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Verona Cowan
Group HR, Legal & Payroll Manager
Personal Information
ID Number: 7007100098084 Current Location: KwaZulu-Natal
Date of Birth: 10 Jul 1970 Location: KwaZulu-Natal
Nationality: South African Contact Number: 0790538399
Race: Coloured Email Address: vast001@live.com
Gender: Female
Disability: No
Profile Summary
I have extensive HR, Legal and payroll experience and am fully au fait with the procedures and requirements at CCMA - as I was
my previous company's representative at all CCMA matters. I boast a 95% success rate on wins at CCMA arbitrations. I am a hard
worker, responsible, team player, accustomed to working as long as I need to in order to achieve necessary deadlines, usually of
my own accord. I have been a Non-Executive Director and sat on REMCO board. I have been involved in due diligence/s, audits
and the like. I believe that I can achieve anything I set out to do, as this is evidenced by my vast range of experiences over the years
as all my challenges are met with success.
Experience
Group HR Manager | Mangwanani Group | February 2013 to August 2014
Reporting to : Financial Manager – Mrs Valarie Barnard – Email : valarie.barnard@gmail.com
Contact : 078 604 3894 / 083 632 4697
Duties & Responsibilities:
Group HR,IR, Legal and Payroll Manager. Manage the functionalities required of above portfolio including CCMA representation,
skills development facilitator, liaison with Services Seta, statutory compliances, drafting of QMS policy documents, WSP and ATRs,
applying for discretionary grants, managing legal portfolio, Drafting and implementing policies and procedures. Maintaining company
discipline, training and development, skills planning, draft and negotiate legal contracts iro supplier agreements, ensure company
compliance with statutory legislation ie Coida, UIF, SDLs, etc. Perform and manage payroll processes for staff complement over 850
employees...submissions of EMP201s to finance for SARS, bargaining council and union negotiation. Attend and advise
management on processes and procedures, recruitment / selection, exit interviews, represent company at CCMA disputes with a
95% success rate, salary benchmarking, manage salary and performance reviews, change management.
Note: Over and above additional portfolios such as setting up of QMS systems for training provider SSETA accreditation,
drafting of business plans for funding applications, drafting and submission of specific business plans for governmental
discretionary funding – the position reverted to my previous position portfolios and duties and responsibilities were as
below.
Reason for leaving: Contract Ended
Salary: R30 000+ Per Month
Group HR, Payroll & Legal Manager | Mangwanani Group (Pty) Limited | September
2009 to November 2011
Reporting to : Mr Darrell van Zeil – Operations Director Contact No.: 0824474872 Email : Darrell@vanzeil.co.za
Group HR, Payroll & Legal Manager
Responsibilities GROUP HR * Attend to all matters in the field of Human Resources including, but not limited to:; * Draft/amend HR
Policies and procedures in line with current legislation;; * Recruitment;; * Attend and Report at EXCO; * Disciplinary Enquiries;; *
Draft Notices;; * Prepare Case;; * Company Representative / Chairperson;; * CCMA - Prepare / Research relevant case law and
arbitrate on the Company's behalf with a 95% success rate at the CCMA; *Roadshows;; * Employee / trade union communication,
liaison, etc;; * Issue Group Policies;; * Remuneration Committee;; * Attend Board meetings, both locally and nationally;; * Monitor
Absenteeism in the business; *Reporting on all matters connected herewith; * Prepare, process and once signed-off release payrolls
for +-850 employees;; * Reconcile payroll;; * Manage queries;; * Submit EMP201's; * Ensure PAYE and UIF are properly reconciled
by Finance and paid over timeously;; * EE - ensure EE Plan, WSP and ATR are met specific deadlines (in conjunction with
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outsourced company);; * Ensure company in line with its statutory obligations iro LRA, BCEA, OHS, EE;; * Monitor / Approve leave
applications and ensure adequate staff complement for the Company's high and low seasons;; * Draft employment contracts;; *
Internal and External Communication;; *Work closely with the Auditors in respect of preparing and supplying required documentation
to assist in the finalisation of the Company's Audited Financials; * Liaise with all the branches in daily reports; * Monitor and act on
daily (Day and Night Reports) - 8 daily reports.; * Communicate with clients in respect of any problems which may have arisen in
respect of the service provided; * Resolve queries and complaints; LEGAL: * Attend to the drafting of contracts; perusing and
managing / amending contracts received.
Reason for leaving: The family/work balance became difficult as my portfolio found me spending long hours and overtime
performing my functions in order to wholly contribute value to the business – which impacted my family.
