Michelle Parfett is seeking a position in a fast-growing company. She has over 20 years of experience in accounting and bookkeeping roles. Her most recent role was as Financial Controller at My Market, where she managed accounts, reporting, budgets, and a staff of 14. She holds qualifications in accounting, payroll administration, and financial management.

1. MICHELLE LEANNE PARFETT/ID:7310130051085
16 EARLS COURT, CNR NILE & DERBY STREET, KENSINGTON 073 162 3160 MICHELLEPARFETT@GMAIL.COM
OBJECTIVE
To work in a fast-growing and dynamic company.
Current Position: Financial Controller 05/01/2015 – to date
My market.com a Division of Bidvest Rosebank
Responsibilities:
Monthly consolidation of accounts for three divisions
Management accounting to Bidtravel head office Including:
Income statements
Balance Sheet
CAPEX
Debtors
Flash reporting/Profit estimation done on the 1st of every month
Management of 14 staff
Annual budgeting and presentation to the board
Forecasts
Handling Auditor queries
VAT returns
TAX Payments
Employment Equity reporting
BEE reporting
Annual drawing up of Audited Financial Statements
Quarterly Reporting
Financial Board Reports
Control Petty cash
Payment authorization & release
12/31/2014 Thompsons Travel Johannesburg
SENIOR BOOKKEEPER
Full Function accounts for the Thompsons Visions & various Thompsons functions-including:
 Payments
 Receipts
 Cash book
 Creditors
 Debtors
 Journals
 Invoicing
 Depreciation
 Stock control
 Inter-Company accounts
 General Ledger
 Consultant Incentive workings/payouts
 Income Statements-six divisions
 Trial Balance

2.  Management accounts(consolidation of six divisions)
 Balance Sheet
7/1/2001 TO 4/30/2009 Pentravel Johannesburg
ACCOUNTANT
Full Function Bookkeeping to Balance Sheet for 3 entities namely East Rand Mall, Killarney and Fourways Mall
Branches including:
 Staff reporting (Indirectly) +/- 15 Sales Consultants
 Turnover +/- R120 million per annum
 General Ledger postings to relevant expenses
 Balance Ledger to the control accounts
 Statutory returns eg: VAT, SDL, UIF, PAYE
 Responsible for asset register: entries to write-off
 Responsible for petty cash+/- R3000 float/all expenses substantiated by vouchers and authorised
reconciliation
Accounting:
 Produce monthly trial balance, Income Statements, and audit pack
 Prepare budgets and variance reports
 Intercompany transactions and accounts
 Ad-hoc reporting as requested by Financial Manager
 Bank reconciliations
 Creditors and debtors control
 Provisions/accruals
 Staff loans and control thereof
 VAT returns
 Receipt clearing reconciliations
Payroll (Outsourced to PPS and processed on VIP):
 Oversee salaries and wages +/- 15 Consultants
 Reconciliations of control accounts
 Handle changes to Payroll
Full Function Creditors on a balance brought system including signing power on Cheques/EFT payments:
 Book value +/- R1 million and +/- 15 local accounts
 Major Accounts: BSP (Consolidated Airline B)
Reconcile creditors ledger accounts
 Check invoices are correct and authorised
 Ensure receipt of credit notes from creditors
 Responsible for the batching of invoices, delivery notes and credit notes
 Prepare and issue of cheques/EFT payments
 Allocate payments
 Print analysis reports
 Ensure that payments are authorised within accordance with company policy
Full Function Debtors on a balance brought forward system:
 Book value +/- R1,5million and +/- 15 local accounts
 Reconcile accounts – travel/sundry
 Reconcile to statements and ledger
 Issue of Credit notes where necessary
 Calculation of discounts and rebates with all airlines and suppliers
 Day sales outstanding includes:
Travel clients – COD
Travel Commissions – 30 days depending on terms and conditions

