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Steph Van Der Westhuizen

Steph Van Der Westhuizen

Assistant Accountant

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  • About me

    Programme Manager, Finance Professional, COO, Life Coach

  • Education

    • Office of Government Commerce (UK)

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      Prince2 Foundation Certification

    • Old Mutual Business School

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      Change Management for Project Managers

    • Project Management Institute (PMI - US)

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      Project Management Professional (PMP)

    • Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA - US)

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      Certified Information Systems Auditor Examination

    • CIMA

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      Chartered Management Accounting Final Examination and Associate Membership

    • Stellenbosch University

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      Bachelor of Commerce

    • Stellenbosch University

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      Bachelor of Commerce (Honours) in Management Accounting

    • Graduate School of Business - University of Cape Town

      2022 - 2023
      Coaching for Development Coaching

  • Experience

    • Kohler Flexible Packaging

      Jan 1993 - Jan 1994
      Assistant Accountant

    • Edson-Clyde Press

      Jan 1994 - Jan 1996
      Management Accountant

    • Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Support Services - Financial Control

      Jan 1996 - Jan 1997
      Management Accountant

    • Credit Suisse First Boston

      Jan 1997 - Jan 1998
      Project Accountant: General Ledger Project Led by Coopers & Lybrand

    • SBC Warburg Dillon Reid, Corporate Finance

      Jan 1997 - Jan 1997
      Management Accountant

    • Bankers Trust - Alex Brown Ltd Derivatives Expense Management

      Jan 1998 - Jan 1998
      Technology Analyst

    • Old Mutual Limited

      Jan 1999 - Jan 2015

      Old Mutual Mass Foundation Cluster[Kindly be advised, further details available upon request (Comprehensive CV)]. Old Mutual Transaction Services[Kindly be advised, further details available upon request (Comprehensive CV)]. Old Mutual Enterprise Risk Management[Kindly be advised, further details available upon request (Comprehensive CV)]. Old Mutual Central FinanceFinance 2010 ProgrammeProject Manager: Actuarial Process Design and ImplementationProgramme Financial ManagerProgramme Manager[Kindly be advised, further details available upon request (Comprehensive CV)]. Old Mutual CorporateRetirement and Old Age Reform ProgrammeProject Manager: Legal ProjectProject Manager: Product Development Project[Kindly be advised, further details available upon request (Comprehensive CV)]. Old Mutual Retail Finance[Kindly be advised, further details available upon request (Comprehensive CV)]. Old Mutual Group Internal Audit[Kindly be advised, further details available upon request (Comprehensive CV)]. Old Mutual Group HR Old Mutual Banking Services Project Manager: OMBS Wind Down ProjectProject Manager: Re-Engineering Project: New Business ProcessesProject Manager: Motor and Computer Finance Integration ProjectProgramme Manager: Retail Launch ImplementationProject Manager: Call Centre Project Old Mutual Properties

      • Programme Manager: Cashless Taxi Initiatives

        Jan 2014 - Jan 2015

      • Programme Manager: Money Account Programme

        Jan 2011 - Jan 2014

      • Process Lead | Project Manager: iCRaFT Programme

        Jan 2010 - Jan 2011

      • Project Manager | Programme Manager

        Jan 2007 - Jan 2010

      • Project Manager

        Jan 2006 - Jan 2007

      • Project Manager: South African Retirement Annuity Fund Project

        Jan 2005 - Jan 2006

      • Audit Manager: Project Review Services

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2005

      • Project Manager / Project Consultant: Project Venturi - Central HR Optimisation Programme

        Jan 2003 - Jan 2003

      • Project Manger | Programme Manager

        Jan 2000 - Jan 2003

      • Asset Management Accountant

        Jan 1999 - Jan 2000

    • The Centre for Financial Regulation and Inclusion (CENFRI)

