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Senior Financial Consultant Recently relocated from South Africa to Australia on a permanent residency visa (189 Visa). I have my finance honours from the University of Cape Town, CFP ® from the University of the Free State and currently a member of the Financial Planning Institute of South Africa. I have been in the industry for 18 years.I am a conscientious, self-motivated and highly qualified professional with numerous years of financial planning experience in various client-centred environments. I am experienced in financial consulting, strategic financial analysis, financial planning, forecasting & reporting; risk assessment, compliance, continuous improvement, and stakeholder engagement. I possess strong leadership, organisational, communication and interpersonal skills, accentuated by a verifiable ability to exhibit confidentiality, discretion, tact, diplomacy and professionalism when dealing with internal and external stakeholders.In an environment with constantly changing demands, I stand among leaders who drive the progress of continuous improvement by utilising superior analytical and numeracy skills and effective organisational management. I am highly adept in delivering quality improvements and process optimisations to accelerate overall business success. I am a strategic thinker who thrives on being an integral part of planning and direction setting to improve processes; drive performance and growth, achieve positive results and ensure continued success. I am capable of managing manifold programs and projects while maintaining the highest standards of quality and service in every undertaking. I have a talent for reputation management and stakeholder relations, with proven ability to embed a culture of continuous improvement.I am articulate, pragmatic, commercially minded, analytical and solutions-focused, with exceptional drive and enthusiasm. My years of experience in collaborating with stakeholders at every level have improved my natural interpersonal and leadership skills, further enabling me to empower and reinvigorate teams in achieving organisational objectives and generating and implementing ideas for continuous improvement.