Roeshda Ryland

I am a multifaceted individual with a deep passion for animals, nature, and outdoor activities. As the Founder and Director of We Care Foundation, a non-profit dedicated to Food Security, Sports & Education, and Promoting Play, I strive to make a meaningful impact in the community. I am committed to continuous personal growth and development, and I advocate strongly for self-care, women’s empowerment, and the importance of health and fitness. Additionally, I am an aspiring yoga teacher and author, always eager to embrace new experiences and life’s opportunities.

SUMMARY OF EXPERIENCE IN RECEPTION, ADMINISTRATION AND FINANCE: 

• Operating switchboard and filing
• Liaise telephonically & electronically with domestic & international clients, suppliers, partners, management & staff
• Welcoming guests and transferring calls and guests to relevant departments
• Managing and scheduling appointments for management team
• Facilitating communication between departments & from client to various departments
• Full function local creditors clerk including recons, telephonic and email queries
• Full function foreign creditors clerk including intercompany recons, supplier recons, telephonic and email queries.
• Full function debtors clerk including resolving queries, recons, debt collection, queries
• Processing invoices, purchase orders, back orders, credit notes, journals, rebates
• Preparing daily, weekly, fortnightly, month end payment runs
• Creating cashbook or journal entries in accounting systems
• Loading payments electronically on internet banking systems
• Payment posting and applying of payments, buying and selling foreign exchange
• Communicate with international trade services, customs clearing agents regarding payments made, incoming foreign currencies, shipments, air freight, customs queries
• Communicate with buyers and planners regarding early or late deliveries
• Request spot rates, forward import rates, updated audit report from bank
• Run reports such as, foreign exchange contracts against expected purchases
• Purchase order reports and accounts payable listing
• Foreign exchange contracts against purchase order report
• Financial instruments, foreign liabilities realized, Actual payments against FEC
• Cash flow & GL reconciliations, manage, monitor and report payables ageing
• Budgeting, expenditure, forecasting, assist with fiscal year audit and annual reporting
• Entering financial and contract employee payroll information
• Administering +- 2000 supplier accounts to the book value of +- R60 000 000
• Petty cash recons, bank entries, bank recons, credit card processing & recons
• Managing an assistant, monthly power point presentations to finance team
• Communicating with employees via email/telephone in assisting employees exercising their share options
• Processing weekly share option sale transactions on the share trust admin system
• Opening CSDP accounts with Computershare for the investing of share options
• Processing of payments via banking platform from the Share trust to employees
• Application of tax directives for employees for share options sold each week
• Monthly bank reconciliations
• General administration relating to the issue of share options 
• Compilation of share trust information for the PnP Annual Report

Secondary Qualification:MatricSchool: Grassy Park Senior SecondaryYear:2004 Courses attended: Vetta - Professional receptionist DanTal - Ms Excel 2003 level 2

ICB - Bookkeeping to trial balance

Damelin/Unisa - BCom Accounting