
Wikus
Head of Finance (FD): Multichoice Ethiopia
Addis Abeba, Ethiopia
Experienced CGMA qualified Senior Finance Manager with experience in diverse organisations throughout Arica, skilled in growing and transforming finance teams, re-engineering financial processes, instilling ways of working and introducing new systems to drive improvements in the risk & compliance environment, procurement function, working capital management and production of monthly reports supported by commercial insights. My style encompasses fostering a team culture of genuine collaboration across functions and uncompromising accountability for individual, team, and company results; encouraging a digital and continuous improvement/efficiency mindset; and developing team members’ commercial acumen and technical skills through formal and informal teaching and coaching to support personal career growth and achievement of company objectives alike.
Domain experience
Relevant Total Experience: 8 years
Seniority Level: Manager
Sector Experience:
Media and EntertainmentSkills
Skilled in: Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Technical Skills: Microsoft Excel
Languages: Afrikaans, English
Work Experience
Multichoice Ethiopia
Acting Head of Finance (FD)
●01/11/2021
- Now
Manage finance team consisting of FPNA & Commercial Manager, Financial Controller, Procurement Manager, Agency Accounts Manger, Risk & Compliance Manager, Transaction Finance Manager. Manage end-to-end financial process from budgeting/planning to operational financial management and commercial support. Provide Strategic inputs to CEO and shareholders. Coaching and mentoring to staff members.
MGH North Support Services (formerly known as MIH East Africa)
Group Finance Manager: FPNA and Commercial
●01/10/2017
- 1/3/2021
◼️ Provide leadership and direction to 2 FP&A staff in supporting MGN North Support Services markets in Ethiopia, Ghana, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda and Agencies countries in Central, West and East Africa. ◼️ Key deliverables as Business Partner are providing impactful reports, analysis and insights for the Regional RD/FD and Regional Exco based on business critical financial and operational data. ◼️ Act as intermediary between corporate and country, providing input into business targets; go-to market tactics; advising on risks and opportunities; communicating cross-country learnings; best practice harmonization; and facilitating communication / information streams between entities. ◼️ Align with group financial models for appraising commercial plans within the region and coordinate the regional rolling forecasts process and provide input into group processes.
Glacier Accountants
Managing Partner
●01/01/2009
- 31/12/2012
Managing director and member in practice, from setting up and registering the company to developing and operating the business model.
FAT Training CC
Lecturer
●01/11/2007
- 31/07/2015
Member of the closed corporation, responsible for course structure development, competitive strategy, growth and investment decisions, risk management, as well as repositioning and rebranding. Also lectured on the CIMA Performance and Risk Strategy, as well as Final Level Case Study papers.
MultiChoice
Group Finance Manager
●01/08/2015
- 31/10/2017
◼️ Line management responsibility for 6 Finance Managers performing financial reporting, planning and analysis for 5 separate business units within MultiChoice Nigeria. ◼️ Act as Senior Management Accountant to monitor and report internal project / cost centres performance and support scenario building exercises such as competitor analysis, customer behaviour, break-even analysis or evaluating commercial viability of promotional campaigns. ◼️ Project managed annual budget and forecasting processes, reviewed month-end results with GM Finance and collaborated on projects including: finding solutions to trapped cash; transfer pricing agreements; consumer protection council (CPC) orders; SAP inventory, billing system and CRM implementation; and MT940 treasury reporting. ◼️ Achievements include: change agent for financial transformation process as part of a company-wide business re-engineering process called ‘FutureFit’; improving governance (revising and updating policies, procedures and internal controls); and implementing improvements to the budgeting process.
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
Past Chairman: Gauteng Branch Committee
●01/01/2011
- 30/11/2014
University of Johannesburg
Senior Lecturer
●01/01/2007
- 31/12/2015
◼️ Lectured CIMA P3 (Performance & Risk Strategy) syllabus to 4th Year (post-graduate) Financial Management students (c100 p.a. since 2007) and Risk Management to Masters degree (5th year) students in Finance (c20-25 post-graduates). ◼️ Successfully supervised 3 Master’s research projects and moderated four Master’s degree projects. ◼️ Achievements include: designed and implemented the Financial Management Department’s risk register and co-ordinated the production of the Faculty’s risk register, consolidating submissions from four different departments into single faculty-wide register.
TNT Express
Management Accounting Manager
●01/01/2005
- 31/12/2007
◼️ Head of management accounting department and line manager to two employees producing weekly management reporting to the regional head office in Dubai ◼️ Project managed Country annual budget production, quarterly forecast process and annual transfer pricing process (‘Vitalite’) ◼️ Management accountant user test expert for migration of entire financial and management accounting system to SAP Accounting ◼️ Achievements include: secondment to India, Middle-East and Africa (IMEA) regional head office in Dubai during 2006; and implemented budgeting, forecasting and reporting best practice upon return to South African operations, based on Dubai secondment experience
TNT Express
Management Accountant
●01/01/2004
- 31/12/2005
Education
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
01/01/2015
- 31/12/2015
FCMA, CGMA
University of Johannesburg
Financial Management
●01/01/2006
- 31/12/2008
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
01/01/2003
- 31/12/2003
University of Johannesburg
01/01/2001
- 31/12/2001
Licenses / Certificates
The Chartered Institute of Management Accountants
FCMA, CGMA
●01/01/2015
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