I seek remote administrative or bookkeeping roles where I can apply precise bookkeeping, client intake, and operations support within a compliant, systems-driven team aligned with US/UK/EU hours.
Cenel Meintjes
@cenelmeintjes
Senior administrative professional specializing in bookkeeping and operations support.
What I'm looking for
I am a highly organised senior administrative professional with 25+ years of cross-sector experience supporting executive leadership and operational teams. I deliver accurate client intake, documentation control, and bookkeeping to trial balance across healthcare, hospitality, agriculture, and trading.
I have a proven record of maintaining data integrity, ensuring compliance (POPIA), and driving process accuracy while supporting senior management and stakeholders. I manage accounts payable and receivable, bank reconciliations, payroll calculations, and month-end reporting using Xero and Pastel.
As a business owner and administrative operations manager, I ran full back-office functions for a hospitality business including procurement, stock control, scheduling, and supplier compliance. I also served in clinical administration roles handling medical aid authorisations, ICD-10 support, and funder liaison with strict regulatory adherence.
I am remote-ready with a dedicated home office, stable fibre internet and backup power, and full availability overlapping UK, EU, and US hours. I bring dependable, system-based support, confidentiality, and a commitment to efficient, accurate administrative and financial operations.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Solely managed administrative, financial, and operational functions for a hospitality business, maintaining compliance and delivering full bookkeeping to trial balance while improving process accuracy and booking responsiveness.
Processed medical aid authorisations and maintained patient documentation with high accuracy, liaising with funders to resolve approvals and applying ICD-10 codes to support billing and compliance.
Medical Assistant Case Manager
Step-Down Facility
May 2019 - Sep 2021 (2 years 4 months)
Processed medical aid authorizations, maintained patient administrative records, and liaised with funders to secure approvals and resolve funding queries, ensuring compliance with healthcare regulations and POPIA. Applied ICD-10 knowledge to support authorization and billing accuracy.
Medical Administrator
Case Management Step-Down Facility
May 2019 - Sep 2021 (2 years 4 months)
Managed medical aid authorisations and patient administrative records, applied ICD-10 coding knowledge to support billing accuracy and liaised with funders to resolve funding queries proactively.
• Delivered financial and administrative support using Pastel Accounting Software
• Managed debtors, creditors, reconciliations, and month-end processing
• Coordinated executive schedules, daily correspondence, and general office administration
• Processed POS transactions and allocated transporter invoices aligned with customs documentation
Senior Administrative Clerk
Link Commodities
Jan 2018 - Feb 2019 (1 year 1 month)
Delivered financial and administrative support using Pastel, managing debtors/creditors, reconciliations and month-end processes while coordinating executive schedules and POS transaction processing.
Provided executive and administrative support in an agricultural feed business, compiling monthly sales and stock reports, supporting client account migration during acquisition, and ensuring invoicing and pricing accuracy.
Executive Assistant
NatalAgri / AFGRI Feeds
Jan 2000 - Jan 2014 (14 years)
Provided executive support to the General Manager and teams, compiled monthly sales and stock reports, supported client account migration during acquisition, and maintained invoicing and pricing accuracy.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
Elevify
Certificate (In Progress), CRM Platforms
Online training in CRM platforms focusing on digital administration, CRM workflows, client data management, and platform-based reporting.
Alison
Certificate (In Progress), Administrative Reporting and Analysis
Online training in administrative reporting and analysis covering data reporting, analysis, and documentation accuracy.
Alison (Online)
Certificate: Administrative Reporting and Analysis, Administrative Reporting and Analysis
In-progress administrative reporting and analysis training covering data reporting, documentation accuracy, and administrative decision support.
Elevify (Online)
Certificate: CRM Platforms Training, CRM / Digital Administration
Undertaking CRM platforms training focused on digital administration, CRM workflows, client data management, and platform-based reporting.
Elevify (online)
Professional Training (online), CRM / Digital Administration
Undertaking CRM platforms training focused on digital administration, CRM workflows, client data management, and platform-based reporting.
Alison (online)
Professional Training (online), Administrative Reporting and Analysis
Undertaking Administrative Reporting and Analysis coursework covering data reporting, documentation accuracy, and administrative decision support.
Institute of Bookkeepers (IOB)
Certificate: Bookkeeping to Trial Balance, Bookkeeping
2009 - 2009
Completed a practical bookkeeping to trial balance certificate covering financial record keeping, reconciliations, and accounts payable/receivable.
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers
Certificate, Bookkeeping
2008 - 2008
Completed a practical bookkeeping qualification covering financial record keeping, accounts payable and receivable, reconciliations, and trial balance preparation.
University of the Free State
Registered Nurse, Health science
1994 - 1995
Foundational University Studies — Nursing — 1994 (Incomplete)
Established early foundations in professional documentation, compliance, confidentiality, and structured record keeping.
Institute of Certified Bookkeepers (ICB)
Certificate: Bookkeeping to Trial Balance, Bookkeeping
2008 - 2008
Grade: 89% Distinction-Level Result
Completed the Bookkeeping to Trial Balance certificate with an 89% distinction-level result covering financial record keeping, reconciliations, and trial balance preparation.
Unknown University (Foundational Nursing Studies)
Foundational University Studies, Nursing
1994 -
Completed foundational university studies in Nursing in 1994; program remained incomplete.
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