Experience

Bizerba SE & Co. KG

• Germany
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Business Analyst

  • May 2022 - Present



Bizerba Southern Africa

• South Africa

• Financial Manager / Data Analyst

  • Jul 2016 - Apr 2022

  With my knowledge of finance, my position quickly developed into a more data driven and insight oriented role. My skills in Excel, Power Bi and SQL queries enabled real time data models to provide insights into the day to day running of the business. My data models are used throughout the business and have helped keep the finger on the pulse of changing and challenging environments and circumstances. With my knowledge of finance, my position quickly developed into a more data driven and insight oriented role. My skills in Excel, Power Bi and SQL queries enabled real time data models to provide insights into the day to day running of the business. My data models are used throughout the business and have helped keep the finger on the pulse of changing and challenging environments and circumstances.



Fossil South Africa

• Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Assistant Finance Manager / Data Analyst

  • Mar 2015 - Jun 2016

  As the assistant financial manager, it was my task to coordinate the finance team. I was also in charge of all reporting to global HQ. It this role, I had to translate and extrapolate our local data into a format that our head office could use and import into SAP. My in depth Excel, Power Query and SQL Query knowledge was implemented with great success in developing data models to provide insight into the day to day sales and reporting activities of the retail and wholesale business. Additionally I was in charge of all the retail sales reports used by all departments in the local entity for 29 Retail outlets. This report was a single report that had up to the second information regarding every transaction in every store. Reason for leaving: Full management offer at Bizerba Southern Africa Show less



Self-employed

• Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

• Self Employed

  • Apr 2014 - Mar 2015

  This was a small mass marketing company with a few corporate clients. The core function of the business was to extract and analyze vast amounts of customer data to identify and direct potential customers for our clients. To this end we made extensive use of data modeling in Excel and database management in MS Access. The venture was very successful, but with the new POPI act announced and soon to be implemented, the business model was no longer viable with any long term prospects. Reason for Leaving: Legislative restrictions Show less



Vulcan Properies / Rodenburg Family Trust

• Paarl

• Financial Manager

  • Jun 2013 - Mar 2014

  I was in charge of the day to day accounting, management reports and financials. In addition, I was also facilities manager and two of the rental properties. One commercial factory and one shopping mall. Reason for leaving: Retrenchment I was in charge of the day to day accounting, management reports and financials. In addition, I was also facilities manager and two of the rental properties. One commercial factory and one shopping mall. Reason for leaving: Retrenchment



Rainbow Group of Companies

• Airport Industria: Cape Town

• Group Financial Manager

  • Jan 2013 - Jun 2013

  The Rainbow group of companies consisted of 4 separate entities, specializing in Engineering, Corporate Cleaning and Road Markings. I was in charge of the day to day accounting of all 4 entities as well as being general manger for the road marking company. Additionally I was in charge of pricing for and submission of all company tenders. As part of my duties I also had to review existing contracts, identify loss making divisions and institute procedures to cancel the unprofitable contracts. Reason for Leaving: Head Hunted to Vulcan Properties Show less



Germishuys Zandstra Inc.

• Strand, Western Cape, South Africa

• Article Clerk

  • Jan 2009 - Dec 2012

  I was a SAICA article clerk receiving vocational on the job training in Auditing, Accounting, Tax and company secretarial duties. Reason for Leaving: Offered a higher paying job by the company partners at one of our clients. I was a SAICA article clerk receiving vocational on the job training in Auditing, Accounting, Tax and company secretarial duties. Reason for Leaving: Offered a higher paying job by the company partners at one of our clients.



Midas South Africa

• Gauteng, South Africa

• National Contracts Manager

  • Mar 2005 - Mar 2006

  In this position I was responsible for all tenders that either head office or any of the franchisees wanted to submit. This included but was not limited to, costing, sourcing, tender documents preparation and completion of contractual obligations. A secondary function was a business market data analyst. We development a business intelligence system that would determine the size of a potential market, the current opposition in the area, the penetration of any other franchisees into the area, and then perform a viability analysis on potential new franchisees to Midas. Reason for leaving: Relocated to another province Show less