Akani Machimana

Head of Systems at Discovery Vitality

City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

About

Experience

  • Discovery Limited (8 yrs 10 mos)
    • Head of Systems at Discovery Vitality
      Jul 2023 - Present · 3 yrs 1 mo

    • Senior Development Manager
      Mar 2021 - Jul 2023 · 2 yrs 5 mos

    • Digital Product Owner
      Apr 2020 - Mar 2021 · 1 yr

  • Business Analyst at Sasfin Bank Ltd
    Nov 2016 - Sep 2017 · 11 mos

  • Business Analyst at Sanlam
    Jan 2015 - Oct 2016 · 1 yr 10 mos

    • Document business requirements and functional specifications in conjunction with business • Assess requests for new and enhancements to systems • Investigate system bugs and identify possible solutions to eliminate reoccurrence and identify fixes required • Provide input for potential optimization of solutions and/or processes • Provide input to the project’s BA’s in respect of current issues that need to be included/ taken into account in project deliverables • Maintain and comply with current processes established for business solutions • Assess and prioritise logs for development • Provide guidance in respect of testing • Provide post implementation support to business • Responsible for communication to business owners and management committee • Preparing progress reports to manager

  • SA Taxi (3 yrs 11 mos)
    • Operations Risk Analyst
      Oct 2013 - Dec 2014 · 1 yr 3 mos

      • Daily, weekly and monthly operational and exception reporting. • Adhoc Reporting and business analysis • Projects: Requirements specifications, functionality Testing, Training • Resolve day-to-day business process-related issues • Liaising with business unit and stakeholders to ensure best interests of business is maintained. • Effective Team work and self-management. • Providing support, education and training to staff to build risk awareness within the Business Development department • Conducting audits of policy and compliance to standards, including liaison with internal and external auditors • Following up on audit findings and assisting with implementing controls • Process re-engineering • Risk assessment, which involves analyzing risks, identifying, describing and estimating the risks affecting the department • Providing recommendations to business on areas of improvement • Implementing control measures and ensuring that it is put in place to mitigate any risks identified. • Continuous Monitoring or risk & Reporting • Ad-Hoc Quality assurance to test and validate controls in place

    • Business Analyst
      Feb 2011 - Sep 2013 · 2 yrs 8 mos

      • Identify process and systems improvements within the Loan Origination department • Manage working relationships with a variety of stakeholders (internal departments and external vendors) • Preparing and sending out business communication • Compliance with company governance and Regulator requirements • Compile business requirements documentation • Understand and assist in creating the best and most suitable system design solution that meet the user requirement. • Contribute towards content as well as compile procedure guides and manuals for business users • Improve business decisions by providing accurate and reliable business intelligence together with analysing trends and data • Assessing, analysing and documenting business processes • Assist and support Loan Originations department with the writing and updating of manuals, when there are changes to operational policies, procedures and processes • Identify project risks either by consultation with key stakeholders and/or a risk assessment workshop and develop mitigating action plans, documenting such risks and actions in the project risk register for on-going monitoring • Validate documented solutions in a walk-through workshop with stakeholders • Conducting quality assurance of projects for the Loan Origination department • Co-ordinate and conduct all user acceptance testing with and documenting results

  • Trainee Accountant at Sizwe Ntsaluba VSP
    May 2009 - Jan 2011 · 1 yr 9 mos

    • Processing Invoices and Bank Statement • Capturing in the relevant Ledger • Preparing Management Accounts • Payroll Journals • Processing Sales and Cost of Sales into Relevant accounts • General Filling and Sorting of Documents • Calculating income tax for Individual Clients • Creditors Reconciliations • Preparing Clients Stock Reports • Preparing Cash Book • Prepare Bank Reconciliations • Vat Returns • Financial Statements Preparations