Ndivhuho Brendan Ndalammbi
Manager: Operations Finance
Midrand,GP
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with a robust background in financial analysis and management, consistently recognised for driving process improvements and implementing strategic financial planning initiatives. Expertise in leveraging analytical skills to enhance decision-making and optimize financial performance. A dependable team player dedicated to fostering collaboration and adapting to evolving business needs, ensuring alignment with organizational goals. Committed to delivering impactful results through innovative solutions and a proactive approach to challenges.
Overview
16
16
years of professional experience
Work History
Manager: Operations Finance
African Bank
09.2025 - Current
- Managed and motivated employees to be productive and engaged in work.
- Accomplished multiple tasks within established timeframes.
- Maximized performance by monitoring daily activities and mentoring team members.
- Enhanced customer satisfaction by resolving disputes promptly, maintaining open lines of communication, and ensuring high-quality service delivery.
- Managed financial operations, including invoicing and reconciliation, ensuring accuracy and compliance.
- Engaged with business unit stakeholders and the management committee to foster collaboration.
- Assisted in internal and external audits, maintaining high standards of regulatory compliance.
- Focused on treating customers fairly while monitoring budgets and reporting financial performance.
- Resolved staff member conflicts, actively listening to concerns and finding appropriate middle ground.
- Cross-trained existing employees to maximize team agility and performance.
- Built high-performing teams through effective recruitment, onboarding, and talent development initiatives.
- Streamlined workflows by identifying bottlenecks in existing systems and implementing appropriate solutions.
- Managed budget allocations to prioritize spending on high-impact projects, optimizing resource utilization.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve project goals, fostering collaboration and innovation.
- Established team priorities, maintained schedules and monitored performance.
Acting Senior Manager: Resilience
African Bank
01.2024 - 08.2025
- Design of the Resilience Plan and Ensuring its execution to completion
- Ensuring that Regulatory reporting (CTR/ IFTR) is done accurately and timeously
- Provision of training and coaching to the monitoring team
- Preparation of monthly monitoring, compliance, risk and audit reports.
- Team leadership and management
- Ensuring that the risk registers and assessments are performed as per plan
- Driving the remediation of monitoring and internal audit findings
- Ensuring that compliance reports are completed and submitted timeous
- Held monthly meetings to create business plans and workshops to drive successful business.
- Established strong relationships with clients and stakeholders, ensuring long-term partnerships and repeat business.
- Implemented and developed operational standards, policies and procedures.
- Provided strong leadership to enhance team productivity and morale.
- Led cross-functional teams to achieve project milestones and deliver high-quality results.
- Consistently met or exceeded annual performance targets set by senior leadership.
- Collaborated closely with peers from other departments to drive organisational success jointly as one cohesive unit.
- Reduced costs, optimized resource allocation, and improved efficiency in managing projects.
- Improved team performance by providing comprehensive training and fostering a collaborative work environment.
- Mentored junior staff members for skill development and career progression within the organization.
- Managed budgets effectively, achieving financial objectives while maintaining strict control over expenditures.
- Boosted team member productivity by enhancing performance monitoring and instituting motivational approaches.
- Reviewed and analyzed reports, records and directives to obtain data required for planning department activities.
- Managed large-scale projects and introduced new systems, tools, and processes to achieve challenging objectives.
- Demonstrated exceptional adaptability in navigating complex situations or rapidly changing environments with ease.
- Implemented innovative solutions to overcome challenges, leading to enhanced productivity levels.
- Promoted a culture of continuous learning through regular workshops, seminars, and training sessions for staff.
- Balanced competing priorities efficiently while maintaining focus on critical tasks requiring immediate attention.
- Developed and executed successful training program for junior managers, equipping them with essential leadership skills.
- Achieved operational excellence by streamlining processes and implementing best practices.
Manager: Resilience
African Bank
07.2021 - 01.2024
- Management of the Audit and Monitoring team
- Design of audit strategy and exception reports.
- Monitoring of controls and compliance matters.
- Extracting of data and writing queries to question the integrity of the data on the warehouse using Microsoft SQL.
- Facilitating audit meeting and discussions
- Drafting of the Audit and Monitoring Plans
- Ensuring that the Audit and Monitoring is executed according to plan.
- Driving remediation of the monitoring and internal audit findings.
- Training the monitoring and Audit Team
Supervisor: Audit, Risk and Compliance
African Bank
07.2019 - 06.2021
- Daily Audit, Analysis and Reporting
- Design of audit strategy and exception reports.
- Monitoring of controls and compliance matters.
- Extracting of data and writing queries to question the integrity of the data on the warehouse using Microsoft SQL.
