Mrs Linda Fairhurst
Bettys Bay
Overstrand
Western Cape
7195
Good day,
As an analytical, logical and dynamic individual who has a proven history of exceeding expectations through performance, I believe I would be able to participate and impact considerably to the ongoing operational success of your company. Some of the key talents I can bring include streamlining and implementation of financial and operational processes. I can combine my effective communication skills with functional knowledge to identify opportunities and deliver satisfactory outcomes whilst working alone or as a part of a team. You will find me as someone who can successfully juggle financial and bookkeeping responsibilities along with logistics, administration, operations and customer service tasks. I have enclosed my resume for your review and would be thankful for an opportunity to meet with you to discuss my application further
Your Sincerely
Linda Fairhurst
PERSONAL
Name: Linda Marilyn
Surname: Fairhurst
Address: 4753 Salvia Rd Bettys Bay
Cell No: 072-*******
Date of Birth: 30 January 1969
Age: 51
Marital Status: Married for 30 years
Dependents: None
Nationality: South African
Languages: English and Afrikaans
Transport: Own
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
COMPANY: 3@1 Franchise
POSITION HELD: Admin Manager
STARTING DATE: February 2016
LEAVING DATE: Current
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
• Financial
- Full monthly accounting up to Trial Balance for 6 companies on Quickbooks (5 Local & 1 British companies)
- Monthly Reconciling of 12 bank accounts – 6 x trading & 7 Investment
- Monthly management reports
- Income & Expense report per project
- Statutory returns – VAT, Efiling & Easyfile
- Monthly payroll
- Overseeing of yearly audits
- Posting of all intercompany and company journals
- Debtors – All aspects from Invoicing, collection to legal
- Creditors – All aspects from procurement to payment
- Reconciling and drawing up weekly payment schedule
- Steam lining and setting up of all financial systems & procedures
• Administration
- Handling of correspondence between Head Office and stores
- Overseeing Admin Assistant
- Maintain all
- Steam lining and setting up of all administration systems and procedures
• Stores Operations
- Vetting of store advertisements
- Store evaluation meetings and reporting
- Monthly analysis of stores turnover reports
- Yearly financial analysis of stores
- Ensuring the stores comply with the brands franchise agreement, operational manuals, system and structures
• Project Management
- Weekly reporting on all current project/store movements
- Stores for sale
- Following up on mandate & deposit
- Verify and analysing of financial information supplied
- Stores closing
- Oversee the relevant path the MD has decided
e.g. offsetting the stores assets against the franchise agreement or going legal etc.
- Stores in Legal
- Drawing up all necessary documentation and figures for attorney
- Update on progress
- Revamps of stores
- Oversee all relevant procurement, logistics, costing & Payments
- Pending stores
- Maintain weekly report
- New & revamp stores
- Follow up on Franchise agreement, lease agreement & payment
- Schedule all dates – Build out, training and opening
- Price negotiations, ordering and scheduling of services, stock and equipment
- Exporting – all aspects from transportation, manifests, visa’s, accommodation, air tickets etc.
- Drawing up and maintaining yearly project planner
- Costing of all projects
- Drawing up of all new systems and structures
• Miscellaneous
- Training of head office and operational staff
- Maintaining the companies email system
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EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
COMPANY: Various
POSITION HELD: Freelance Bookkeeper
STARTING DATE: November 2013
LEAVING DATE: November 2015
REASON FOR LEAVING: Relocated to Betty’s Bay
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
COMPANY: Broekhuizen Metal Pressings
POSITION HELD: Senior Bookkeeper
STARTING DATE: April 2013
LEAVING DATE: October 2013
REASON FOR LEAVING: Contract – did not take up offer of permanent employment
CONTACT PERSON: Hugo van Wyk – Financial Manager
CONTACT TEL NO: 082-***-****
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Reconciling of 2 x bank accounts
- Invoicing and reconciling of all debtors
- Overseeing of supplier’s entries by clerk
- Reconciling of monthly creditors
- Weekly & monthly management reports
- Monthly stock reconciling
- Fortnightly wages
- Monthly payroll
- Daily logistics of 2 x freightliner trucks on sub- contract
• Weekly & monthly administration and reporting
of trucks.
• Additional work as and when required. e.g.
property inspections
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
COMPANY: GLC Development
POSITION HELD: Bookkeeper
STARTING DATE: 2 January 2007
LEAVING DATE: 31 April 2011
REASON FOR LEAVING: Resignation to look after my daughter CONTACT PERSON: Gerhard Conradie
CONTACT TEL NO: 082*******
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Financial
- Full monthly accounting up to Trial Balance for 2 companies on Pastel
- Cash Books:
- Reconciling of 4 bank accounts
- Debtors:
- Invoicing/Reconciling and collections of rental and sold properties
- Creditors:
- Reconciling, costing and paying of purchases
- Requesting of quotes
- Overseeing of buyer
- Miscellaneous Creditors:
- Reconciling and paying of Levies, Municipal
accounts and miscellaneous services and goods.
- Reconciling, costing and paying of bi-weekly sub- contractors.
- Statutory Returns:
- Reconciling, filing and paying of VAT return
- Overseeing of SARS Audits
- Reconciling and paying of monthly PAYE & UIF and BIBC
- Miscellaneous
- Posting of intercompany journals
- Overseeing of yearly Audit
- Project costing per property
- Twice yearly drawing up group Asset Register
- Streamlining of financial systems
- Drawing up and paying of weekly wages on VIP
- Administration
• Debtors
- Rental Properties
- Site Visits and signing of contracts
- Correspondence
- Maintenance of rental contracts and files
- New Properties
- Site Visits and signing of deed of sales
- Corresponding with architects, engineers, bond
originators, attorneys, banks and clients
- Drawing up and submitting of all council and
governing body applications
- Drawing up and submitting of all bank draw forms
- Overseeing and checking of quotations of all
extras as requested by clients and follow up on
sent quotes
- Maintaining of property production board and files
• Miscellaneous
- Compiling of marketing material for projects
- Maintaining of companies filing system
- Company correspondence
- Handling of director’s private correspondence
- Handling of insurance claims
- Maintain costing of new and miscellaneous properties
- Drawing up of new systems
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
COMPANY: Self Employed
POSITION HELD: Supply of confectionaries to shops & institutions STARTING DATE: August 2005
LEAVING DATE: October 2006
REASON FOR LEAVING: Business was no longer financially viable
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
COMPANY: Computerkit Systems Cape (Pty) Ltd
POSITION HELD: Manager
STARTING DATE: May 2000
LEAVING DATE: July 2005
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Administration
- Managing of administration staff
- Overseeing monthly stock take,
- Daily overseeing of stock control, repairs & orders
- Overseeing monthly debt collections of +/-R2 million
- Overseeing all daily/monthly client billings
- Handling of Client complaints
- Financial
- Compiling of monthly financials and Branch reports
- Controlling of all branch payments and cash books
- Financial control at Branch level
- Overseeing of yearly Audit
- Human Resources
- All recruiting and dismissals
- Administration of monthly salary runs
- Maintaining and administration of employee's records
- Maintaining and administrating of Company rules & regulations
- Advising Branch Management on disciplinary procedures
- Sitting in on all disciplinary actions
- Liaising with Labour Lawyer
- Office
- Implementing and managing all Administration/Financial/ HR and office systems at Branch level
- Running of branch in the Branch Managers absence
- Organizing of all marketing, seminars and conferences and corporate golf days
REASON FOR LEAVING
Started my own business