Accountant / Bookkeeper
Resume:
Yolandé Melissa +264-**-***-****
Meintjies
Windhoek
*****************@*****.***
“Accountant / Bookkeeper ”
Nationality: Namibian ID nr: 950********
Client-focused accountant and bookkeeper with seven years of experience in accounting, bookkeeping and
tax services in various industries. Very goal-orientated, passionate and driven by my carreer in accounting.
SKILLS AND LANGUAGES
• Deadline-driven English Software : Pastel, Quickbooks,
• Punctual Afrikaans OmniAccounts, Excel, Word,
• Eager and fast learner PowerPoint, Outlook, Greatsoft and
• Able to work well independently and as a Papas payroll.
team
• Superior attention to detail
• Able to cope well under pressure
EDUCATION
January 2021 - current Bachelor degree in Financial Accounting
Windhoek-Namibia Namibia University of Science and Technology (2nd year currently)
2018 - 2019 BCompt degree in Financial Accounting
Pretoria- South Africa University, (first year modules completed with exemptions)
2009 - 2013 Grade 8 to grade 12
Windhoek- Namibia Windhoek Technical High School
, Instituto
WORK EXPERIENCE
01/03/2020 – 15/10/2021 FINANCIAL CONSULTING SERVICES (PTY) LTD - Windhoek
(Windhoek-Namibia) Bookkeeper
• Processing of bank statements, loan accounts, petty cash accounts, credit card
accounts, customer invoices, supplier invoices, etc on Pastel, Quickbooks and
OmniAccounts.
• Reconcile company banks, loans, petty cash, credit cards, customers, suppliers
every month, investigating and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-
ready
• Entered financial information and payments to guarantee accurate and on-time
management accounts to clients.
• Trained four colleagues on how to use ITAS and how to complete and submit
returns thereon.
• Getting clients' tax accounts in good standing at Inland Revenue and obtaining
good standing certificates.
• Complete and submit returns: VAT, Import VAT, PAYE (including calculation of
PAYE), Income Tax and Provisional Tax, as well as SSC returns and ECF forms..
• Preparation of management accounts.
• Preparation of Annual Financial Statements for individuals, trusts and CC's.
• ITAS registrations for CC, individuals, trusts and companies.
• Conducted various VAT audits with Inland Revenue and ensuring that clients
receive refunds timeously.
• Extracted monthly asycuda reports from AsycudaWorld for clients.
04-07-17 / 29-02-20 FINANCIAL CONSULTING SERVICES (PTY) LTD - Swakopmund
(Swakopmund-Nambia)
Trainee Accountant / Bookkeeper (started as bookkeeper and promoted to
Trainee accountant on 01/03/2019)
• Preparation of Annual Financial Statements for individuals, trusts and CC's.
• Preparation of fixed asset register and keeping it up to date ; disposals, scrapping
of assets.
• Producing trial balance from source documents, expense and income summaries.
• Reviewed GL entries and assessed accuracy.
• Passed journals in clients' Accounting Software programs in order for their
systems to agree to Annual Financial Statements.
• Complete and submit returns: Income Tax and Provisional Tax.
• Analyse different entities' profits in order to determine members' salary to be
declared and member's PAYE to be paid.
• Completion of annual PAYE reconciliations and annual Workmens’ compensation
forms.
• Preparation of management accounts.
• ITAS registrations for CC's, individuals, trusts and companies.
• Conducted various VAT audits with Inland Revenue and ensuring that clients
receive refunds timeously.
• Conducted Income Tax audits.
• Compiled GL entries on short schedule with 100% accuracy.
August 2014 / 30-06-17 PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) - Windhoek
(Windhoek-Nambia)
Assurance Consultant
• Processing of bank statements, loan accounts, petty cash accounts, credit card
accounts, customer invoices, supplier invoices, etc on pastel.
• Reconcile company bank, loans, petty cash, credit cards, customers, suppliers
every month, investigating and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-
ready.
• Entered financial information and payments to guarantee accurate and on-time
management accounts to clients.
• Trained about five junior staff how to do processing on pastel, how to complete
VAT and Import VAT returns.
• Reviewed processing work and management accounts of about five junior staff
members before work could be send to clients, to ensure that work was correct.
• Complete and submit returns: VAT, Import VAT and PAYE (including calculation of
PAYE).
• Preparation of management accounts.
• Conducted various VAT audits with Inland Revenue and ensuring that clients
receive refunds promptly.
February ‘14 – August ’14 BANK WINDHOEK – CAPRICORN BRANCH
(Windhoek-Nambia)
Candidate Banker Trainee
• Received in-dept training on various bank positions: bank teller, enquiries clerk,
sales consultant, etc.
• Received in-dept training on various bank products.
• Performing general bank teller duties, which included doing cash withdrawals,
cashing cheques, depositing cash and cheques for clients, when I was placed in a
branch (Capricorn branch).
• Cashing up at the end of the day: balancing cash in drawer to system (also when
placed in branch).
• Keeping waiste summary up to date (also when I was placed in branch).
Interests
Reading
Baking
Camping
Spending time with family
Training
Cultus Training Academy CC – various training courses/workshops attended as listed below:
Introduction to the Namibian Income Tax Legislation
Advanced Taxation: Income
Advanced Taxation: Deductions
Taxation: Special Matters
PAYE and Provisional Tax
VAT: Introduction to the Namibian Value-Added Tax Legislation
VAT: Periodic VAT Reconciliations
VAT: VAT Returns and VAT Audits
VAT: Special Matters and Administration of the Act
Legal Bits: Finance
PAPAS Payroll
Excel – Basics
Excel – Intermediate
Soft skills training: Time Management
Soft skills training: Problem Solving Techniques
Basics of the Close Corporation Act
Basics of the Companies Act
(Certifictes to be provided on request)
References
PricewaterhouseCoopers
August 2014 – June 2017
Barry Losper (Manager)
Contact details: 081-***-**** / 061-***-****
*****.******@***.***.**
Financial Consulting Services
July 2017 – October 2021
Rensie Bock (Supervisor)
Contact details: 081-***-**** / 061 287 000
*************@******.***
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