Curriculum Vitae of Frederik Johannes (Frikkie) Thirion
ID Number 710-***-**** 08 5
Cell Phone Number 074-***-****
E-Mail adhqmk@r.postjobfree.com
Physical Address 23 Marlene Avenue, Kimberley, 8301 Education
Secondary Education
Period 1985 – 1989
Qualification Std 10
School Upington High School
Subjects Afrikaans
English
Mathematics
Geography
Business Economics
Biology
Work Experience
Period 1991
Organization Transmed Medical Aid
Position Claims processor
Responsibilities Assess and process medical aid refunds and claims Period 1992 – 1995
Organization Phoenix Travel, Kimberley
Position Travel Consultant
Responsibilities SAAFARI reservations system
Galileo reservations system
International and domestic air, hotel and car
reservations
BSP (Airline refunds and reconciliations)
Administration
Visas
Period 1996 – 1997
Organization Rennies Travel (Klerksdorp)
Position Travel Supervisor
Responsibilities Galileo reservations system
International and domestic air, hotel and car
reservations
Dedicated consultant to important accounts such as Naschem (div of Denel)
BSP (Airline refunds and reconciliations)
Assist junior staff
Period 1997 – 2013
Organization Rennies Travel (Kimberley)
Position Administration Supervisor
Responsibilities Worked on both Oracle and Axapta financial systems as a super user
Cash Management
General Ledger
Accounts Payable (Compiling, reconciling and paying creditors as well as dealing with queries)
Accounts Receivable (Compiling, reconciling and
collecting outstanding money as well as dealing with queries)
Determine credit worthiness and credit limits of
potential new clients
Banking
BSP (Airline refunds and reconciliations)
Budgets
New staff interviews
Write-off committee
Period 2013 – 2015
Organization Rennies Travel (Kimberley)
Position Branch Manager
Responsibilities Responsible for clients in the Northern Cape, Free State and Lesotho
Oversee both operational and financial aspects of the branch
Staff control and recruitment where necessary
Prepare budgets and operational reviews and
presenting these to the board of directors
Bank reconciliations
New business sales
Customer relations
Period 2015 – 2018
Organization Inuto Investments
Position Shareholder
Responsibilities Financial
Operating on Pastel Accounting system
Introducing and maintaining company policies
Staff contracts and policies
Payroll
Paying SDL, UIF, PAYE and VAT
Debtors, invoicing, reconciliations and collection Creditors invoicing, reconciliations and payments
Quotations
Journals
Bank reconciliations
Cash book
Petty cash
Act as proxy for the company at the traffic department Responsible for keeping vehicles’ licences, etc up to date Sourcing parts, etc for mobile cranes
Operations
Assist in operations when necessary, overseeing mobile Crane and transport operations
Supervise with tandem lifts when necessary
Site inspections
Customer relations
Arrange load tests on mobile cranes, slings and chains Arrange medicals
Arrange inductions
Assure that crane operators licences are renewed on Time
Period 2019 – Current
Organization Travel Counsellors
Position Owner (local franchise)
Responsibilities Galileo reservations system
Phenix inhouse reservation / accounting system
International and domestic air, hotel and car
reservations
Administration
Visas
Personal Skills and competencies
Language abilities Mother tongue – Afrikaans
Home language – English
Excellent in understanding, writing, speaking and
reading Afrikaans and English
Industry qualifications Galileo Reservation System Supervisory Development Program
Oracle Financial System
Axapta Financial System
Phenix system
BSP
Basic Conditions of Employments Act
Pastel
Countries visited USA, Canada, United Kingdom, Thailand, Mauritius, Hungary, Austria, Dubai and Germany
Computer skills Basic MS Office (Word, Excel and Powerpoint) Email
Internet research
References
Mrs Kendel van Tonder – Previous manager at Rennies Travel 082-***-****
Mr Johan Louw – Colleague at Rennies Travel