City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Reporting to holding company in Japan & local 49% shareholder: Responsibilities: - member of EXCO, audit committee, chair IT steering committee & director of 7 subsidiaries - manage overall group finance function based on three different accounting platforms; preparation of monthly management accounts; annual financial statements; general ledger integrity; internal controls; budgets/forecasts; cost control - internal/external/JSOX audits - group tax compliance - treasury management - outsourced IT infrastructure Achievements: - introduce IDU Concept software to manage group consolidation/reporting & budget compilation - worked closely with holding company treasury in Japan to raise local & shareholder funding
The Set Point Group comprised 7 independent South African divisions & 7 international subsidiaries. Responsibilities: - director of holding company board & subsidiaries - public officer & company secretary - invitee to audit and social & ethics committees; member of group provident fund management committee - work with CEO to develop strategies & budgets - overall group financial function, monthly/annual reporting & internal controls with a team of 25 local and international staff - group tax compliance - implement corporate governance initiatives - establish & maintain group risk register - internal/external audits - group IT infrastructure - treasury operations & funding requirements Achievements: - co-operated with Chairman to de-list group from JSE in 2010 - implemented single accounting platform (previously 3) - implemented IT backbone & network infrastructure - established legal entities & local infrastructure for 7 foreign subsidiaries - Botswana, Zambia, Ghana, Namibia, Mozambique, UAE, BVI - co-operated with Chairman & the board to raise funding
Was previously the Principal Officer for 9 years from 1994 - 2003. As Chairman I led a board of seven trustees and worked closely with the principal officer and the scheme administrator ensuring members were properly served through the development of appropriate benefit options and rules which are registered in accordance with the Medical Schemes Act. The scheme was administered by a third party administrator in accordance with a negotiated agreement including appropriate service level metrics. We successfully merged the Scheme with Topmed effective January 2014. I was appointed a Trustee of Topmed as a result of the merger and stepped down in 2015.