Financial Administrator - Micklefield School - Cape Town, South Africa
(2024-01 - 2025-12)
- Prepare, monitor and manage annual budgets with leadership; maintain accurate financial records and oversee day-to-day accounting, reporting, forecasting and reconciliations.
- Manage accounts payable and receivable, cash flow, procurement and supplier relationships, with a strong focus on accuracy, value and practical follow-through.
- Process payroll and maintain staff records, benefits and statutory deductions; support compliance, audits, confidentiality and financial reporting.
- Manage fee debtors and collections, including follow-up with former families, TPN processes, monitoring outstanding accounts and liaison with debt-collection services.
- Support the life of the school beyond finance: coordinate and assist with events, purchasing, banking and floats, errands and practical logistics; coordinate repairs and maintenance and remain on site during maintenance periods and school holidays when required.
- Provide calm, hands-on problem solving across the school environment, moving between financial, administrative, operational and people-facing priorities as circumstances change.
Freelance Financial Administration & Training Support - Micklefield School - Cape Town, South Africa
(2026-01 - 2026-03)
- Provided training and handover support to the incoming financial administrator following the end of my permanent role.
- Returned to the school on an ad-hoc basis to provide operational cover, including a full week of substitute support during an unexpected staff absence.
- Continued providing guidance and responding to queries remotely during the transition period.
Financial Administrator / Secretary - Star of the Sea Convent Primary School - Cape Town, South Africa
(2020-01 - 2023-12)
- Managed school fee administration, fundraising, music and computer fees, sports clothing, rentals, petty cash, receipts, banking and expenditure records.
- Prepared income and expenditure statements, monthly statements and budget information for the Governing Body.
- Administered salaries, UIF, SDL, PAYE, wage sheets, pro-rata bonuses, retrospective increases, pension-fund applications and IRP5/IT3 tax certificates.
- Managed debtor follow-ups and collections, including liaison with debt-collection services and assistance with fee exemptions.
Finance, Web & Systems Administrator - Olympic Cycles - Cape Town, South Africa
(2018-01 - 2020-12)
- Managed receivables/payables, supplier and client statements, remittances, reconciliations and daily banking.
- Handled customer and supplier communication, courier liaison, escalated queries, inventory and stocktaking support.
- Worked across SAGE, VendHQ, Xero and Microsoft Office; managed online product listings, barcodes, product information, imagery and stock fulfilment.
- Supported audits, administration, marketing, merchandising and online-store performance.
Assistant Manager - Cape Union Mart Group – Poetry & Old Khaki - Cape Town, South Africa
(2013-01 - 2017-12)
- Led store operations, sales, customer service, administration, staff planning, training and development.
- Managed banking and reconciliations, staffing budgets, account follow-ups, supplier deliveries and monthly forecasting.
- Organised customer events, created training manuals, handled staff discipline and introduced improvements to store standards and performance.
Store Manager - Fine Art Portfolio – Table Bay Gallery - Cape Town, South Africa
(2009-01 - 2011-12)
- Managed sales, stock, merchandising, marketing, banking, staff training, scheduling, budgets and monthly targets in a gallery environment.
Online Customer Service Assistant Manager / Merchant Accountant - SweatyBetty - London, UK
(2007-01 - 2009-12)
- Managed online customer service, orders, payments, courier and warehouse liaison, administration, audits and stock fulfilment in an international retail environment.
