Experience

eGrowth

• South Africa
• IT Services and IT Consulting
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Operating Officer

  • Oct 2022 - Present



Bayport Financial Services Group | BML

• Mauritius
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Group Forensic Executive

  • 2014 - Sep 2022

  My role was to establish the forensic functions in Botswana, Mozambique, Tanzania, Uganda, Ghana, Mexico and Colombia from inception, with key objectives to design, implement and maintain the forensic framework to mitigate fraud risk. Provide oversight and assurance to the Group and respective OpCo Audit Committees. Prepare and present periodic reports for all Audit committees, Member of the Management Committee and Enterprise Risk Committee. Collaborated with all risk functions on combined assurance strategies across the group, Develop the group forensic strategy, framework, and fit for purpose OpCo needs in line with international best practices and methodology, Travel extensively to the regions to understand the fraud issues and provide support to the local forensic teams to operationalize the group strategies, Prepare and maintain the Group and OpCo forensic budgets and liaise directly with OpCo executive management, Recruitment of specialised key forensic resources within each of the OpCo's, Set and measure OpCo forensics KPI & KPA's with CEO's on a periodic basis, Prepare and engage with employees on development and succession plans, Oversee the design (custom) and implementation of the internal fraud systems, rules and triggers, Engage, acquire and negotiate contracts with third-party vendors on forensic systems and tools and explore new options available in the market, beneficial to the group, Prepare and present periodic reports on the fraud landscape to investors and funders. Forensic Framework (developed, maintained & measured) Policy Management Ethics Line program Rewards program Anti-fraud training program AML program Fraud Awareness campaigns & surveys Data Analytics Cybercrime tools & Take down services Automated fraud decision models Employment due diligence Procurement and supplier due diligence Fraud risk assessments Forensic Investigations Root cause analysis Consequence management Show less



Bayport Financial Services

• South Africa
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Executive: Forensic Services (RSA)

  • Oct 2008 - Jul 2014

  My role was to establish the forensic function from inception, with key objectives to design and implement the forensic framework to mitigate fraud risk. Report to the Chairman of the Audit Committee and operationally to the CEO. Recruitment of a specialised team of forensic personnel to operationalise the strategy, Prepare and maintain the budgets within acceptable levels, Set and measure forensics KPI & KPA's on a periodic basis, Prepare and present monthly reports for the Exco as well as periodic reports to the Audit committee, Oversee the design and implementation of the internal fraud systems, rules and triggers, Collaboration with other external forensic units, credit bureaus and related forums, Engage with third-party vendors on forensic systems and tools and explore new options available in the market, Align department to incorporate broader business strategies. Show less



African Bank

• South Africa
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Forensic Investigator

  • 2004 - Sep 2008

  I specialised in high-priority financial crimes relating to:Organised crime syndicates,Branch robberies and break-ins,Insurance claims (death, disability, retrenchment, etc.)Branch cash audits,Unannounced branch visits and surprise audits,Staff related crimes.Security Management for the bank (contractual, guarding, sites, standing orders, and CCTV surveillance systems, etc.) as well as liaising with law enforcement.Collaboration with all stakeholders to embed fraud controls in new products and within the business units. Engage with Human Capital on internal disciplinary matters and CCMA cases.Reported directly to the Head of Forensic services and managed a team of junior investigators. My responsibilities were: Assigning dockets,Reviewing dockets,Approval/Sign-off of dockets. Show less

• Fraud Analyst

  • 2001 - 2004

  Fraud Analyst and one of the founding team members in establishing the fraud unit, primarily focused on development of the fraud prevention strategy primarily relating:Application fraud, System design, implementation and maintenance of fraud rules and triggers within the core banking platforms,System design, implementation and maintenance of the link analysis system (IBM i2),Reporting to the relevant stakeholders.