BUSBYChief Financial Officer - Retail
Jan. 2015 - Feb. 2019Johannesburg Area, South AfricaProvide executive leadership for retail division which has turnover of > R 1 billion, 6 companies and 300 sites.
Lead the preparation and review of months management accounts, financial and operational reports whilst reporting on financial data at board and management level. Oversee tax function for group including annual and provisional tax returns, value added tax and withholding tax. Prepare business models for various business segments, tender submissions and other ad hoc projects. Create financial models and research data to support investment opportunities, acquisitions and disinvestments. Develop forecasts and 3 years plans, Provide direct oversight for 19 members of staff. Oversee foreign and local suppliers, payroll function as well as managing the capital expenditure budget. Coordinate annual and interim audit. Key achievements Led project teams that successfully launched commerce sites for Forever New, Frasers, Guess and Aldo. Developed Forever new e-commerce from start up to R 1 million turnover per month
Designed and implemented a new report for profit and loss reporting for stores and business segments that allows the data to be sorted by division, shopping centres and brand, thereby allowing for easier management of costs, benchmarking and better analysis of data.
Implemented new measures to mitigate risks and losses in stores including enhances reporting for stock write offs, gift vouchers and lay-bys. Effective management of new contract management system for lease management of 200 stores.
Engineered and implemented a new budgeting tool that streamlined the annual budgeting and quarterly forecasting process, thereby reducing the time spent and ensuring more accurate data.
Mentored a core team of 5 people who adopted a new approach to service excellence and ensured that they added value in all stakeholder engagements. Successfully managed an annual capital expenditure budget of R 47 million Voted Support Staff Member of the Year for 2017