In current role as Domain Leader for Risk Transformation Services (RTS) for Africa, responsible for focusing on enterprise governance, risk and control services, including implementation and enablement of software. Applied experience and understanding of a range of technology platforms including SAP, RSA Archer Soterion, Oracle financials, JDE, and mainframe systems.Created the RTS division off a zero base and successfully developed and staffed a team, identified solutions, and built and… Show more In current role as Domain Leader for Risk Transformation Services (RTS) for Africa, responsible for focusing on enterprise governance, risk and control services, including implementation and enablement of software. Applied experience and understanding of a range of technology platforms including SAP, RSA Archer Soterion, Oracle financials, JDE, and mainframe systems.Created the RTS division off a zero base and successfully developed and staffed a team, identified solutions, and built and maintained a client base. Demonstrated skills and expertise in:• Defining and overseeing a domain strategy• Developing and taking accountability for budgets and targets• Recruiting, retaining and developing a team to provide RT services• Counselling, mentoring and coaching team members, within local team as well as across the Africa business• Developing and implementing a sales strategy in conjunction with the broader EY advisory strategy• Building and improving the EY brand in RTS services• Managing relationships with software providers like SAP and Archer to co-partner for joint benefit• Developing and customising solution offerings for the African market• Client engagement partner on various engagement types including; program assurance, IT internal audit, risk and control transformation, governance and risk framework and policy developmentIn head of department role, executed client-facing responsibilities as lead Partner on numerous large, complex client engagements including: • risk and control transformation• programme assurance – ERP implementation • internal IT audit• data preparation• migration for ERP implementation In EY Partner role adopted broader business-wide responsibilities including: • sponsorship of internal training programs across EMEA region• provision of training to new managers• provision of second reviewer function on projects in the Africa business• leading internal EY business expansion projects and initiatives Show less

Promoted to Partner in 2005. Responsible for leading several high-profile client engagements including:• Lead IT Internal audit partner for the Transnet Internal Audit team from inception in 2005 to completion in 2010. This role required exceptional leadership, negotiation, coaching, influencing skills, persistence and creativity to provide solutions and work beyond project challenges. • Lead Partner for the Eskom Back to Basics Programme – Data Quality Work Stream 2010 to 2012. This… Show more Promoted to Partner in 2005. Responsible for leading several high-profile client engagements including:• Lead IT Internal audit partner for the Transnet Internal Audit team from inception in 2005 to completion in 2010. This role required exceptional leadership, negotiation, coaching, influencing skills, persistence and creativity to provide solutions and work beyond project challenges. • Lead Partner for the Eskom Back to Basics Programme – Data Quality Work Stream 2010 to 2012. This role required leading a team of between 10 and 80 members to clean data and migrate 5 different SAP systems to one across FI, CO, HR, PM, modules. During this programme significant savings were achieved through cleaning of data• Lead Partner on the IT internal audit teams for various IT internal audits during 2012 to 2014 to assess IT general controls, information security and application controls across consumer products, public sector and manufacturing.• Associate Director for the South African Revenue Services (SARS) Data Quality Programme team. Key responsibilities were to lead the team, manage the engagement deliverables and report to the Steering committee. The Programme successfully implemented data quality solutions in three key areas of the SARS business.For a period of time co-lead EY’s Information Systems Assurance and Advisory Service (ISAAS) Division. Show less

I was promoted to Associate Director in 2003 with ongoing and increased responsibilities in the IT Audit Division.

In 1993 I joined EY (then Ernst and Young) as an Assistant Manager in Assurance responsible for performing various external audits. In 1999 I transferred to the IT Audit Division to manage IT audits for various clients.