Phillipa Minnaar

Experience

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  Coopers & Lybrand

  Jan 1992 - Dec 1994

  Senior in Charge for Articles

  Senior in Charge for Articles

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  JT Publishing

  Jan 1995 - Dec 1995

  Manager debtors and Financial reporting

  Debtors and Financial reporting

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  Acker & Seun (Oudtshoorn - Sister Practice to Barnard & Co, George)

  Jan 1996 - Oct 1998

  Partner

  50% Partner in Barnard & Co

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  Gobodo Incorporated

  Jan 1998 - Dec 2001

  Manager: Auditing and Consulting Services

  • Senior Manager

    Nov 1998 - Dec 2001

  • Snr Audit manager

    Jan 1998 - Jan 2001
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  PwC

  Jan 2002 - Aug 2006

  Senior Manager

  Started with MSGM in 2002, Company was bought by PwC in 2003.Responsible for a portfolio of clients with a fee base of approximately R 8 million per annum.Other duties• Learning and education manager for CIPS group• Secondment to PWC’s New York office in the Global capital Markets where the focus was the conversion from US GAAP to IFRS• Member of the committee responsible for standardisation• Planning of office staff (50)• Various HR functions e.g. Recruitments Show less

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  Gobodo Incorporated

  Sept 2006 - Jan 2008

  Senior Manager

  Responsible for a portfolio of clients with a fee base of approximately R 5 million per annum.Other duties:Risk management Seconded to NEF as CFO as highlighted separately.

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  National Empowerment Fund and Gobodo Incorporated

  Mar 2007 - Jan 2008

  CFO (National Empowerment fund) - secondment by Gobodo

  Seconded as CFO by Gobodo Incorporated from May 2007Contract position.Responsible for all monthly management and statutory reporting.Implementation of a financial services system.Chairman of procurement committee and responsible for design and implementation of the supply chain management policy among others.

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  EAAB

  Jan 2008 - Nov 2008

  CFO

  CFO responsible for Finance, Procurement, HR, IT, Marketing and communications as well as Facilities and Admin .Also responsible for management of the investment portfolio of the Estate Agents Fidelity Fund.Chairman of procurement committee and responsible for design and implementation of the supply chain management policy among others.Streamlining of all service areas including the implementation of SAP business One and automation of HR area.

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  Trans Caledon Tunnel authority

  Nov 2008 - May 2009

  Financial controller

  This was a contract position reporting to the CFO and responsible for all the statutory and management reporting including the budget process.

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  Edcon

  May 2009 - Mar 2013

  Finance Executive

  Reporting to the CFO.Since 2011, I was responsible for all the group reporting functions including monthly and statutory consolidation of approximately 15 subsidiaries.Automation of monthly reporting and budgeting on Hyperion as well as statutory reporting on Caseware.Before 2011 a was a financial manager in the retail finance area responsible for the Department stores chain. I reported to the Retail Finance Executive and worked closely with the divisional CEO.April 2011 – March 2013• Manage the consolidation of financial information across business• Determine financial management and accounting processes . • Ensure timely and accurate completion of monthly, quarterly and yearly consolidation Develop a framework for graphic reporting of metrics as required by the Business.• Identify and articulate the need for organisational/business change • Alignment and strategic positioning of solutions within business• Based on appropriate analysis and evaluation, identify retail related improvements or opportunities and advise/recommend relevant solutions.• Facilitate commercial decision making through analysis and reporting to cross functional specialists.• Collation and reasonability checking of monthly rolling forecasts for business units within the chain.• Review and draft approval of new store profitability studies.• Ensure the delivery of group, chain and departmental results and the effectiveness of business processes according to the financial and business parameters of the group.• Ensure ongoing and effective business partnering with internal customers.• Facilitate structures for optimal delivery of results and ensure continuous improvement and streamlining.• Oversee/coordinate/facilitate the annual budget process and chain strategic plan.• Oversee the formulation and implementation of financial management policies and procedures• Oversee the formulation and implementation of sound financial and risk management systems Show less

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  PwC

  May 2013 - May 2015

  Health Finance and Supply Chain Consultant

  Client-Gauteng Provincial Treasury (for Department of Health)• Improve financial management by streamlining and standardisation of financial systems and reporting mechanisms at head office and institution level.• Design and implement an effective finance processes throughout the department with focus on the Accounts payable and financial reporting area.• Achieve sustainability of solution through execution and handholding.• Successful skills transfer.

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  Gauteng Department of Health

  Jun 2015 - May 2017

  Health Finance and Supply Chain Consultant

  Client-Gauteng Department of HealthRequested by CFO to remain after the PwC contract was complete• Improve financial management by streamlining and standardisation of financial systems and reporting mechanisms at head office and institution level.• Design and implement effective supply chain management processes throughout the department.• Achieve sustainability of solution through execution and handholding.• Successful skills transfer.

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  SAICA CA(SA)

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2019

  Health Finance and Supply Chain Consultant

  Client-Gauteng Department of Health 2013 to currentAbsorbed into the SAICA project at the client • Assist the client in realising its turnaround strategy and clean audit status.• Improve financial management by implementing reporting mechanisms at head office and institution level.• Design and implement effective supply chain management processes throughout the department.• Design and implement an effective financial planning processes throughout the department. Worked closely with the Premier’s intervention team (specifically Michael Sacks) to build a complex budget vs actual monitoring tool.• Design and test partially decentralised Finance and Supply chain processes to reduce the value chain and increase transparency.• Achieve sustainability of solution through execution and handholding.• Successful skills transfer. Show less

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  Altimax

  Jun 2019 - Mar 2020

  Associate Director

  Oversee the design and implementation of policies and procedures in various areas of the client business. Design and implement effective financial reporting processes and tools. Oversee cross-functional teams, skills transfer, compilation of financial statements and audit files.

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  Freelance, self-employed

  Mar 2020 - now

  Freelance FP&A consultant

  Data analysis, simplification and automation, drafting of policies, process review and redesign, vaccine reimbursement program - finance and medical scheme support, reporting, development support. Directed teams to enhance financial reporting systems, achieving notable efficiency gains through the deployment of automated data analysis solutions and workflow optimization.