Alison Brammall

PERSONAL DETAILS: Name:Alison Jayne Brammall Id nr:- Contact details:074 --Languages:English (home language) and Afrikaans (not fluent) Gender:Female License:Code 08 and have own reliable vehicle Married status:Divorced Dependents:2 adults (22 and 23) Health status:Excellent Criminal Record:None Work From Home Considerations:My home is equipped with one room as an office which has uncapped WI-FI, an inverter & generator for backup power during our power cuts (load shedding) so I have uninterrupted Wi-Fi 24 hours a day. This enables me to work from home if required. Nationality:South Africa High school:Sir Pierre van Ryneveld (Kempton Park) Subjects:English, Afrikaans, Biology, Bookkeeping, Home Economics and Typing. Extracurricular activities:Socialising, Shooting or relaxing at home with family Physical address:Sharonlea, Randburg WORK EXPERIENCE: After completing matric I completed a 1-year Public Relations degree. This course tapped into legal, travel and office administration as well. Thereafter as I was self-supportive, I waitressed, was a dental assistant and worked at a sweet shop to make ends meet. Eventually I was able to start a working career and my path was and is as follows: 1. COMPANY NAME:PROSORT/PROSOURCE Work description: Debtors Clerk and Administrator Working period: 1995 to 1997 Reason for leaving:Offered a better position Reference:Mr Stephen Van Rooyen Tel - I completed a bookkeeping course to trial balance at Damelin College whilst working for Prosort. 2.COMPANY NAME:INTERWASTE Work description: Debtors Clerk Working period:1997 to 1998 Reason for leaving:Fell pregnant with first child and decided to join my husbands’ company Reference:Alan WIllcocks or Bronwyn Willcocks Tel -.COMPANY NAME:ROYAL MAIL AND BBC PROPERTIES Work description: These businesses were run as a family and I assisted in the day-to-day admin and personnel requirements as well as all the bookkeeping and delegating to staff, dealing with all customers and suppliers. Working period:1998 to 2006 Reason for leaving:Divorced and had to find work Reference:John Brammall Tel 083 -.COMPANY NAME:CATERNET (NOW BIDVEST FOODSERVICE –SINCE MID 2010) Work description: My duties included all functions for financial, personnel, sales, operations, administration and assisting with the smooth running of the business (often on my own when the owners were out of the country or out of town). My tools included email, internet, Pastel Accounting, Great Plains and all Microsoft office programmes…… Initially, when the business was Caternet Africa, I was employed as their bookkeeper. They realised my potential and I learned all aspects of the business and assisted in running all departments. I moved up in the business and eventually was given the title General Manager. Upon the Bidvest takeover, they made many changes and placed me as their branch Financial Manager but decided against this as it conflicted with their policy because my sister owned the business and stayed as GM of the branch. They side stepped me into the position of Sales Manger where I managed a team of 6 people. Working period:2006 to August 2012 Reason for leaving:Caternet closed down Reference:Bidvest Head Office HR Department Tel : 011 -.COMPANY NAME:OMNI CATERING EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS Work description: I am employed at Omni as their sales manager and manage a team of 3 people. My daily functions are talking to clients telephonically, seeing customers in our showroom, processing sales orders, overseeing dispatch of orders, Pastel accounting quotes, excel quotes, updating pricing on Pastel and adding new codes (inventory control), running stocktakes, Buying including dealing with suppliers and processing purchase orders. Many other admin duties such as emailing, filing etc. And overseeing the day to day running of the mega showroom. I also do the marketing side of the business from deciding what is going on special to the design and printing of the advertisements. My tools include email, internet, Pastel accounting and Microsoft office programmes such as excel, word and outlook. Working period:September 2012 to End February 2014 Reason for leaving:Would like to work closer to home due to dropping and fetching children. Reference:Mr Peter Khoury Tel : 082 -.COMPANY NAME:ALL ZIPPED UP Work description: I was employed as a general manager of All Zipped Up. The business is owned by the same members as was Caternet Africa. They called me back in March 2014 to assist with their books and general overseeing of the business. At the end of last year, it was envisaged that the company would have to downsize and have retrenchments of which I was one of them. My daily functions included ordering from suppliers and bartering for prices, sourcing new suppliers, dealing with customers orders and delegating them through to the factory. We were a manufacturer of bags so the delegation of tasks from start to finish was of great importance. I did the complete set of books on my own and the salaries and wages as well as all other employee administration. As the owners were often away as they know my capabilities, the day to day