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Oxford Falls, Nsw, Au

Australia

Onsite Rental Group (Onsite) is an Australian equipment rental business with more than 45 branches across Australia.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

The Group operates in the rail industry (i.e. rail spare parts, locomotive leasing and maintenance; the repair or upgrading of locomotives). Approximately 300 staff and 5 companies in the group. Responsibilities include (amongst others - Financial Reporting and Accounting Systems, Internal Controls, Risk Management, IT, Taxation, Budgeting, Company Secretarial).Notable Achievements• Corporatizing an owner run business in a newly formed Group. This… Show more The Group operates in the rail industry (i.e. rail spare parts, locomotive leasing and maintenance; the repair or upgrading of locomotives). Approximately 300 staff and 5 companies in the group. Responsibilities include (amongst others - Financial Reporting and Accounting Systems, Internal Controls, Risk Management, IT, Taxation, Budgeting, Company Secretarial).Notable Achievements• Corporatizing an owner run business in a newly formed Group. This included:o Establishing a budgeting process;o Establishing and Implementing policies and procedures and creating a process driven enterprise;o Introducing monthly reporting and improved the financial accounting records;o Automating the stock control systems.o Establishing a Management Committee with clearly defined roles and responsibilities;o Establishing Board Sub Committees (Remuneration, Audit and Social and Ethics);o Establishing a Human Resources function and driving best practise;o Establishing Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) risk registers and a risk committee;o Establishing a Transformation Committee to manage and facilitate the transformation of the Group;• Driving the strategic direction of the Group;• Driving an assessment of the remuneration policy of the Group and developing a short-term incentive scheme;• Assistance with the black empowerment and refinancing of the Group;• Driving the restructuring of the Group’s debt facilities. Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

PPC is an entity listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the Cement Industry. PPC has its principle place of business in Johannesburg South Africa and has various operations throughout Africa.Responsibilities whilst on contract at PPC included inter alia the following:• The conclusion of an IFC /PTA Bank Debt Facility Agreement for PPC’s DRC Project (+/- US$168m);• Assistance on the DRC Project +/- US$250m (agreements, forecasts, funding, reporting etc.);• A strategic… Show more PPC is an entity listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange in the Cement Industry. PPC has its principle place of business in Johannesburg South Africa and has various operations throughout Africa.Responsibilities whilst on contract at PPC included inter alia the following:• The conclusion of an IFC /PTA Bank Debt Facility Agreement for PPC’s DRC Project (+/- US$168m);• Assistance on the DRC Project +/- US$250m (agreements, forecasts, funding, reporting etc.);• A strategic review of PPC’s operational strategy in Mozambique;• Establishment of a PPC Group Consulting and Technical Service Agreements;• Various other ad hoc financial tasks. Show less

Rosebank South Africa

Metorex is a base metal mining company which was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange with its principle place of business in Johannesburg South Africa. It had mining operations in South Africa, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Responsibilities included:• Chief Financial Controller;• A member of the Group Executive Committee;• Joint Functional Head of Finance (driving financial strategy; operational finance and Supply Chain);• Group Account Audit… Show more Metorex is a base metal mining company which was listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange with its principle place of business in Johannesburg South Africa. It had mining operations in South Africa, Zambia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.Responsibilities included:• Chief Financial Controller;• A member of the Group Executive Committee;• Joint Functional Head of Finance (driving financial strategy; operational finance and Supply Chain);• Group Account Audit Executive;• Director of various subsidiary companies;• Metal offtake agreement negotiation and control;• Responsible for the Shared Services Department in JHB;• Managing and monitoring the CFO’s of the various mining operations;• Regular travel to all the sites throughout Africa;• Other responsibilities – capital project control; commercial contract review and approval group insurances, group treasury, group internal audit and driving the group budgeting process;• A Trustee of the Metorex Pension and Provident Funds.Notable Achievements• Major capital project control experience in Zambia and the DRC which included a shaft decline, a Copper and Cobalt SX/EW Facility in Zambia as well as a Concentrator Plant and SX/EW Plant in the DRC;• Establishment of a Shared Services Division;• ERP system selection and implementation;• Group Business Process design and roll out;• Information Technology – motivated and established basic Metorex IT infrastructure and IT policies and procedures for the Group;• Corporate Financing - Involved in raising and structuring a US$175m STD Bank Project Finance Debt Facility. Show less

Rosebank

Responsible for financial aspects of various subsidiaries in the Group:o Regular site visits to various operations and projects in different locations and countries;o On mine staff coordination and liaison;o Financial reporting (daily; weekly; monthly and annually);o Secretarial affairs of subsidiary companies (i.e. minutes, director resolutions, shareholder agreements, shareholder resolutions; company registrar etc.).o Board reporting packs coordination and submission;o… Show more Responsible for financial aspects of various subsidiaries in the Group:o Regular site visits to various operations and projects in different locations and countries;o On mine staff coordination and liaison;o Financial reporting (daily; weekly; monthly and annually);o Secretarial affairs of subsidiary companies (i.e. minutes, director resolutions, shareholder agreements, shareholder resolutions; company registrar etc.).o Board reporting packs coordination and submission;o Capital project evaluation and feasibility investigations on new and existing projects;o Major capital project financial control and execution;o Commercial contract review and approval;o Raising and structuring Project Finance Debt Facilities;o Bank facility management with banking institutions;o Marketing – Metal offtake contract negotiation and management;o Member of the Metorex Limited Hedging Committee;o Employer Trustee and Principal Officer on the Pension and Provident Funds within the Group;o Monitoring and managing the tax affairs of subsidiary companies in different tax jurisdictions;o Legal agreement negotiation; review and approval;o Legal dispute management on issues arising at subsidiary companies (i.e. liaison witho lawyers and negotiation with counterparties);o Communication with outside shareholders in subsidiary companies;o Rehabilitation Trust Fund management and control;o Medical Aid liaison; o External Audit management;o Internal Audit management. Show less

Rosebank Johannesburg

My Responsibilities included inter alia:o The preparation of IFRS compliant AFS’ for all group companies;o The preparation of glossy AFS’s of listed group holding entity;o Interim reporting (quarterly and six monthly);o Audit control and liaison.o Monthly reporting;o Various corporate and administrative functions.

Woodmead, Johannesburg

Articles completed and promoted to Supervisor. Clients included Murray and Roberts, Samancor, ICL, Metorex.

Qualified Chartered Accountant Ca (Sa), Accounting

B Compt Honours, Accounting And Finance

B Compt (Accounts, Auditing, Taxation), Accounting, Auditing And Taxation

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