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Duke Corporate EducationRegional Finance Direcor
Oct. 2022South AfricaDirects a global team of Regional Finance Managers in Africa, Europe, Asia, Middle East and the United States. Responsible for revenue oversight of USD50 Million
▪ Member of Global MANCO
▪ Deliver operational leadership function for the global leadership team including oversight and project management for key strategic projects
▪ Drive high impact strategic and operational initiatives, facilitate the financial planning processes, and take responsibility for local compliance
▪Maintain active partnerships with client teams to ensure that timely and accurate project financial information is captured, maintained, and reported in Duke CE’s financial systems to meet business and reporting requirements
▪ Maintain documentation of current controls, processes, practices, and workflows for the regional finance team
▪ Provide guidance on options to meet client specific billing arrangements and prepare fee proposals for clients and ensure that fee arrangements are properly documented
▪ Ensure project revenues are recorded in accordance with GAAP and company policies. Fully understands projects underway and their unique nuances. Recommend revenue recognition principles that are GAAP compliant
▪Oversees review of project profitability and balance sheet health to include unbilled and accounts receivable balances
▪ Manage the collection, analysis, and translation of financial and operational data into usable, actionable metrics, key performance indicators, analytics, reports, dashboards, and advice
▪ Identify and lead profitability-enhancing initiatives, leveraging financial reporting and data analytic capabilities; regularly review and evaluate findings and make appropriate proactive and actionable recommendations to control costs and grow revenue
▪ Regularly evaluates and monitors processes related to project accounting functions and implements improvements as needed
Auditor-General of South AfricaHead: Business Intelligence & Learnership Management
May. 2020 - Sep. 2022Pretoria, Gauteng, South AfricaManagement and oversight of +ZAR100m Budget
▪ Member of EXCO
▪ Empowered a national team to redesign the existing and future learnerships aligned to strategic focus areas of the AGSA
▪ Operational oversight of 15 training offices nationally with greater than 1000 trainees, providing professional support and development plans in preparation for final qualifying examinations
▪ Developing the talent strategy, skills redesign and business alignment, workforce planning, capability and competency management, talent acquisition, talent mobility, learning and capability development and retention for the supreme audit institution
▪ Ensuring productivity and value from people assets is attained to meet recoverability targets
▪ Oversaw the operations of fifteen training offices nationally with greater than one thousand trainees (largest CA Training office in the country)
▪ Transformed talent strategy, skill alignment, and workforce planning for AGSA, driving business growth, and fostering employee development
▪ Led initiatives in Talent Acquisition, Mobility, and Retention, Optimizing Organizational Capabilities
▪ Ensuring productivity and value from people assets is attained to meet recoverability targets
NedbankGroup Head: Transfer Pricing
Jul. 2018 - May. 2020Redesigned existing transfer pricing process to increase transparency through strategic direction and planning and revised costing methodologies. Reporting to board and exco (chaired by Mike Brown) on transfer pricing strategy and its ZAR1bn impact on business. Member of divisional EXCO
▪ Executed as Project lead on implementation of new transfer pricing software across Nedbank group impacting Executive level decision making
▪ Guided the strategic direction and leadership to ensure that the activity-based costing Models and transfer pricing process remains relevant, effective, and efficient
▪ Advised on the bank's "operating excellence" or targeted operating model and managing scarce resources objectives through a robust, effective, and efficient transfer pricing team and process, which demonstrated continuous improvement
▪ Shaped the governance structures and process to ensure accurate transfer pricing methodologies applied
NedbankHead: Specialist Training Programmes
May. 2012 - May. 2019Sandton▪ Led the specialist talent portfolio, sourcing, training and developing critical skills talent for financial services
▪ Guided the full talent management and development cycle from pre qualification to specialist skills within the bank
▪ Elevated the talent management framework and operating model for the Specialist Training
▪ Programmes (CA Training Programme & Quants Training Programme- 51 direct reports) for review and approval by CFO
▪ Guided the talent strategy and business alignment, workforce planning, capability and competency management, talent acquisition, talent mobility, learning and capability development and retention
NedbankSenior IFRS Advisor
Jan. 2011 - Apr. 2012▪ Participation and completion of Group projects such as Fixed Assets Migration, Disclosure deficiencies Project and IAS 18 Revenue recognition
▪ Determining and mitigating business impact of implementation of new accounting standards
▪ Generate credible advisory proposals for business transactions and consulting engagements
▪ Provide a financial decision support to business leaders through regular engagements with relevant line management and teams by acting as a subject matter expert in IFRS
▪ Daily cooperation with cluster line management and business teams on different levels of the organizational structure through consultations and resolution of financial queries
