Cameron Nel

Accountant

PERSONAL SUMMARY
Bright accountant looking for further experience to broaden horizons. Currently have experience in agriculture,
retail and in an accounting firm. I have good communication skills, am detail orientated, able to work
independently as well as deadline driven. Where I lack in experience, I make up with a learning spirit,

MEMBERSHIP
2019: South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA)
Membership no: 31167

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
2008 – 2010: BCom Financial Accountancy Degree
North-West University Potchefstroom campus
2007: Matric Exemption
Keimoes High School

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY
January 2023 to date: Desert Raisins (Pty) Ltd – a division of BKB Limited
The BKB Group moved me from the AlphaAlfa division when the accountant of Desert Raisins
resigned. Unfortunately the BKB Group decided to withdraw from the fruit industry from May
2023.
The tasks at Desert Raisins was similar to the tasks done at AlphaAlfa – please see under.
June 2021 to date: Alpha Alfa (Pty) Ltd – a division of BKB Limited
Daily
 Capturing and reconciling Current and USD bank statements on the
Syspro system
 Submission of daily cash movement to head office
 Liaising with shipping lines with regards to export shipments
 Creditor function and payments – submitting and approving on bank
Weekly
 Cash flow management (making sure there is enough funds for
payments, if not, communicate with head office for loan)
 Debtor management
 Report previous week’s sales with cost and GP
 Checking export shipment’s documents
Operating Systems:
Windows XP
Windows 7
Windows 10
Microsoft:
MS Word
MS Excel
MS Powerpoint
Accounting:
Pastel Partner
Caseware Working
Papers
Syspro system
Other programs
Food Lover’s Market
Symphonix
POSiTill.net system
Skills:
Languages
-Afrikaans (fluent)
-English (good)
Communication
-Developed through
working with clients
and staff
Leadership
-Head of admin
department at Food
Lover’s Market
Teamwork
-Working with admin
staff to ensure
smooth running of
admin department

References – Desert
Raisins
Rae Schoeman –
Group Financial
Manager (from Nov
2022)
082 665 8046
Monthly
 Reconciliation of creditors
 Reconciliation of control / suspense accounts
 Inventory
 Adjusting journals – write and processing
 Closing of trial balance
 Maintaining asset register
 Month end processing with related working papers
 Management (interim) statement for financial manager
 Monthly budgeting and forecasting against management statements
 Calculation of VAT
 Submission of VAT201
Yearly
 Respond to external audit queries
February 2016 – May 2021: Food Lover’s Market and Market Liquors Upington
Daily
 Capturing cashiers’ daily sales on an excel sheet and reconcile with
income on bank statement
 Capturing of debtor and wholesale purchases
 Sign off on cash purchases and payments
 Loading of creditor payments on bank
 Cost valuations on products/purchases
 Determine GRV’s done correctly by admin personnel
Weekly
 Take part in weekly stock take by analyzing shorts and overs and
determining stock that needs to be recounted
 Do final recounts during stock take and adjust stock on system
accordingly (ML)
 Maintaining of ML order sheet
 Sending of weekly sales to head office
 Maintaining of profit reports – comparing weekly sales of different
sections of store for this year against previous year and pointing out
positive or negative growth of sections in percentage terms
 Capturing of cashbook on Pastel with bank manager
 Cashbook and bank reconciliation
 Sending out debtor statements
Monthly
 Reconciliation of debtors
 Reconciliation of control accounts
 Reconciliation of purchases on symphonix system against pastel
invoices
 Check creditor reconciliations done by creditor clerk
 Adjusting journals write and processing
 Closing of trial balance
 Maintaining asset register
 Management statement for store manager and owner
 Monthly budgeting and forecasting against management statements
 Checking of salaries to determine hours worked has been correctly put in
VIP by HR
 Report to store manager and owner
Yearly
 Budgeting and forecasting
 Maintaining asset register and calculating of depreciation
 Preparing yearly files for external accountants
References –
AlphaAlfa
Christie Engelbrecht
– Group Financial
Manager (till Oct
2022)
071 683 3505
References – FLM &
ML
Eldrid Harris –
Financial Manager
(till Feb. 2018)
053 841 0635
072 627 1417
[email protected]
Hubner du Plessis –
Owner of stores
082 927 0297
hubner@hdptransport
.co.za

EMPLOYMENT HISTORY (continue)
June 2012 – January 2016: Boshoff Visser Professional Accountants Upington
 Capturing of cashbook
 Cashbook and bank reconciliation
 Income and expenditure
 Monthly debtors’ function
 Reconciliation of debtors
 Creditors function
 Reconciliation of creditors
 Asset register and calculation of depreciation
 Adjusting journals write and processing
 Reconciliation of petty cash
 Reconciliation of investments
 Reconciliation of loans
 Calculation of VAT
 Submission and payment of VAT on SARS e-filing system
 Reconciliation of VAT output and input tax
 Calculation of salary deductions (PAYE and UIF)
 Submission and payment of PAYE and UIF on SARS e-filing system
 Reconciliation of PAYE and UIF on SARS easyfile system
 Generation of employees’ IRP5’s on SARS easyfile system
 Calculation of provisional tax
 Calculation of income tax for individuals, close corporations and trusts
 Submission of income tax return on SARS e-filing
 Registering for different types of SARS taxes
 Compiling of financial statements for individuals, close corporations,
body corporate, trusts and partnerships
 Auditing
 Report to manager and branch manager
April 2011 – June 2012: Christo Klindt Geoktrooieerde Rekenmeesters
 Boshoff Visser took over from Christo Klindt and therefore most of the
tasks are the same
 Submission and payment of PAYE and UIF on SARS e-filing system
 SARS correspondence regarding VAT
 Report to manager and owner