Lorraine Blom

I am proficient in the following General Accounting functions:

• Performing Creditors and Debtors reconciliations.
• Preparing and presenting monthly Management Accounts to the Financial Manager for review.
• Analysing and interpreting financial reports.
• Monitoring spending and budgets.
• Compiling and presenting financial and budget reports.
• Assisting Auditors and the Financial Manager with annual audit preparations.
• Able to put together the relevant documentation for audit files that originate from the bookkeeping function.

PROFESSIONAL WORK EXPERIENCE

PC Thompson Accounts/Francis Financial Services, South Africa÷ June 2000 to August 2019

Office Manager/Senior Bookkeeper

• Full operational management of office operations.
• Invoicing and allocation of payments to the general ledger
• Checked supplier, customer, balance sheet and income accounts for accuracy.
• Monthly reconciliations and revenue reporting.
• Facilitated Payroll processing.
• Vitally contributed to year-end-end reconciliations and Journal entries.
• Compiled monthly stock take and stock movement reports.
• Allocated Bank reconciliations and accounts from bank feeds.
• Prepared and submitted monthly VAT, PAYE, Income Tax and Provisional Tax.
• Reviewed assigned accounts and analysed variances.
• Prepared and processed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Compiled Financial statements to Trial Balance. 
• Drafted monthly Management Accounts. 

Amatuli Artefacts/Katys Palace Bar/Razor Charlie, South Africa÷ August 2019 to December 2022

Senior Bookkeeper

• Oversaw all accounting functions for accuracy.
• Captured invoices and credit notes, allocated receipts and resolved Debtors-related queries.
• Allocated supplier payments.
• Reconciled weekly petty cash, cash and cash float and cash receipts.
• Imported and allocated bank statement.
• Oversaw weekly supplier payments and employee wages.
• Recon Debtors and send debtors statements
• Managed the debt collection function.
• Prepared monthly Management Accounts.
• Issued rental invoicing for rental properties.
• Calculated salaries and employee commissions.
• Provided Human Resources support, including employee leave records management. 
• Prepared and submitted monthly VAT, PAYE, Income Tax and Provisional Tax.
• Reviewed assigned accounts and analyzed variances.
• Prepared and processed Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable.
• Compiled Financial statements to Trial Balance. 
• Drafted monthly management accounts. 
• Support external Auditors during annual audits

COMPUTER AND SYSTEM KNOWLEDGE

• Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, Access, PowerPoint
• Microsoft Visual Basic 6
• Pastel Accounting 5
• Pastel Payroll
• Sage One / Sage Online Business
• Pastel Evolution 200