Profile
• I am a highly motivated graduate who currently completed a Bachelors of Commerce degree with a Double major in Information Systems and Marketing.
• Due to my years of experience in the various industries, I have managed to build on my personal and professional skills and a mature and professional approach I regard to be self-motivated, organised and capable of working under pressure.
• I have excellent inter-personal and independent communication and social skills.
• Strives for quality in everything I do.
• Fluent in English
• Excellent independent and Great Management Skills.
Career Summary
2014
G S Akoojee Associates
Accounting Clerk (Part-time)
Roles & Responsibilities
• To maintain accounting documentation records by making copies; filing documents.
• To reconcile bank statements in comparison to statements with general ledger.
• To update and maintain the organisations accounting database by capturing data and completing regular backups of information.
• To charter and run performance analysis using specialised software programmes in order to verify the financial standing of the organisation and produce reports.
• To protect and value the organization’s confidential value by keeping information.
• Managed other staff within the organisation
2011 – 2013
Bellagio Jewellers (Eastgate Mall)
Salesman (Part-time-student)
My retail experience has given me a range of transferable skills. These include:
• Thorough knowledge of product ranges and detailed understanding of target markets including seasonal variations excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Good standard of IT and numeracy
• Strong customer focus
• Ability to work under pressure and to tight deadlines
• An understanding of the need for stretching performance and sales targets
• Commercial awareness and an understanding of the retail sector
• A strong commitment to effective time management
• Belief that having good personal presentation is important in conveying corporate values
• Commitment to actively seeking and applying feedback from colleagues and managers
• Above all I am passionate about any task allocated to me and I consistently ‘go the extra mile’. I’m also told I am fun to work with!
Education & Qualifications
Matriculated with university exemption Mathematics, Accounting, Physical Science, Life Science, Life (Queens High School) Orientation, English, Afrikaans
Degree (University of the Witwatersrand)
Bachelors of Commerce: Double Major-Information Systems & Marketing
Courses
• Information Systems I
• Information Systems II
• Application & Management of Information Systems,
• Information Systems Development Project
• Marketing Research
• Marketing Theory
• Strategic Marketing
• Services Marketing
• Finance
• Insurance & Risk
• Economics
• Applied Mathematics
• Business Accounting
• Statistics
• Commercial Law
Professional Development
• I was a tutor at the University of the Witwatersrand. I tutored the complexity of Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Access and Microsoft Word to first year students.
• Designed a mobile application and website for Zesti Lemons (a fast food restaurant) as part of the Information Systems Development Project.
• I acquired presentation skills by presenting the mobile application and website that was developed to the client and various lecturers as well as various company representatives such as, KPMG, PWC, BSG, FNB, Deloitte and other well known companies.
IT Skills
• Microsoft Visual Studio C#
• Microsoft SQL
• HTML & CSS
• JQuery
• JavaScript
• SAP
• Pastel Accounting
• OS Financials
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Microsoft Access
• Microsoft PowerPoint
