Karen Williams
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Experience
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Vaxowave
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South Africa
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Information Technology & Services
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1 - 100 Employee
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Operations Executive
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Jun 2020 - Present
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K-Stone Business Services
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Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
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Director and Founder
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Mar 2020 - Present
K-Stone is 100% black female owned, BBBEE level 1 consulting company based in Johannesburg South Africa. The company provides services across different sectors with particular focus on Business Administration.K-Stone provides first class business administration services, allowing companies and executives to focus on their core offering. K-Stone has extensive experience in all areas of business administration. With over 20 years of experience in Strategy development and execution, Finance and Administration and a well-rounded balance of attention to detail, whilst bearing the bigger picture in mind. We are driven by helping our clients meet their objectives and provide customised solutions to accommodate our client's specific needs. Show less
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Absa Group
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Head: Business Management & Strategy
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Jul 2018 - Mar 2020
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BUSINESS MANAGER & STRATEGY EXECUTION - CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICE (CTO)
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Nov 2016 - Jun 2018
• Strategy Execution for Chief Technology Office and Infrastructure• Finance- including budgets and cost management- Total Cost of Ownership• Operations- contract management and risk• Workforce strategy , especially passionate about Wellness• Enabling innovation and adoption of Agile; DevOps and Cloud• Interface to all ecosystem business partners (Finance; HR; Sourcing & Risk)
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Barclays
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United Kingdom
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Enablement Manager
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Mar 2014 - Oct 2016
Strategy enablement of the Chief Technology Office Responsible for managing the partnerships with the internal service providers. Monitoring and controlling the financial performance Budgets and revised estimates Costing- Total Cost of Ownership Responsible for certain governance processes which will be initiated from within the COO Strategy enablement of the Chief Technology Office Responsible for managing the partnerships with the internal service providers. Monitoring and controlling the financial performance Budgets and revised estimates Costing- Total Cost of Ownership Responsible for certain governance processes which will be initiated from within the COO
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Adviceworx
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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100 - 200 Employee
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Finance Manager
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Sep 2013 - Mar 2014
Operational Finance Set up the Chart of accounts in Pastel Evolution Creditors’ control and reconciliation Debtors’ control and reconciliation Creditor payments via Business Online Month-end reporting to Old Mutual Preparation of Management accounts Preparation of Financial Statements VAT and Tax Calculations Implement financial processes Procurement Payroll reconciliation Operational Finance Set up the Chart of accounts in Pastel Evolution Creditors’ control and reconciliation Debtors’ control and reconciliation Creditor payments via Business Online Month-end reporting to Old Mutual Preparation of Management accounts Preparation of Financial Statements VAT and Tax Calculations Implement financial processes Procurement Payroll reconciliation
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Standard Bank Group
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Business Manager
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Jul 2012 - Jun 2013
To provide support to the CIO & business Head of Operations IT Financial and Management Control Functions: Preparation of budgets for both Run and Change Financial Control for both Run and Change Liaise with Project Managers on status reports for Projects Manage the Income Statement and Balance Sheet and Cost Centre Codes. Prepare weekly and month-end reports for management use Preparation of presentations for performance reporting purposes. Liaise with Finance Department- sign off all recons Invoice tracking for Operations I T. Business Management: Perform operational tasks on behalf of the head of Operations I T. Headcount tracking and reporting. Quality control and management of all Reporting and MIS Gatekeeper of department expenses. Controlling department seating plan, co-ordinating moves. Asset Management Relationships with internal clients such as Finance, HR, Procurement Implement governance processes Show less
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South African Revenue Service (SARS)
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South Africa
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Manager Consolidations
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Jul 2011 - Jul 2012
Main job functions: Consolidate Modernisation,Technology and Operations Budgets and revised estimates Monthly variance commentary Forecasts Management reporting to COO and business units Financial control over capital expenditure and all expenses Monthly Executive reporting packs Improving efficiencies Development & maintenance of regional structures Show less
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Standard Bank Group
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance Manager Group IT Infrastructure and Homeloans
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Jun 2008 - Jul 2011
In Group IT: Main job functions: Manage relationship with director- Group IT Budgets and revised estimates Monthly variance commentary Forecasts Management reporting to business units Financial control over capital expenditure and all expenses Monthly input on Executive reporting packs Manage 4 managers and 5 non managers Improving efficiencies Reporting as required by cost centres Development of subordinates Managing the project cost of the Data centre migration. In Home loans: Main job functions: Full Income Statement Function for Home Loans Division Budgets and Management reporting Project to enable Affordable Housing reporting to meet FSC requirements Development of Affordable Housing Balance Sheet/Income Statement Variance commentary to central finance on income statement and headcount Financial control over capital expenditure Monthly input on income statement for Home Loans Executive pack Managing costs incurred via Internal service providers ie transfer expenses Liaison between cost centres and service providers Reporting as required by cost centres Development of subordinate Adhoc projects Show less
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STANLIB
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Finance and Operations Manager
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May 2001 - Jun 2008
Post held: Finance and Operations Manager – Multi Manager division Dates employed: August 2007 to June 2008 Main job functions: Management reporting Management information for senior management Income Statement analysis Budgets and revised estimates Liaising with internal and external service providers Dealing with auditors Statutory reporting (SARB; FSB) Post held: Finance Manager: Multi-Manager and Wealth business units Dates employed: May 2001-August 2007 Main job functions for 2004-2007: Preparation of Financial Statements Preparation of monthly Management Accounts Assist business units with budgets Third party payments authorisation Month-end adjustments Processing and authorizations on SAP Main job functions for 2001-2004: Client relationship management Business development assistant Creating presentations and collating marketing material Preparation of fact sheets Client reporting Liaison with external clients and outsourced functions Show less
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Education
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Gordon Institute of Business Science
Master of Business Administration - MBA -
GIBS Business School (Gordon Institute of Business Science)
Post Graduate Diploma, Business Administration and Management, General -
University of Stellenbosch
Senior Manager Development Programme, Business Administration and Management, General -
Oxford Brookes University
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Accounting -
Oxford Brookes University
Bachelor of Commerce (BCom), Business Management and Marketing