder and demand letters. Identifying bad debts and handing over to national lawyers. Handing over of unpaid accounts to lawyers and lawyers progress reports, assist in continuous improvement of credit control systems and assisting with the amendment of credit control policy.

August 2011 – February 2017: Cheadle Thomspon & Haysom Attorneys – Senior Debtors / Credit Controller: (Johannesburg & Cape Town) branch reporting of cash flow, consolidated & Individual accounts, accounts dispatch schedule, creditors (Advocates) reconciling bank account, receipt allocations, remittance advice, account recons, journals. Ensure accurate capturing of financial transactions and payments processes. Travel expenses, invoices, assisting with drafting of of Debtors policy and procedures identifying clients payments daily on bank statement, identifying monies in trust and doing transfers, credit notes and statements, cash flow, Projection Income report, collection of outstanding accounts according to companies policies and procedures, age analysis, letters of demand, negotiating payment arrangements, advocates reports and relevant queries with Advocates various chambers, trust account, liasing with fee earners and generating overall debtors reports for Management Committee, month end procedures, reconciling advocates accounts and paying of advocates. Maintain payment schedule receipt.

December 2008 – July 2011 : Elihle & Associates – Debtors Manager / Senior Credit Controller – Debt recovery, clients visits, Letters of Demand, summons & ITC, tracing, Section 129 & Section 158, reconciliation, receipts allocation, identifying bad debts bad debts, handing over, checking of contracts in line with companies procedures and policies, staff supervision, journals, month end procedure.

Oct 2003 – Nov 2008 – Grey Worldwide / MediaCompete (Advertising) Senior Credit Controller Opening of new accounts, credit notes, debt collections, monitoring cash flow, dealing with local and foreign debtors ( Africa, USA, Canada and Europe) journals, month end closure, reconciliation, bank recons, exchange rates adjustment, cash flow forecast, foreign debtors receipt, invoices, statements, WIP, maintain fixed assets register, run depreciation monthly, analysing job reports

September 1997 – September 2003 – Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys – Credit Controller: Collection of overdue accounts, local & overseas clients (Africa, USA & Europe) journals, sending letters of demand, receipts, refunds, bank reconciliation, accounts queries and feedback, dealing with national and foreign debtors. Detail trial balance, job reports, month end closure, invoices & statements, trust account, interacting with fee earners on debtor’s fee earner reports, trust transfers, writes offs (profit & loss) Agency fees, handing over clients

April 1997 – August 1997: Netstar Tracking - Credit Controller (Temp) – collection of outstanding accounts, debit orders, cash receipt allocation, handing over clients, credit notes, invoicing, statements and relevant queries.

May 1996 – March 1997 – World Books (Pty) Ltd – Credit Controller / Debtors Clerk telephonic collections, updating comments, credit notes and debit notes, processing card payments, client queries, bad debt, reconciliation of accounts

April 1994 – April 1996 – Freight Pak (Pty) Ltd – Credit Controller / Admin clerk : Creditors, debtors, reconciling, refunds, switchboard operator, costing of sub-contractors accounts, updating client database, invoicing, handling of P.O.D,s, filing and administration

ACHIEVEMNETS

During my employment at Bowman Gilfillan Attorneys, I was awarded with the Credit Controller of the year, for reaching and exceeding set target for 3 consecutive years. A recognition that is undeniably outstanding in my entire career.

SKILLS

Languages: fluent in Zulu, Xhosa, Ndebele, English, basic Afrikaans, and Sesotho

Computer Literacy: Proman, ARCS, MS Office, Word, Outlook, Elite, Winlaw, Navision, Patricia, Practise Manager, Excel, Pastel, Acc Pac, Pastel, Outlook, SAGE ESS

Leadership and Teamwork: Enjoy being part of the team and taking leadership roles and

Responsibilities

REFEREES

Susan Shwartze / Elmarie Stemmet / – Cheadle Thomspon and Haysom Attorneys – 011-***-****

Brenda Eachells – Grey Worldwide (Now at OMD Media) 011-***-**** / 011-***-**** / 082-***-****

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