Dawn
Richards
Senior Bookkeeper
Contact
Address
Honeydew Ridge Radiokop,
Roodepoort
Phone
*********@*****.***
Skills
Financial Recordkeeping
Bank Statement
Reconciliation
Precision and Accuracy
Attention to Detail
Record Reconciliation
Financial Calculation and
Analysis
Proactive and Self-
Motivated
Personal Bookkeeping
A highly motivated, ambitious, and reliable person. With a wealth of knowledge and experience in
Accounting, administration and managing small to medium sized offices.
Friendly approach and strong communication skills enable me to build a good rapport with
Clients, suppliers and staff members.
Comfortable in performing a variety of different roles, bookkeeping, front desk reception, personal assistant, and as the organizational point of contact.
I am friendly, have a good sense of humor and have had a great working relationship with all previous companies.
Work History
2018-10 -
2020-10
Senior Bookkeeper
Comperio Consulting, Weltevredenpark, Roodepoort
Responsible for processing purchase and sales ledger invoices, complete reconciliations, and general
finance related within department. In busy periods also assisted with answering phone & general admin duties and Staff Issues. Raising purchase and sales invoices, coding, and posting to ledger, balancing
intercompany and control accounts.
Working with the Accounting Officer to prepare
financial documents and reports such as year-end
analysis, budgets, financial records, and financial statements.
Producing management accounts. Credit control,
chasing overdue payments. Completing and
submitting VAT returns. Daily banking and allocating of all monies.
Preparing weekly and monthly accounts. Ensuring that all expense claims are collated and paid on time.
Production of trial balance for month end and
preparation of audit. Communicating with SARS
Revenue concerning Validations, Extensions and
Audits. Preparation and Submissions for TERS
Computer Packages -Pastel Partner 17
Reason for leaving – Retrenchment Company
liquidated
2005-11 -
2018-09
Senior Bookkeeper
Carlisle Tax & Financial Services tax & financial services, Weltevredenpark, Roodepoort
Senior Bookkeeper for multiple companies
Duties: +/- 20 in-house and travelling clients
Responsible for processing purchase and sales ledger invoices, complete reconciliations, and general
finance related for each company.
Duties: Raising purchase and sales invoices, coding, and posting to ledger Balancing Intercompany and
control accounts. . Producing management accounts. Completing and submitting VAT returns.
Daily banking and allocating of all monies. Meeting clients face to face. Preparing weekly and monthly accounts. . Production of trial balance for month end and preparation of audit. Communicating with SARS
Revenue concerning Validations, extensions and
Audits. Setting up new companies if required and
Training.
Computer packages: Pastel Xpress 5 / 6/ 7/9/11 /12/14
/17/18/19
Sage online, Pastel Partner and Xpress, MY business and BluuBin
Excel, QuickBooks, Sage Online
Reason for leaving:
A great opportunity presented itself that which I could not turndown
2000-04 -
2005-11
Senior Bookkeeper
Medical Supplies International, Randpark Ridge,
Randburg
Responsible for processing purchase and sales ledger invoices, complete reconciliations, stock reconciliations and general finance related within the department. In busy periods also assisting with answering the phone & general admin duties.
Duties: Raising purchase and sales invoices, coding, and posting to ledger Balancing Intercompany and
control accounts for 3 Branches. Chasing customers for payment. Producing management accounts. Credit
control, chasing overdue payments. . Daily banking and allocating of all monies. Preparing weekly and monthly accounts. Ensuring that all expense claims, Commissions are collated and paid on time.
Production of trial balance for month end and
preparation of audit.
Computer packages: Excel, Pastel version 5.2i
Reason for leaving: Security (One employee left)
1998-11 -
2000-02
Bookkeeper
Texas Shoes Co, Kya Sands, GAUTENG
Chinese co manufacturing sports shoes
HI-TEC
Responsible for processing purchase and sales ledger, invoices, complete reconciliations, and general
finance related within the department. In busy periods also assisting with answering the phone & general
admin duties and Staff Issues.
Credit control, chasing overdue payments. Daily
banking and allocating of all monies.
Raising purchase and sales invoices, coding, and
posting to ledger
Balancing intercompany and control accounts.
Preparing monthly accounts
Producing management accounts.
Ensuring that all expense claims are collated and paid on time. Production of trial balance for month end and preparation of audit.
Chasing customers for payment
Processing wages and payments
Wages +/- 120 Accsys
Computer packages: Accsys- wages.
Accounting Package Pastel 5
1992-01 -
1998-09
Bookkeeper
Shama Industries, Allwood & Eurosit, Robertsville, Roodepoort
Manufacturing of furniture
Responsible for processing purchase and sales ledger invoices, complete reconciliations, and general
finance related within the department.
Raising purchase and sales invoices, coding, and
posting to ledger Balancing Intercompany and control accounts for 3 Companies. Chasing customers for
payment. Producing management accounts. Credit
control, chasing overdue payments. . Daily banking and allocating of all monies. Preparing monthly
accounts. Ensuring that all expense claims,
Commissions are collated and paid on time.
Production of trial balance for month end and
preparation of audit.
Wages Accsys processing and payment preparation
for staff.
Computer Packages Accounting VISUAL
Manufacturing
Reason for leaving: Company liquidated.
Education
High School Diploma
Chisipite Snr School - Zimbabwe
O levels 1979
Subjects
English
Afrikaans (IMM)
Math
Accountancy
Business Economics
Biology
ICB Book-Keeping
Rapid Results - Zambia
Accounting At Elementary And
Intermediate Levels
Pitmans Examination Institution - London
No Degree: Typing And Audio Skills
Damelin South Africa - Damelin South Africa
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