▪ Provide meaningful recommendations, explanations and highlight areas of concerns or anomalies by analysing and interrogating financial information
▪ Provide meaningful recommendations, and explanations on complex transactions, by understanding and meeting stakeholders’ requirements
▪ Review financial statements in line with IFRS and relevant regulatory frameworks
▪ Take ownership of own deliverables and maintain high standards of analysis and reporting within defined timeframes by planning, organising and monitoring workflow
▪ Share knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interactions
▪ Seek opportunities to improve business processes and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank
▪ Provide technical opinions in an effective and well written manner with great attention to detail and quality orientation
▪ Responding to add hoc requests and acting as a subject matter expert
IQ BusinessSenior Consultant
Jan. 2008 - Dec. 2010Johannesburg Area, South AfricaInvolved in various advisory roles and roll out of various projects per clients requests
▪ Identify, map and design ways of work, analyse different cogs in your business and help various teams to put everything together in order to deliver a consistent and fluid business environment experience
▪ Clients included: Nedbank Ltd, Nelson Mandela Foundation, ABSA Ltd, Cell C
Nelson Mandela Foundation – Acting Financial Manager
▪ Streamlining of internal controls and processes to better manage the accounting and financial reporting processes
▪ Budget and forecasting measurements put into place to better account for the use of cash/ donation resources
▪ Liaising with donors to ensure continuous support and provide user friendly financial reports to aide in
understanding the Foundations needs and requirements as well as including a donor project report detailing the projects and expenditure to which donations could be accurately matched to
▪ Implemented best practice Financial Reporting which is annually reviewed and updated for use in
Acquiring donations
ABSA cash management – Strategy and Process re-engineering consultant
▪ Streamlining of internal controls and processes to govern and oversee the cash management processes, fraud and theft control. Resolved ZAR890m cash loss provision
▪ Facilitated change management for internal control and processes for the Cash Management Division staff complement of over 180 employees and 8 external vendors
NedbankSenior Financial Officer
Sep. 2006 - Dec. 2007Johannesburg Area, South AfricaDuties involved consolidation of all divisional units within Group Technology
▪ Budgeting, forecasting, variance analysis
▪ Preparation of monthly and annual financial statements
▪ Preparation of the financial pack for MANCO
▪ Throughputs included preparing monthly forecasts, flash and predictor schedules and budget preparation, collation and reviews for all divisions operating within Group Technology
▪ Year end audit preparation and liaison with external audit
▪ Continuous engagement with clients (divisions within Group Technology) to ensure operating and financial efficiency in areas is increased.
▪ Product and service knowledge acquired to assist clients in making sound business decisions
▪ Preparation of management accounts and variance analysis performance
▪ Balance sheet review and reconciliations
▪ Review of Fixed Assets reconciliations and supporting schedules
▪ Fixed Assets verification and Balance Sheet Management
▪ Budget preparation and forecasting
▪ Preparation of VAT reconciliation, processing and submission of returns
▪ Product profitability and NII analysis
▪ Approval of business expenses for different business units
▪ Receivables and payables age analysis
▪ Capex and Analytics: control and monitoring of expenditure relating to Capex against budgeted targets
▪ Processing of month end standard journals
▪ Financial modelling
▪ Assisting with audit preparations and year end processes
▪ Training of staff and other stakeholders
▪ Transfer pricing
▪ Business case analysis and approval
▪ Initiatives tracking
▪ Branch visits
▪ Responding to general queries
PKF OctagonSenior Audit Manager
Jan. 2005 - Aug. 2006▪ Manage assurance engagements by defining the audit strategy in consultation with the partner and execute it in compliance with company’s policies and protocols
▪ When required, you will personally execute complex audit procedures and lead teams or parts of teams on engagements, depending on the size of the engagement
▪ Monitor the assurance team's progress against the plan and alter it when needed
▪ Cultivate and manage business development opportunities. Generate new audit business opportunities
▪ Coach and develop people by sharing knowledge with team members and helping team members attain experiences that cultivate technical competencies
Conduct timely performance reviews and provide performance feedback/on-the-job training
▪ Maintain cooperative relationships with other assurance teams
▪ Develop and maintain long-term productive client relationships and networks
PKF OctagonAudit Trainee
Jan. 2002 - Dec. 2004Johannesburg Area, South Africa▪Support on monthly MIS for (audit status, recommendation) and support on monthly senior management
▪ Suggest ideas for comprehensive management dashboards
▪ Support on program management of Exco, departmental meetings, Regional board meetings, senior events / visits
▪ Support on yearly budget
▪ Strong communication with other team members, and frequent contacts with Local Heads and Senior Managers
▪ Development and support of tools for Internal Audit Transformation Project (GTI)
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