Justine Schultz

Results-driven Financial Manager with expertise in the Automotive Industry. Specializes in financial statement preparation, budget management, and enhancing reporting accuracy. Coordinates audits and ensures regulatory compliance, driving operational efficiency and maintaining internal controls.

Accountant / Financial Manager / Dealership Controller at CMH Nissan / Mitsubishi / Proton / Foton Pinetown (2015-07 – Present)

• Month-end and year-end closing procedures
• Financial statement preparation, review, and analysis
• Reconciliation of balance sheet accounts
• Coordinated with auditors, ensuring compliance and accuracy of financial reports
• Ensured accuracy of bank records through reconciliation process
• Maintained cash book, tracking daily financial transactions for accurate cash flow management
• Analyze and manage income and expenses
• Manage assets, Accountants payable and Receivable
• Preparing Budgets
• FIC Cash Reporting
• Authorizing efts / floorplan payments
• Conducted floorplan reconciliations to ensure inventory accuracy
• Financial yearend closing
• Strong organizational, management, and leadership skills
• Ensuring all company procedures are being followed

Accountant / Financial Manager at CMH Nissan Highway (2014-08 – 2015-07)

Reason for leaving: promoted to a bigger dealership

• General ledger reconciliations
• Executed bank reconciliations, ensuring accurate account balances
• Maintained cash book, providing clear tracking of financial transactions
• Financial yearend closing
• Oversaw traffic fine payments, ensuring adherence to compliance standards
• Commissions for sales staff
• Reporting to FIC of cash over R25 000
• Authorizing efts / floorplan payments
• Floorplan recons
• Ensuring all company procedures are being followed

Junior Accountant / Financial Manager at CMH Suzuki Pinetown (2011-11 – 2014-07)

Reason for leaving: promoted to a bigger dealership

• General ledger reconciliations
• Completed bank reconciliations, enhancing accuracy of financial records
• Financial yearend closing
• Cash Book
• Floorplan recons
• Authorizing efts / floorplan payments
• Commissions for sales staff
• Reported to FIC on cash exceeding R25 000 to ensure proper oversight
• Processed traffic fines to uphold employee accountability and compliance
• Ensuring all company procedures are being followed
• Dealing with staff issues and questions

Creditors Clerk (Accounts Payable Clerk) at Datcentre Pinetown (2007-01 – 2011-11)

• Processing payments
• Followed up on unprocessed invoices to ensure timely payments
• Processing invoices and orders
• Reconciling of creditors recons
• Loading efts
• Managed petty cash transactions to maintain accurate financial records
• Conducted bank reconciliations
• Maintained cash book records to support financial tracking and reporting

Invoicing Clerk (Stock Controller) at CMH Nissan Pinetown and Durban (2004-01 – 2007-01)

Reason for leaving: Promoted to creditors clerk

• Processed vehicle invoices, ensuring accuracy to facilitate timely payments
• Maintained inventory by efficiently stocking vehicles to support operational readiness
• Generated purchase orders for supplies
• Performed reception duties, welcoming visitors to create a positive first impression

Higher Certificate in Accounting – Unisa