Marlini Naidu

To expand her professional portfolio in a challenging position to which she can best contribute her expertise, sound work-ethic and energy. She leads her team in accomplishing deadlines and forward thinking. Works with virtual teams to achieve strategic goals across countries.

Marlini is a highly motivated and results driven Senior Finance management consultant who has invaluable experience in leading and developing a successful finance and control teams. Skilled in numerous financial, risks and internal audit fields, including preparing annual budgets, strategic planning and financial analysis, implementation of financial control systems and business shared service centers. Having the ability to handle complex assignments effectively and possessing the confidence to work as part of a team or independently, he is a dedicated, committed, and disciplined individual committed to highest standards of excellence. Her experience and expertise extend to African country operations. She has the ability to improve the bottom-line through analytical analysis, integrated thinking and effective execution of solutions. Marlini enables and empowers her teams with agility and the freedom required focusing on business needs. Marlini drives efficiencies by significantly improving processes and procedures which enable growth. Marlini has a proven ability to constantly challenge the status-quo and improve existing processes and systems. She possesses excellent communication skills and having the ability to communicate professionally with internal and external clients and colleagues on integrated solutions. Marlini has shared service finance experience and built a strong, cross-divisional working relationships across African complex business, partnering & providing expert accounting expertise. She worked collaboratively, with other key functions, such as IT, to deliver a seamless & automated process to consistently improve finance efficiencies. Her open mind and willingness to try & implement new ideas and have the knowledge and desire to develop a new, insightful range of financial reporting & analysis to support operational & financial performance, including developing new KPI’s & business SLA’s. Marlini has a reputation for strong ethical vigilance who models a company’s values of integrity, customer service, respect and excellence. Throughout her career, Marlini has developed unique business landscape awareness and has comfortably combined this with her fun, down-to-earth nature.

• Available: Negotiable
• Nationality: South African
• Driving License: Code 8
• Marital Status: Married

• Implementing Minimum Internal Controls Standards (MICS) across client’s Africa zone.
• Working on SOX certification plan and interacting with Shared Services, Finance business representatives and other departments.
• Acted as key contact with external auditors for independent testing and overall certification management.
• Successfully reduced audit cycle time through process management.

1. Improved financial reporting accuracy by implementing a new accounting software system, reducing errors and reporting time by 40%.

2. Developed a new budgeting framework, improved forecasting accuracy to over 95% for 5 consecutive years, implementing better resource allocation and strategic planning.

3. Designed and implemented internal control procedures that reduced the risk of financial misstatements and fraud, resulting in successful audits with no significant findings over the past 3 years.

4. Mentored and developed a high-performing finance team, resulting in a 20% increase in team productivity and a 50% decrease in employee turnover within the department.

Compliance and Risk Management Certification