Experience

Restonic Mattresses | South Africa

• South Africa
• Furniture and Home Furnishings Manufacturing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Financial Officer

  • Oct 2021 - Present



BCX

• South Africa
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive Finance Business Partner

  • Feb 2020 - Oct 2021

  Responsible for the finance function of the largest business unit in BCX, being IT Solutions. Recruited to drive financial processes, improve reporting and drive strategic direction of both finance and operations. Forged trusted relationships with all business unit heads and with Chief of IT Solutions as sound board and trusted thinking partner. Led the business facing finance team, providing cross-functional support of business decision making, strategy formulation & implementation as well as enabling the business units to meet their financial key performance indicators. Show less

• Finance Executive: finance decision support

  • Nov 2018 - Jan 2020

  Responsible for managing the business planning, analysis and decision support function. Achieved great success with the improvement of budgeting accuracy, reporting and stakeholder engagement.

• Finance executive: financial control

  • Aug 2015 - Oct 2018

  Ensured that the financial control function is an enabler of the business by driving improved practical adoption of IFRS.Displayed ability to execute IFRS changes by leading the IFRS 15 and IFRS 9 adoption projects that lead to successful adoption with minimal disruption. Assisted the business through a process of delisting, changing ownership, adopting new reporting requirements and cost classification methodology, various mergers, acquisitions and divestments



KPMG Inc

• Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Senior Manager

  • Jan 2003 - Jul 2015

  I am a CA(SA), currently working as a senior audit manager with more than 11 years experience in the manufacturing industry (including retail, distribution and freight forwarding). My clients range from small companies to large listed entities, including big groups requiring consolidation. My current role includes, amongst others, being a member of various committees within my business unit, running a training programme in my business unit that is focused on business leadership and management, being focused on winning business by completing many successful proposals. Most importantly I perform the role of group leader for my business unit. In this role I manage a group of managers by assigning responsibility and accountability, ensuring alignment with the business unit goals, focusing on cash collections and recoverability, winning business, people care, increased efficiencies and focusing on excellent client service. Show less