•Provided leadership to all aspects of financial stewardship, including credit control, cashflow management, billing reconciliations, forecasts and budgeting etc.•Managed a team of 11 individuals expanding across credit control, billing operations and core Finance.•Compiled and presented data to the Board and Financial Committee (FINCO).•Prepared monthly reporting and management packs to the Group.•Analysed complex financial data, identified patterns and extracted meaningful insights and provided recommendations to achieve long-term objectives.•Drove operational efficiencies and cost reduction by automating financial processes e.g. 90% reduction of staff time in the manual capture of supplier invoices through automation.•Established and nurtured key relationships with vendors, resulting in long-term collaborations and financial benefits for both our partners and the company e.g. Increased % insured on our debtors’ book (R136m) from 17% to 71% over a period of 16 months.•Being a value-added partner to the company contributed to its success and growth by bringing additional benefits beyond my core responsibilities e.g. Launching a Flex-Your-Finance initiative with our partners to understand and solve their finance-related challenges.•Analysed complex financial data, identified patterns and extracted meaningful insights and provided recommendations to achieve business objectives.•Member of the Executive Committee (EXCO) Leadership team that provided direction and inspired the rest of the company. One of my initiatives was the Tarsus on Demand Sisterhood which is a platform for ladies to encourage each other to be the best version of ourselves.

•Increased company profit through effective business development by identifying new business channels and developing strategies to penetrate those channels.•Led the implementation of a sewing hub in Tembisa that was used as a training school and shop to sell products - additional breakthroughs were achieved with fashion schools across Johannesburg and Cape Town. •Steered the execution of key projects within defined scope and clear objective of delivering on the financial and operational targets of the project.

•Provided insights and expertise to support the Board and Management in reaching the organisation’s objectives while managing risks and remain compliant.•Successfully identified a fraud case, which included identifying and mapping a more optimised Telkom procurement process at Bidvest Procurement.•Reviewed the suitability of improvement processes, i.e. business, compliance and IT.•Compiled and presented Audit Committee reports. •Drove and managed internal auditing team training and development.

• Spearheaded and led teams in audits for various clients.• Resolved audit-related problems and recommend business and process improvements accordingly.• Oversaw management and financial reporting.• Reviewed working papers of team members. • Coached, developed and supported junior employees in financial audits. • Evaluated the team's performance and proactiveness, identified areas for improvement and suggested strategies to boost productivity.

I had the amazing opportunity to work at our PwC offices in New York. My 6-month secondment was based in the Real estate sector.

I completed my articles in the Financial Services sector. I was given the amazing opportunity to get exposure in both the traditional audit division and the information systems division. Consequently; my years as an article clerk provided me with the necessary skills to assess clients' systems with a holistic view i.e. From both a financial and systems impact perspective.Nothwithstanding the above the below is an non-exhaustive list of my responsibilities:1. Completed articles starting off as a trainee accountant, promoted to a senior accountant.2. Responsible for the completion of information requirements listings for audits.3. Perform information technology reviews at various clients.4. Relative to the size and complexity of clients, a trainee accountant is assigned certain accounts to audit. Consequently; I gained exposure to all types of assets, liabilities, equity, income ad expenses as a trainee accountant.5. Made use of accounting software and statistical sampling method tools to select samples of audit.6. Main clients were Discovery Holdings, Liberty Group, ABSA Asset Manageement and Momentum ( now known as MMI Holdings).