Experience

Ducharme Consulting (Pty) Ltd

• Accounting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Financial Services Consultant

  • Sep 2018 - Present

  Consulting on a revenue enhancement project in financially challenged municipalities commissioned by National Department of Cooperative Government: - Identified areas for revenue enhancement and implemented the appropriate systems and processes to make them a reality - Trained and developed internal capacity in the municipalities to take over the project at Business As Usual (BAU) stage to provide sustainability Consulting on a revenue enhancement project in financially challenged municipalities commissioned by National Department of Cooperative Government: - Identified areas for revenue enhancement and implemented the appropriate systems and processes to make them a reality - Trained and developed internal capacity in the municipalities to take over the project at Business As Usual (BAU) stage to provide sustainability



Kai !Garib Municipality

• Northern Cape, RSA

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Dec 2013 - Aug 2018

  CFO role typically is number 2 in a municipality reporting to the Municipal Manager and acting as his/her 2IC. The role combines strong financial skills with risk, regulatory and compliance plus high quality interpersonal and negotiating skills. This person has the last word on all financial matters but is required to consult at many levels from community to high level government representatives to private sector. Key highlights this municipality were: - Consolidating the finance departments of 3 towns into one department - Saving R2.4m annually by creating internal capacity to replace consultants - Improving the audit report from Disclaimer to Qualified - Managing an operating budget of R260 million and R23 million capital project budget Show less



Swellendam Municipality

• Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Director of Finance

  • Oct 2010 - Jun 2013

  Improved from Disclaimer to Clean Audit Report. Improved from Disclaimer to Clean Audit Report.



Inxuba Yethemba Municipality

• South Africa

• Director of Finance

  • Dec 2006 - Sep 2010

  Improved from Disclaimer to Qualified Audit Report Improved from Disclaimer to Qualified Audit Report



Oudtshoorn Municipality

• South Africa

• Assistant Director of Finance

  • May 1997 - Nov 2006



Vryheid Municipality

• South Africa

• Assistant Town Treasurer

  • Oct 1995 - Apr 1997



Barkly West Municipality

• South Africa

• Town Treasurer

  • Jun 1991 - Sep 1995