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Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Kenya

Responsibilities included (additional to East Africa role): • Head up the finance department for Central & East Africa covering markets $100MM in size.• Expansion on the East Africa role encompassing 20 countries across Central & East Africa clustered into 4 regions being East Africa, Central Africa, South African Neighbouring states and Indian Ocean Islands.• Key markets include Kenya, Angola, Mozambique, Mauritius and Israel.• Respsonsible for the strategic partnering of General, Regional and Country Managers in building robust business plans to achieve explosive growth across all areas of responsibility• Responsible for leading teams based in Kenya as well as South Africa comprising 12 staff across finance, IT and procurement.• Tasked with delivering ono Country and distributor PnL’so Long and short-term demand planningo Integrated Business Process managemento Multiple country pricing strategieso Country consolidationso Top line business analysiso Positioning and managing target achievemento Budgeting and forecasting

Nairobi, Kenya

Experience: - Experience of managing staff in a matrix reporting structure. - Demonstrated financial and management restructuring and turnarounds skills as well as financial and operational reporting to the Board, shareholders and statutory requirements. - Experience in project and change management, particularly the designing and implementing of improvements to financial and accounting reporting and controls. - Budget control and the management of costs and liquidity. - The ability to interpret and analyse financial information and make recommendations and decisions for operational improvement based on that analysis.Responsibilities: - Head up the finance department of the Kenyan subsidiary of Kraft Foods (now Mondelez International) under the company name of Cadbury Kenya Limited - Reporting to the Group Financial Director, Southern and Central East Africa - Responsible for 8 staff members within finance, IT and procurement divisions - Regional reporting of monthly, quarterly and annual results to the head office in Chicago, USA - Commercial responsibility for products including marginal analysis, pricing and competitor analysis - Annual budgeting and forecasting of Profit & Loss models to align to regional targets as well as market opportunities and challenges - Balance Sheet and Cash Flow management - Internal control - Treasury management - Working Capital Management - Annual external audit and preparation of annual financial statements - Tax planning and compliance - Head of credit review committee and resultant debtor management. - Trustee for the company’s pension schemes (Defined contribution and Defined benefit) - Payroll budgeting, planning and approval responsibilities

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Responsibilities: - Member of the Finance leadership team involved in finance transformation involving intergrating two finance teams (Kraft Foods and Cadbury) and step changing performance - Category financial and commercial management and analysis for Chocolate, Gum, Candy, Biscuits & Groceries. Including leading global brands such as Cadbury Dairy Milk, Lunch Bar, Stimorol, Dentyne, Eclairs, Oreo, Tuc, Jacobs Coffee. - Member of the Category Leadership Team for Chocolate responsible for recommending delivering on strategic opportunities to Board of Directors - Month end close-off, accounting and reporting procedures, including review of trial balance, general ledger accounts and reconciliations - Interim results and year-end results processes (including the external audit process) - Preparation of budgets and forecasts - Working with global and regional offices on delivering on deadlines regarding month and year end closes as well as reporting responsibilities - SKU monthly profitability and analysis versus budgets/forecasts and targeted scenarios

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Responsibilities included: - Factory cost and efficiency management - Providing information and co-ordinating effective processes that result in effective management and accountability in key functional departments, including sales, marketing, R&D and logistics - Product costing and profitability analysis - Month end close-off, accounting and reporting procedures, including review of trial balance, general ledger accounts and reconciliations - Interim results and year-end results processes - Preparation of budgets and forecasts - Maintain the general ledger and assist in the creation of monthly financial reports - Financial risk management of the category - Maintenance of internal controls and compliance with company policies Career with AVI Limited:- Worked on the tea category for the business unit, commercially responsible for market leading household brands such as Five Roses, Freshpak and Trinco - Assisted in step changing the Durban based factory finance team by implementing and applying new processes - After 12 months moved across categories to take responsibility for the Coffee & Creamer category including brands such as Frisco, House of Coffees and Ellis Brown - Played lead roles in various and complex pricing scenarios involving highly competitive opposition in order to maintain the balance between volume and value share within the South African market - In depth involvement in the financial feasibility of capex projects ranging from replacement strategy capex to capacity enhancement capex as well as new product capex - Performed a 6 month care-taking role for the National Brands International division whilst continuing with daily responsibilities of the domestic market. This involved overseeing the financial function of the businesses African and export markets across the beverage, biscuit and snack portfolios - Successfully completed a 12 month leadership development programme in 2010 with the Gordon Institute of Business Science(GIBS)

Johannesburg

Provide assistance to the Financial Manager on month end deadlines as well as ad hoc responsibilties during the monthContract role

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

Johannesburg

Responsibilities:I was responsible for a varied portfolio of client audits including large listed and privately owned companies, smaller and medium sized concerns across a wide spectrum.I regulalrly planned and managed the activities of between 3 and 9 audit staff at any one time.Performed analysis of client's financial information and identified relevant risks. Participated in the presentation of management reports to clients and recommended how to improve operational and business efficiencies.Experience in drafting and preparing clients annual financial statements.I was actively involved in the firms audit software compliance with firm regulations and standards. Advised clients on compliance with international financial reporting standards.Mentored and coached trainee personnel.Undertook technical research Career with RSM:Served 3 years articles of clerkship in the Johannesburg Office, gaining experience in different facets of the profession at increasing levels of seniority and responsibility.Participated in the audit of major clients such as Famous Brands Limited (whose subsidiaries included Debonairs, House of Coffees, Wimpy and Steers) (quick service restuarants) and DipCivils (Proprietary) Limited – a member of the Peu Group (construction).Performed the consolidation audit of the Famous Brands Limited group in accordance with IFRS and JSE listing requirements for all three years of articles, the consolidation consisted of some 30 companies.Enhanced management and interpersonal skills, working in close contact with both client and RSM management and staff.

Master Of Philosophy - Mphil, Corporate Strategy

B.Com Honours (Accounting) Ca(Sa), Accounting, Finance, Aufiting, Tax

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