Mara Wise has over 20 years of experience in bookkeeping, accounting, and administrative roles. Her most recent role was as HR Manager and Payroll Officer for Buco Honeydew, where her responsibilities included general administration, reporting, payroll processing, and HR functions. She has extensive experience with accounting software such as Pastel, QuickBooks, and AccPac. Her career includes roles as a bookkeeper, senior bookkeeper, and business owner of her own bookkeeping service.

1. Curriculum Vitae
Names : Mara Wise
Address : 7 Karras, Sovereign Street, Strubens Valley, Roodepoort
Contact Number : 082 382-0580 1
E-Mail Address : mrsmwise1@gmail.com
EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
BUCO HONEYDEW
POSITION: HR MANAGER/PAYROLL
EMPLOYMENT DATES: FEBRUARY TO CURRENT
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
o General admin functions
o Various month end reports to be submitted before deadlines
o Uploading payments on FNB Business banking
o Ensure all deadlines are timeously met
Apply the appropriate written and oral communication skills
o HR function of writing up warnings and lias with Head Office regarding hearings
o Payroll function of administrating and extracting employees time and attendance records
o Capturing of employees leave
o Earning/deduction schedule for monthly pay run
o Employees pay queries
o Reconciliation of various bookkeeping accounts
BEHARIOURAL DIMENSIONS REQUIRED
Emotional maturity/balanced behavior profile
Attention to detail
Ability to prioritize/handle multiple priorities and report on tight deadlines
Self confidence, presentable, numerate, very computer literate, assertiveness and ability to
operate independently
AUTOBARN ENTERPRISES (PTY) LTD
POSITION : BOOKKEEPER TO TRIAL BALANCE
EMPLOYMENT DATES: MARCH 2010 – JULY 2013
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
o Capture and reconcile cashbooks
o Reconcile creditor payments to statements
o Reconcile debtor payments to statements

2. Curriculum Vitae
o VMG ( housekeeping) debtors and creditors
o Loan accounts and other sundry reconciliations
o Capture recon orders and invoices against cars
o Capture sundry purchases
o Capture OTP and customer invoices
o Pastel Payroll and all related reports
o MIBCO monthly reconciliations
o EMP 201 returns
o VAT E filing
o Petty Cash Control
o We used VMG accounting system, pastel payroll and pastel accounting and at a stage Kerridge
Accounting.
RONALD SEWELLS & ASSOCIATES, BRYANSTON
POSITION: ACCOUNTS AND ADMINISTRATION
EMPLOYMENT DATES: JUNE 2009 – 15 DECEMBER 2009
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Capture and reconcile cashbooks
o Process EFT creditor payments
o Reconcile creditor payments to statements
o Ensure debtor control accounts kept up to date
o Attend to all debtors and creditors queries
o Pastel (housekeeping) debtors and creditors
o Loan account and other sundry reconciliations
o General reception duties
o Pastel Evolution and pastel payroll.
WISE BOOKKEEPING SERVICES
POSITION: SOLE CLOSED CORPORATION MEMBER
EMPLOYMENT DATES: NOVEMBER 2007 – MAY 2009
The company had six clients and we offered a full bookkeeping and administration service, averaging a
monthly turnover of R26,000. Whilst our service was appreciated by the client base, cash flow was severely
affected due to non / slow payment by certain clients.
I used pastel and quick books.
TOTAL AIR CONTROL (PTY) LTD, KYA SAND
POSITION: SENIOR BOOKKEEPER
EMPLOYMENT DATES: MAY 2002 – OCTOBER 2007
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Full bookkeeping function to comply with auditors requirements
o Books to balance sheet for three Companies that fall within the group
o Processing and control of statutory returns for all Companies
o Various administrative duties including the control of provident fund, sick fund, unions requirements,
and medical aid for 60 factory personnel and 30 administration personnel
o Processing of all personnel queries
o Salaries and wages for all three Companies using the Pastel Payroll

