1. Curriculum Vitae
Of
Phil Muller
Tel: 011-828-6931 52 Totius Street
Cell: 083-383-5031 Marlands Germiston
Email: mullerp@telkomsa.net 1401
PERSONAL DETAILS
SURNAME: MULLER FIRST NAMES: PHILOMENA
MAIDEN NAME: PINGO SEX: FEMALE
DATE OF BIRTH: 1966/08/03 RACE: EUROPEAN
ID NUMBER: 660803 0164 085 RESIDENCE STATUS: SOUTH AFRICAN
RELIGION: CATHOLIC MARITAL STATUS: MARRIED
NON SMOKER
EDUCATION
CIMA: C1- FUNDAMENTALS OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING (present)
C3- FUNDAMENTALS OF BUSINESS MATHEMATICS (present)
JCCI: CERTIFICATE (COLLECTINS MONEY BY PHONE) 2003
(TRAINED TEA GIRL IN TO DEBTORS AND THEN CREDITORS)
SAICA – AAT: CERTIFICATE OF ASSOCIATION
DAMELIN-DIPLOMA: PRACTICAL ACCOUNING DISTINCTION 1997
DAMELIN-DIPLOMA: BOOKKEEPING DISTINCTION 1997
HOe’’RSKOOL BEKKER: BOOKKEEPING MATRIC 1984
BIOLOGY
NEEDELWORK AND CLOTHING
HOME ECONOMICS
ENGLISH & AFRIKAANS
2. REFERANCE: DEMPS BREEDT FM AT ARWYP MEDICAL CENTRE 011 922-1095/083 606 8888
COENIE MIDDEL CELL: 082 255-8261 Coenie@middel.co.za
OFFICE NO. 012 345-1877, STEVE LABRAM CELL: 082 773-9160 M.D OFFICE NO.
011 609-3101, WILLI STURZENEGGER PRODUCTION MANAGER CELL: 082 773-9167-
FOR THERMO ELECTRON PTY
TRUDIE MATHYSEN CEL: 083 564-4590 FOR HOLIDAY INN&GARDEN COURT BRAND
MIKE SERFONTEIN TEL: 011 975-1121 FOR HOLIDAY INN
MERIUL ANDREWS CEL: 082 808-2102 FOR MILPARK HOSPITAL
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
CURRENT EMPLOYER: HOLIDAY INN EXPRESS WOODMEAD
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: 54 MAXWELL DRIVE, JUSKEI VIEW
SANDTON
CURRENT POSITION: FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: STARTED ON 19th
JULY 2010 TO PRESENT
TYPE OF BUSINESS: HOTEL
Responsibilities: All financial functions
Identified problems on the guest ledger and changed how no shows has been recorded promotions
accounts as well as ISO leisure transport not processed on the system.
Issuing all duty manager with their own floats in order to have proper accountability as they were
sharing one float
Done balance sheet recons for the prior year that was not done
Done recon and investigation on the petty cash resolution in taking the respectful staff to a hearing
All creditors and general payments this was in a mess as no recons was done.
Filling was not done had to file it all for year-end audit.
Controlling debtors’ collection by having reviews with the debtors’ clerk. And helping to phone and
collect for both the units
Dealing with guest queries that come through to my office
Putting policies and procedures in place so there is better controls.
Changing segregation of duties so there is checks and balances in place.
Auditors external for year end and controls.
Training staff.
Training house keeper to check her invoices and follow up incorrect charges with Boston and Prestage
over charges and on stocks and stock control.
Reviewing contracts and putting more cost effective once in place that still gives the service required.
Changed cash collection contract from 6 days to 3 days and have been saving r2k per month since
august’10 queried most of the contracts with the gm resulting to changing some contract.
I get involved with everything that i can see is not right and put in place corrective measures.
Putting all staff on medical aid and pension fund as plus minus more than 50% was not on for both
units.
Salaries & all HR duties – VIP payroll was not updated with the correct info, registered the staff on
Efilling who did not have tax numbers and submitted half year and tax year end in to easyfile (SARS
web site for the company)
Processing salaries and dealing with all staff quires.
I was running two units accounting for different shareholders which became very challenging, then we
took my assistant to Roodepoort and I was running the entire accounts department on my own since
January ’11 to October ’11 when Roodepoort was closed then my assistant return.
