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Johannesburg, Gp, Za

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

Roodepoort

At Equity Assure, I provide professional services to all entities to assist them in improving their FAB processes. I use widely recognised revenue assurance methodologies to modernise the system of financial management and system optimisation. Improving controls and revenue management ensures accurate and timeous billing, resulting in increased profitability without the need to increase demand or tariffs.

South Africa

South Africa

South Africa

Centurion

I worked in the Finance Transformation division and was responsible for optimising automation and streamlining processes. My achievements included:● Consolidated R 2.7 billion debtors book across four billing systems by mapping customer master data sets across the billing systems to provide a consolidated debtors book. ● Wrote a complete end-to-end credit management framework which stipulated the controls and processes to implement governance… Show more I worked in the Finance Transformation division and was responsible for optimising automation and streamlining processes. My achievements included:● Consolidated R 2.7 billion debtors book across four billing systems by mapping customer master data sets across the billing systems to provide a consolidated debtors book. ● Wrote a complete end-to-end credit management framework which stipulated the controls and processes to implement governance around credit management and preventing the debtors book growing exponentially across the different billing systems.● Enabled automated billing of R100 million per annum by instituting project governance procedures and holding people accountable for delivery in a billing project. Show less

Honeydew

As a collective Board, we were responsible for overseeing the operations of the Eagle Canyon Golf Estate. The estate has a collective property portfolio of R10 billion. The Homeowners Association (HOA) needed to put management and governance practices in place to ensure that the estate remained in good condition and retained its status as a sought-after estate. The governance in the HOA was below par and as a member of the Board, I contributed to the… Show more As a collective Board, we were responsible for overseeing the operations of the Eagle Canyon Golf Estate. The estate has a collective property portfolio of R10 billion. The Homeowners Association (HOA) needed to put management and governance practices in place to ensure that the estate remained in good condition and retained its status as a sought-after estate. The governance in the HOA was below par and as a member of the Board, I contributed to the implementation of governance around the collection and maintenance of the estate. I also served on the Remuneration Committee which ensured fair and transparent bonus allocation and increases to the staff. Show less

I led the financial activities for Telkom Business Mobile. My accountabilities included forecasting and preparing budgets; managing debtor days and inventory recording; implementing appropriate financial controls; evaluating major deals; providing financial reports to stakeholders on time; providing financial risk management advice; and receiving profitability on products or customers deals. My key achievements included:● Supported the team to build a successful business mobile… Show more I led the financial activities for Telkom Business Mobile. My accountabilities included forecasting and preparing budgets; managing debtor days and inventory recording; implementing appropriate financial controls; evaluating major deals; providing financial reports to stakeholders on time; providing financial risk management advice; and receiving profitability on products or customers deals. My key achievements included:● Supported the team to build a successful business mobile division which surpassed all targets for gross revenue, net revenue and EBITDA. ● Reinstated business revenue which had been incorrectly allocated to another business unit by aligning customer segmentation profiles on the Customer Relationship Management (CRM) and billing systems.● Managed inventory balance R15 million below budgeted balance by adjusting forecasts; engaging with suppliers; and selling older stock to staff. ● Curbed unnecessary expenditure, saving 25% on discretionary expenditure. ● Significantly reduced the costs associated with the issuing of test SIMS by reviewing the end-to-end process for test SIMS and wrote a manual which addressed controls and automated the system. Show less

I was responsible for identifying, managing and analysing technology-specific risks and their potential impact on the business. My accountabilities included: developing a risk methodology; compiling pre-implementation risk and control matrixes with a special focus on the billing environment; representing risk management during request for proposal (RFP) processes; documenting detailed enterprise risk management (ERM) risk registers and developing… Show more I was responsible for identifying, managing and analysing technology-specific risks and their potential impact on the business. My accountabilities included: developing a risk methodology; compiling pre-implementation risk and control matrixes with a special focus on the billing environment; representing risk management during request for proposal (RFP) processes; documenting detailed enterprise risk management (ERM) risk registers and developing financial impact models. My key achievements included:● Wrote risk and control matrixes for a newly implemented billing system including: identifying key transaction processes; evaluating the end-to-end process flow; assessing process risks; and proposing corrective controls. ● Conducted a risk assessment and report to assess the procurement governance of a new Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system, ultimately finding the system “not fit for purpose" which prompted project cancellation. ● Resolved issues with lack of data clarification by restricting the availability of sensitive and confidential information via the implementation of access controls. Show less

I formalised the revenue assurance function including policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), processes and controls to mitigate revenue leakage. This included: identifying and reporting on key risk areas; updating the leakage register with root cause and recoveries; developing a roadmap with a comprehensive set of controls for new products, services and technologies; analysing revenue streams to determine root causes of fluctuations. My key achievements… Show more I formalised the revenue assurance function including policies, standard operating procedures (SOPs), processes and controls to mitigate revenue leakage. This included: identifying and reporting on key risk areas; updating the leakage register with root cause and recoveries; developing a roadmap with a comprehensive set of controls for new products, services and technologies; analysing revenue streams to determine root causes of fluctuations. My key achievements included:● Obtained the buy-in and active participation of stakeholders in revenue assurance practices by communicating & engaging stakeholders through monthly meetings designed to put people at ease and minimise fear of prosecution as well as identifying and resolving sources of revenue leakage. ● Recovered more than R200 million for the company by applying several corrective actions and interventions to ensure that revenue assurance interfaced correctly between systems. Show less

I handled the day-to-day financial transactions of the company. This included: sending monthly figures to the Area Financial Controller; preparing monthly reconciliations; maintaining bank accounts; petty cash and payroll; preparing invoices; controlling stock and inventory; submitting monthly management reports; enforcing financial policies, AIN rules and internal controls; engaging with local external auditors and tax authorities; and working closely with the Managing Director… Show more I handled the day-to-day financial transactions of the company. This included: sending monthly figures to the Area Financial Controller; preparing monthly reconciliations; maintaining bank accounts; petty cash and payroll; preparing invoices; controlling stock and inventory; submitting monthly management reports; enforcing financial policies, AIN rules and internal controls; engaging with local external auditors and tax authorities; and working closely with the Managing Director to provide business and profitability analysis. My key achievements included:● Ensured all financials were up to date from a starting point of being 6 months behind on all reconciliations. ● Reviewed and remedied haphazard invoicing processes resulting in timeous invoicing with minimum errors. Show less

I established the operational functioning of revenue assurance within MTN Service Providers (SP) to provide end-to-end reconciliations on all network-related revenue. This included understanding data flow up to income statement levels; defining and implementing risk mitigation controls; highlighting potential revenue leakage; determining the reasonability of revenue accounted for, and resolving & reporting D3 errors. My key achievements included:● Extended… Show more I established the operational functioning of revenue assurance within MTN Service Providers (SP) to provide end-to-end reconciliations on all network-related revenue. This included understanding data flow up to income statement levels; defining and implementing risk mitigation controls; highlighting potential revenue leakage; determining the reasonability of revenue accounted for, and resolving & reporting D3 errors. My key achievements included:● Extended revenue assurance beyond being operational within the Network arm of the business only. ● Effectively monitored all revenue streams for revenue leaks. ● Corrected MTN SP subscription set-up, preventing the company from losing subscription revenue. ● Updated Clawback Charges by re-initiating the process Show less

Master Of Business Administration - Mba, Business Administration And Management, General

Bachelor Of Science - Bs, Information Technology Management

Postgraduate Diploma In Auditing

Bachelor Of Accounting Science (Bcompt), Honours

Bachelors Of Accounting Science (Bcompt)