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City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Turnaround Advisory: Service/Product offering contribution assessment; KPI implementations, measurement and benchmarks; Cost recalibration proposals; Tax planning assessment and recommendations Every business is different and there is no magic formula. Turnaround advisory allows the business time, under the supervision and guidance of a seasoned.

London, United Kingdom

Adan Corporate provides a wide range of bespoke advisory services to small and medium sized enterprises at every step of the value creation journey. Success often means being able to navigate though a complex set of challenges, issues, opportunities, and risks with the right partners at the right time. Our success stems from our relationships with global.

City Of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Fractional CFO (Feb 2021 - Feb 2023)- Zotos Property group - Head of Finance (June 21 - Jan 22) - Other Various clients on Part time " Fractional" adhoc basis- TUTEH - Fractional CFO (Feb22 - Nov22)

Johannesburg, South Africa

GALLAGHER CONVENTION CENTRE (June 2019 - Jan 21)Financial reporting to the CEO on all finance related matters pertaining to events, exhibitions etc. Implemented event costing systems & reports, developed enhanced property management reports. SEACOM SA (Nov 2018 - Mar 2019)Reported to the FD on streamlining Year end process efficienciesYear end audit.

Regents Park, London

- Masters in Strategy and Leadership. - MBA accredited degree

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Company description: Market leading IT//Hi-Tech group providing equipment and solutions to the audio visual multimedia customers as well as to the national bus transport industry. The group had 5 legal entities and.
• Achievements: Identified the need for a formalized costing project system, proposed the implementation of the integrated project costing module and supervised the final implementation. This greatly assisted the.
• Increased the performance and efficiency of the finance and administration team by restructuring the team, defining roles and responsibilities and also introducing a staff career development program.
• Improved the problematic relationship between the financial department and the other divisions. This was achieved by providing senior management with accurate and much improved forecasting and budgeting tools.
• Enabled a radical change in the sales costing calculation and quotation procedure by implementing a process that eliminated “un-allocated” costs. This ensured the provision of an accurate evaluation of the.
• Presented monthly financial results to the Executive Committee and two main boards of directors. This included a monthly financial report as well as detailed analyses on the reasons for over or under achievement of the.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Company description: Complex consolidated engineering group, listed on the J.S.E. consisting of thirteen companies; Turnover exceeded £28mil (R400 mil) p.a.Functions performed: Supervision of finance department (direct.
• Achievements: Streamlined the finance departments of the four subsidiaries under my direct responsibility. Established detailed investigative processes to identify the sources of profits or losses. In addition.
• Led the planning and implementation of a new improved ERP system with the assistance of another FD, to standardize the project costing and accounting systems for the group.
• Improved the accountants reporting processes through standardization, which increased the accuracy and saved time in the reporting process to the head office.
• Facilitated tight group cash flow processes and the complex consolidation of all financial reports.
• Created complex project financial analysis models on an ad-hoc basis as required by the CFO.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Company description: A well-known construction company with a reputation of providing high quality residential and commercial projects. Turnover exceeded £12mil (R150 mil) p.a.Functions performed: Supervision of.
• Achievements: Created a more accurate model for forecasting and budgeting the costing of residential projects.
• Enhanced the performance of the finance team by providing them with a better understanding of their functions through job analysis, career planning and coaching of junior staff.
• Played a pivotal role in managing cash flow whilst simultaneously preserving successful supplier and customer relationships.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Company description: A start up tourism centre which was aimed at becoming the international gateway into South Africa.Functions performed: Routine administrative and financial duties related to start up.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

• Company description: Multinational freight forwarding and logistics group with turnover exceeding £80 mil (R1.2 billion) p.a.Functions performed: Supervision of finance department (8), Financial reporting, Treasury.
• Achievements: Identified areas where poor corporate governance existed. Suggested corrective actions to both the local and international boards.
• Created robust processes for budget management, variance and cost and revenue ratio analysis.
• Completed numerous strategic plans to support the German head office financial objectives, including the centralisation of the administration functions and the analysis of non-profitable areas.
• Structured a new finance facility which saved to Hellmann approximately £83k (R1 mil) in pre-tax profits per annum and reduced guarantees required by the banks.
• Forced the company to replenish the pension fund shortfall of £290k (R3, 5 mil) through careful cash flow planning.

Johannesburg And 2 Years In London

Faritec Ltd (IT Hi-Tech S.A. – Jhb, listed - JSE) 2002 – 2003Various contract roles in the UK – LONDON. 2000 – 2002Faritec Ltd (IT H-Tech, S.A. – Jhb, - JSE) 1998 – 2000African Oxygen (Pty) Ltd, (listed - JSE) 1997 – 1998Nampak Products (Spicer division, listed - JSE) 1995 – 1996United Pharmaceutical Products (Pty) Ltd 1993 – 1995

Sloan Masters In Leadership & Strategy (Msc.), Leadership, Strategy, Managing People,

C.A.(S.A), Accounting Auditing Finance Taxation

Bachelor Of Accounting (Honors) -B.Compt(Hons), Majors Accounting Taxation Auditing

Bachelor Of Commerce (B.Com), Accounting, Auditing And Commercial Law

Accounting & Auditing majors

Matric - Final School Year, Math , Science, French, English, Afrikaans, Biblical Studies

Activities and Societies: Swimming team leaderMaths, Science, English , Afrikaans, French, Biblical Studies