Collaborate with corporate department heads and management teams across the African region to provide financial and analytical support and enable strategic decision-making aligned with growth and financial performance objectives.
Support department heads by identifying, tracking and reporting on cost-saving and revenue optimization initiatives, proactively identifying and mitigating risks.
Develop and validate business cases to support strategic initiatives and assess the commercial feasibility and return on investment of new business opportunities.
Lead the end-to-end budget, forecast and strategic planning process: Distribute budget guidelines and ensure cross-functional and regional alignment with the overall corporate strategy.
Provide market data and internal inputs to refine forecasting assumptions.
Facilitate regional reviews to challenge methodologies used and improve forecast accuracy.
Deliver monthly and quarterly financial and operational reports on actual performance against budget and forecast targets, conduct detailed variance analysis and provide actionable recommendations to senior management.
Manage and develop team members through coaching, task allocation and structured performance development plans.
Multichoice Support Services
Commercial Planning Analyst
09.2020 - 06.2024
Job overview
Prepared business cases using relevant cost assumptions and commercial variables to assess the feasibility and return on investment of proposed strategic plans.
Designed sales and subsidy models using scenario-based pricing to evaluate the financial impact of tactical pricing decisions including break-even points.
Built predictive models to analyse customer behaviour, forecast revenue and subscriber growth.
Validated outbound retention costs against invoices and operational inputs, ensuring that SAP and HFM accrual entries reflect negotiated rates and expected volumes.
Calculated and reconciled subscriber retention discounts against SAP and HFM entries, resolving discrepancies with regional finance teams.
Ensured accurate allocation of retention costs to appropriate cost centres and general ledger accounts by reviewing regional finance submissions.
Translated large and complex data sets into actionable insights on financial and operational performance to support strategic decision-making.
Country Consulting LLC
Senior Consultant
01.2020 - 04.2020
Job overview
Company Overview: Chicago
Executed audit engagements in the Financial Services Sector with a focus on Real Estate investments.
Evaluated compliance with relevant accounting standards and assessed the appropriate treatment of investments under applicable US GAAP frameworks.
Chicago
Deloitte South Africa
Trainee Accountant
01.2017 - 12.2019
Job overview
Completion of articles in the general audit division with exposure to clients in the mining, concrete, telecommunications, retail and manufacturing sectors.
Managed and coordinated audit engagements, ensuring compliance with audit timelines.
Supervised and provided technical support to teams of up to 8 junior staff members.
Applied International Auditing Standards to execute risk-based audit procedures and ensure compliance with regulatory requirements.
Gained experience on the application of International Financial Reporting Standards, including: IAS 2 - Inventories, IAS 16 - Property, Plant and Equipment, IAS 36 - Impairment of Assets, IAS 38 - Intangible Assets, IFRS 9 - Financial Instruments, IFRS 15 - Revenue from Customer Contracts.
Education
University of Witwatersrand
Post Graduate Diploma from Taxation
01.2021 - 11.2022
University Overview
University of Johannesburg
B. Com Honours from Chartered Accounting
01.2015 - 11.2016
University Overview
University of Pretoria
Bachelor of Commerce from Accounting Sciences
01.2012 - 11.2014
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Member of Golden Key International Honour Society
Retief High School
National Senior Certificate
01.2006 - 12.2010
University Overview
Top Achiever in Grade 12 class, awarded Dux Learner
Top Achiever in Grade 11 class, awarded Honorary Colors in Academics
Skills
Commercial Acumen
Certification
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, Chartered Accountant Designation