SAP 4 Hana and SAP Production
Musa Khumalo
Lead Cost Engineer
Bellville
Summary
Perceptive Cost Controller offering 15 years of experience in developing and managing project estimates by coordinating with colleagues and clients. Successful in devising bid proposals in line with client specifications and objectives through clear communication and attention to detail. Driven to minimize costs by continually comparing project costs to estimates and coordinating with leaders on cost-cutting methods.
Overview
23
23
years of professional experience
4
4
years of post-secondary education
Work History
Lead Cost Engineer
Transnet Port Terminals
09.2020 - Current
- Manage and lead cost control team to ensure high quality delivery
- Promote implementation of cost control principles
- Provide communication links to all project managements levels
- Identify and fill resourcing gaps within cost control team
- Enables audit, governance and assurance of project cost control
- Participate effectively with post contract cost variances and change control processes
- Assist with ad hoc tasks and requests from business as needed
- Overall accountability for cost control functions within PMO
- Engage regularly with clients and key stakeholders to ensure professional service delivery.
- Maintained clear communication channels between project teams, finance departments, and clients regarding cost-related matters
- Enhanced profitability by identifying opportunities for value engineering and recommending cost-effective solutions
- Developed comprehensive cost reports to provide management with accurate financial insights for decision making
- Optimized resource allocation for increased efficiency in project delivery
- Developed standardized process for evaluating vendor proposals based on price, quality, service levels, past performance history
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to drive continuous improvement in cost management practices
- Achieved budget accuracy through meticulous cost estimation and forecasting processes
- Improved cash flow by effectively managing accounts receivable and accounts payable functions related to construction projects
Cost Engineer
Transnet Capital Projects
03.2014 - 08.2020
- Oversee project performance in terms scope time and cost
- Providing accurate project cost monitoring, forecasting and reporting to completion in line with budget
- Maintain accurate cost records for contracts and expenditure
- Check and process invoices within constraints of contracts
- Verify accuracy of purchase orders values on SAP
- Do cash flow forecast for contract based on latest available information and schedule
- Provide information into budget updates
- Perform and verify contract price escalation calculations
- Compile and updates cost schedules and cost reports for contracts
- Perform deviation analysis between forecast and actuals values
- Perform periodic project cost related reporting
- Administer contracts variation orders and variation proposals
- Interact with technical personnel on regular basis
- Assets creation.
Cost Controller
Sasol Technology (Pty) LTD
01.2011 - 02.2014
- Develop and implement cost control base
- Monthly reporting of cost performance against control base
- Manages change control procedures
- Forecast projects cash flow and End of Job Cost to enable timely provisions of funds
- Establish and assess cost risks across all project areas
- Produce S-Curves for commitments, forecasts, trends, Earned value to produce CPI
- Ensure all costs are allocated against correct and appropriate cost elements
- Ensure all cost control requirement are specified
- Projects capitalization after closure.
Project Cost Controller/Coordinator
Proconics (Pty) LTD
05.2007 - 01.2011
- Prepare and monitor cash flow schedules for each project
- Update cost control schedules and prepare reports
- Provide Planning & Scheduling to project Managers
- Updates & reports Plans and Project progress
- Facilitate project communication
- Co-ordinates and control Project Cost
- Creating cost control schedules in accordance to project budget
- Capture and control Projects timesheets
- Review and analyze project financial performance
- Invoices verification.
Accounting Official
S A Police Service
01.2002 - 04.2007
- Accounts payable and processing payments of suppliers
- Control the authorization and transfer of payments
- Evaluate financial information and compile projections on annual budget
- Plan and manage annual budget for the component (Dog Unit)
- Ensuring compliance with PFMA (Public Finance Management Act)
- Check & control hours worked and prepare allowances (overtime, nightshift e.g.)
- Process travel and subsistence claims
- Ordering and maintaining consumables, stationery and office equipments
- General admin duties.
Enumeration Supervisor
Statistics South Africa
06.2001 - 12.2001
- In charge of supervising the Enumeration work (quality control checks)
- Solving the problems encountered in the field during enumeration
- Ensuring that all Census materials are securely stored and carefully looked after
- Balancing figures collected
- Serve as link between the public and census officials (daily reporting).
Education
PGDip Development Finance - Banking And Financial Support Services
University of Cape Town
Cape Town 02.2024 - Current
Data Analysis (certificate) - Data Processing
University of Cape Town
Cape Town, South Africa 09.2023 - 11.2023
BBA - Accounting And Finance
University of Western Cape
Cape Town, South Africa 01.2016 - 11.2019
No Degree - Project Management
Stellenbosch University
Cape Town, South Africa 02.2015 - 06.2015
No Degree - Construction Management
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
Cape Town, South Africa 04.2001 -
No Degree - Microsoft Projects
Damelin Secunda
Secunda 04.2001 -
Associate of Arts - Certified Cost Technician
AACEI (Association For The Advancement of Cost Engineering)
Johannesburg, South Africa 04.2001 -
Project Control I & II -
Elpavo Training Consultancies
No Degree - Accounting
UNISA
04.2001 -
Mlilo Combined School (Piet Retief)
Skills
NEC
Customer Relationship Management
Multitasking Abilities
Multitasking Abilities
Cash Flow analysis
Budget Development
Change order management
Cost Estimation
NEC
Knowledge Skills Training Competencies
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Names
Musawenkosi Johan
Home
Isizulu
Other Language
English, Afrikaans (fair) & Sotho (fair)
Drivers License
C1
Institution Membership
- AACEI (Association for the Advancement of Cost Engineering)
- SAPCI (South African Project Control Institute)
Coursework
- New Engineering Contract (NEC)
- Public Finance Management Act (PFMA)
- ACCPAC
- Planning & Scheduling
- SAP
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 04/18/78
- Gender: Male
- Marital Status: Married
References
- Joy Matsha, Senior Project Manager (Transnet), 060 570 8440
- Gavin Fortuin, Project Controls Manager (Transnet), 081 032 1874
- Muziwandile Cele, Senior Manager (Transnet), 063 257 8988
Software
Primavera P6
Microsoft Projects
Monte Carlo simulation
Timeline
PGDip Development Finance - Banking And Financial Support Services
University of Cape Town
02.2024 - Current
Data Analysis (certificate) - Data Processing
University of Cape Town
09.2023 - 11.2023
Lead Cost Engineer
Transnet Port Terminals
09.2020 - Current
BBA - Accounting And Finance
University of Western Cape
01.2016 - 11.2019
No Degree - Project Management
Stellenbosch University
02.2015 - 06.2015
Cost Engineer
Transnet Capital Projects
03.2014 - 08.2020
Cost Controller
Sasol Technology (Pty) LTD
01.2011 - 02.2014
Project Cost Controller/Coordinator
Proconics (Pty) LTD
05.2007 - 01.2011
Accounting Official
S A Police Service
01.2002 - 04.2007
Enumeration Supervisor
Statistics South Africa
06.2001 - 12.2001
No Degree - Construction Management
Cape Peninsula University of Technology
04.2001 -
No Degree - Microsoft Projects
Damelin Secunda
04.2001 -
Associate of Arts - Certified Cost Technician
AACEI (Association For The Advancement of Cost Engineering)
04.2001 -
No Degree - Accounting
UNISA
04.2001 -
Project Control I & II -
Elpavo Training Consultancies
Mlilo Combined School (Piet Retief)