      Jan 2015 - Mar 2023
      Chief Operating Officer

      A non-profit think tank that supports financial sector development and financial inclusion across Africa and Asia.Leads all internal operations (Finance, Human Resources, Project Office, IT, Legal, Governance, Travel and Office Management), driving the organisation to achieve its mission of ‘empowering people to solve problems that matter’.Works in partnership with the Executive team to create a strategic five-year plan and develop and implement new processes and approaches to achieve it.Coordinates the annual operations plan and budget.Steers a performance management process that measures and evaluates progress against the organisation’s goals.Provides all staff with strong day-to-day leadership guidance and presence.Responsible for guiding Board performance and governance.Oversees / manages the organisation’s various functionalities and branches: Finance, Technology, and Human Resources Management.Cultivates the values of Cenfri within the organisation.Instils a human capital development and “coaching” culture within Cenfri.Upgrades human resources functions including: training, development, compensation and benefits, employee relations, performance evaluation, and recruitment.Developed and manages an accounting system and business intelligence system that provides the organisation with quick access to financial and operational information, enabling forward looking action.Analyses current technology and the data infrastructure; scopes out the next level of information technology and financial systems that support the growth of specific programmes and the organisation.Conceptualises and implements systems for reporting, measurement, and the support of increased local revenue generation.Partners with the Board of Directors and presents to the Board at quarterly meetings. Show less

    • Self-employed

      Feb 2023 - Jun 2023
      Sabbatical

    • Old Mutual Limited

      Jun 2023 - now
      Programme manager

      Programme manager for the Rubix Finance transformation and OneStream implementation programme

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  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Steph Van Der Westhuizen
      I) Career Highlights: Cenfri: - Instrumental in transforming a 20-person economic consultancy operating model to meet the needs of a 60-person organisation, over 3 years.Converted an outsourced operations function to a strategic enabler for the organisation, creating operational stability and facilitating a thriving environment.Internalised the finance function to serve as a strategic partner in matters of business intelligence, risk management, and stakeholder comfort.Provided a clear view / pathway… Show more Instrumental in transforming a 20-person economic consultancy operating model to meet the needs of a 60-person organisation, over 3 years.Converted an outsourced operations function to a strategic enabler for the organisation, creating operational stability and facilitating a thriving environment.Internalised the finance function to serve as a strategic partner in matters of business intelligence, risk management, and stakeholder comfort.Provided a clear view / pathway of current and future financial realities. Optimised financial risk management and forex management functions; achieving material forex gain and containment of downside risk. Tripled cash reserves over 3 years. Finance function received commendations from donors for excellence in grant reporting and administration, maintaining accountability for multi-million USD and GBP grants.Built a robust HR function and related capability.Defined clear accountability structures; ensuring staff understood their respective roles and expectations. Introduced a staff and leadership development framework (Care & Growth); boosting employee engagement levels as measured through annual engagement surveys. Performed skills gap analysis on senior leadership roles, and designed leadership development plans; increasing leadership capabilities.Created and integrated a diversity policy and culture; with 14 nationalities represented in the staff cohort – subsequently EE status was achieved for three consecutive years. Show less
    • Awarded to Steph Van Der Westhuizen
      II) Career Highlights: Cenfri: - Promoted cross organisational coaching to ease and support the adoption of organisational structure change. Introduced psychometric and EQ assessments, which improved hiring decisions. Developed a value-adding internal learning and development programme. Restructured bonus policy to align with business performance cycle; achieved 8% savings in salary bill. Crafted and introduced a hybrid work policy, in response to Covid Lock-Down. Conceptualised and… Show more Promoted cross organisational coaching to ease and support the adoption of organisational structure change. Introduced psychometric and EQ assessments, which improved hiring decisions. Developed a value-adding internal learning and development programme. Restructured bonus policy to align with business performance cycle; achieved 8% savings in salary bill. Crafted and introduced a hybrid work policy, in response to Covid Lock-Down. Conceptualised and developed a business intelligence function to aid in identifying and understanding key indicators; including staff workload and health, project portfolio status, financial and cashflow performance, and planned and actual staff utilisation. Achieved a King IV compliant board. Won the internal ‘All Rounder Achievement’ award, in recognition of the broad scope of initiatives implemented and value-added to Cenfri. Show less
    • Awarded to Steph Van Der Westhuizen
      III) Career Highlights: Old Mutual Money Account Programme Manager: - ­Steered the design, implementation, and launch of a multiyear, multivendor, and multifunctional transactional banking product; which is still the key banking product in the Old Mutual product suite.