SHANE SOOKHOO

Indian Male - 800**********

Contact Number 083******* /072*******

South African, Durban

Grade 12

Available – Immediately

R204 220K Annually

CANDIDATE SYNOPSIS

Detail-oriented Accounts Debtors/Reconciling Controller with definitive knowledge/experience of debtors accounting and reconciling functionality within Communications/FMCG/Manufacture &

Supply/Logistics/Public Transport Services arena. In-depth at processing debits and credits (Net Cash); creating credit memos; receiving/confirming POD s according to invoices on a large scale, ensuring corrective documentation have all respective signatures/ GRV stamps; releasing orders; bank statements; coding cash allocations; age analysis; payments; reconciliations; balancing vendor accounts which was run throughout region daily and kept maintained so that account balances do not escalate; following up on outstanding payments, negotiating possible options for payment with customers to prevent legal action and submitting suspensions /final demand notifications to the legal department. Provisions for bad dept /rebates and stock credits. Skilled in performing designated functions utilising diverse technologies (SAP/Dynamics GP (Great Plains)/Mobility/ Vision/Pastel/Lawrence Green Sage Evolution); possesses an innate ability to investigate/conduct research when required as well as apply unique strategies in dealing with large chain stores/distributors/vendors and liaising with all relevant parties regarding related queries raised until full conclusion. Understanding complete operations of the business in decision making when required to do so in delicate situations that may have a financial impact on the business.

CRITICAL CRITERIA - related to position applied for

RECENT CAREER DETAIL

Company Name : Africa Sun Oil (Pty)Ltd

(FMCG)

Employment Period: 01 October 2021 to 07 November 2022

ERP System: SAGE (Pastel Evolution)

Position: Debtors Controller

●Book value plus 120 million

●Daily bank allocations/capturing bank statement onto ERP system

●Receipting all payments accordingly acquiring remittances for accurate allocations.

●Ensuring customers are within credit limits before releasing of goods (Reviewing of customer payment history on discretion)

●Journal entries when applicable

●Liaising with FNB auditors timeously regarding funding of the business.

●Credit checks on new customer applications. (Trade reference)

●Opening new accounts vetting credit apps

●Rebate/ bad debts provisions

●Attaining corrective banking details on payment requisitions (vetting of banking details provided)

●Age analysis daily ensuring non exceeds term agreement (30/60 days)

●Submission of legal handovers CGIC of bad debts ensuring all correspondence reminders and final demand sent within a time frame.

●Updating debtor recons timeously.

●Monthly deadline driven in accordance to timeline provided by senior management

●Cash forecast predictions (communicating with customers regarding payment date confirmation)

●Submission of audit requests externally and internally

●Direct communication with customers keeping a casual relationship to ensure customer expectations is met promptly.

Motivation for change - Seeking different business culture / Find that my capabilities and decision-making suggestions are not recognized. Resigned

Debtors Manager – Wendy Smith 084*******

Company Name: MyTelnet (Pty) Ltd (Communications sector)

Employment Period: 21 Jan 2016 - 30 September 2021

ERP System: Pastel/ SAGE Evolution /Agility /BPO

Position: Accounts Debtors / Reconciling Clerk

•Reconciling debtors.

•Daily billing functions.

•Invoicing, allocating payments via bank statement

•Posting account payments accordingly on Sage Evolution.

•Journal entries when applicable

•Forwarding all relevant documentation in accordance with invoices posted (supporting documents ie Purchase orders, Proof of deliveries)

•Communicating with creditors regarding payments daily.

•Loading debit orders on the net cash system, ensuring customers' debits are loaded as per specific dates.

•Following up with age analysis daily.

•Ensuring suspension and final demand notifications sent to bad debts.

•Continuously following up on poor payers.

•Liaising with clients that have financial constraints and working with payment plans.

•Working hands on with legal department regarding bad depts.

