Richard Steinhaus

Richard Steinhaus

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  • About me

    Globally experienced Financial Director, Head of Finance, Financial Controller, Investment Manager

  • Education

    • Rondebosch Boys' High School

      2005 - 2009
    • University of Cape Town

      2010 - 2013
      Bachelor of Business Science Accounting and Finance
    • University of Cape Town

      2014 - 2014
      Post Graduate Diploma in Accounting Accounting
  • Experience

    • PwC

      Jan 2015 - Jun 2018

      Manager in SAP IT Risk Assurance division Audit of private and public companies across various industries including retail, renewable energy and mobile transactionsSAP IT risk assurance projects involving ITGCs, application controls, CAATs and interfaces

      • Manager: IT Risk Assurance

        Jan 2018 - Jun 2018
      • CIPS audit and SAP risk assurance associate

        Jan 2015 - Dec 2017
    • Kloof Capital Limited

      Jul 2018 - Jul 2024
      Investment Manager

      Actively managing investments in a single family office, primarily a Caribbean based consumer lending business and a London based credit manager.

    • FastCash Caribbean

      Sept 2019 - Dec 2022

      Appointed CFO of a PE backed consumer lending business to build and implement a strategy to protect the value of the operations in subsidiaries across 10 countries in the Caribbean during the height of COVID 19.Lead the restructuring and eventual sale of the business to a regional lender, working with various regulators, central banks and transaction intermediaries. Designed and lead the implementations of projects across the IT, finance and risk teams, including managing a team of developers building a customised web based loan management system.Automated portfolio reporting in SQL, cutting the time taken from 2 days to 2 hours.

      • Group CFO

        Jun 2020 - Dec 2022
      • VP Special Projects

        Sept 2019 - Jun 2020
    • Momenta Finance

      Jan 2023 - Jul 2024
      Financial Director

      Financial management and reporting across multiple group companies and SPVs, including preparation, review and analysis of monthly management accounts and board packs.End of end management of annual audits.Designing, implementing and monitoring of financial controls across systems, operations and reporting.Actively involved in designing and testing new IT, specifically the functioning of inhouse loan management system and data warehouse (SQL)Strategic input towards management decision making.Loan portfolio performance and covenant monitoring and reporting across multiple funding lines to high street banks, PE firms and family offices. Loan portfolios include secured business loans as well as property bridging and development facilities.Data analysis across various loan portfolios and product types to inform business decisions.Budgeting and forecasting including building assumptions and sensitivities.Key member of fund raising team, specifically the legal review and interpretation of key terms relating to covenants, reporting requirements, cost of capital and financial impact on the business. Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • CFA Institute Charterholder Member

      CFA Institute
      Aug 2024
      View certificate certificate
    • Chartered Accountant

      SAICA CA(SA)
    • Introduction to Complexity

      Santa Fe Institute
      Aug 2020