3.  Handle queries on problematic accounts to a legal level
 Handle amounts outstanding and discrepancy queries
 Telephonic collections
 Allocate payments and receipts
 Banking
PART-TIME / AFTER HOURS Mark Parfett Johannesburg
BOOKKEEPER
 Manage books for a medical practitioner
 Cashbook processes and reconciliations
 Supplier processing and reconciliations
 Fixed assets and depreciation journals
 Debtors processing and reconciliations
 Debtors and general ledger reconciliations
 Journal postings
 Petty cash
1/1/1999 TO 6/30/2001 GBG ENGINEERING Johannesburg
BOOKKEEPER
 Cashbook processes and reconciliations
 Supplier processing and reconciliations
 Fixed assets and depreciation journals
 Debtors processing and reconciliations
 Debtors and general ledger reconciliations
 Pastel
 Journal postings
 Petty cash
4/1/1997 TO 12/31/1998 George Rennie and Malakou Johannesburg
RENTAL MANAGERESS
 Debtors / rent collection +/- 400 Tenants
 Creditors & general expense payments
 Landlord statements and balancing of accounts +/- 40 Landlords
 Receipting and banking of cash
 Petty cash
 Salaries and wages +/- 30 Employees
 UIF returns
 VAT returns
 Handling Tenant complaints
 Controlling upkeep of buildings
 Daily queries and problems
 Bank reconciliations of three Trust accounts
 Financial statements for each client
4/1/1996 TO 3/31/1997 Proctor and Gamble Johannesburg
FINISHED PRODUCT IMPORT ADMINISTRATOR
 Sourcing and ordering of finished product
 Arranging shipments and container loads

4.  Clearing of containers at customs
 Arranging transport and logistics of imported products to depots
 Handling customer service
 Meeting sales demands for sales forecast
3/1/1994 TO 3/31/1996 Bentel Brothers Investments Johannesburg
BOOKKEEPING / RECEPTIONIST
 Balancing of books for five restaurants
 Salaries and wages for five restaurants
 Daily accounts
 Banking and deposits
 Typing of letters
 Electronic banking
 VAT returns, calculations of RSG Levies and completion of returns
11/1/1992 TO 2/29/1994 XPS Johannesburg
PART-TIME ADMINISTRATION CLERK
 Banking of revenue
 Cashbook balance
2/1/1994 TO 10/31/1994 Armco Superlite Johannesburg
RECEPTIONIST / DATA-CAPTURER
 Switchboard +/- 50 Incoming and 40 extensions
11/1/1992 TO 2/28/1994 Sydcor Engineering Johannesburg
ACCOUNTS CLERK
 Cashbook and daily Balances
 Daily bank balances for salaries and current accounts
 Allocation of cashbook entries
 Month end balances
 Posting cashbook into computer
 Banking salaries, inter-company and petty cash transfers
 All deposits of revenue, allocating to debtors accounts, including revenue received from Botswana
 Creditors payments for labour hire and small accounts
 Petty cash payments – balancing of float up to R100 000
 Computer entries
 Switchboard
 Purchasing stationary and other consumables

5. EDUCATION
UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN
Payroll and Tax Administration Short Course
Accounting Short Course
Financial Management Short Course
UNISA Johannesburg
B COM ACCOUNTING-FIRST YEAR/PART COMPLETE
IATA – INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL AGENTS
 BSP Billing Accreditation course
DAMELIN BUSINESS SCHOOL - 2006
 Bookkeeping Diploma
DALE CARNEGIE COURSE - 1992
 Human relations Diploma
GERMISTON TECHNICAL COLLEGE - 1992
 N4 Personnel Management
GERMISTON HIGH SCHOOL - 1991
 Matric
COMPUTER PACKAGES
 Quicktrav
 Lotus
 MS Office
 MS Word
 MS Excel
 MS Outlook
 Pastel Accounting & Online
 BEST (Beltel)
 Mapics / AS400
 Impact (On core)
 Marwood
REFERENCES
THOMPSONS
 TBA
PENTRAVEL
 Fiona Watermeyer 079 577 6451
 Lizette Potgieter – 082 900 4602
 Marc Leenstra 082 317 7878
 Reference letter attached
GBG
 Jean Zarrifis – 084 580 7791