Karina B.

Karina b.

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location of Karina B.Roodepoort, Gauteng, South Africa
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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Finance Administrator

  • Education

    • Sacob correspondence learning

      2020 - 2020
      Certificate bookkeeping to trial balance

      Bookkeeping to Trial Balance Certificate

    • The institute of logistics & transport

      2000 - 2002
      International diploma logistics, materials, and supply chain management

      International Logistics Transport: Diploma in Logistics

    • Damelin correspondence college

      1999 - 1999
      Certificate marketing/marketing management, general

      Subjects: Business Communication; Principles of Management; Marketing Management; Consumer and Buyer Behaviour

    • Edenvale hoėrskool and die burger hoėrskool

      1989 - 1993
      Matric high school/secondary diplomas and certificates
    • Wits business school

      2008 - 2009
      Certificate program (condensed 1 year mba) leadership in oil and energy l.o.e

      Subjects: Group Dynamics; Principles of Economics; Principles of Human Resources; Principles of Accounting and Finance; Principles of Marketing Management; Principles of Operations Management; Principles of Strategic Management; SA International Petroleum Industry; Women in Leadership & Issues in Leadership

  • Experience

    • Reef coal (pty) ltd

      Jan 1995 - Oct 1996
      Export administrator & distribution coordinator

      Export Administrator & Distribution Coordinator duties and responsibilities- Order taking, responsible for local coal distribution and customer liaison- Export: administration of all shipping documentation; engaging with customs and shipping agentsCoal Analyst duties and responsibilities- Analysed coal samples for export purposes as per contractual requirements- Determined coal grading per sample suitable for local consumption- Present analysis to Export Manager who, based on the results, awarded the correct coal gradings to the various contract ownersAchievementsPassionate work ethics resulted in my rapid career growthThrough robust analysis, sales increased and company reputation strengthened Show less

    • Easigas pty ltd

      Feb 1995 - Apr 2007
      Logistics manager

      Managed Gas cylinders maintenance program in the field, including stock management accounting.PA to Marketing Manager - designed new company logo, implemented various projects.Managing imports and distribution of gas cylinders. Logistics and Distribution Manager - negotiated and managed all rail and road transport contracts, including Supply contracts with major refineries.Special projects - ERP development for Gas Business Systems (Order to Cash).Quality & Performance Manager - review and implement new policies, procedures as per ISO9002AchievementsEnhanced business processes and solutions that improved local ordering and distribution of Lpgas cylinders, which improved customer satisfaction and cylinder availability.Configured new decals spec for Lpgas cylinders, which reduced the quantity of decals purchased and enhanced the quality and life span of the decals applied to the cylinders.Obtained various promotions such as Logistics manager, Quality and Assurance manager and Special Projects team (design ERP Order to Cash process and train users)Through robust negotiations, solid customer relationship management and excellent negotiating skills, secondary transport efficiencies were increased and supply costs were reduced. Improved the company’s ISO 9002 compliance status through rigorous policy reviewsSuccessfully implemented Order to Cash system throughout the country, applying business and customer requirements into a functional, operating system, thereby creating a user-friendly tool with less complexity. Show less

