Tanja van Schalkwyk

Tanja van Schalkwyk Registered Business Accountant SAIBA member number 3262 c:- e:-Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanja-van-schalkwyk-a8438b44/ INTRODUCTION I am a passionate Accountant that has great diverse experience across various industries, within Finance. A key strength of mine is the ability to work independently and to do it well under tremendous pressure, without lowering standards and service delivery. A core ability of mine is multi-tasking and the to manage different projects simultaneously. I consider myself to be Organized, Accurate, Disciplined, Mature, Adaptable, and Efficient. I am able to work across multiple departments and have proven my ability to engage with stakeholders at all levels. Experience: ▪ 12 Years (Accounting) Technologies exposed to: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Office Suite: (Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint) Pastel Partner CaseWare Internet MDA Pastel Payroll Sage Acc Pac Industries: ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ ▪ Accounting / Auditing and Tax Property Industrial Laundry Services Logistics Retail Qualification(s): ▪ ▪ ▪ Matric: Cradock High School (2003) National Higher Certificate in Accounting (2006) National Diploma in Cost and Management Accounting (2007) Training & Certificates: Work Readiness Program by Fasset: Bonani 5 Institution Duration Modules ▪ ▪ ▪ Guarantee Trust February 2008 to August 2008 Soft skills, Office Ettiquette, Basic Bookkeeping, Basic Taxation CAREER TIMELINE COMPANIES: Food Lover’s Market PERIOD: July 2018 – March 2020 POSITION: Treasury Accountant Xinergistix March 2015 – July 2018 Financial Accountant GR Tax and Accounting June 2014 – March 2015 Head of Dept: Accounting ORIGIN January 2014 – May 2014 Tax Accountant Coral Clean June 2013 – December 2013 August 2012 – June 2013 Financial Manager (promoted to) Company Accountant (started as) Propergation Estates October 2011 – July 2012 Assistant Accountant Nicol Botma and Co. September 2008 – September 2011 SAIPA Article Clerk Guarantee Trust February 2008 to August 2008 Work Readiness Program Chris Toerien and Associates October 2007 – November 2007 Temp Clerk REER TIMELINE CAREER TIMELINE BRAND EXPOSURE WITHIN THE VARIOUS GROUPS 2 EMPLOYMENT DETAILS COMPANY: FOOD LOVEER’S MARKET DATE: JULY 2018 – MARCH 2020 TITLE: TREASURY ACCOUNTANT RESPONSIBILITIES Daily Payments and Bank duties: Full Banking Function • • • • • • • Bank related queries- liaising with all major banks nationally. Zambia, Bank Windhoek, Mauritius, Tris Inward Swifts instructions for Debtors Department Processing of Debit Orders on Absa Business Integrator, Ordering of Deposit Books for branches Loading and authorising payments on bank national and international. Daily Cashflow: Check daily balances on bank, monitoring of cashflow for payments Transaction identification services for Debtors and Creditors Department Managing relationships with External service providers, Finance and Reporting teams across the Group. Daily Bank Statement downloads distribution to related Departments and Cashbook Clerks in pdf of excel format. Cashbook and Bank Reconciliation on a weekly and month end basis, Audits • Reviewing and signing off on recons produced by Cashbook Clerks • Monthly reporting meetings on Bank Reconciliations and Cashflow Balances with CFO and Group FM. • To ensure that all General Ledger accounts are reconciled. • Liaise and assist with internal and external audits to be cleared on a timely basis. • Managing of compliance to minimize audit findings. • Provide ad-hoc support to the Business Finance team GL Processing • Processing of journals, credit card transactions, cashbook transactions, recording and categorising of expenses. • General Ledger accounts are reconciled, reviewed and cleared within in deadline times. • Import Sheets Creation on MS Excel for various transactions to be processed. • Provide ad-hoc support to the Business Partners of the Group. Team Leader and Management Skills • Overseeing and daily management of Cash Book Clerks, Performance review meetings, initiating upskilling of clerks. COMPANY: NEOGISTIX / XINERGISTIX DATE: MARCH 2015 – JULY 2018 TITLE: FINANCIAL ACCOUNTANT with Creditors Function RESPONSIBILITIES Debtors and Creditors function • • • • Processing of Invoices with Purchase Order and Load confirmations, Month-end Reconciliations, Credit Applications function, Day to day function between Two Companies 3 Financial Administration • • • Administrative Support Fleet Toll cards function Liaising with Bank and other Institutions Payments and Bank duties • • • Loading of payments on Bank Loading beneficiaries, Day to day transactions Cashbook Reconciliation • Processing of daily bank transactions on Acc Pac and reconciliation of Bank Full Accounting function • • • • • Day to day transactions Preparation of audit files Journal processing Day to day Accounting support Balance Sheet items reconciliations COMPANY: GR TAX AND ACCOUNTING DATE: JUNE 2014 - MARCH 2015 TITLE: HEAD OF DEPARTMENT: ACCOUNTING RESPONSIBILITIES • • • • • • Running of Accounting Department Full Accounting Function (Bank & Cashbook, Financial Statements, Management Statements) CIPC (Registrations, Administration and payments) SARS (Income Tax, VAT Reports, PAYE, Calculations and Returns submissions) Signing off on Financial Statements Tax Practitioner Function COMPANY: ORIGIN FINANCIAL TAX SOLUTIONS DATE: JANUARY 2014 – MAY 2014 TITLE: TAX ACCOUNTANT RESPONSIBILITIES • • • • • • • • Pastel: Daily bookkeeping function of Group companies (4 Companies) Full Debtors and Creditors function (Client support Function) Pastel Payroll: Company Payroll Payments and Client support Pastel Auditor: Management Statements Taxation: Full E-file function (Vat, Paye, Income Tax, Provisional Tax) Payments on Bank (Eft payments and Transfers) External Client bookkeeping, Taxation functions and Payroll functions Liaison with External Clients 4 COMPANY: CORAL CLEAN DATE: AUGUST 2012 – DECEMBER 2013 TITLE: COMPANY ACCOUNTANT (started as) FINANCIAL MANAGER (promoted to) RESPONSIBILITIES • • • • • • • • • Pastel bookkeeping. Production schedules, reconciliations, inter-company loan schedules, control accounts and general financial administration functions. Overseeing of Debtors and Creditors All statutory returns (SSS, SARS, CIPC, WCC, EE, SDP etc,) Compiling of Financial Statements. Full e-filing admin Stock control and reconciliation Day to day financial admin controls Eft transfers and payments on bank Monthly Management Statements COMPANY: PROPERGATION ESTATES DATE: OCTOBER 2011 – JULY 2012 TITLE: ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT RESPONSIBILITIES • • • • • • • Bookkeeping up to Trial Balance (Pastel) Monthly Management Statemen Debtors and Creditors Function Property Portfolio and Relationship Manager Levy Administrator and Manager Tax: Vat Billing and Invoicing (Pastel and MDA) COMPANY: NICOL BOTMA AND CO. DATE: SEPTEMBER 2008 – SEPTEMBER 2011 TITLE: SAIPA ARTICLE CLERK RESPONSIBILITIES • Accounting: Bookkeeping up to Trial Balance. (Pastel) 5 • • • • • • Drafting of Financial Statements (Pty’s, CC’s, Trusts and Sole Proprieties) Completion of Working Paper Files Taxation: Completion of Returns (VAT 201, ITR12, IT14, IT12TR, EMP201, EMP501) E-filing Liaison with SARS (ADR1, Letters, TC001, etc) Auditing: Internal Controls, Compliance Tests, Substantive Tests Payments, Receipts, Wages, Petty Cash, Salaries Client Liaison: Day to Day queries, telephone calls, emails and faxing. COMPANY: GUARANTEE TRUST DATE: FEBRUARY 2008 – AUGUST 2008 TITLE: WORK READINESS RESPONSIBILITIES • • • • Soft skills, Office Etiquette Basic Bookkeeping Basic Taxation COMPANY: CHRIS TOERIEN & ASSOCIATES DATE: OCTOBER 2007 – NOVEMBER 2007 TITLE: TEMPORARY CLERK (JOB SHADOWING) RESPONSIBILITIES • • • Bookkeeping (Pastel) Completion of Tax Returns Excel spreadsheets and formulas REFERENCES Tania Smith (Central Finance Manager) Food Lovers Market Head Office C:- Chris van Zyl (Financial Manager) Neogistix / Xinergistix C:- Cassandra Nortje (Cashbook Clerk reported to me) Food Lovers C:- Kim Williams (Accountant) Neogisitix C:- 6