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Australia

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

· Responsible for both the operations on a day to day basis of the retail entity along with the financial.· Direct report to the Financial Director and Managing Director of Goodyear South Africa Group.· Responsible for the management of day to day functions, the growth of the business, formulating strategies and plans to do so and executing the companies strategy. · Implemented mobile ways of working into South Africa and was involved in the implementation of new operating systems… Show more · Responsible for both the operations on a day to day basis of the retail entity along with the financial.· Direct report to the Financial Director and Managing Director of Goodyear South Africa Group.· Responsible for the management of day to day functions, the growth of the business, formulating strategies and plans to do so and executing the companies strategy. · Implemented mobile ways of working into South Africa and was involved in the implementation of new operating systems by the company. · Responsible for leading, developing, coaching and managing the team.· Liaison between head office team and the regional teams as well as management of daily activities.· Health and safety, branch and local management teams, sales team and onsite team coordination and control. Show less

Johannesburg Area, South Africa

· Responsible for financial operations of the entity on a day to day basis and control of the finance team.· Direct report to the Financial Director of Goodyear South Africa Group.· Responsible for leading, developing, coaching and managing the finance team (Operational Finance, Finance Controller, Procurement and Receivables).· Liaison between head office team and regional teams as well as management of daily activities.

o Responsible for the communication of the daily sales and monthly results to management and key stakeholders in the organisation.o Responsible for the analysis and communication of the analysis to budgets / forecasts and reporting these to management and key stakeholders in the organisation.o Responsible for the leadership of the companies budgeting / forecasting process and communication of the results to management.o Responsible for the development and enhancement of the current… Show more o Responsible for the communication of the daily sales and monthly results to management and key stakeholders in the organisation.o Responsible for the analysis and communication of the analysis to budgets / forecasts and reporting these to management and key stakeholders in the organisation.o Responsible for the leadership of the companies budgeting / forecasting process and communication of the results to management.o Responsible for the development and enhancement of the current financial reporting process with the aim of including key stakeholders in the process giving them insight into the financial performance of the business and potential enhancements.o Responsible for the development and enhancement of all data recording and reporting systems – Essbase and HPL.o Responsible for the management of the FP&A team and their personal development. Show less

Sydney, Australia

o Direct report to the CFO and Company Secretary.o Responsible for reporting to the Board of Directors and other group executive reporting. o Head of the Treasury function for the Australia and New Zealand operations including:o Head of global cash flow management to the CFO and Board;o Responsibility of the groups external banking reporting obligations;o Involved in setting up the groups first debtors financing facility;o Negotiated terms of the groups loan… Show more o Direct report to the CFO and Company Secretary.o Responsible for reporting to the Board of Directors and other group executive reporting. o Head of the Treasury function for the Australia and New Zealand operations including:o Head of global cash flow management to the CFO and Board;o Responsibility of the groups external banking reporting obligations;o Involved in setting up the groups first debtors financing facility;o Negotiated terms of the groups loan facilities.o Performed all Ad hoc analysis required by the CFO and Company Secretary.o Financial and management reporting oversighto Annual and interim financial statements analysis of the financial statements for investor road shows;o Monthly management reporting review and analysis;o In charge of external investor and broker presentations,o Involved in acquisitions analysis and due diligence made by the group.o GOGNOS / TM1 reporting knowledge. Show less

Sydney

o Management of audit engagements including liaising and managing clients, staff and audit partners to ensure timely completion of audits. This involved multi location audits of up to 15 staff members at a time to smaller audits of three people.o Coaching and mentoring of junior staff both on the job and in their career development.o Communicating with clients CFO or equivalent on issues as they arise as well as reporting to the board of directors in audit committee meetings.o Audit… Show more o Management of audit engagements including liaising and managing clients, staff and audit partners to ensure timely completion of audits. This involved multi location audits of up to 15 staff members at a time to smaller audits of three people.o Coaching and mentoring of junior staff both on the job and in their career development.o Communicating with clients CFO or equivalent on issues as they arise as well as reporting to the board of directors in audit committee meetings.o Audit of companies to comply with A-IFRS and IFRS.o Audit of tax balances and tax return calculations as part of the audit.o Responsibility for budgeting, monitoring of WIPs and billing of engagements, ensuring good recoveries and timely receipt of payments. o Writing of reports and communicating issues identified during the audit to the client and audit partner.o Researching technical accounting issues, tax issues and providing findings and recommendations to partners and clients.o On secondment at Randstad I was responsible for the preparation of the local annual financial statements, their review and liaison with the auditors in order for the company to meet local statutory deadlines.o On secondment to Thrifty I was required to perform financial review and preparation on the business locations that they were franchising and was involved in ad hoc activities as requested by the CEO in terms of financial review of the potential stress points of negotiation and the financial impact that they would have on the business.o On secondment to Adventure world I was responsible to develop a working cash flow module to support the decision making required to be made by management. This involved working closely with the CFO and management in reviewing the deal and options and their potential financial outcomes. Show less

B.Com (Honours), Finance / Accounting, Accounting

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