Done the budget for 2012 and 2013.
Having monthly review meetings with the operations director, the shareholders and financial director.
Computer systems: Pastel, VIP Payroll, Excel, Word, Brilliant, Opera.
3. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: GARDEN COURT BRAND OFFICE
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: O.R. TAMBO 2 HULLY ROAD ISANDO EXT. 3
KEMPTON PARK 1619
CURRENT POSITION: SUPERNUMERY FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: STARTED ON 24TH
MAY 2009 TO 15th
JULY 2010
TYPE OF BUSINESS: HOTEL
Responsibilities: All financial functions
Consolidations of 17 hotels management reports
Checking units - vat, PAYE, SDL and UIF.
Checking and helping new financial controllers doing balance sheet recons
All creditors and general payments this is in a mess as you think you covered all, more appears some
invoices outstanding since 2007, as they went on to sap in April 2008 and the staff by passed the
system by using manual order books which was not reconciled back to the system to ensure that all
expenses has gone through the system.
The creditors payments, debtors and cash book are not done at the hotel but by Gauteng regional office
where they were not doing proper recons for some time.
Controlling debtors collection by having reviews with the debtors clerks
Putting policies and procedures in place so there is better controls.
Changing segregation of duties so there is checks and balances in place.
Capex
Auditors external and internal for year end and controls.
Training new staff as the assistant financial controller & financial controller was new.
Training new house keeper & food and beverage supervisor on stocks and stock control.
Helped the chef with rearranging his buffy to reduce high consumption of high value items and have a
well presented breakfast.
Reviewing contacts and putting more cost effective once in place that still gives the service required.
I get involved with everything that I can see is not right and put in place corrective measures.
Computer systems: SAP, Excel, Word ’95
Reason for leaving: (Brand office moved from OR Tambo-7KM to Monti Casino -+35KM I was going to be
out of pocket as I could not claim for my traveling to the hotels as the policy stats that you can only claim
the excess kilometre further then home to office) Got job offer at Holiday Inn Express.
4. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: GARDEN COURT SANDTON CITY
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: CNR MAUDE AND WEST STREET
SANDTON
CURRENT POSITION: FINANCIAL CONTROLLER
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: STARTED ON 27TH
OCTOBER 2008 TO 24TH
MAY 2009
TYPE OF BUSINESS: HOTEL
Responsibilities: All financial functions
All management reports
Stock takes for food, beverage and operating equipment.
Salaries & all HR duties
Bank recons done from April as it was not properly reconciled
All journal entries
Vat, PAYE, skills development levy and UIF.
Doing balance sheet recons for f2008 for the audit
Checking the insurances
Signing off and managing the purchasing department
All creditors and general payments this is in a mess as you think you covered all, more appears some
invoices outstanding since 2007, as they went on to sap in April 2008 and the staff by passed the
system by using manual order books which was not reconciled back to the system to ensure that all
expenses has gone through the system.
The creditors payments, debtors and cash book are not done at the hotel but by a service centre where
they were not doing proper recons for some time.
Controlling debtors collection by having reviews with the Debtors Clerk since jan’09
Putting policies and procedures in place so there is better controls.
Changing segregation of duties so there is checks and balances in place.
Capex
Auditors external and internal for year end and controls.
Training new staff as the whole department is new - f&b controller started in Jan ’09 after not having
one for +- half a year, Assistant Financial controller started in middle of February ’09.
Computer systems: SAP, Excel, Word ’95
Reason for leaving: Moved to brand office.
5. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: MEDENA SOUTH AFRICA (PTY) LTD
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: 3 PLATINUM DRIVE
LONGMEADOW BUSINESS ESTATE EXT 7
LONGMEADOW
CURRENT POSITION: FINANCIAL MANAGER
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: STARTED ON 8TH
JULY 2008 TO 24TH
OCTOBER 2008
TYPE OF BUSINESS: MANUFACTURING OF STOPPER, PUMPS, VALVES, BORSOLINA AND
DESICAN DISKS(PACKEGING INDUSTRY)
Responsibilities: All financial and admin duties
All management reports (reporting to the owner and the md)
Salaries & all HR duties
Bank recons done from November till now
All journal entries for the last 9 months as it was not done correctly
Done a fraud investigation and found fraudulent activities.
