CFO and Head of Finance at Mount Carmel Farms (Pty) Ltd (2025-05 – 2026-06)
Overseeing all financial aspects and assisting in farming operations involved in seed to shelf operations servicing major retailers in RSA, independents, and hawker industry.
- Daily and weekly cash flow management
- Closing out 2023/24 and 2024/25 audit
- Reconciling orders received to packed and delivered
- Clearing out AR and AP not worked on for 2 years
- Stock control
- Financial planning and analysis
- Compliance management
- Finding alternative sources of funding
- Close liaisons with Land, Packhouse, and Operations
- Manage relationships with customers and suppliers
- Negotiating new terms with customers and suppliers
- Financial KPI's and dashboards
- ERP champion
- All SARS compliance
- Identify and mitigate financial risks
- Lead and develop the finance team
- Liaising with the Board
- Compliance with Global GAP, CIPC, SARS, FSSC, Farming for the future
- GAP analysis
- Research new trends, new product development
- Insurance, capex
- Biological assets valuations in line with IAS41 and IAS16 and IAS2
Finance Manager – Africa – Public Officer, Legal Representative and Authorised Representative at TCL Electronics South Africa (Pty) Ltd (2023-07 – 2024-05)
Managed all financial affairs of the South African company for TCL Electronics, the No.2 TV Brand in the world and No.1 Google TV brand globally, handling imports and exports into the MEA region and assisting in all compliance matters.
- Ensuring proper registrations completed in RSA with CIPC, SARS, Citibank, NRCS, Intertek
- Establishing internal controls in Finance, International Supply Chain, Marketing, Go-To-Market, After-Sales
- Compliance procedures for exports into SADC countries with emphasis on documentation (PI, CI, Packing list, SAD500, C.O.O., NRCS compliance, Manifests)
- Compliance for imports from China via Hong Kong and reviewing Bills of Lading
- Managing release notifications with C&F agents
- Direct imports into RSA and bonded warehouse regulations management
- Review of Inco Terms on Imports and Exports
- Correcting tariff classifications (HS codes) and liaising with clearing and forwarding agents
- Ensuring correct Sch1P1 and Sch1P2B duties applied and working with SARS customs
- Liaison with ITAC regarding rebate permits (secured ZAR15m rebate on ZAR100m imports for 2024)
- Review of Bills of Entry at Customs and ensuring VOC's correctly issued
- FP&A activities
- Completing LOC/LCC with export clients through Citibank
- Ensuring international credit guarantees in place for new channel customers through Sinosure
- Rebate management with retail clients (PnP, Massmart, Takealot)
- AR management with domestic and export customers
- Clearance of funds with Citibank and validating UCR numbers
- Warehouse management and control
- Managing 3rd party agents for Go-To-Market segment
- Procurement of compliant transporters/distributors
- Change of warehouse service provider coordination
- All-risk and GIT insurance management with Marsh and AIG
- IFRS15 compliance for revenue recognition
- IFRS compliance management
- Manage audit process and appointed 1st time auditors
- BEE registration and certification programs
- HR matters until 1 December 2023 (staff registers, sales commissions, KPI payments)
- Budgets and forecasts
- Warehouse and logistics service provider changeover
- Assembly plants changeover in Johannesburg
- GP management with retailers
- Marketing budget and campaigns management
- Sell-in and sell-out support for retailers and distributors
- Multi-currency management
- Transfer pricing
- Risk management and compliance
- SARS audits management (Income Tax, VAT, Customs)
- Bonded warehouse management
