1. Shirley Meintjies
P O Box 26518
Windhoek
Namibia
CELLPHONE: 081 260 3009
2 February 2017
_________________
MANAGEMENT
Windhoek
Namibia
VACANCY: SENIOR ACCOUNTANT / FINANCIAL MANAGER/
ACCOUNTS PAYABLE OR RECEIVABLE MANAGER/ADMIN
MANAGER
I Shirley Meintjies herewith would like to apply for the Senior Accountant /Financial Manager
position at your prestige’s organization/company related to my qualifications.
I have been working in the tourism /hotel Industry for the last sixteen years and have vast experience in
the accounting and management industry, from managing a Restaurant where I went into the tourism
Industry in the Finance department as Accountant and Senior Accountant as well as in the Meat
Industry also in the Finance department and my latest job was an Accountant. I am currently working at
Matiti Safaris as a Senior Accountant / Admin Manager so I have experience of more than sixteen years
in my finance career.
I am confident that the experience I have gained in the finance industry and the senior positions I
managed to maintain makes me a suitable candidate for any possible senior vacancy that may be
available at your establishment and I am confident that I can offer the necessary management skills
required.
My goal in life is to exceed any expectations regardless of the magnitude thereof
In conclusion, I wish to entreat on your good office to afford me an opportunity to harness my skills
and experience in a manner that would add value to your establishment.
I would like to thank you for using your time in perusing my CV.
Yours Sincerely
Shirley Meintjies
Email: shirley.titus1@gmail.com
Cell: 081 260 3009
Cell: 081 279 6524

2. CURRICULUM VITAE
REHOBOTH BLOCK C
P.O. BOX 26518, WINDHOEK
TEL. 081 260 3009
PERSONAL DETAILS
SURNAME : MEINTJIES
FIRST NAMES : SHIRLEY MERCIA
DATE OF BIRTH : 20 JUNE 1976
SEX : FEMALE
MARITAL STATUS : MARRIED
DEPENDANTS : ONE
NATIONALITY : NAMIBIAN
ID NUMBER : 760620 0002 6
SOCIAL SECURITY NO : 720 973 39
INCOME TAX NUMBER : 229 362 401 1
HOME LANGUAGES : AFRIKAANS
OTHER LANGUAGES : ENGLISH
HIGHEST EDUCATION PASSED
INSTITUTE : DAWID BEZUIDENHOUTD HIGH SCHOOL
GRADE : GRADE 12 (1993)
SUBJECTS : AFRIKAANS
ENGLISH
HISTORY
GEOGRAPHY
TYPING
BIOLOGY

3. TERTIARY EDUCATION
INSTITUTION : DAMELIN MANAGEMENT SCHOOL
QUALIFICATION : PRACTICAL ACCOUNTING
DATE : 6 SEPTEMBER 1994
INSTITUTION : ACADEMY OF LEARNING
QUALIFICATION : CERTIFICATE – INTRODUCTION TO
MICROSOFT EXCEL
: INTRODUCTION TO MICROSOFT
WINDOWS
: MS DOS
DATE : 30 MARCH 1997
INSTITUTION : ACADEMY OF LEARNING
QUALIFICATION : JUNIOR ACCOUNTANT
DATE : 2 DECEMBER 1998
INSTITUTION : DAMELIN EDUCATION GROUP
QUALIFICATION : FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
DATE : 20 OCTOBER 2002
INSTITUTION : JOBS UNLIMITED
QUALIFICATION : PASTEL VERSION 6
DATE : 15 MARCH 2003
INSTITUTION : UNIVERSITY OF STELLENBOSCH (PART TIME)
QUALIFICATION : MANAGEMENT DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME
DATE : 07 MAR 2005 – 06 OCT 2005
COMPUTER EXPERIENCE: MICROSOFT WORD , EXCEL
OFFICE , OUTLOOK / WINDOWS 95 – 2010/
WINDOWS DATABASE/ INTERNET EXPLORER/
INTERNET + INTERNET BANKING / BRILLIANT
ACCOUNTING / QUICKBOOKS V 9+10/ PASTEL
VERSION 14/ GREAT PLAINS / EXCEL INSIGHT
VERSION10/CS3 ACCOUTING / SAGE LINE 500/
SAGE X 3 / VIP PAYROLL

4. EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
Jan 14 – Present : MATITI SAFARUS
SENIOR ACCOUNTANT / ADMIN MANAGER
DUTIES
• Reconciling and reporting up to TB ledger and give feedback to
owners
• Balance sheet reconciliations
• Submitting of VAT Returns/ PAYE/SSC Fund/NTA Levy
• Following up on outstanding VAT monies
• Fixed Asset Register, monthly updating on purchases and
depreciation
• Daily capturing of accounting entries/ journals
• Processing of monthly standard journals
• Month-end procedures for Accounts Receivable, Accounts
Payable, Cash Books, Payroll)
• Must check that Aged Analysis of Debtors/Creditors and
Cash Books balances back to GL posting/accounts
• Preparing of all staff salary deductions and email to HR for
final approval.
• Manage overall finance staff
• Do all Payroll of company (VIP Payroll)
• Preparing and submitting of final audit files
• Attend and preparing of documents for all VAT audits
• Take control of situations and can work independently
Sep 2009 – Jul 2013 : MEAT CORPORATION OF NAMIBIA
ACCOUNTANT
DUTIES
• Reconciling and reporting up to TB ledger and give feedback to
senior management on a monthly basis
• Balance sheet reconciliations as well as intercompany recons
and confirmations
• Check all monthly creditors recons of creditors and sign it off
• Stock Controlling
• Budget managing
• Processing and reconciling petty cash
• Processing of all cancelled cheques
• Checking of GL allocations for all journals done by assistant accountant
• Submitting of VAT Returns
• Following up on outstanding VAT monies
• Fixed Asset Register, monthly updating on purchases and
depreciation
• Daily capturing of accounting entries/ journals

5. • Updating of cash flows on a daily basis
• Checking and signing of all EFT of payment batches done by
creditors on weekly and monthly basis.
• Liaison with admin administrators of different departments in
order to give a complete and correct income statement to
management as per the deadlines set from time to time
• Processing of monthly standard journals
• Do month-ends procedures /close off (Sales Orders,
Accounts Receivable, Inventory/Stock, Purchase Orders,
Accounts Payable, Cash Books)
• Must check that Aged Analysis of Debtors/Creditors and
Cash Books balances back to GL posting/accounts
• Preparing of all staff salary deductions and email to HR for
final approval.
• Manage overall finance staff
• Delegation and reporting of subordinates working under me
• Preparing of final audit files
• Reconciling of HP’s during year-end
• Attend and preparing of documents for all VAT audits
• Take control of situations and can work independently
01 Mar 2009 – 31 July 2009 : WILDERNESS SAFARIS NAMIBIA
CONSULTANT: FINANCE MANAGER
Checking & signing of balance sheets for all accountants
Training to new accountants
Preparing & compiling of different audit files so all different
companies can have the same formats and structure
Preparing of checking of directors packs and executive summaries
Checking for bank authorisation / signatures as part of audit
preparations.
Trains and provides technical advice to assistant
accountants and accountants as well as operational staff
Mainly deal direct with auditors during audit time with the help of
Accountants should the need arise.
01 Jun 2003 – 28 Feb 2009 : WILDERNESS SAFARIS NAMIBIA
ACCOUNTANT
DUTIES : Processing and reconciling of all debtors
Processing and reconciling of weekly bankings
Work done up to Trial Balance
Stock Controlling & processing of stock journals
VAT Returns
Fixed Asset Register
Accounts Payable / Receivable reconcile
All Balance Sheet items reconcile
Bank Reconciliations
Executive Summary prepare

