Experience

St. John's International School

• Belgium
• Primary and Secondary Education
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Business Manager

  • Nov 2013 - Present



EWEA

• Belgium
• Non-profit Organization Management
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance & Administration Director

  • Mar 2011 - Oct 2013



goudengids.be / pagesdor.be

• Advertising Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• HQ Financial Director

  • Feb 2009 - Aug 2009

  - Plan, strategize and implement to meet company objectives. - Opportunity analysis: Feasibility studies on costs vs. benefits of potential projects and investments. - Analyze, comment and present monthly, quarterly and annual financial information vs. budget and prior year results. - Manage accounting activities. - Liaise with budget holders to develop budgets and forecasts and report on actual. - Plan, strategize and implement to meet company objectives. - Opportunity analysis: Feasibility studies on costs vs. benefits of potential projects and investments. - Analyze, comment and present monthly, quarterly and annual financial information vs. budget and prior year results. - Manage accounting activities. - Liaise with budget holders to develop budgets and forecasts and report on actual.



Promedia

• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 1 - 100 Employee

• • Nov 2005 - Jan 2009

  As director of internal audit, reporting to the Audit Committee, help identify risks of each business entity. Prioritize these and develop a work program to assess the controls that mitigate the risks. Make recommendations to remove existing weaknesses, following assessments, and ensure appropriate business entities endorse and act on the suggested recommendations.As director of facilities, control occupancy requirements of the organization.Special Projects assignments included company valuations for potential acquisitions and due diligence activities. Show less

• • Sep 2004 - Oct 2005

  - Seconded to VNU (Holding company of Truvo; formerly World Directories)- Designed, developed and implemented a Business Control Framework, incorporating the requirements of SOX and Tabaksblat Code with view to listing on NYSE.- Document, evaluate and test controls relevant for SOX



Truvo Corporate CVBA - Belgium (formerly VNU World Directories)

• Finance Manager - Operations

  • Jan 2000 - Aug 2004



Trudon (Pty) Ltd - South Africa (formerly Telkom Directory Services)

• Human Resources General Manager

  • Feb 1995 - Dec 1999

  - Business development: Plan, startegize and implement these to meet company objectives. - Develop Human Resource department comprising 3 people to support 600 employees nation-wide, providing services in the areas of training and development, developing and implementing policies and procedures, recruitment, employee counseling, job evaluations, job descriptions, job grading, labor relations and union negotiations. - Business development: Plan, startegize and implement these to meet company objectives. - Develop Human Resource department comprising 3 people to support 600 employees nation-wide, providing services in the areas of training and development, developing and implementing policies and procedures, recruitment, employee counseling, job evaluations, job descriptions, job grading, labor relations and union negotiations.



Trudon

• South Africa
• Book and Periodical Publishing
• 200 - 300 Employee

• Finance Controller

  • Oct 1989 - Jan 1995

  - Manage accounting, cost accounting, collections, customer services, payroll, budget and forecast activities and year-end audit requirements - Manage accounting, cost accounting, collections, customer services, payroll, budget and forecast activities and year-end audit requirements



GoodGold Jewellery Sales (Pty) Ltd - South Africa

• Accountant

  • May 1987 - Sep 1989



GOODGOLD JEWELLERY

• Accountant reporting to Managing Director

  • May 1987 - Sep 1989

  Main Achievements Computerized manual accounting operation and payroll system Developed and implemented computerized system to track customer orders as they proceeded through credit vetting, inventory picking, dispatching and invoicing. As each stage of process was completed, system automatically produced delivery notes, registered postal documentation, invoices, which were posted to debtors ledger, back-order reports for inventory ordering purposes. System reduced delay of delivery from 4 weeks to 2 weeks and optimized inventory management. Show less



LancerBoss Africa & Thompson Equipment (Pty) Ltd - South Africa

• Financial Director & Company Secretary

  • Mar 1983 - Apr 1987



INTERNATIONAL EXPORTS - South Africa

• Export Manager & Accountant

  • Feb 1981 - Feb 1983

  reporting to 2 partners Main Achievements In time when South Africa was subjected to economic boycott, managed to secure government contracts with neighboring countries to supply various commodities, including staple food for Democratic Republic of Congo and bitumen for Mauritius. reporting to 2 partners Main Achievements In time when South Africa was subjected to economic boycott, managed to secure government contracts with neighboring countries to supply various commodities, including staple food for Democratic Republic of Congo and bitumen for Mauritius.



Sacks Resnick Sher & Partners - South Africa

• Audit Clerk

  • Feb 1980 - Jan 1981