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Angela Stankovic

Executive
Fourways
Angela Stankovic

Summary

Pragmatic professional with solid experience in leadership roles. Adept at implementing strategic business plans, driving growth and improving operations. Skilled in financial management and stakeholder relations. Collaborative and dedicated to building and leading talented and motivated individuals.

An Executive and Business Consultant with proven experience in organizational development, from startup to $30 Million in annual revenues. Offering keen financial acumen to lead organizations to profitability in both lean times and periods of growth. Known for excellent recruiting, hiring and managing high-performance teams. Experienced in finance and accounting, programs, operations, supply chain and human resources.

Overview

32
years of professional experience
10
Certificates
4
Languages

Work History

Sierra Sports Agency
Gauteng

Director
01.2004 - Current

Job overview

  • Connected over 230 players and coaches with clubs
  • Negotiated employment and endorsement deals for 86 football players and coaches
  • Handled public relations matters for clients ie, players and coaches
  • Represented clients during disputes with their clubs
  • Acted as spokesperson for clients and responding to media enquiries
  • Provide personal and professional advice to clients

UBUN2 Africa
Freetown

Country Director
06.2020 - 07.2023

Job overview

  • Oversaw operations and provided corrective feedback to achieve daily and long-term goals.
  • Worked closely with 6 organizational leadership and board of directors to guide operational strategy.
  • Spearheaded innovative approaches to resource allocation and strategic planning.
  • Established 9 departmental performance goals and provided feedback for underperforming areas.
  • Formed 4 strategic partnerships and connected with potential clients to drive organizational development.
  • Maintained positive partner relations by addressing problems head-on and implementing successful corrective actions.
  • Controlled resources and assets for department activities to comply with industry standards and donor regulations.

JAM International
Gauteng

Chief Financial OfficerChief Operating Officer
01.2006 - 01.2020

Job overview

Chief Operating Officer Jun 2015-Feb 2020

Chief Financial Officer Jan 2009-May 2015

Finance Director Dec 2006-Dec 2008

Promoted from Finance Director to CFO to Global COO


Executive Management

  • Represented JAM at World Food Programmes (WFP) Executive Annual Partnership meetings in Rome.
  • Represented JAM at the Global Child Nutrition Forums.
  • Represented JAM as part of a working group developing the Government of Sierra Leone School Feeding Policy.
  • Simplified business to core operations, improved liquidity, eliminated unfunded liabilities, and improved overall return on investment.
  • Drove the application of the balanced scorecard for strategy performance management and measurement.
  • Routinely led financial, legal, and diverse due diligence efforts
  • Member of Executive, Human Resources, Audit and Budget Planning Committees.

Subsidiary Board of Director Appointments

  • JAM International, JAM South Africa, JAM Water, Jesus Alive Gospel Outreach, AboutLife

Finance/Administration

  • Introduced a budgetary management system that saw perennial budget overruns achieve savings for 4 consecutive years.
  • Strategic Treasury Management resulting in mitigated financial losses in field offices and projects specifically in South Sudan and Mozambique
  • Designed and led the implementation of a new financial system (SunSystems), which included General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Budget Management, Grant and Project Accounting, and Financial Reporting for all field and HQ offices within the Group.
  • Designed a Grants / Donor Financial Management Manual.
  • Liaised with USDA and finalized the closeout of 3 USDA-McGovern-Dole grants in 2017.
  • Averted a loss of over USD 2,6 million through effective Risk Management approaches.
  • Led desk audits in the USA with USDA auditors for 3 USAID grants, ranging from USD 18 million to USD 24 million. Achieved excellent grant audit ratings at project level, country level, and global office level and shifted formerly qualified audits to non-qualified.
  • Established financial management and internal controls for the management of grants.

Cost Reductions

  • Led continuous working capital and cost reduction improvement initiatives by establishing a centralized procurement team of 11 professionals at Head Quarters and 6 country offices which led to generated savings of USD 2.36 million; implemented supplier consignment and IT time programs.