•Action blacklisting of bad dept clients (Following legal process in order to action listing on credit bureau)

•Technology: Pastel, BPO, Agility, Sage Evolution, Search works, Portals

Motivation for change: Career growth/ Company not financially stable (Due to Covid) Better job offer received

Report to Financial manager - Shumandren Chetty – 083-***-**** – 031-*******

Company Name: Unilever SA (Pty) Ltd (HO)

(Detergent Manufacturers & Suppliers)

Employment Period: 14 Aug 2015 08 Jan 2016 (5 Months)

ERP System: SAP

Position: Accounts receivable / Reconciling clerk

•Reconciling debtors

•Handling plus 150 debtors of book value plus 6 million

•Coding of bank statement daily and clearing off accounts

•Ensuring that there is no escalation of debtor balances

•Liaising with customers head offices regarding all queries raised

•Managing accounts as per customer requests.

•Forwarding invoice schedules weekly

•Preparation and forwarding statements

•Daily communication with customers regarding their account balances

•Ensuring that debtors who exceed credit balance go on hold

•Releasing orders

•Technology: SAP

Motivation for change: Employed on contract basis.

Contact person reported to – Zakira Seedat CA / (SA) 031-***-****

Company Name: KLV Logistics (Pty) Ltd

(Public Transport Services)

Employment Period: Mar 2013 14 Aug 2015 (2 Years and 5 Months)

ERP System - QuickBooks

Position: Accounts Debtors / Creditors

•Reconciling debtors and creditors

•Verify timesheets against driver work days as per loads

•Commissions per trip leaders

•Balancing of trip leader reimbursements (ensuring all supporting docs example meal receipts / toll slips )

•License renewals of fleet (Schedule update)

•Invoicing

•Monthly statements

•Receipting

•POD verification

•Work out average diesel calculation per Km travelled

•Age analysis

•Opening new supplier and customer accounts

•Vetting of new credit applications

Motivation for change: Resigned – Business moved premises to Cato Ridge -Transport costs not feasible .

Job offer raised which was closer to residents

Contact person reported to- Pravita Krishun – Operations manager 082-***-**** – 031-***-****

Company Name: Premier Foods

(FMCG) sector

Employment Period: 2009 2013 (3 Years and 9 Months)

Accounting systems MS Dynamics Great Plains, Mobility

Position: Debrief Clerk / Debtors Clerk

•Reporting to the Site Accountant

•Ensuring there is no escalation on driver balances

•Performing daily checks on current POD s

•Ensuring corrective documentation have all respective signatures and GRV stamps

•Passing credit notes

•Handling capturing on chain stores claims and returns

•Communicating with drivers to ensure that all information received from customers are accurate

•Pricing product adjustments – Special requests authorised

•Investigating driver recons when there is a shortage on stock or drivers cash up

•Technology: Mobility; Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains; Simplicity

Motivation for change: Retrenchment due to company restructure

Contact person – Team supervisor - Otto Lee Waldhausen 031-***-**** ( 082-***-*****)

Company Name: Vector Logistics

(Logistics & Distributors) FMCG sector

Employment Period: 2008 2009 (2 Years )

ERP System: QuickBooks (Certificate attained)

Position: Accounts

•Cash office banking G4S deposits /collection, ensuring all COD s are accurate against cash received from drivers

•Issuing all respective pay-outs to trip leaders and collecting all expected slips are collected from drivers on return

•Daily reconciliation on shipment out vs stock returned on driver recon balancing.

•Technology: SAP

Motivation for change:

Contract basis ( Filling in for staff member on maternity leave)

Report to person – Vanessa 031-***-****

EDUCATION and QUALIFICATIONS

1998 Grade 12

(Obtained) Arena Park Secondary

COURSES and TRAINING

2000 Microsoft Word, Excel, Office

Careers 2000

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Microsoft Dynamics Great Plains

• SAP

• Pastel

• Mobility

• Vision

• Lawrence Green

• Net Cash

• MS Office (Word; Excel)

• SAGE

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