Simoné Loubser Ca (Sa) Email & Phone Number

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

As a Senior Solutions Architect, I'll continue to directly engage with potential customers, listening to their needs and requirements, and working collaboratively with cross-functional teams, including Sales, Product Development, and Customer Success. My primary focus remains on developing tailored solutions within the suite of Workiva products to address our customers' unique challenges.My core responsibilities include:Conducting in-depth discovery phases to understand and address customer challenges and requirements.Crafting customized demonstration solutions to showcase the value of our offerings.Directly interfacing with customers to demonstrate complex solutions and facilitate their successful implementation.Empowering customers to fully operate and benefit from the solutions we provide.Collecting valuable feedback from the field and relaying it to Product Marketing and ProductDevelopment teams.Demonstrating a comprehensive knowledge of Workiva products through continuous learning and training.Serving as the go-to technical platform expert for our customers.Building upon my mastery of Workiva applications, problem-solving skills, and business acumen, I am excited to thrive in this dynamic and fast-paced environment. My ability to multitask effectively and set priorities to meet deadlines, my self-motivation to work autonomously, and strong communication and presentation skills are valuable assets within this role.

Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands

Within my role as a Solutions Architect, I directly interface with potential customers to listen and gather customer requirements for needed services. Working closely with customers and internal teams from Sales, Product Development, and Customer Success. The Solutions Architect develops solutions within current Workiva products to meet customer needs.Responsibilities:Conducts discovery phase to determine customer challenges and requirements.Creating custom demo solutions for prospective customers.Directly interfacing with customers and demonstrates complex solutions.Enablement of customer to fully implement and operate solutions.Collecting feedback from the field and provides it to Product Marketing and Product Development.Demonstrating a strong knowledge of Workiva products through a commitment to ongoing training.Serve as the technical platform expert on Workiva products to customers.Skills:Master of Workiva applications.Proven problem solving skills and business acumen.Ability to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, successfully multi-tasking and determining priorities to meet deadlines.Self-motivated to work autonomously.Strong communication and presentation skills.

Amsterdam Area, Netherlands

• Within my role, I joined the Amsterdam firm and was assigned to two clients, one being a multi-national fintech company situated in Amsterdam and the other being a reputable bank in the Netherlands, where I ensure to deliver a high-quality audit and assurance service, in accordance with the applicable auditing and accounting standards.• Add value to and improve client operations by bringing a systematic and disciplined approach to the effectiveness of risk management, control, and governance processes.• Perform the full audit cycle including risk management and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations.• Oversee, supervise and support the work of junior employees, ensuring work output is accurate, timeous and delivered to the highest standard.• Banking engagement: Form part of a team responsible for the coordination and management of projects, as well as general strategy development and planning. • As a Senior Associate on the team, it is my responsibility to develop testing strategies on complex sections and coach junior staff on the strategy developed. • Part of a specialized credit team which was responsible for testing the implementation of the new IFRS9 requirements.• Fintech engagement: Responsible for individual countries, including the United States of America, United Kingdom and Sweden. Building a better approach to the audit of payment gateways.• Correspond with the global PwC teams and client contacts, coordinate engagements, coach junior staff and manage client and colleague relationships.Achievements:• Promoted from Senior Associate 1 to Senior Associate 2 as a result of my demonstration to go above and beyond as well as my global and business acumen, sound technical capabilities, leaderships skills and ability to effectively manage relationships with colleagues and clients.

South Africa

• Promoted to Senior Associate, taking on increasing responsibilities within my engagements.• Audit responsibilities including managing projects, coordinating the audit team, leading interaction with clients and managing client relationships, as well as coaching junior staff, identifying skills gaps and ensuring technical skills development.• Tax responsibilities included maintaining client portfolios, budgeting new portfolios, coaching junior staff, facilitating training sessions, preparing tax opinions and reviewing the performance of junior staff.• Client base Audit: Standard Bank South Africa (financial services industry, largest bank in South Africa, listed on the JSE).• Client base Tax: Blue Label Telecoms (telecommunications industry, listed on the JSE), Sun International (entertainment industry), Macquarie (financial services industry), HSBC South Africa (financial services industry).• Collaborated with a colleague to develop a training platform for junior staff, called Young Professional Journey, aimed at improving both technical and soft skills. Developed training material and coordinated with other senior members to provide training to junior members.• Appointed as part of the Tax Social Committee, assisting with planning of events and fundraising. Responsible for social responsibility drives, such as water collection during the drought, winter warmer projects and children empowerment visits.Achievements:• Solely responsible for multiple tax clients, effectively managing client relationships and leading teams to ensure exceptional accuracy, service delivery and satisfied clients.

South Africa

• Within my first year, I gained experience across multiple non-complex sections such as property, plant and equipment, cash, receivables and payables and the checks on the financial statements. • Assumed responsibility for my own project and time management.• Working as part of the tax team I was exposed to complex client interactions, with responsibility for multiple tasks from completion of tax calculations, filing of tax returns and research on complex tax transactions.• Client base Audit: Standard Bank South Africa (financial services industry, largest bank in South Africa, listed on the JSE).• Client base Tax: Blue Label Telecoms (telecommunications industry, listed on the JSE), Sun International (entertainment industry), Macquarie (financial services industry), HSBC South Africa (financial services industry).

South Africa

• Spearheaded a training facility which administered academic guidance and tutoring to High School students aged 13-18-years in subjects including mathematics and accounting.• Responsible for managing and coordinating the administration of Tutor101 as well as coordinating tutors and students.

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting, Undergraduate

Bachelor’S Degree, Accounting, Post Graduate (Honours)

Education record

Activities and Societies: While attending high school I was part of the swimming and netball team. I was also a score keeper.