Done an audit on salary system as the staff was over paid on overtime and night shift allowance,
presently reconstructing what should have been paid and the implications that it has on the company’s
profitability.
Done vat, PAYE, SDL and UIF recons.
Doing the balance sheet recons for the last 9 months.
Dealing with unhappy staff due to the correction of their salaries.
Dealing with the bank on the updating of the facilities.
Checking the insurances
Provident fund & medical aids
Having meetings with all the relevant companies and the bank.
Controlling of the companies it.
Signing off and managing the purchasing department
Signing off and paying of all creditors and general payments.
Controlling debtors collection by having reviews with the Debtors Clerk
Putting strict policies and procedures in place so there is better controls.
Authorise and release electronic payment on stander bank cats system
Helped md with forecast for the rest of this year and next year.
Changing segregation of duties so there is checks and balances in place.
Fixed assets and capex
Computer systems: Pastel, VIP Payroll, Excel, Word ’95, Work in to the server Remotely.
6. Reason for leaving: Company in serious financial difficulty.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: ARWYP MEDICAL CENTRE
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: PINE AVE
KEMPTON PARK
CURRENT POSITION: ACCOUNTANT
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: STARTED 16TH
MAY 2008 TO 7TH
JULY 2008
TYPE OF BUSINESS: HEALTH CARE
Responsibilities:
Doing General Ledger recons on balance sheet for financial year end February 2008.
Doing an audit on the pharmacy’s new system and the way they converted the old system to the new as
the new debtors system (cks) did not balance back to the control account in the general ledger on
accpac. As they did not convert all the data. I also picked up that they did not have controls in place and
the debtor’s clerk was posting the wrong amounts and there for the debtors would never be able to
balance back.
I also picked up that some of their reports were not set up correctly.
Computer systems: Accpac plus (windows accpac in process)
(CB, AR, GL)
Excel, word ’95
Reason for leaving: +-1 month contract
Got the position at Medena S.A.
7. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: J GROSS (PTY) LTD
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: CNR FRERRE & LANG
JUDITH PAARL
JOHANNESBURG
POSITION HELD: COMPANY ACCOUNTANT
SALARY: PLUS BENIFITS
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: STARTED 12TH NOVEMBER 2007 TO 30TH
APRIL 2008
TYPE OF BUSINESS: MANUFACTURING OF SAFTY CLOTHING & SHOES
AND CHEF UNIFORM
Responsibilities:
Overseeing the whole admin department 14 staff.
The staff was never trained in their positions and do their work by trial and error. Started training them
as i pick up the errors. No segregation of duties in place. Restructured duties so there is checks and
balances in place.
Checking daily banking
Bank reconciliation on Accpac done November, December 2007 now over seeing assistant accountant
doing it.
Check and post all debtors entries batches (cash posting, adjustments, and cash allocations of
prepayments) and overseeing the whole department. There was no proper systems in place debtors
clerks was creating and posting their work without any supervision and authorisation, no security in
place on accounting system, I put it in place.
Dealing with the problem customers with debtors and the sales reps.
Checked and analysed the cost working on the CMT fabric and trims.
8. Overseeing creditors and the CMT factories recons on fabric and trims leaving the company and
finished goods returned, dealing with the CMT factories owners on getting a system to work for both
companies as this is a shambles. The creditor’s recons are not done before paying and checks was
given for signature whit out documentation, i changed that when i started signing the cheques.
Helped with wages when salary clerk was of sick.
Doing gl recons on balance sheet ( most not done for the whole year)
Filling of vat returns.
Preparing month end management reports for the company.