business runnings in all aspects was easily handled by myself and managing a good team. I worked on Pastel Accounting, Microsoft office programmes, the internet and email. Working period:March 2014 to End February 2015 Reason for leaving:Company downscaling Reference:Company closed down 7.COMPANY NAME:SELF EMPLOYED Work description: In February of 2015, All Zipped Up needed to drastically reduce expenses and retrenched 26 employees. As mine was the greatest of salaries, the owners requested that I find alternate employement as soon as possible. I decided to leave at the beginning of March to join my partner in manufacturing and selling degreaser (a multi purpose chemical). We went out daily to sell but unfortunately the expenses got the better of us before we were able to prove profitability. We had both been retrenched and had no start up capital. We decided it best that I seek more permanent employment with a secure salary to enable us to pay the primary expenses and make sure the childrens’ expenses are covered. Working period:March 2015 to date Reason for leaving:Expenses exceed company turnover Reference:Mr Trevor Chambers Tel : 074 -.COMPANY NAME:COMPLETE RESTAURANT SOLUTIONS Work description: In February of 2016, CRS contracted me to setup their books from a manual setup onto Sage / Pastel Partner. As they grew, they called me in and added more and more bookkeeping work as a consultant until they offered a full-time position in February 2017 which I accepted. I became their financial manager and employed 1 staff member under me to handle debtors and by the time I left, I had 4 staff under me. 2 for debtors, 1 for creditors and 1 part apparel division and part creditors. Upon my leaving, the company turnover was at the point where the company was classified as a large business. Responsibilities:Petty Cash Cashbook (Standard Bank) Bank Reconciliations Overseeing debtors & creditors processing and collections, sending out debtor statements and reconciling creditors – making a list of payments & settlement discounts which had to be journalled. Debtors’ meetings and reconciliations Creditors reconciliations and listing month end payments, creating a budget and moving funds into savings account, allowing for month end salaries and creditor payments. Preparing salaries and overtime, deductions, increases every month, submitting a spreadsheet to salaries department off site. IT as a whole and calling the IT contractor, when necessary, setup IT infrastructure and I can fix basic IT problems internally. VAT returns monthly and responsible for SARS audits when requested Payments (solely processed by me) – off Standard Bank online and internet banking platforms (access to the bank account) Compiling and preparing salaries monthly Annual WCA submissions, payments and compliance Rebate schedules and management All journals required Assets register (managing and updating) Insurance policy management off assets register spreadsheet Overseeing stocktake annually at financial year end Dealing with Auditors and authorising FYE journals and signed financials Employee disciplinary hearings from start to finish All of the above, admin and all accounting work and overseeing the employees working under me from basic bookkeeping functions to Audit Level. Working period:1 February 2017 to 28 October 2022 Reason for leaving:Seeking new opportunities outside a family owned business Reference:Mr Michael Scholtz (IT consultant dealing with myself and company daily) Tel : 082 - KNOWLEDGE:I can work with Microsoft Office, Pastel Accounting up to version 19 and Sage One. My knowledge is mainly on Pastel Partner and Sage One. I am a quick learner so I am open to learn other accounting packages easily. I have a matric certificate, a certificate in public relations, a bookkeeping certificate, a first aid certificate and firefighting certificate. PERSONAL STATEMENT: I am a presentable person who is diligent and hard working. I find time management and prioritising easy and can work on my own. I have a strong personality and I am friendly to both customers and suppliers. I get along well with my peers, and they all know I am an approachable person who always tries and is willing to help or train them when needed. I like challenges, order and stability. I would be a good asset to your company, and I am sure you will find my work skills, ethics and morals very pleasing. Please feel free to contact me if you have any queries on the above or would like to set up a time for us to meet. Thank you for taking the time to assess and evaluate my cv and I trust and hope it meets with your approval. On a short note, now I am working from home on a project for a set of books where I need to basically re-do them from 2016 to date for the purposes of accurate annual financial statements to be signed off for all the years as well as presenting accurate reports to SARS. I can provide a reference for this project if required. This is a temporary position whilst I am seeking employment and you may contact Mr Michael Scholtz on 082 - for this reference too. I am available immediately. I hope to hear back from you. Yours sincerely Alison Brammall 074 -