About

BCom Financial Accounting graduate from the University of Cape Town (UCT) with experience in the Investment and Pension Fund industry. Currently seeking an Accounting role where I can apply my knowledge, while growing within a reputable organization. My current contract ends 30 April 2024.

Skills

  • Accounting Reconciliations
  • Bookkeeping and account management
  • ERP/Accounting Software
  • Internal & External audit preparation
  • Excellent communication and collaboration
  • Analytical and problem-solving skills
  • Understanding of Financial Models and Forecasting
  • Bloomberg Anywhere
  • Banking and Forex
  • MS Excel and Sage Pastel
  • Risk Management (Finance)
  • Leadership/Delegation
  • Time Management
  • English
    10
  • Afrikaans
    8

Experience

Gavalen Flandorp

Work experience
  • Maintenance of full accounting function (Journals, Schedules, Ledgers and Trial Balance)
  • Perform various reconciliations and resolve reconciliation issues
  • Approving and processing payments (Local and International),
  • Including Management fees/Consulting fees to various portfolio and investment managers, as well as advisors and lawyers
  • Invoicing debtors and tenants
  • Monitoring of accounts, lease agreements, purchase contracts, invoices, etc.
  • Review and process claims, investments, disinvestments and refunds
  • Monitoring bank account and payments and resolving any issues
  • Reporting to and assisting the fund CFO
  • Critical role in launching, monitoring and assessing new Division (Housing Loans) within firm
  • EBSphere (Everest) software/server experience

Gavalen Flandorp

Work experience
  • Set-up of financial instruments. Execute rate resets and static data changes as part of securities’ maintenance.
  • Communicating with clients and handling queries.
  • Local & International Futures (IRES), Bonds (Fixed and Floating), Options, NCDs, NPDs
  • Investigating Scrip breaks, understanding reasons, liaising with Custodian
  • Bloomberg Anywhere (All Stock Exchanges, Hiportfolio, Connex/Message Viewer experience
  • Daily, Month-end and Quarter-end report and rate reset experience.
  • Setting and checking Benchmarks, Tolerance levels
  • Ensure Indexes and Variation Margins matches Clearing House Statement
  • Training of newer staff of Report maintenance and Rate updating on Hiportfolio
  • Assisting internal teams with Bloomberg and Security creations and maintenance

Gavalen Flandorp

Education
  • February, 2015 - December, 2021
  • Fulltime
  • Core modules - Financial Reporting, Governance/Auditing, Tax, Management Accounting, Company/Business Law
  • UCT Presentation Skills Course - Top speaker & Winning group
  • Senior Mentor
  • Tutor
  • Constitutional Committee
  • Entrepreneurship Committee

Gavalen Flandorp

Education
  • January, 2010 - December, 2014
  • Fulltime
  • Achieved four A's, Academic Special Merit (Avg above 75%)
  • Prefect
  • 1st Team Table Tennis Captain
  • Best Senior Actor - One Act Play Festival
  • Grade 11 Economics Trophy

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