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MCG consisted of three operating divisions.Plastic Closures Division (PC)– manufacturing plant based in Samrand Johannesburg.- PC manufactured plastic bottle caps for coca cola and bluechip customer base in South Africa and Africa.Metal Closures Division (MC) manufacturing plant based in Paarden Eiland Cape Town. – Manufactured Metal Bottle Caps for Distell and other wineries. Sales were local and international.Plastic Injection Moulding Division (PIM) – Manufactures of crate for SAB and other blue chip clientele. Plants were based in Malvern JHB and Montague Gardens Cape Town.My duties involved managing the group finances of all three divisions and head office.I managed the group IT infrastructure and Group Networks.Involved in Six Sigma savings for the per division.I reported directly to the CEO and the board of directors.Our shareholders are RMB and WIPHOLD.Achievements:-Installation of a factory scheduling and planning system at Metal Closures division in Cape Town.Successfully concluded the sale of the Plastic Closures division and the due diligence for R185mSuccessfully concluded the sale and the due diligence for the sale of the Metal Closures division for R210mSuccessfully concluded the due diligence for the sale of the Plastic Closures division for R95m.Successfully relocated six servers for the group from the MTN data centre to the Malvern office resulting a monthly savings of R50k per month.Successfully introduced many other cost savings measures at various divisions.ERP systems in place: SysproIntroduced offsite back up into the cloud.Revenue of Company is R750mEBITDA R75m

01/06/2010 to 31/03/2011.Chief Financial OfficerConsisted of 3 Companies1. Roadlink – Fleet of 200 buses that operation nationally throughout South Africa providing City to City transportation for the working masses.2. Prana Water Bottling - A water manufacturing bottling company3. Hotel and Tourism - IndustryManagement of the Group FinancesMerger and AcquistionsFinancing of major acquisitionsResponsible for the business plans of each division within the group.

1/07/2008 to 31/05/2010Financial Director – Interwaste Holdings LtdPurpose of the Position:To assist Top Management of Interwaste Holdings to plan, measure and manage their financial objectives. Responsible for the Group Financial Function and provide support to the Top Management Team in the form of Financial Reporting, Advice, Measurement and Improvement. Supported by a team of professional accountants.Responsibilities:Creating Shareholder value by being involved with line management to serve the goals and objectives of IH and consciously and proactively be involved with the influencing of a business driven culture.Actively involved in settling and measuring the Strategic Financial Direction of the Business.An intergral part of the Top Management TeamConstant development of financial processes, new and innovative information and tools to assist in decision making.Planning; Strategic, Budgeting and Forecasting.Measurement and Reporting of Financial and Business Results.Analysis of Performance with pro- active recommendation of actions to improve the performance of the Company.Evaluation of Investment and Business proposals – Acqusitions/ Joint Ventures.Complaine to financial Policies and Procedures as per the legal requirements of a listed company, including data integrity.Assistance in the development of Financial Skills and understanding of Line Management and Staff.Competencies:LeadershipStrategic Commercial AwarenessCross Functional AwarenessInter- personal SensitivityResults FocusedDeadline Orientated.AchievementsRestructured Subsidiaries to take advantage of synergies within group and make the group more competive. Increased NPAT from R23m to R38m for the period ended 31 December 2008.Implemented Navision Microsoft accounting system across the whole group creating an online real time thin client reporting system.Upgraded IT infrastructure from 1 Terabyte to 9 Terabytes.I

1/04/2005 to 30/06/2008( 3 years 3 months )Group Financial Manager – Tourism Investment Corporation Ltd ( Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange)- Tourism Sector of the Market.I manage the consolidations of 50 divisions and companies.I manage an annual group budget of R4 billion in turnover witha total staff complement of 1000 people .Brand names are American Express , Seekers corporate and Leisure travel, Singapore Airlines agency in South Africa, Absolute Tour Operators , Beach Combers Holidays, Thompson Tours, Absolute Ski Travel to name but a few.Attended IFRS workshops , accounting updates , tax updates and and excel courses every month conducted by the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.Duties-Monthly group financial consolidations and reporting.- Monthly preparation of board packs.- Managing the consolidation and review of Tourvest Travel group budgeting process.- Managing the consolidation & review of the Tourvest Travel group profit forecasts..- Performance of divisional financial reviews monthly.- Group statutory compliance reviews & returns:Income tax, Payroll, VAT. - Liason with group internal and external advisors and external auditors.Responsible for group financial reporting and taxation.- Assistance in due diligence reviews during mergers and acquisitions.Knowledge for this position:-Strongly computer literateProficient in advanced excelUse of consolidation software.Working knowledge of GAAP and IFRSAchievementsImplemented changes in the group structures very quickly from a management accounting view. Technically up to date with IFRS. Implemented the first time adoption of IFRS successfully through out the group in June 2005

Master Of Business Administration, Business Administration And Management, General, Master Degree

Activities and Societies: Member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Member of the Institute of Directors Harvard Case.

Chartered Accountant - South Africa, Finance, Professional Qualification Ca(Sa)

Activities and Societies: South African Institute of Chartered Accountants