Tracey Wantling

Relocating to Cambridge September 2022

I am a highly organised and extremely efficient Accountant and Financial Manager, with experience across FMCG, Engineering and the Micro Industry arenas. I possess strong organisational, numeracy and computer skills together with highly developed communication and relationship building abilities. I maintain the high levels of integrity and discretion necessary when reporting directly to business owners and company directors.

Skilled at performing accounting functions across debtors, creditors, journals, asset depreciation and month end reporting, having received my training from a qualified Chartered Accountant, I excel at working within the Sage Pastel Accounting environment. I bring with me the additional abilities to work within the payroll environment and perform Human Resource functions within organisations.

My attention to detail and can-do attitude has resulted in Sage Manufacturing requesting my expertise to demonstrate their software to several of their larger customers. In addition, I have been involved in the set up and implementation of the HACCP (Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point) Management system. I am comfortable working in fast-paced deadline driven environments, taking the initiative to surpass set goals and ensure adherence to strategic timelines.

I am proficient in planning and organisation, and consider myself a dedicated and detail orientated individual, who strives to deliver more than expected.

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Klein Constantia Winery (Pty) Ltd

Accountant

October 2019 – present

• Prepares monthly accounts for management reports, submitting to Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operations Officer.
• Completes all month-end accounting procedures including reconciliations and accrual journals within set timeframes.
• Performs monthly interest calculations and processing.
• Updates loan schedules and reconciles loan accounts.
• Maintains fixed asset register, processing depreciation journals.
• Performs balance sheet control account reconciliations.
• Manages debtors and creditors functions to ensure effective cash flow.
• Verifies and submits monthly VAT reconciliations and payments to South African Revenue Service.
• Processes fortnightly wage payments for staff.
• Records leave applications.
• Calculates annual wage increase schedules and bonus payments.
• Processes journals for provident (pension) fund calculations.
• Calculates and submits reconciliations for compulsory wage deductions to South African Revenue Service, including PAYE, UIF (National Insurance), and SDL (Skills Development Levy).
• Performs HR functions for organisation, processing on-boarding for new staff members and terminations for exiting employees.
• Prepares documentation for annual BBBEE (Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment) audit, ensuring organisational compliance to South Africa’s equality regulations.
• Prepares company accounts for financial year-end audit, assisting external auditors to facilitate a robust auditing process.

Financial Manager

A.R.E (Pty) Ltd (Ammonia Refrigeration Engineering), Cape Town, South Africa

November 2018 – September 2019

• Captures and authorises all payments, reconciling bank accounts and transferring information to Sage Pastel accounting system.
• Reconciles cash book on a daily basis.
• Allocates material costs, labour, and in-house stock to relevant projects, ensuring budget costs are not exceeded.
• Oversees debtors and creditors functions, ensuring effective organisational cash flow.
• Supervises wages clerk to ensure accuracy of calculations, completion of regulatory deductions and timely payment to staff members.
• Performs Human Resources function for organisation, ensuring adherence to national best practice.

Financial Manager

Boston Micro Grip (Pty) Ltd, t/a Boston Breweries, Cape Town, South Africa

July 2012 – October 2017

• Processes month end accounting to trial balance for all branches within the organisation.
• Processes and loads payments for authorisation.
• Captures and allocates transfers and cash receipts.
• Reconciles bank accounts and petty cash.
• Processes creditor reconciliations and payments.
• Performs monthly accrual journals.
• Reconciles loan accounts.
• Calculates payment of monthly commissions and fees.
• Maintains fixed asset and depreciation registers.
• Completes VAT submissions and payments.
• Prepares monthly sales reporting for management.
• Performs monthly stock controls for all branches, processing sales and imputing costings for completed products.
• Liaising with overseas suppliers and shippers, preparing foreign exchange documentation.
• Prepares for annual audit, ensuring accuracy and accessibility of all documentation needed by auditing firm.
• Checks and ensures accuracy of attendance and absenteeism records
• Calculates and pays weekly wages and monthly salaries.
• Prepares and submits workman’s compensation claims.
• Prepares, submits, and organises pay outs from company appointed provident (pension) fund.
• Performs HR administrative tasks for organisation in line with national best practice.
• Prepares and submits documentation to DTI (Department of Trade and Industry), the Western Cape Liquor Board and the National Liquor Authority as required for annual licencing renewals.
• Completes and submits regulatory statistics to Stats SA (Statics South Africa) in compliance with national regulations.

Matriculation – (A Level Equivalency)