An analytical, process- and results-driven, critically thinking, and creative asset & transport professional with a master’s degree in Air Transport Management and bachelor’s degree in Logistics Engineering. Armed with cross-industrial experience and transferable skills in municipal asset and fleet management, retail and hospitality customer service, logistics and supply chain consulting, and civic society. Possesses an aptitude of managing the lifecycle of fleet and other moveable assets safely and with with diligence. Proficient in utilising scientific, technological, and mathematical tools to efficiently plan, organise, execute, and control supply chain activities. Adept at applying analytical and problem-solving skills to drive cost savings and operational improvements.
• Established systems of physical management and control for municipal assets
• Ensured effective operation and maintenance of the municipality’s fleet to ensure efficient lifecycle management
• Identified and ensured the effective disposal of assets that had reached the end of their lifecycles
• Utilised municipal resources effectively, efficiently, economically and transparently
• Implemented accounting processes and procedures in conformity with the municipal financial policies and the MFMA to produce reliable data for inclusion in the municipal asset register
• Helped prevent unauthorised, irregular, fruitless or wasteful expenditure and losses resulting from criminal or negligent conduct
• Ensured that asset management systems, processes and controls could provide an accurate, reliable and up-to-date account of assets
• Managed the asset plans, budgets, purchasing, maintenance and disposal decisions to ensure that they optimally achieved the municipality’s strategic objectives
• Managed asset life-cycle transactions to ensure that they complied with the plans and legislative and municipal requirements
• Ensured that, when acquiring assets, decisions on how to account for the transactions were made in full compliance with the MFMA, accounting standards, and the LGCAMG
• Ensured that the purchase of assets complied with all municipal policies and procedures, including the acquisition plans
• Ensured that the correct dates on which assets were put into service or commissioned are properly recorded in the asset register and that the appropriate financial data was recorded
• Ensured that all capital assets were duly processed, identified and recorded before being issued for use
• Ensured that all assets were appropriately safeguarded from inappropriate use or loss, including appropriate control over the physical access to these assets and regular asset verification to ensure losses had not occurred, and ensured that any known losses were immediately reported to the CFO
• Ensured that procedures for the movement of assets from one user to another, for maintenance, or disposals outside the municipality were in place and enforced
• Ensured that assets were utilised for the purpose for which they were acquired by the municipality
• Performed vehicle expense reconciliations, fuel splits, and fuel spend analysis
• Compiled the WIP & Commitment Registers
• Ensured an efficient fleet administrative service which included registration, licensing, tracking and monitoring, vehicle repairs and maintenance, and disposals
Reason for Leaving: Started a new role