Legal Manager | Edwafin Investment Holdings Limited | October 2007 to May 2009
Reporting to: CEO : Patrick Stapleton and CFO : Don Hutchinson – Contact no.: 082 654 0954 Email: don@sandon.co.za
Responsibilities LEGAL: MANAGEMENT and COMPANY SECRETARIAL FUNCTIONS: * Attend to the drafting of commercial and
business contracts; perusing and managing / amending contracts received and liaising with those persons in this regard.; *Sign-off
on all contracts in every department ; * Attend meetings and instructing attorneys to act on behalf of the company in such matters as
requires an attorney with Right of Appearance. ; * Attend to litigate on behalf of the company, where such litigation did not require
appearance at Court.; * Draft resolutions; * Attend board meetings and EXCO; * Attend Strategic and Managers' Conferences; *
Attend to the Company's Statutory Requirements, transfers of shares, Director's interests and all matters required of a Company
Secretary; *Ensure that the Company Directors observe ``best practice'' methodologies in all matters.; * Ensure that newly
appointed Directors are properly inducted by giving the basic training via the Directors Induction Plan; *Present to the Board on all
matters legal and Company Secretarial; * Ensure that the Minute Books and Registers for the Company and its various subsidiaries
are all properly managed, up to date and accurately recorded.; * AS the Legal Adviser to the CEO and CFO, ensure that compliancy
issues are properly defined and adhered to.; * Sit on the boards of the Risk Committee; EXCO; and an alternate Board member;; *
Assist with the setting up of the Company's Australian arm;
Reason for leaving: Company Liquidated
Secretary to the Marketing Director | Relyant Retail Limited | March 2005 to October
2007
Reporting to: Marketing Director : Andrea Bell Contact : 082 563 6094 Website: www.relyant.co.za
Responsibilities LEGAL: * Ad-hoc legal queries; * Trademark applications; *Trademark objections; * Compliancy Issues with respect
to legalities in respect of Contracts entered into and amending same where necessary; PA: * Personal Assistant to Marketing
Director and executing all functions in this regard; * Arranging diary and travel arrangements; * Set up meetings; * Screen calls; *
Attend to all requirements of business and personal nature; * Type emails and send out on behalf of Director, print emails, collate
and deliver to Director etc; SECRETARIAL * Letter writing; * Attend to correspondence - in and out; *Manage diary; * Set up
functions; * Manage the administrative duties for the Marketing Department; * Month end reporting; * Editing, formatting, printing and
collating various reports; * Prepare and distribute required documentation for aforesaid meetings etc; * Attend to filing and drawing
files etc; Reason for leaving Career opportunity
Reason for leaving: Better career offer at Edwafin
Senior Legal Secretary & PA | Nedbank Ltd | November 2001 to October 2004
Bank: Business Division) PA/Senior Legal Secretary to the Regional Credit Risk & Legal Collections Manager
(BOE Bank: Business Div.)
Reporting to: Natalie Backman Contact : 031 364 2436 / 031 364 1111 Email: natalieb@nedbank.co.za
Job Title PA/Senior Legal Secretary to the Regional Credit Risk & Legal
Collections Manager Reporting to: Regional Credit Risk & Legal Collections Manager Responsibilities
LEGAL: * Draft and send out letters of demand; * Draft Summons; * Draft RDJs; * Draft Writs; * Draft Sale conditions and Notices of
Sale; * Place adverts in necessary newspapers; * Attended to payment of advertisements; * Attended to have sheriff execute sale in
execution; * Attended to payments of attorneys' accounts and reconciled same; * Attended to payments of sheriffs', auctioneers' and
other accounts ; *Attended to pro-active collection of outstanding debtors, follow ups, place debtors on terms and ensured
compliance in this regard; * Drafted consent to Judgment ito Section 58; * Attended to all administrative functions required in the
Credit Risk and Legal Collections Departments; PA: * Executed all functions in this regard - Arranging diary and travel
arrangements; * Set up meetings; * Screened calls; * Attended to all requirements of business and personal nature; * Typed emails
and sent out on behalf of manager; * Printed off all emails; * Collated and delivered to manager; SECRETARIAL: * Dicta-typing; *
Letter writing; * Attended to correspondence - in and out; * Managed Regional Manager's diary; * Set up functions; * Appointments;
*Managed the administrative duties for the Credit Risk and Legal Collections department (assisted a team of 6) relative to month
end reporting; editing, formatting, printing and collating various reports for required Credit Risk and Legal Collections meetings
which are held monthly; * Set up and book venue; * Send emails to necessary attendees; order snacks (if required); prepare and
distribute required documentation for aforesaid meetings
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Reason for leaving: Voluntary Retrenchment - wanted to pursue my studies
Legal Secretary | PAG Employment Agency | August 2001 to November 2001
Various duties and responsibilities required by companies in respect of specific temp assignments including but not limited to :
secretarial; accounts; switchboard operator; data capturing; audit assist.
