Amani Diago

Detail-oriented professional with a strong academic foundation in investment management and extensive experience across retail sales, finance, logistics, compliance reporting, and strategy. Proficient in advanced Excel and complex formulas, alongside financial and data analysis, and visualisation, offering valuable insights through analysis, research, and reporting. Skilled at transforming complex datasets into actionable insights, with proven ability to execute executive-level reporting and collaborate cross-functionally to deliver impactful results.

Strategy Intern: Business and Financial Analysis - Barloworld: Consumer Industries - Isando

(2024-12)

• Executive reporting: Produced monthly CEO reports covering sales volumes, profitability trends, contribution margin, accounting ratios, deviation reporting, and trading updates for Barloworld's JSE listing.
• Financial analysis: Delivered profitability analysis, contribution margin reviews, and ratio assessments to evaluate business performance.
• Advanced Excel modeling: Built dynamic models using IF, SUMIFS, SUMPRODUCT, VLOOKUP, INDEX, FILTER, Pivot Tables, Power Query, and other advanced functions to support forecasting, reporting, and scenario analysis.
• New business tracker: Built and reported daily on new customer acquisitions, strengthening visibility into growth.
• Data analytics: Analysed customer trends, sales volumes, and profitability metrics, including pricing analysis and scenario testing, to generate actionable insights.
• Data visualisation: Designed dashboards in Excel, Power BI, and ThinkCell to communicate performance trends clearly to executives.
• Project management: Formulated project timelines, milestones, and KPIs to track progress effectively, while administering support including meeting schedules and documentation oversight.
• Collaboration: Coordinated with finance, sales, supply chain, and procurement teams to align reporting, strategy planning, and execution.

Compliance Reporting Administrator - Global Investment Reporting - Sandton

(2024-02 - 2024-12)

• Regulatory compliance: Classified 400,000+ financial instruments under Regulation 28 for clients including PSG, SARB, FedGroup, Truffle, E-Joburg, and others. Adherence to ASISA and CISCA standards.
• Valuation accuracy: Reconciled derivatives valuations against client figures, safeguarding reporting integrity.
• Process automation: Streamlined MSCI BarraOne uploads and vendor data reviews to improve efficiency.
• Compliance reporting: Generated daily, monthly, and quarterly reports (Reg 28/30, C48 trial balances, asset reports).
• Risk management: Investigated breaches, identified root causes, and recommended corrective actions.
• Client queries & support: Attended to client queries promptly and helped with additional compliance/reporting tasks as required, ensuring accurate and timely resolution.
• Handled sensitive information discreetly, maintaining strict confidentiality at all times as required by company policy or legal regulations.

Finance Intern - Pick n Pay Supply Chain - Kempton Park

(2023-08 - 2024-01)

• Time & Attendance analytics: Processed daily payments for 300+ employees, ensuring payroll accuracy.
• Data reconciliation: Compiled reconciliations for Grocery and Perishables, aligning records with financial systems.
• Reporting: Produced weekly financial and staffing reports to improve management visibility.
• Performance tracking: Published daily/weekly reports comparing actual vs planned hours, supporting bonus allocation decisions.

Sales Associate - The Foschini Group - Kempton Park

(2022-06 - 2023-05)

• Customer engagement: Assisted 50+ customers daily, resolving queries and complaints.
• Sales performance: Consistently exceeded daily sales targets of R10 000+.
• Operational accuracy: Processed payments, returns, and lay-bys via POS and e-commerce systems.
• Inventory management: Coordinated stock transfers using SM System.
• Financial administration: Handled cash reconciliation, banking, and daily reporting.

Bachelor of Commerce - Investment Management - Milpark Education

National Senior Certificate - Commerce subjects - Allanridge High School