Financial / Operations Director (CA) – Ref: 1063125 – Enshrine Candidate Marketing

Annual package range: South African Rand (ZAR) 1.55 mil – 1.8 mil, per annum.

A qualified Chartered Accountant (CA) with extensive consulting and business experience working both locally and abroad. Excellent practical track record in various industries.
Solid experience in consulting, financial and operations management with responsibilities including strategic and operational planning, ongoing monitoring and continuous improvement.
Multinational business improvement consulting with key focus on throughput improvement and overall cost reduction.
Worked at Deloitte Audit and Consulting for more than 7 years and served many multinational clients.

Achievements: Establishment of public company that included much negotiations, legal work and fund raising with market capitalization of R105m and 126 shareholders.
Various successful continuous improvement and optimization projects: identify and implement cost saving initiatives worth R165 mil for a local mine.
Capital optimization project that resulted in R360 mil savings. Project director of successful SAP project implementations: successfully deliver two ERP projects to public sector departments valued at R150mil.
Founded and sold a business with a R62mil turnover and R9,2mil PAT, achieving profit warranty after selling R5,5mil PBIT made.

Candidate location: South Africa

Home & other languages: Afrikaans, English

Designation: Managing Director

Highest qualification type: Bachelor of Commerce Hons, (Accounting) and Certificate in, Theory of Accounting (CTA)

University: University of Pretoria

Company size: ’51 – 200

Division: General and Operations Management

Seniority level: Owner / Partner / VP / CXO / Director / Group Manager

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Caucasian/White

Nationality: South African

Other Formal Qualification: SAP Certification

Current / most recent job title? Managing Director

Primary purpose of current/most recent position: Consolidation of various privately held properties and creation of investment vehicle.

Core elements or functions that must operate effectively in order to achieve primary purpose: Management of shareholder expectations.
Governance and financial discipline

Description of self, along with greater purpose and passions: Assertive, analytical

Ideal business title: I do not care much for titles

Key responsibilities and accountabilities of ideal position:
Strategic- and operational planning
Ongoing monitoring
Continuous improvement

Skill area of competence:
Operational / continuous improvement consulting
Business improvement
Project management

Career summary:
18 years in IT (SAP) consulting including 10 years as business owner
2 years in operational / continuous improvement consulting
2 years in hospitality
4 years in auditing / accounting

Achievements: 
Establishment of public company that included much negotiations, legal work and fund raising-with market capitalization of R105m and 126 shareholders.
Various successful continuous improvement and optimization projects: Identify and implement cost saving initiatives worth R165 mil for a local mine;  Capital optimization project that resulted in R360 mil savings.
Project director of successful SAP project implementations: Successfully deliver two ERP projects to public sector departments valued at R150mil.
Founded and sold a business with a R62mil turnover and R9,2mil PAT, achieving EOH profit warranty after selling R5,5mil PBIT made.

What do you absolutely love doing? Assist people- and companies to reach their potential

Ideal company (culture and values): Integrity is most important to me

Motivation to move (please select): Remuneration

Location Preference: I am open to positions both nationally and internationally.

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