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I am an experienced Chartered Accountant with strong operational and strategic leadership capabilities, supported by initiating and leading initiatives resulting in favourable sustained commercial outcomes, amongst others, due to a well-developed strategic direction. Solid budgeting, planning, forecasting, analytical and reporting capability enabling appropriate focus and intervention by management. Highly skilled at identifying areas needing improvement and adeptly implementing necessary changes. Well-developed relationship-building skills with diverse internal and external stakeholders at all levels. Excellent at ensuring sound governance, financial management practices and maintaining infrastructure. Possess a noteworthy history of providing guidance, support, and inspiration to individuals to assist them in attaining their professional aspirations and advancing organisational prosperity. CAREER OVERVIEW:Notable Achievements:• Introduced various processes and policy improvements to ensure appropriate governance over the delivery of operational activities;• Initiated and sustained a risk management action plan to improve risk culture and mitigation of risk, oversight and governance;• Successfully influenced a restructuring of the business and changes to the strategic direction, resulting in a 50% improvement in Net Headline Earnings. Through analytics and business understanding, critical areas for restructuring were identified. In addition, this also resulted in more efficient team structures with an enhanced value proposition to clients being established;• Part of a project team that was successful in attaining a new client worth 10% of the current client base whilst securing a 25% margin;• Implemented a reporting framework where targets are set, assessed and tracked continuously for each business area or function, resulting in appropriate focus to meet business objectives. This was supplemented with training, which in turn resulted in significant improvement in accountability;Education: Bachelor of Accounting Science, University of South Africa, 1999Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science, University of South Africa, 2001Graduate Diploma in Auditing, University of South Africa, 2003Key Specialties:•

Listed skills include Microsoft Excel, Business Process Improvement, Financial Accounting, Internal Controls, and 12 others.