Reason for leaving: Secured a permanent position at one of my temp assignments
Salary: R65+ Per Hour
Legal Secretary | Shepstone & Wylie Attorneys | August 1999 to April 2001
Dbn Legal Secretary/PA - Commercial
Reporting to: DUNSTAN FARRELL - 0313124242 / 082 443 7669
Responsibilities LEGAL: * Drafted and sent out letters of demand; * Drafted summons; * Drafted RDJs; *Drafted Writs; * Drafted
Sale conditions and Notices of Sale; * Placed adverts in necessary newspapers; *Attended to payment of advertisements; *Attended
to have sheriff execute sale in execution; * Attended to payments of attorneys' accounts and reconciled same; * Attended to
payments of sheriffs', auctioneers' and other accounts ; * Attended to pro-active collection of outstanding debtors, follow ups, place
debtors on terms and ensured compliance in this regard; * Draft Emoluments Attachment Orders (S65); * Drafted consent to
Judgment ito Section 58; * Attended to all administrative functions required; * Attended to Collections of outstanding accounts, etc; *
Commercial Law - Contracts (draft/edit);
Reason for leaving: Childbirth
Executive Secretary | Deutsche Bank | October 1997 to July 1999
Reporting to : Andrew Tyndale-Biscoe
Note: Mr Tyndale-Biscoe has subsequently left Deutsche Bank and is the founder and CEO of Manhattan Equities.
His contact details are: 011 480 8500 Email: andrew@manhattaneq.co.za
Jhb Executive Secretary All duties related to listing companies on the JSE, Inet Bridge, Realtime McGregors, drafting and typing of
Prospecti for listings and arranging breakfast seminars for same. Did the BA/Comair listing from A - Z. Diary Management;
deadlines driven; executive secretarial duties
Reason for leaving: Relocated back to Durban
Secretary | University of Natal | March 1997 to July 1997
Reporting to: Professor Robinson
(Mornings Only) Secretary to the Town Planning Department Assisted students with their assignments; assisted in the Law Faculty;
managed the students; managing of diary, etc
Reason for leaving: Left for full time position
Legal Secretary | Quest Personnel Group | February 1993 to July 1993
Various duties and responsibilities required by companies in respect of specific temp assignments including but not limited to :
secretarial; accounts; switchboard operator; data capturing; whatever assistance was required.
Reason for leaving: Was appointed to a permanent position in one of my temp assignments to BOE Bank (bought over by
Nedbank)
Salary: R60+ Per Hour
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Conveyancing / Bond Secretary | Ismail Ayob & Partners | February 1991 to January 1993
Reporting to: Ismail Ayob
Jhb Conveyancing/Bond Secretary
Drafting Title Deeds; searching databases; filing; liaising with Deeds Office Registry; Drafting Bond Documents; Conditions of Sale,
Drafting Advertisements, Advertising in the Government Gazette; deadlines driven; diary management
Reason for leaving: Received a better career offer
Salary: R5 500+ Per Year
Receptionist | Neme & USA Wholesalers | February 1990 to October 1990
Jhb Receptionist/Typist All reception duties, typing, filing, receiving clients, manage diary, general correspondence
Reason for leaving: To pursue my interests in the legal fraternity
Salary: R4 500+ Per Year
Education
Bachelor of Laws - Did not complete Degree - Incomplete | Degree - Incomplete
University of Kwa-Zulu Natal
Diploma in Industrial Relations | Diploma - 1995
Damelin
CAIB - Banking , Subjects : * Banking; * Basic Principles of Law; * Financial
Accounting & Business Management ; | Certificate - 2003
Institute of Bankers
Matric Certificate | High School Matric - 1988
Newlands East Senior Secondary School
Skills
Credit Risk | 2 to 3 years
Rank: Intermediate
Litigation | 10 years or more
Rank: Advanced
Payroll | 5 to 6 years
Rank: Advanced
Microsoft Word | 10 years or more
Rank: Advanced
Microsoft PowerPoint | 10 years or more
Rank: Advanced
Microsoft Outlook | 10 years or more
Rank: Advanced
Microsoft Excel | 10 years or more
Rank: Advanced
Human Resources | 5 to 6 years
Rank: Advanced
GroupWise | 1 to 2 years
Rank: Basic
Corel Draw Suite | 1 year or less
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Rank: Basic
Contracts Law (Drafting / Negotiating) | 3 to 4 years
Rank: Intermediate
Management | 6 to 7 years
Rank: Advanced
Microsoft excel | 10 years or more
Rank: Advanced
Industrial relations | 10 years or more
Rank: Advanced
Skills Development Facilitator | 2 to 3 years
Rank: Intermediate
Drafting and negotiating contracts | 6 to 7 years
Rank: Advanced
Drafting & Implementing Policies & Procedures | 6 to 7 years
Rank: Advanced
Industrial Relations | 10 years or more
Rank: Advanced
CCMA Representation | 5 to 6 years
Rank: Advanced
Drafting & setting up of QMS (Quality Management) | 2 to 3 years
Rank: Advanced
Set up of legislative committees : OHS / EE / REMCO Committees | 2 to 3 years
Rank: Intermediate
Next Job
Desired Job Title: Human Resources, Payroll, Legal & Support Services Manager
Willing to relocate: Yes
Job Type(s): Permanent Part-Time Temporary Contract
Desired Salary: Between R20 000 and R35 000
Availability : Immediate
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