If I had to describe myself using three words, it would be organized, dedicated, and committed. I always strive to achieve the highest standard possible with any given task. I obtained a BCom Financial Accounting Degree in 2017 and have completed my SAIPA articles at an auditing firm for 3 years. Here is a list of the knowledge and skills I obtained at the auditing firm: Bookkeeping to Trail Balance: • Processing bank statements in Pastel V11, V12, V14, V17 and V18 • Processing bank statements in excel • Performing bank reconciliation • Passing journals to reallocate entries • Passing journals to correct errors made in accounts • Verifying invoices to expenses recorded • Checking for and journalizing accruals and prepayments • Scrutinizing current year expenses: - Count reoccurring expenses (E.g. Rent, Telkom ensure there are 12 entries, one for each month to verify that the ledger accounts are complete) - Compare expense accounts values to prior year and investigate any unusual spikes or decline in the accounts (e.g. Assets could be laying in expenses that should be reallocated to an asset account) - Ensure VAT is claimed correctly • Creating and maintaining fixed asset register. Passing journals for additions, disposals, depreciation, and profit/loss on sale of assets • Debtors - Debtors age analysis – testing big debtors, checking for long outstanding debt and whether it is recoverable, accounting for bad debts and evaluating whether debtor days have improved • Creditors - Supplier age analysis – testing big creditors, compare amounts owed on creditors’ statements to age analysis, account for discounts received, returns made etc. • Performing stock adjustment journals (Correcting stock figures to physical count performed at year-end) • Performing VAT reconciliation for the year • Performing Salaries and Wages reconciliation for the year (Ensuring that the accounting books are in correspondence with SARS EMP submissions made) • Maintaining member’s loan Accounts (Scrutinize accounts and account for interest) • Maintaining related parties accounts (Scrutinize accounts, account for interest and any other movements) • Accounting for Dividends Tax • Performing opening balance corrections • Investments (Accounting for interest earned on investments and ensure balances agree with investment statements) SARS • Completion and submission of income tax, dividends tax and provisional tax returns • Completion and submission of VAT returns • Handling of SARS correspondences, reviews and objections and waiver of penalties and interest