Samuel Tennant Ca(Sa) Email & Phone Number

Johannesburg Metropolitan Area

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

End to end investment specialist providing both equity & debt solutions to high-growth African businesses. This includes origination, structuring, valuations as well as financial, legal and commercial due diligence as well as legal execution. Assisting with post investment support to portfolio companies as well as sitting as representative on boards.

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Greater New York City Area

• Performed audit and advisory engagements working with hedge funds, private equity funds and a multinational broker-dealers. Responsibilities included:
• Valuation of various instruments ranging of illiquid small cap foreign equities, inflation linked bonds and over the counter options
• Assessing logic and inputs used in various financial models and valuations
• Project involving assessment of the liquidity of foreign denominated Hedge Fund, including the recoverability of… Show more Performed audit and advisory engagements working with hedge funds, private equity funds and a.
• Project involving assessment of the liquidity of foreign denominated Hedge Fund, including the recoverability of investor funds
• Performing analytics around trading and operating profits, and detailed control assessment

Durban Area, South Africa

• Project consultant to implement operational structures and strategy, allowing local retailer to double output and increase revenues by R250 million over two years. Responsibilities included:
• Performed analysis of operational & financial systems, assisted in developing strategy and implemented financial control systems
• Assessment and implementation of the organisational restructure, including internal design and implementation of R30 million warehouse
• Performed product… Show more Project consultant to implement operational structures and strategy, allowing local retailer to double output and increase revenues by R250 million over two years. Responsibilities included:
• Performed product costing & margins analysis and implemented systems to minimize cost wastage in key critical areas of manufacturing process.
• Implemented an analytical tool to assess styles & trends based on product profit margins, providing essential decision‐making data. Show less

Cape Town Area, South Africa

• Auditor working with large multinational listed entities across a range of sectors that include Asset Management, Public Services, Retail and Oil&Gas. Responsibilities included:
• Leading and supervising teams of up to 15 individuals on various audits.
• Detailed analytical assessment of key operational functions, including risk and control assessments.
• Planning and budgeting of a four month long, eighteen person project over multiple countries
• Drafting of financial… Show more Auditor working with large multinational listed entities across a range of sectors that include Asset Management, Public Services, Retail and Oil&Gas. Responsibilities included:
• Drafting of financial statements and final audit summary to be presented to audit committee’s

Post Graduate Diploma In Accounting (Pgda), Financial Accounting (Ifrs, Ias), Tax, Management Accounting, Corporate Governance

Achievements: Ernst & Young Merit Bursary (2007-2010)

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Financial Accounting

Achievements: Ernst & Young Merit Bursary (2007-2010)

Matric, Mathematics, Additional Mathematics, English, Physical Science, Art, Accounting, Afrikaans