Heleon Von Der Fecht Email & Phone Number

London, GB

London, England, United Kingdom

HELEON LTD. is a specialist financial consulting firm that focuses on delivering fractional CFO, interim CFO and business architecture services. We take a tailored and fresh approach that appeals to startups and established businesses alike.What sets us apart from many of our competitors is our wealth of experience across multiple international locations.

London, England, United Kingdom

• I was the Group CFO and co-CEO for 5 groups of 11 companies and 2 foundations, that include a B2B provider and 3 B2C operators, including a South African licensed and regulated entity (www.lotto247.com.
• Leading all finance functions across all groups, including corporate finance, budgeting, group management accounting, AFS, external audits, financial modelling and reporting, statutory returns, player fund protection.
• Leading departments responsible for Business Intelligence, Affiliates, Human Resources, Payments, Hedging, Legal, Regulatory Affairs, Risk and Fraud prevention
• Key group decision making, departmental alignment and integration, group culture and values
• Group legal affairs, corporate structural planning, substance requirements, GDPR and tax planning
• Regulatory compliance (designated official)

Germany, United Kingdom, South Africa

• I created blueprints for the architectures of organisations around simplified, logical and relevant business processes that would drive growth and profit.My clients utilised my services to:
• conceive, harmonise and integrate core financial, legal, contractual and business processes and data points of their organisations
• create and implement information reports
• advise on how to align strategic goals with asset, cash and debt management, planning, budgeting, fiscal control and structuring
• build and implement models for business teams and units
• implement and monitor business architecture plans

Gibraltar

• As Group Finance Director, I was responsible for all aspects of the group’s financial and legal affairs, split between teams in South Africa and Gibraltar. I managed 2 finance teams, 3 financial managers and 2 in house.
• global group financial management (Financial reporting | Budgeting | Treasury | Internal control & audit | ECOGRA compliance | External audits)
• electronic payment solution management (Procurement | Due diligence | Negotiations | Agreements | Dispute resolution)
• full responsibility for the group’s compliance with legal, taxation, licensing and regulatory requirements
• management of the group's corporate secretarial affairsAs General Manager of Carmen Media Group’s head office in Gibraltar, I was responsible for 70 staff members and where my duties included:
• resource management

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Starting as Financial Manager, I was promoted to the executive board as Chief Financial Officer where I had full responsibility for the financial management function of the company, which included:
• Monthly financial reporting
• Budgeting
• Treasury & cash flow
• Payroll
• Internal control & external audits

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• As internal auditor for wholly owned subsidiary Simba (Pty) Ltd., my portfolio covered half of South Africa as well as Namibia. My responsibilities included:
• Internal Control procedures, Internal Audits & Ad hoc investigations for all branches in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, Kwazulu-Natal & Namibia regions (7 branches)
• Designing, writing & implementing of Internal Controls in accordance with the standards of Pepsico
• Writing of Internal Audit Programme for Simba to be used at all its branches
• Performing of Internal Audits & Follow-up Audits at 50% (10) of Simba’s countrywide branches
• Conducting of meetings to report findings and make recommendations to Divisional Manager and Internal Audit Manager

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• My responsibilities as financial accountant included:
• Production of financial statements & budgets
• Conducting of internal audits at countrywide branches/divisions
• Cash Management of all companies/branches in the group
• Preparation of monthly, quarterly and annual financial reporting packages
• Preparation of monthly profit forecasts

Stellenbosch, South Africa

• Audit fieldwork
• Preparation of Annual Financial Statements
• Preparation of Statutory Returns
• Company Legislatory issues
• Tax Structuring

Stellenbosch, South Africa

• Audit fieldwork
• Preparation of Annual Financial Statements
• Preparation of Statutory Returns
• Company Legislatory issues
• Tax Structuring

Honours Intermediate Accounting, Management Accounting, Taxation, Audit

Honours Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Accounting, Auditing, Income Taxation, Management Accounting

Bachelor Of Commerce - Bcom, Mathematics

Activities and Societies: Editor of Sub-Editor of 2 campus news papers | Debate team | Hockey team

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