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Jason Manolas

@jasonmanolas

BCompt and BSc IT graduate, 20+ years in finance: creditors, supplier reconciliations, VAT, stock control and books to trial balance on Sage.

South Africa

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What I'm looking for

I'm seeking a bookkeeping, assistant accountant, or finance systems role where I can apply my creditors, inventory, VAT, reconciliation, and trial-balance experience. I'm available immediately.

At G A Health & Hygiene, I ran the creditors function end to end in Sage, from supplier records and invoice matching to VAT coding, reconciliations, payment batches, and cost-centre allocation. I also maintained inventory integrity through cycle counts, stock takes, and variance investigations.

I've maintained full books through trial balance as co-owner and manager of Sunward Park Pharmacy and as an Accounting Clerk at Target Accounting & Tax Services. My accounting background is strengthened by computer science training in SQL, databases, systems analysis, and programming.

Experience

Work history, roles, and key accomplishments

Creditors & Stock Controller

G A Health & Hygiene

Jun 2025 - Aug 2026 (1 year 2 months)

• Creditors end to end: supplier records, payment terms; invoices matched to POs and delivery notes.
• VAT coding in Sage and cost-centre allocation.
• Monthly supplier statement reconciliations, resolving discrepancies before payment.
• Payment batches to due dates and cash flow.
• Cycle counts and full stock takes; variance investigation.
• Customer statements, queries and debtors collections.

Part Owner & Manager

Sunward Park Pharmacy

May 2003 - Jul 2018 (15 years 2 months)

Co-owned and managed a retail pharmacy, responsible for financial and operational management including full set of books, VAT returns, stock control, and staff supervision.

Bookkeeping Trial Balances VAT Bank Reconciliation Stock Control Staff Supervision Medical Claims Financial Management

Accounting Clerk

Target Accounting & Tax Services CC

Mar 2001 - Mar 2003 (2 years)

Implemented and maintained client books on Pastel Accounting, prepared VAT reports and returns, and produced financial records to trial balance.

Pastel Accounting VAT Bookkeeping Trial Balances Reconciliations

Management

Kontias CC t/a Capella Bar

Jan 1993 - Dec 2001 (8 years 11 months)

Set up and ran a licensed venue, including staff supervision, banking, bank reconciliations, and VAT and statutory returns.

Management Staff Supervision Banking Bank Reconciliation VAT Statutory Returns

Customer Service Consultant

Radiospoor

Provided customer service support.

Retail Customer Service

Edgars Eastgate

Provided retail customer service.

Education

Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework

University of South Africa

Bachelor of Science, Information Technology and Computer Science

BSc in Information Technology and Computer Science, Software Engineering stream, with majors in Computer Science and Information Systems (with distinction).