Levona Chandler

A professional with extensive experience in bookkeeping and financial administration with a strong track record across multi-branch operations, high-volume creditors, payroll systems, and accounts reconciliation. Detail-oriented and experienced with PASTEL, Payspace, and proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite, I am known for my accuracy in financial record-keeping and the ability to manage significant monthly transaction volumes, bringing reliability, precision, and a commitment to financial integrity to every organization I serve.

Learning & Development Project Coordinator (Finance Functions) at Lewis Group Limited (2022-08 – Present)

• Captured and maintained records for 700+ learnerships and bursaries annually in Payspace, including monthly stipend verification and payslip audits, achieving 100% record integrity with zero overpayment incidents.
• Submitted learner stipends and terminations to payroll, ensuring timely and error-free processing.
• Conducted quality checks on ±250 bursary applications per year, ensuring financial compliance and accuracy across all payments.
• Managed a ±4 million annual bursary budget across school, tertiary and staff bursaries, processing payments per invoice against awarded amounts and reporting to the bursary committee quarterly.
• Escalated and resolved 15+ outstanding student payment disputes per term across 10+ tertiary institutions, ensuring students received results on time where institutions had failed to action queries independently.

Learnership Project & Programme Coordinator at Production Management Institute of South Africa [PMI-SA] (2013-07 – 2020-05)

• Optimised SOP processes for data capture, achieving a 100% accuracy rate in the National Report for terminated learners.
• Generated and tracked over 200 timesheets and invoices per cycle, ensuring accurate and timely payments to facilitators via the Quest payroll system.
• Organised project material requisitions and quotes with a 5-day lead time, enabling effective budget planning and procurement.
• Liaise with RCFA to maintain smooth financial and HR operations, tracking all PMI Certificates at 100% accuracy.

Senior Bookkeeper & Assistant to Financial Manager at Transcape Steels

• Audited wages and imported payments totalling over R25 million per month, increasing accounts accuracy across 6 branches.
• Managed full bookkeeping functions including month-end reconciliation, creditors and debtors control.

Regional Creditors Clerk/ Cash Book Clerk at Ince (Pty) Ltd.

• Managed approximately 258 creditors per month, overseeing an estimated R6 million in monthly transactions.
• Maintained cash book, processed payments and reconciled accounts for a high-volume regional operation.

Diploma in Bookkeeping – Damelin (Pty) Ltd