    • Bp

      Jun 2007 - Oct 2018
      Capital projects financial analyst

      Finance Performance Analyst duties and responsibilities (03/2011 to 10/2018)Capital Projects and Operating Expenses• Scrutinise capital business proposals (Financial Memorandum) to ensure compliance is maintained as per group accounting principles and standards• Ensure that Financial Memorandums risks, profit, IRR, NPV and economics are justified appropriately by reviewing financial models, costing estimates and project execution plans• Analysed and reconciled monthly spend and submission of annual project plans, budgets and strategic overview reports (constructed and presented Management Information slide packs)• Assessed current business process gaps, proposed and implemented new business solutions• Submission of Post Project Evaluation results (financial performance management)Assets Information Manager duties and responsibilities (06/2007 to 08/2009)• Maintain asset categorisation and asset count validation in e-Maintenance SAP system• Full system functionality testing (SAP Fixed Assets; SAP Maximo e-Maintenance)• User Training and content development• Manager of department: Coaching and Personal Development of two employeesTraining : Design of training manuals and conducted training (Maximo e-Maintenance processes) to enhance system functionality and maintain fixed assets integrity in SAP system. AchievementsBy successfully implementing the online fixed assets e-maintenance system; it resulted in more accurate physical asset counts and accurate system write offs and depreciation values were enabled.Through robust analytics it resulted in reduced capital project spend (approx. US$1m p.a.); and a reduction in unnecessary operating expenses (approx. US$1m p.a.).Business Process Gaps: Introduced and implemented a new process flow manual on how to manage long lead items purchased for a project. This resulted in accurate recording of assets in fixed assets system and reduced theft (approx. US$2mln p.a.) Show less

    • Sewista

      Mar 2019 - May 2019
      Seamstress

      Temporary assignment as seamstress

    • Teachme2

      Jul 2019 - Sept 2019
      Tutor (afrikaans & english)

      Private tutoring for children from ages 6 to 11, tutoring Afrikaans and English

    • Herbalife nutrition

      Sept 2019 - Feb 2024

      Oracle EBS Finance SA and International1. Oracle EBS General Ledger: Configure GL codes2. Oracle EBS Finance AP: Invoice capturing, payment batch creation, Releasing payment batches3. Oracle EBS Finance AR: Upload journals, Reconciliations 4. Oracle iProcurement: Register and vet suppliers, Purchase Requisitions, Receipt vendor invoices, PO Reconciliations, System analyst and Unit Testing5. Oracle iExpense: Register employee expenses6. Oracle Systems Administration: Configure user responsibilities 7. General Finance: Validate annual financial source files; IT3 tax certificate report; prepare audit support documents; Contracts Management and Administration; Full System Testing; User Training and Content Development; SOX internal audit compliance; Business analytics, data Reconciliations; and reporting on performance results.AchievementsPart of implementation team that successfully completed international projects prior to planned implementation date, overcoming language and cultural barriers (India & Poland) o Projects included: Host to Host , i-Procurement, Vendor Master Data Show less

      • Regional Accounting Analyst

        Sept 2022 - Feb 2024
      • Project Systems Analyst

        Sept 2019 - Nov 2022
    • Douglasdale dairy

      Feb 2024 - Jul 2024
      Creditors supervisor
    • Surex life

      Jun 2024 - Oct 2024
      Financial planner

      Long term insurance policies and financial planner

    • Corhold retail investments

      Oct 2024 - Feb 2025
      Administration manager

      To supervise two administration clerks to ensure daily activities are completed on time.Set up and maintain job descriptions and performance managementHR Payroll activities: capture daily working hours of workers for the retail site and reconcile all hours worked monthly to ensure that all workers are paid correctly.Assist with HR related activities at the retail site to ensure that all necessary policy documentation such as retirement annuity and death beneficiary documents; leave, overtime, sick notes, acknowledgement of debt are explained to all workers; signed correctly; scanned and saved to the HR portal. To further communicate all relevant activities and information to HR Head Office as and when required. Review of staff payslips to ensure it accurately reflects savings, leave and all deductions.To provide support to the team when the administration clerk is on leave or not in the office by reconciling the daily petty cash, updating the daily Cash Up report and submitting results to Finance Head Office and assisting with feedback on all queries.To provide support to the team and receipt invoices (GRV process); run reports and provide general administrative support as and when required Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

  • Volunteer Experience

    • Team Manager

      Issued by Fourways Action Sports on Jun 2023
      Fourways Action SportsAssociated with Karina B.
    • Assistant Pack Scouter

      Issued by SCOUTS South Africa on Oct 2017
      SCOUTS South AfricaAssociated with Karina B.
    • Foster House

      Issued by Great Dane Rescue South Africa on Dec 2019
      Great Dane Rescue South AfricaAssociated with Karina B.