Impactful and valued leader of financial and operational management teams, offering over 13 years of experience in commercial financial management. CFO or executive level aiming to deliver sustainable business growth solutions and create value for company stakeholders. Respected finance business partner with integrity and strong decision-making skills, combined with the ability to influence at stakeholder and board-level in listed entities. Strategic, analytical, and resourceful thinker who champions a holistic view of finance and commercial functions to identify opportunities to improve financial outcomes, processes, and tools. Recognised as an inclusive and dynamic leader, role model, and coach for high-performance teams. Hold a 4-year honors degree in accounting, taxation, management accounting (financial management and cost accounting) as well as audit and am a specialist in the practical application of International IFRS.ACCOMPLISHMENTS & CONTRIBUTIONS• Mergers & Acquisitions: Instrumental in leading the merging of the African group finance function for Deli Spices with Mane Worldwide into a global organization.• International Reporting Integration: Led the IFRS reporting and implementation, Mane Group EMEA integration, and IFRS worldwide IFRS 16 implementation.• ERP / Shared Services Management & Implementation: Successfully created the Groups’ RASCI to implement an African Shared Service Centre by converting and merging both finance departments of the group in Sub Saharan Africa. Finance lead responsible for the finance implementation of ERP merge, new supply chain integration, and accounting setup of reconciliations and Tax consolidation.• New Distribution Centres/Businesses in Zambia & Kenya: Setup and managed the business’s tax, finance, profitability, cash flow, and funding requirements.• Central Distributions Structure Implementation: Led the setup of 2 DCs, one in Midrand and one in Cape Town, and was instrumental in preparing and assessing the project feasibility and implementation, which included return on investments, budget, and finance- and internal control implementation.• Gauteng Supply Chain Project: Reviewed and assessed the largest cost agreement/service agreement in Sub Sahara Africa, including all cost structures, determining the best usage, size vehicle, fleet size, route review and finally presenting the best outcome to the board. Further responsible for ensuring the planned/budgeted results are monitored.