I have over 20 years experience of working in finance roles in international businesses including living & working in multiple countries.As CFO & member of the Terrapinn board I have responsibility for the financial management, the development & implementation of strategy including sourcing & executing business & event acquisitions & also leveraging technology to improve business processes & provide greater insight into performance. I have negotiated & raised significant funding from several financial institutions for acquisitions.I have been instrumental in developing global businesses across multiple locations including launching,acquiring & integrating new or acquired businesses.I am effective at recruiting, training and developing globally dispersed teams. I focus on building a culture of strong budgetary and financial control & a strong discipline of working capital and treasury management. I ensure that the finance teams provide timely, accurate and insightful financial reporting, which is used to drive improved commercial management,I am effective at using technology to improve the productivity & the profitability of businesses. Leveraging technology has lead to a low cost financial management system with reduced headcount, faster month & year end close, more transparent reporting & powerful audit & compliance processes.I have an MBA & hold both the CA(SA) & CIMA designations having qualified with Deloitte.Specialties: Strategy development, implementation & executionBusiness acquisition & integrationFinancial analysis, modelling, forecasting & budgetingManagement & financial reportingSales planning & executionCRMRisk managementTreasury incl cash management, currency hedging & capital raisingOutsourcingCorporate taxation incl transfer pricingPersonal taxation incl expatriateBusiness formation & structuringLegal incl corporate, employment & trademarkIT incl systems selection & implementationHR / talent / recruitment
Listed skills include Auditing, It Strategy, Transfer Pricing, Bpo, and 46 others.