Information Technology

  • Integrated the formation technology function and merged all financial and cost accounting. order processing, inventory control, purchasing administration, production planning, human resource and budgeting applications through the introduction of Sunsystems.
  • Designed and integrated a computerized logistics and supply chain system through Salesforce.
  • Introduced a talent optimization system called Predictive Index to align the business strategy with people strategy.

World Vision International
Gauteng

Regional Office Finance & Admin Director
02.1991 - 11.2006

Job overview

Finance & Admin Director for C-SAFE Feb 2003-Nov 2006

Finance & Admin Director in Sierra Leone Mar 1996- Jan 2003

Finance Manager in Mozambique Feb 1991-Feb 1996

Executive Management

  • Led financial, legal, and diverse due diligence efforts in all C-Safe implementing countries in South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
  • Key participant on operational integration teams in all 5 countries with WV, CRS and CARE.

Finance and Accounting

  • Set up general accounting and financial reporting systems and procedures. including integration of process flows with implementing partner divisions and WVI headquarters.
  • Developed cost allocation methodology policy which was approved and adopted globally and influenced building process efficiencies and cost alignment. Received recognition from Global VP of Audit.
  • Established Audit and Remuneration Committees
  • Team Leader in design and implementation of innovative capacity building tools that was broadly aimed at building programme staff capacity to design, implement, and manage programmes
  • Facilitated training on implementation and compliance of matters pertaining to general areas of finance, contracts, human resources and grant administration to staff at all levels of projects; built financial and administrative capabilities

Procurement

  • Instrumental in successfully increasing procurement efficiency, improving working capital, and reducing purchasing costs by more than $4.6 Million

Pam Goldby, Deloittes

Article Clerk
01.1986 - 01.1991

Job overview

  • Article clerk carried out 12 audits
  • Computerizing 32 clients accounting records

Education

University of Liverpool

MBA from Business Administration

University Overview

Eastern University

Bachelor of Arts from Organisational Leadership

University Overview

UNISA
Pretoria

No Degree from Commerce in Accounting

University Overview

Skills

    Strategic Planning

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Affiliations

Affiliations
  • Project Management Institute
  • Alliance for Non-Profit Management, Institute of Directors.
  • Mindvalley Lifetime `membership
  • Remotania Coaching
  • Trustee for Cancer UK-SALONE
  • Board of Director for UBUN2 Africa Development
  • Board of Directer for Bringers of Hope

Accomplishments

Accomplishments
  • Achieved significant reduction in budget cycle times by introducing Sunsystems for budget and forecasting tasks
  • Collaborated with team of 5 in the development of the Commodity Tracking and Monitoring System in Salesforce
  • Steered the design and delivery of comprehensive programming training sessions in three different locations for 40+ country programme staff to improve efficiencies, communication and productivity
  • Conceptualized a work-plan tracking system to monitor financial progress of projects and country activities.
  • Developed a security and evacuation strategy and policy which was successfully executed during the evacuation of staff and assets in Mozambique and South Sudan on more than 4 occasions
  • Drove the application of the balanced scorecard for strategy performance management and measurement

Software

Microsoft Office

Infor Sunsystems

Salesforce

Quickbooks

Infor Sunflow

ERP System

VIP Sage Payroll

Certification

Certified Humanitarian Accountability Course

Timeline

Country Director
UBUN2 Africa
06.2020 - 07.2023
Chief Financial OfficerChief Operating Officer
JAM International
01.2006 - 01.2020
Director
Sierra Sports Agency
01.2004 - Current
Regional Office Finance & Admin Director
World Vision International
02.1991 - 11.2006
Article Clerk
Pam Goldby, Deloittes
01.1986 - 01.1991
University of Liverpool
MBA from Business Administration
Eastern University
Bachelor of Arts from Organisational Leadership
UNISA
No Degree from Commerce in Accounting
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