6. Managing of cash flows
Preparation of all NTB forms (Nam. Tourism Board)
Supervising of four admin staff members and well as
interacting with lodge staff
Signing of cheques and releasing of payment batches.
Liaison with CM and PA in order to give a complete and
correct income statement to management as per the
deadlines set from time to time
Cash flow management in conjunction with senior
management
Preparation of monthly financial packs to shareholders
Preparing of final audit files
Helping with raising of funds project for CITW
(Foundation)
Coordination and preparation of annual budgets
Monitoring performance and efficiency
Developing complex financial models
Trains and provides technical advice to lower-level
accounting personnel and operation staff where needed
: WILDERNESS SAFARIS NAMIBIA
ASSISTANT GROUP FINANCIAL
MANAGER
DUTIES : Co-ordination, preparation and arrangement of meetings /
appointments
Receiving, resolving and directing enquiries directed to GFM
Organising and arrangements for various functions of GFM
Making all travel arrangements for senior management
Planning, producing and maintaining monthly reports
Processing of necessary accounting & financial documents
Daily updating of bank balances as well as controlling of cash flow
Month-end reports updating
Preparing of all Financial monthly packs to directors & CEO
Schedule appointments, travel bookings, set-up of meetings
with clients and prospective clients
Keeps all relevant information confidential
Executive Summary prepare
Feedback given to Concession Managers regarding
their income statements as part of monthly close-off.
Completion of all management reports
Preparing of all Namibian management reports for the
directors and concession manager on monthly basis
: WILDERNESS SAFARIS NAMIBIA
ACCOUNTANT – SERRA CAFEMA
DUTIES : All accounting recons
Work done up to Trial Balance
Stock Controlling
VAT Returns

7. Fixed Asset Register + Depreciation
Accounts Payable / Receivable
All Balance Sheet recons
Bank Reconciliations
Signing of cheques/ releasing of EFT payments
Supervising of two staff members
Prepare of audit files
Completion of management reports
Preparing of management reports for Concession
manager on monthly basis
01 Mar 2000 – 27 May 2003 : WINDHOEK BRAUHAUS
ADMIN + RESTAURANT MANAGER
DUTIES : Managing of Restaurant
Managing of staff
Preparing of menu’s as well as special
Customer care services provided
Daily correspondence of managements
Stock controlling and ordering
Payroll preparation
HR duties/ Preparation of salaries/Casuals payments
Staff Relations and recruitment and selection
processing
Daily cash-up done of staff
Bookings and confirmations
Schedule of appointments
Itinerary arrangements, set-up of meetings with
Handling of all HR issues with 45 staff members
Ensure availability of training material
Handles queries restaurant
Receives and records attendance applications
Processing of payroll documents
Checking of pay slips on a monthly basis
Handling all queries regarding advances
01 Nov 1994 – Feb 2000 : NAMIBIA ENTERTAINMENT
ADMIN SUPERVISOR
: Overseen of seven admin staff
Handling of all admin related matters
Working out of time sheet for casuals
Preparing of all stock control sheets
Dealing with all customer & staff issues
Management report updating
Prepare cash flow on daily basis
EXTRA DUTIES : Manager Feedback / correspondence
Plan and co-ordinate team activities
Register incoming and outgoing mail
Minute taking at meetings

8. Arrange appointments with clients
All Stock takings
Done cash sales / cash payments
SKILLS AND STRENGHTS
DILIGENT, RELIABLE, TRUSTWORTHY, ABILITY TO WORK WITH PEOPLE AND COPE
UNDER PRESSURE. CONSEQUENTLY LIKE TO BE BUSY WITH THINGS TO STIMULATE
MY MIND. ALWAYS WILLING TO GO THE EXTRA MILE, ALWAYS REACHING MY
DEADLINES. PLANNING & ORGANISING, GOALS SETTING AND ACHIEVING OF IT.
EXTRA ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
COMPUTER PRACTISES, READING, LISTENING TO MUSIC AND CHAIRPERSON OF
AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND MEMBER OF SOCIAL COMITTEE.
REFERENCES
1. Ilse Averia
Was Senior Accountant Operations
Cellphone: 081 300 5477
2. Jacky Heath
Was Region Group Financial Manager
Cellphone: 081 128 6048
3. Janine Klazen
Meat Corporation: Finance Supervisor
Tel: 3216400 / 081 348 8658
4. Anna Cassim
General Manager: Matiti
Cellphone: 081 129 5178
5. Mandy Thiel
Office Manager: Matiti Safaris
Work : 259041
Cellphone: 081 250 9789