Hanri Botes
Adamstown,NSW
Summary
Diligent Bookkeeper with solid foundation in managing financial records and ensuring accuracy in bookkeeping tasks. Proven ability to maintain up-to-date ledgers and resolve discrepancies promptly. Demonstrated exceptional attention to detail and strong proficiency in financial software and reconciliation processes.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Bookkeeper
Temblor Trading (Pty) Ltd
Gauteng, South Africa
10.2020 - 10.2025
- Processed accounts payable and receivable transactions accurately and efficiently.
- Maintained financial records and ensured compliance with relevant regulations.
- Assisted in month-end closing procedures, reconciling accounts to ensure accuracy.
- Reconciled accounts, managed audits and updated financial records with remarkable accuracy.
Bookkeeper
Pharaoh Cement (Pty) Ltd
Gauteng, South Africa
05.2017 - 07.2020
- Managed full-cycle accounts payable and receivable processes to ensure timely financial reporting.
- Provided support during audits by supplying requested documentation promptly and accurately.
- Reviewed and filed financial documents, coded accounting entries for data processing, and posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with all corporate protocols.
- Completed tax forms in compliance with legal regulations.
- Improved financial accuracy by reconciling accounts and identifying discrepancies in financial records.
- Reconciled bank statements and internal accounts, maintaining accuracy in financial records.
- Collaborated with management to prepare budgets, forecasts, and monthly financial statements.
- Analyzed financial discrepancies and provided solutions to streamline accounting operations.
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliations to ensure accurate representation of company''s financial position.
- Reconciled and corrected issues with financial records.
- Supported year-end closing procedures by preparing adjusting journal entries as needed.
Bookkeeper
Ideal Cycle & Toy Wholesalers
Gauteng, South Africa
08.2014 - 12.2016
- Managed accounts payable and receivable activities, maintaining vendor relationships and positive cash flow.
- Monitored incoming payments from clients, ensuring prompt application of funds against outstanding invoices.
- Completed payroll for employees and maintained detailed records of procedures.
- Tracked expenses and income for businesses while organizing and maintaining bank statements for checking accounts.
- Posted daily receipts and payments in accordance with corporate protocols.
- Implemented a more efficient filing system for financial documents, improving accessibility and organization.
- Maintained accurate records of all transactions, ensuring compliance with company policies and applicable regulations.
- Streamlined accounts payable and receivable management, improving relationships with vendors and customers.
- Improved financial accuracy by meticulously recording all transactions in accounting software.
- Reduced financial discrepancies by performing monthly reconciliations of bank accounts.
- Improved tax preparation efficiency, organized and reviewed all relevant financial documents.
- Recorded deposits, reconciled monthly bank accounts and tracked expenses.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
Bookkeeper
SA Tube & Honing
Gauteng, South Africa
09.2013 - 04.2014
- Reduced financial discrepancies, effectively reconciling bank accounts and organizing information into accounting software.
- Reconciled bank statements and internal accounts, maintaining accuracy in financial records.
- Prepared monthly bank reconciliations to ensure accurate representation of company''s financial position.
- Reconciled and corrected issues with financial records.
- Supported year-end closing procedures by preparing adjusting journal entries as needed.
- Reduced financial discrepancies by performing monthly reconciliations of bank accounts.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
Junior Accounts Officer
Lifting Tackle Training Academy
Gauteng, South Africa
01.2013 - 07.2013
- Processed and reconciled invoices to ensure accurate financial records.
- Managed accounts payable and receivable functions, maintaining strong vendor relationships.
Assistant Bookkeeper
Aurobindo Pharma
Gauteng, South Africa
02.2010 - 09.2012
- Managed accounts payable and receivable, ensuring timely processing of invoices.
- Reconciled bank statements with general ledger entries to maintain accuracy.
- Maintained organized records of financial transactions using accounting software.
- Filed invoices with processed checks to maintain orderly accounting filing system.
- Matched purchase orders with invoices and recorded necessary information.
- Managed and responded to correspondence and inquiries from customers and vendors.
- Reconciled account information and reported figures in general ledger by comparing to bank account statement each month.
- Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
Junior Bookkeeper
Contrex cc
01.2008 - 01.2010
- Worked closely with the senior bookkeeper to ensure seamless handoff of tasks during periods of absence or transition.
- Maintained organized filing system for important financial documents, ensuring easy access and retrieval when needed.
- Assisted with month-end closing procedures, resulting in timely and accurate financial reporting.
- Assisted with payroll processing, ensuring employees received accurate paychecks in a timely manner.
- Reconciled bank statements on a monthly basis to ensure accurate account balances were maintained.
- Confirmed accounts payable and controlled expenses by receiving, processing, verifying and reconciling invoices.
- Handled day-to-day accounting processes to drive financial accuracy.
- Reconciled company bank, credit card and line of credit accounts, investigating, and resolving discrepancies to keep accounts audit-ready.
Education
Certification -
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Gauteng, South Africa08-2025
Skills
- Bookkeeping
- Accounts receivable
- Accounting and bookkeeping
- Accounts payable
- Account reconciliation
- Bank reconciliation
- Financial recordkeeping
- General ledger entries
- Precision and accuracy
Languages
Afrikaans & English (Read, write & speak)
Timeline
Bookkeeper
Temblor Trading (Pty) Ltd
10.2020 - 10.2025
Bookkeeper
Pharaoh Cement (Pty) Ltd
05.2017 - 07.2020
Bookkeeper
Ideal Cycle & Toy Wholesalers
08.2014 - 12.2016
Bookkeeper
SA Tube & Honing
09.2013 - 04.2014
Junior Accounts Officer
Lifting Tackle Training Academy
01.2013 - 07.2013
Assistant Bookkeeper
Aurobindo Pharma
02.2010 - 09.2012
Junior Bookkeeper
Contrex cc
01.2008 - 01.2010
Certification -
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Timeline
Bookkeeper
Temblor Trading (Pty) Ltd
10.2020 - 10.2025
Bookkeeper
Pharaoh Cement (Pty) Ltd
05.2017 - 07.2020
Bookkeeper
Ideal Cycle & Toy Wholesalers
08.2014 - 12.2016
Bookkeeper
SA Tube & Honing
09.2013 - 04.2014
Junior Accounts Officer
Lifting Tackle Training Academy
01.2013 - 07.2013
Assistant Bookkeeper
Aurobindo Pharma
02.2010 - 09.2012
Junior Bookkeeper
Contrex cc
01.2008 - 01.2010
Certification -
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers