Experience

SOCO

• Brazil
• Facilities Services

• Talent Acquisition Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Present

• People and Culture Manager

  • Aug 2021 - Dec 2021

• Enterprise Officer

  • Feb 2021 - Aug 2021



North Queensland Bulk Ports Corporation

• Australia
• Maritime Transportation
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Finance Executive Coordinator

  • Jan 2019 - Jan 2021

  Direct report to the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of a GOC, providing confidential and comprehensive business management and governance support. Manage office maintenance for the Brisbane office facilities for up to 50 people. Coordinate and maintain projects and ensures the flow of information to internal/external stakeholders. Additional responsibilities include:• Direct report to the CFO, managing a complex diary and providing administrative support to a C- suite executive; • Represent the CFO department with internal and external stakeholders with procurement policy, training & development, and travel management; • Prepare and coordinate Board and Sub-Committee papers, including minuting Audit Sub-Committee meetings;• Adherence to schedules and deadlines required for the achievement of departmental objectives;• Responsible for all procurement activities associated with operational and novated leasing, travel services and lounge memberships, ensuring conformity with policies and procedures and making recommendations to the CFO on process improvements;• Project coordination and support to the Procurement Manager in the research, planning and rollout of a new Travel management portal;• Contract Management and administration responsibilities for the CFO team (Finance, ERP, Risk and Assurance, Procurement and ICT);• SME for procurement/contract management processes and business requirements as part of the design phase for the company’s ERP business transformation program;• Review and maintain policies and procedures regarding office management and staff travel;• Coordinate office maintenance for Brisbane office;• Manage building access for staff onboarding; • Reviewing and approving of invoices relating to office consumables, vehicle leases, credit card reconciliation, and building maintenance;• SME that developed a refreshed set of company values for NQBP.

• Office Administrator

  • Apr 2018 - Dec 2018

  Execution of day-to day administration and duties for the Brisbane-based office serving 50 employees. • Acted as first point of contact – answering of phones, greeting guests, assisting with basic enquiries. • Managed travel arrangements for all non-executive personnel.• Supported management in a range of additional ad-hoc activities.• Completed ad-hoc projects as required by various departments (e.g. update manuals).• Supported the finance team with invoice collation and filing.• Provided meeting assistance – preparing the meeting rooms, organising tea/coffee/catering et al.• Daily collection, logging and distribution of mail.



Sabbatical

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• B.Com. Business Management degree

  • Jan 2016 - Dec 2017

  Completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in business management, with a financial management, working capital management, and strategic focus. Completed a Bachelor of Commerce degree in business management, with a financial management, working capital management, and strategic focus.



African Getaway

• Germany
• Leisure, Travel & Tourism

• Operations Manager

  • Jan 2011 - Oct 2015

  Multi-dimensional management role for a boutique 4x4 hire company specialising in the rental of 4x4, fully equipped vehicles for cross-border travel on self-drive safaris throughout Southern Africa; the role included strategy, sales, operations and customer relationship management. • Responsible for all logistical matters relating to vehicle maintenance, vehicle rotation and client hand-overs in various locations (domestic and cross-border), in consultation with the assets manager. • Designed and implemented an in-house booking process for the hiring of vehicles, which resulted in cost savings by reducing the need for external booking agents; reduced lead times in responding to potential clients, and increased turnover due to more bookings. • Responsible for on-going operational excellence and implementing change to improve process and operating efficiency. • Undertook all quoting and booking activities with clients. • Coordinated vehicle and hand-over staff itineraries.



Sasol

• South Africa
• Chemical Manufacturing
• 700 & Above Employee

• Accounts Officer

  • Mar 2007 - Oct 2010

  An international integrated energy and chemicals company. Travel Department: Responsible for accurate and deadline-driven reconciliation and reporting of international travel claims.• End-to-end processing of complex foreign exchange reconciliations for internal customers; inter alia arranging relevant forex, reconciling international travel claims on return, and processing journal entries.• Monthly account reconciliation and payment of forex statements.• Initiated knowledge-sharing procedure to educate internal customers in travel-related policies.• Maintained appropriate filing of accounting records.• Timely delivery of month-end reports.• General administrative tasks.Man-hours and Billing Department: Responsible for accurate and deadline-driven input into, and reporting of, man-hours to be billed for staff seconded into project teams within other business units of the Sasol Group.• Reconciled and drove monthly man-hours to achieve a zero differential by reporting deadlines.• Liaised with project managers and internal clients to ensure correct application of project man-hours in the billing process.• Collated and processed relevant man-hours against project codes for invoicing of other business units.• Assisted Management with the month-end billing process.• Timely delivery of month-end reports.

• Procurement Coordinator

  • Jun 2006 - Mar 2007

  A coal mining company with various mines supplying coal for gasification feedstock and electricity generation. End to end experience of the procurement process, supporting senior procurement team members. • Executed once-off contracts involving request for quotations (RFQs), bid clarification, evaluations, negotiations, obtaining client approval for evaluations and final award of the contracts.• Extracted and reviewed SAP reports relating to Capital and Project contracts, to identify and track contract progress, outstanding orders, outstanding purchase requisitions (PRs), and spend on contracts.• Administrative support for the senior procurement team.