3. Curriculum Vitae
o Control and management of petty cash
o Number of reporting personnel - 3
o Pastel Accounting and payroll system was used.
LSM CONSULTANCY, WELTEVREDEN PARK
POSITION: BOOKKEEPER
EMPLOYMENT DATES: FEBRUARY 1999 – APRIL 2002
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Full bookkeeping function for various small Companies who did not need to employ a full time
Bookkeeper.
o The position entailed a full accounting function on Pastel with creditors and debtors,
invoicing, credit notes, journal entries, month and year end processing
o Statements and all the relevant reports applicable
o Statutory requirement and returns – VAT, PAYE, UIF etc.
o General typing and correspondence, e-mailing
o An electronic banking system was used
o Running of the office, answering of phones etc.
o We used Pastel Accounting package.
DOWSON & DOBSON, ISANDO
POSITION: ACCOUNTING/ADMINSTRATION/SALES
EMPLOYMENT DATES: OCTOBER 1996 – MAY 1998
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
o This position entailed a full accounting function of AccPac with creditors, debtors etc.
o Conducted physical stock count once a month which had to balance back to AccPac
o All incoming stock invoices were processed
o Assisted with the generation of urgent quotations and received and processed incoming sales orders
o Placed indents for stock where levels were low with the UK and USA, as well as with local suppliers
o Responsible for petty cash float of R10 000-00 per week.
MERIDIAN COLLEGE, BRAAMFONTEIN
POSITION: SCHOOL SECRETARY
EMPLOYMENT DATES: MARCH 1995 – SEPTEMBER 1996
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Private Secretary to the principal
o Frontline reception and co-ordination for parents, students and fellow personnel
o Generation, issue and collection of school fees
o Set-up and input of content for examination papers
o Ordering of stationery and consumables
BUSYBEES,BRACKENHURST
POSITION: SOLEPROPRIETOR
EMPLOYMENT DATES: JANUARY 1993 – MARCH 1995
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

4. Curriculum Vitae
o Collection of primary school children from various schools
o Preparation and serving of lunches
o Supervision and assistance with homework, with particular attention to those children with learning
problems
o Organization of activities and interest for the children
o Liaison with parents and teachers at the various schools which the children attended
o Organized holiday activities
POLYFLORA, CITYDEEP
POSITION: SALES REPRESENTATIVE
EMPLOYMENT DATES: MAY 1991 – DECEMBER 1992
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Sales of floral requirements to the FMCG major retail chain stores and to the general trade.
DIRECT RESPONSEMARKET,BRAKPAN
POSITION: SALES REPRESENTATIVE
EMPLOYMENT DATES: MAY 1987 – MAY 1988
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
o Sales of the company’s principle product being a distribution service.
EDUCATION
DSG Grahamstown, Matric 1976
COLLEGE FOR ADVANCED TECHNICAL EDUCATION 1977
Diploma: Bookkeeping to Trial Balance 1996
FULLY LITERATE: MS Excel / PowerPoint / Outlook / Word
ACCOUNTING PACKAGES: Pastel Accounting / Pastel Payroll / Quick Books / Accpac / Pastel Evolution. VMG
Auto (Dealership Management Software)
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
o Vast and varied amount of bookkeeping experience
o “Hands on” execution, able to work independently
o Fully competent in all aspect of office administration
o Calm, patient and even tempered
o Work well in a pressurized environment without losing attention to detail
o Attention to detail: ensuring that in all areas of responsibility, tasks and procedures are executed in
accordance with generally accepted auditing and accounting practices

5. Curriculum Vitae
REFERENCES
Mrs. Glynnis Sweetin - LSM Consultancy – Written reference as owner emigrated
Mr. Craig Pye – Climate Exchange (private bookkeeping client) – Tel: 071 416 7639
Ms. Di Macdonald – The Knowledge Base (pvt. bookkeeping client) – Tel: 011 463 0987