- Facilitating audit meeting and discussions
- Greater challenges and more responsibilities
Quality Assurance Specialist
African Bank
11.2016 - 06.2019
- Report preparation (Monthly, weekly and daily)
- Monitoring of the organisation’s best practice
- Operational support and advice to senior management
- Maintaining the department’s quality standards
- Liaising with internal and external auditors
- Optimisation of the operations (Debt Counselling Administration order)
- Reconciliation of the debt counselling and Administration order transaction to ensure completeness
- Project management for the division
- New Challenge and better position
Operations manager: Tracing
African Bank
11.2018 - 04.2019
- Management of the trace collection processes
- Management of third-party relationships
- Payment of third-party invoices
- Streamlining the processes and creating a better working process.
- Management and coaching of staff
- 6 months secondment ended
Manager: Banking (Legal receipts and Invoicing)
African Bank
03.2014 - 10.2016
- Reconciliation of intercompany transactions
- Preparation of reports
- Operations management
- Bank reconciliation
- Staff management, appraisals and coaching
- Reconciliation of cash transactions and reporting
- General ledger reconciliations and maintenance
- Processing of journals
- New Challenge
Trainee Accountant and Audit Supervisor
Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo Inc.
01.2010 - 12.2013
- Drafting of Annual Financial Statements (AFS)
- Auditing according to the firm’s methodology
- Planning and allocation of resources to projects
- Drafting of the audit budget and negotiation of the audit fees
- Leading meetings between management and the audit partners
- Drafting of the audit opinion
- Staff training and development
- Report preparations
- Operational support to management
- Reviewing, processing and proposing the accounting journals
- Reviewing and preparation of the consolidated Financial Statements
- Preparation and review of management accounts
- Successful completion of SAICA articles (3 years) and completion of one year employment contract
Education
Bcompt Honours - Management Accounting, Information Strategy, Enterprise Strategy
UNISA
BCom Accounting - Accounting 3, Taxation 3, Auditing 3, Financial Management 3
University of Johannesburg
CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting
Grade 12/ Matric - English HG, Tshivenda HG, Afrikaans HG, Mathematics HG, Accounting HG, Economics HG, Business Economics HG
LTT Murunwa Private School
01.2004
Skills
International Financial Reporting Standards expertise
General ledger oversight
Financial and operational oversight
Effective team management
Tax regulation knowledge
Compliance and risk assessment skills
Account reconciliation expertise
Data analysis and resolution
Operational efficiency
Mentorship experience
Analytical problem solving
Effective communication
References
- Carina, Best, CA (SA), 011 256 9618, 082 372 2196, African Bank, Head Alternative Collections, Quality Assurance Specialist, Period of Employment: 4 years
- Maneesh, Gosai, 083 777 2401, 011 231 0600, Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo Inc, Assistant Management: Assurance, Audit Supervisor, Period of Employment: 4 years
- Botshelo, Mashego, 011 564 7479, 076 806 9923, African Bank, Manager: Alternative Collections, Quality Assurance Specialist / Manager: Legal receipts and collections, Period of Employment: 4 years
Affiliations
- Full member of SAIPA
- CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting
- CIMA Strategic Level Candidate (In progress)
COMPUTER PACKAGES
- Microsoft office (Word, PowerPoint, excel, outlook)
- Exactus
- Pastel
- SQL (Basic)
- Caseware
- SAGE
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
SAICA training contract (Completed)
CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting
Timeline
Manager: Operations Finance
African Bank
09.2025 - Current
Acting Senior Manager: Resilience
African Bank
01.2024 - 08.2025
Manager: Resilience
African Bank
07.2021 - 01.2024
Supervisor: Audit, Risk and Compliance
African Bank
07.2019 - 06.2021
Operations manager: Tracing
African Bank
11.2018 - 04.2019
Quality Assurance Specialist
African Bank
11.2016 - 06.2019
Manager: Banking (Legal receipts and Invoicing)
African Bank
03.2014 - 10.2016
Trainee Accountant and Audit Supervisor
Sizwe Ntsaluba Gobodo Inc.
01.2010 - 12.2013
Grade 12/ Matric - English HG, Tshivenda HG, Afrikaans HG, Mathematics HG, Accounting HG, Economics HG, Business Economics HG
LTT Murunwa Private School
Bcompt Honours - Management Accounting, Information Strategy, Enterprise Strategy
UNISA
BCom Accounting - Accounting 3, Taxation 3, Auditing 3, Financial Management 3
University of Johannesburg
CIMA Advanced Diploma in Management Accounting