Doing preparation for going on to windows accpac
Computer systems: Accpac plus (windows Accpac in process)
(CB, AP, AR, IC, OE, VM, JC, AM, PO, GL)
Excel, word ’95
Accsys salaries and wages
Financial reporting excel
Reason for leaving: Retrenched.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER : THERMO ELECTRON (PTY) LTD
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: CNR TARRACE & PLANTATION ROAD
EASTLEIGH
EDENVALE
POSITION HELD: ACCOUNTING MANAGER (ACCOUNTANT)
SALARY: PLUS 100% MEDICAL AID, TRAVEL, CELL PHONE
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: STARTED NOVEMBER 1999 – 9th
NOVEMBER 2007
TYPE OF BUSINESS: MANUFACTURING & ENGINEERING
Responsibilities:
Checking daily banking
Bank reconciliation on Accpac
Worked close to the production manager with the costings and analysing of the costing and profit
mergence on the jobs local and exports , imports of stock and specialised items and the cost involved
(Willi Sturzenegger production manager 082 773-9167)
Salaries and wages (GED) now on Accsys and all HR requirements and returns
Insurance
Company cars leasing
Company credit cards & petrol expenses & controls
Payments done through best 2000& fits for forex direct dealing (USD,GBP,EUR,AUD,other) and all the
bank requirements and forms etc.
9. WCA claims
Skills development levy program
Help chase up debtors
Help recon creditors check and sign of recons for payments
Imports and exports
Request guarantees for clients on jobs from the bank
Stock
Fixed assets
Journals for provisions, accruals, salaries and all general journal
Balance sheet reconciliations.
Prepare income statement and balance sheet
Flash profits and management pack with stats
Cash flow statements
Petty cash and manual cheques.
Budget (plans) & 9+3
Training staff and over seeing their work.
Take care of all in-house it, software, hardware, and consumables maintenance.
Input of monthly management reports, budgets and weekly reports in HFM (Hyperion financial
management) system in the U.S.A over the internet.
Handel full audits, had VAT and PAYE audits
Computer systems: Accpac plus (now windows accpac)
(cb, ap, ar, ic, oe, vm, jc, am, po, gl)
Excel, word ’95
Qed-salaries system (now Accsys)
quikreports (crystal reports)
f9 financial reporting excel
HFM – U.S.A
Reason for leaving: Working day and night and the company does not want to employ more staff as the
company keeps growing year on year.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: AME EVENTS AND PROMOTIONS
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: CARNIVAL CITY
POSITION HELD: ACCOUNTANT
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: SEPTEMBER 1999 TO NOVEMBER 1999
TYPE OF BUSINESS: ENTERTAINMENT
Responsibilities:
Before moving to carnival city as it was still been completed i helped to sort out the books for the
subsidiary companies exclusive hire Wendy wood & cape town.
Doing all balance sheet recons and sorting out all their statuary returns and change of registrations with
SARS- vat, PAYE, UIF, company tax.
Updating all areas payments to all returns.
Computer systems: Pastel
Excel
Word ’95
Pastel-salaries system
Reason for leaving: Gulam the new financial director decided to centralize all the accounting to the dome
to fare to travel every day and also got the position at Ramsey technology in Jet Park (changed name to
thermo electron (pty) ltd.
10. BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: HOLIDAY INN GARDEN COURT – SANDTON
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: COR KATRINE AND REVONIA RD
SANDTON
JOHANNESBURG
POSITION HELD: ACCOUNTANT
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: STARTED JANUARY 1999 TO AUGUST 1999
TYPE OF BUSINESS: HOTEL
Responsibilities:
Checking daily banking
Bank reconciliation on Accpac
Checking revenue report daily
Review daily occupancy
Salaries and wages
Standard journals for salaries ,revenue,
Stock ,for provisions and accruals and all general
Journal for general ledger
Balance sheet reconciliations.
Prepare income statement and balance sheet
10,20 days flash sales and month end flash sales.
Flash profits and management pack with stats.
Food price comparison, f&b nationals,
11. Balance sheet report,
Cash flow statements
Reviewing petty cash and manual cheques.
Done the budget end of January 1999 for f2000.
Had budget review and a month end review with Mr Ablett (operations director).
Doing pf1.
Training staff and overseeing their work.
Computer systems: Accpac plus
Excel
Lotus 123 smart suit
Word ’95
Accsys-salaries system
CLS
Reason for leaving: Wanted to get closer to home due to children still small and my son being an accident
pro.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: HOLIDAY INN GARDEN COURT – EASTGATE
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: ERNEST OPPENHEIMER AVE
BRUMA
JOHANNESBURG
POSITION HELD: ASSISTANT ACCOUNTANT/ACTING ACCOUNTANT
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: 1, 5 YEARS FROM 1st
APRIL 1997/ 6 MONTHS
TYPE OF BUSINESS: HOTEL
Responsibilities:
I was the first staff member at the hotel, received all the assets and
All the stock for the hotel and managed the security and contract workers.
