· Financial controls oversight (including month-end close processes and timelines, consolidation, balance sheet reconciliations, capex and cost controls and related optimisation)· Oversight of group budget timelines and consolidation· Group executive reporting (financial and non-financial)· Board reporting· Interim and annual financial statements· Lead technical financial advice and guidance to the Group under IFRS· Benchmark best practice financial reporting and recommend to executive management· Support preparation of investor presentations and integrated annual report· Audit and risk committee deliverables and reporting· External audit management· Drive digitisation of the group finance function· Support group financial and strategic projects· Oversee preparation of financial reports for compliance purposes (treasury covenants, regulatory submissions, etc.)· Other financial governance processes

Specialist finance contractor managing key projects for PnP in the Corporate Team of the CFO:Expediting of the publication of the full 2024 Audited Annual Financial Statements to go out at the time of going to the market with the year end results (instead of Summary Annual Financial Statements as per the previous process).Managed the compilation, inclusion and integrity of all the financial results included in the R4bn Rights Offer Circular in conjunction with the various specialist teams. The Rights Offer was successfully completed 5 August 2024.Assisted with the planning and scoping of the financial detail to be included in the Disposal Circular and IPO documents for the Boxer IPO.

Preparing and adjusting business interruption claims for major insurers

Current role: Contractor: Group Finance Manager & Reporting (June 2021 to present)Previous roles:- Head of Group Finance: TFG Finance & Advisory (Oct 2015 to May 2021)- Director: Finance (Sept. 2013 to Sept. 2015) Report to the Group CFO, member of the CFO’s EXCO, managed up to 65 staff.TFG recently embarked on a business reengineering project to merge and restructure support divisions into a single Shared Services Centre. Current role is focused on supporting the post restructure transition and managing key change projects.Scope of Reporting Responsible for Group Consolidated Results, including Group Annual Financial Statements (AFS), managing audit process and ensuring technical IFRS compliance (across 26 countries and five continents).Group management reporting to internal and external supervisory boards .Group budgeting and forecasting process.Provide regular result reviews with Heads of Business and Financial Managers of all divisions in conjunction with Group CEO and CFO, including major subsidiaries in the UK and Australia.Corporate Actions: Rights Offer, Acquisitions (UK, Australia, SA Retailer (JET)), Bank Funding Structuring (SA & UK)Played a key role in several substantial corporate actions. Extensive involvement with due diligence; financial modelling; structuring and review of transactions/acquisitions. Instrumental in bedding down the acquisitions.Africa and InternationalReporting of the Africa Division (7 countries outside SA).Manage financial reporting deliverables from UK and Australia divisions.Creditors, Stock and Fixed Assets Group capex and stock reporting, creditors and payment process (2,000 vendors) and monthly payments.Financial Systems Oversight of special projects with Group IT to ensure Finance IT priorities are addressed (SAP, BI and Stock systems).Implemented Strategic, ROCE, Turnover and Stock reporting and KPI dashboards; and a range of systems including Budgeting and Planning, and Consolidation tools.

At the request of the Head of the Investment Division (CEO of Metropolitan prior to the merger), was seconded to stabilise the finance function of Momentum Asset Management (MAM) and assist with the restructuring of its Investment Division. Financial reporting for MAM including responsibility for IFRS compliance, providing regulatory, budgeting and management information.Managing fees, cashflow, creditors, debtors, banking and ledger functions for MAM and other smaller subsidiaries.Membership of EXCO and MANCO (operational management committee).Completed the project within 6 months and was offered the role of CFO for our African division.

As a result of the integration of the Group Finance functions following the merger, was assigned a project role to manage, co-ordinate and integrate systems and processes for the combined Group Finance Division.Managed the successful integration of all business divisions and actuarial process to produce results for an entity with a balance sheet in excess of R300bn. The business includes Life Insurance, Asset Management and Medical Aid Schemes and operates across the African continent. Designed new combined group systems for financial reporting, chart of accounts, SAM (solvency regulatory regime for life companies), managed accounting and actuarial data repositories. Life Business Transfer. Led multidisciplinary teams of lawyers actuaries, tax specialists and accountants to transfer life businesses from subsidiaries to the main life company, and cross border transfer of Metropolitan’s Lesotho business to the Lesotho Life Company.Smartclose Project. Ran a group project to shorten the external year-end and interim reporting timetable.

General Manager: Group Financial Reporting (July 2010 to Oct 2012)Financial Manager: Metropolitan Life Ltd ( Jan 2008 to June 2010)Reported to CFO of Metropolitan & MMI. Responsible for 33 specialist finance staff.Responsibilities included:Group Investment ServicesInvestment asset accounting and reporting for the Group (R200bn+ of investment assets).Group Annual Financial Statements (AFS) & reportingResponsible for Group Consolidated Results, including Group Annual Financial Statements (AFS), managing audit processes and ensuring technical IFRS compliance (Headline Earnings c R2bn and 40+ significant subsidiaries).Group Operations Report & Actuarial ReportingPrepared Financial Director’s & Group Operations Reports for submission to Group EXCO (monthly); Audit Committee and Metropolitan Holdings board (quarterly).Corporate actionsExtensive involvement with due diligence and preparation of circulars required by the JSE and Competition Commission for the Momentum/Metropolitan merger.

Reported to CFO of Metropolitan. 12 specialist finance staff.Financial Manager for the main operating company, Metropolitan Life Limited, with reporting responsibilities extended across all the Life companies, including the establishment of new foreign entities. Management Reporting and budgeting. Statutory and Actuarial Reporting & Taxation.

Reported to Chief Accountant (who reported to CFO). Managed 35 Finance staff.Preparation of accounts for Metropolitan’s Life companies in South Africa, Botswana & Namibia, as well as management of the Finance Administration function.

Reported to the CEO, WWF SA. 6 Finance and support staff.Appointed to implement strong financial controls, systems and processes to accurately track and allocate funds.Responsible for all financial management aspects, which covered financial management of more than 200 conservation projects; several major fund-raising campaigns and publications; an eco-tourism and luxury lodge venture amongst others.Played key role in establishing training college and setting up conservation trusts, including one with the World Bank and GEF, while at WWF SA.Served as Board Member of investment trust while at WWF SA.