Robert Bennett Email & Phone Number

South Africa

Cape Town

• The traditional CFO is not sufficiently equipped for today’s challenges, and financial skills alone aren’t enough to survive in an ever-changing market. The conventional static strategic planning process is based on a.
• Focusing on strategic planning as a continuous process using a multi-disciplinary, risk-based approach that optimises shareholder value as measured by return on invested capital.
• Responding to an increasingly changing and uncertain environment by developing a dynamic living plan that identifies no-regret moves, strategic hedges, and options, runs experiments before locking in investment, and.
• Simplifying the strategy-making process using an easy-to-follow methodology translated into actionable plans, enabling continuous board, committee, and management surveillance.
• Upgrading the organisation by developing new capabilities, upskilling the workforce, integrating divisions and head office, and delegating authority to the right levels.
• Outperforming the competition by focusing on the future, identifying the gaps and opportunities, and measuring performance using financial and non-financial metrics.

Cape Town

Future Found Sanctuary is a seven-acre, five-star luxury hotel in the foothills of Table Mountain, consisting of two exclusive villas and nine luxury rooms. After being approached to run it, my mandate was to get the Sanctuary to break even. During my time, shareholders and I realised we lacked the capabilities, reach and networks required to put the.

Johannesburg, South Africa

• Medshield Medical Scheme is a healthcare fund offering innovative and affordable products and benefits for individuals and families in South Africa.As CFO, my responsibilities include:
• Managing the scheme’s overall financial function
• Investment management
• Staff management, with two direct reports from the senior and junior Financial Managers and 12 employees in the division
• Improving control environment and reducing reportable findings
• Working on a long-term healthcare spend solution

Johannesburg, South Africa

Johannesburg, South Africa

• As Chief Financial Officer of the retail division, I managed six staff members and was responsible for:
• Complete financial management, including payroll
• Reporting on one division with 10 business units
• Monthly management accounts, including profit centre reports
• Strategic management of the retail division
• Developing the reporting pack, including income statements, balance sheets, cashflow statements, and associated support schedules

Johannesburg, South Africa

• Before the business was sold, I was responsible for managing all staff, all financial functions of the company, and three factories, as well as payroll. During this time, I fulfilled various financial and strategic.
• Managing monthly management accounts, sales, and stock reports
• Financial standard reporting (IFRS)
• Restructuring debt
• Reducing staff headcount
• Achieving annual operating cost savings

Johannesburg, South Africa

In this role, I was responsible for managing 60 staff, including four managers, across five business units. I also handled monthly management accounts, conducted financial standard reporting (IFRS), and implemented a full financial function that included redesigning the department and its internal control framework. In addition, I executed a turnaround.

Johannesburg, South Africa

I successfully implemented a Management Information System (MIS) and accrual accounting through Microsoft Excel, significantly streamlining operations and improving decision-making and performance.

Johannesburg, South Africa

In this role, I managed the company’s entire financial function and the assistant accountant, and was responsible for monthly management accounts and related schedules.

Johannesburg, South Africa

Here I completed my articles before becoming a trained accountant.

Master'S Degree, International Relations And Affairs

Master'S Degree, Philosophy In International Business

Bachelor Of Accounting (Hons), Chartered Accounting Ca(Sa)

B. Com, Hons: Finance

B.Com