I setup the creditors and the debtors, bank recon and helped Trudie set up revenue report. Help input
assets in asset register on excel.
Issued stock out to various dept.
Helped setup and makeup the rooms and the offices before opening.
This was an experience of a life time.
Daily banking
Bank reconciliation on Accpac
Revenue report daily
Occupancy report for head office daily
12. Salaries and wages
Standard journals for salaries ,revenue,
Stock ,for provisions and accruals and all general
Journal for general ledger
Balance sheet reconciliations.
Prepare income statement and balance sheet
10, 20 days flash sales and month end flash sales.
Flash profits and management pack with stats.
Food price comparison, F&B nationals,
Balance sheet report,
Petty cash and manual cheques.
Pf3 for holiday inn express and helped with the garden courts.
Done budget for the hi express and assisted with the HIGC
Eastgate.
Reviews: holiday inn garden court -sat in pf2 and pf3, budget and presented two month ends to Mr.
Ablett (operations director).
Holiday inn express- presented pf3 and budget and month end reviews
to Mr. Ablett and Malcom Muggerige.
Had two audits from internal and external and a vat audit from the
receiver of revenue.
Computer systems: Accpac plus
Excel
Lotus 123 smart suit
Word ’95
Accsys-salaries system
CLS
Reason for leaving: Promotion as an accountant to the Sandton branch.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: HOLIDAY INN INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT
JOHANNESBURG
POSITION HELD: DEBTORS CLERK
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: 6 YEARS FROM 10/1/91 TO 31/3/97
TYPE OF BUSINESS: HOTEL
Responsibilities:
Daily transfer of debtors and balancing
Credit reference and opening accounts
Over credit limit on debtors report
Processing of payments and collecting of cheques.
Debtors- airlines, travel agents a-k, head office
Billings and central billing, SAA accounts.
Reconciliation and travel agent commissions
Queries related to debtors. Handling of
Airline crew allowance.
Have meeting with airlines and problem accounts.
To improve working relation in order to receive prompt payments.
13. Reason for leaving: Promotion as an assistant accountant to Eastgate branch.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER : MILPARK HOSPITAL – CLINIC HOLDINGS GROUP (PTY)
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: GUILD ROAD
PARKTOWN
POSITION HELD: CREDIT CONTROLLE
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: 2 YEARS FROM 8/6/1988 TO 15/5/1990
TYPE OF BUSINESS: HOSPITAL
Responsibilities:
Over credit limit on debtors report and patients in house.
Processing of payments and collecting of cheques.
Debtors- workman’s compensation claims for hospital and casualty doctors accounts.
Various medical aid claims also individual accounts.
Reconciliation and queries related to debtors.
Reason for leaving: Went on confinement. (Having my first child).
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: INTERCONTINETAL INSURANCE BROKERS
ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: HERENGRAGED BUILDING
BRAAMFONTEIN
POSITION HELD: UNDER WRITER
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: 1 YEAR FROM 1/8/87 TO 31/5/88
TYPE OF BUSINESS: INSURANCE BROKER
Responsibilities:
Correspondence between clients and insurance companies.
Billing of renewals for short term insurance.
Processed insurance claims.
Handled petty cash.
Reason for leaving: Interested in credit control.
BUSINESS EXPERIENCE
PREVIOUS EMPLOYER: OK BAZAARS
14. ADDRESS OF EMPLOYER: CRESTA CENTRE
BLACKHEATH
POSITION HELD: DOCUMENT CONTROLLER
SALARY:
EMPLOYMENT PERIOD: 10 MONTHS FROM 2/7/86 TO 30/4/87
TYPE OF BUSINESS: SUPERMARKET
Responsibilities:
Started as security and then help to
Place orders via computer system to
Head office and received internal mail via
The computer from head office while
The lady went on leave.
I then did the stock control while the
Union staff was on strike for over a month.
After the strike I did document control for all the creditors.
Reason for leaving: Was offered the job at intercontinental.