Ian Martin

Experience

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  Deloitte South Africa

  Jan 1996 - Jan 2000

  Senior Manager

  Team manager: - WIP and debtors management - Controlling staff planning and utilisation - Involved in staff training - Coordinating the audit team, including leave, staff development etc.Risk assessment manager: - Coordinate Entrepreneur Services’ inter office quality control reviews - Entertainment committee manager: - Organising social functions and controlling the budgets Involved in the preparation of the E.S. budget for 2000/2001.Drafted new Entrepreneur Services pro-forma annual financial statements.Audit manager on various client in the manufacturing, construction, and service sectors. Show less

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  AG Industries Limited

  Jan 2000 - Jan 2009

  Financial Director - Southern Africa

  The AG Industries Group (“AGI”) was a multi-national group listed on the Johannesburg Securities Exchange SA in the construction sector. The Group was made up of diversified manufacturing and distribution companies in the glass and aluminium industries with subsidiaries in Southern Africa, Europe, Singapore, Vietnam and the BVI's. - Strategic direction and financial management of all theSouthern African Subsidiaries (Gross annual turnover of R1,3 billion), representing 88% of the AGI Group; - Daily monitoring of Group’s operations including revenue and gross profit analysis and profitability projections; - Working capital and cash flow management; - Preparation of consolidated forecast cash flows for presentation to Group’s credit providers; - Responsible for Group internal controls, overseeing Group internal audit function; - Ad-hoc functions as required by a financial director; - Member of South African Executive Committee - Responsible for overall Group accounting and reporting function; - Preparation of the Group’s “Glossy” annual financial statements, interim press releases, circulars and prospectus and all of the subsidiaries financial statements; - Ensuring Group compliance with IFRS and other statutory requirements; - Completion of monthly complex multi-currency consolidations - Completion of all the Group companies tax comps and returns; - Tax planning for the Group; - Responsibility for Group audit (liaising with local and foreign auditors) - Review of all subsidiaries audit files ensuring integrity and accuracy of accounting information and compliance to Group standards; - Maintenance of the Group’s financial database in Comshare - Heavily involved in the restructuring of the Group, preparation of sale agreements, transfer of assets, correct accounting treatment and statutory changes - Performance of due diligence reviews on possible acquisitions; - Responsible for Group’s first time adoption, implementation and transfer to IFRS Show less

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  Hastie Group

  Jan 2010 - Sept 2012

  Senior Group Financial Manager

  Hastie Group Limited (“Hastie”) is the leading international designer, installer and maintainer of technical services – mechanical, electrical, hydraulics, refrigeration and fire – to the building and infrastructure sectors. Hastie has well established operations in Australasia, the UK and the Middle East. It has over 7000 employees based at over 110 locations and revenues of approximately AUD2 billion per annum.Overall responsibility for: - Group reporting including management and statutory reporting and reporting to various stakeholders (banking syndicate); - Review of monthly group consolidation; - Preparation of 3 way Group forecasts (P&L, balance sheet and cash flows) for Board and Banking Syndicate; - Implementation of Cognos Controller (Financial reporting budgeting and forecasting software); - Maintenance of Head Office accounts; - Liaising with auditors and various consultants (taxation issues); - Compiling of Head Office budgets and assimilation of Group budgets; - Maintenance and accounting for Group’s share incentive plan; - Preparation of New Zealand companies’ annual financial statements; - Various ad-hoc reporting for Group CEO and CFO; - Implementation of a consolidated weekly rolling 13 week cash flow for the Group; - Reporting of weekly cash flows to Board and banking syndicates’ auditors; - Group working capital management including the analysis of working capital and reporting to the Board and banking syndicates. Show less

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  TSC Group

  Sept 2012 - Mar 2013

  GM Finance

  The TSC Group, backed by private equity, acquired the Services Division (Hastie Services, Cowley Services and Spectrum Fire) of the Hastie Group from the administrators (McGrath Nichol). The Services Division was a $250 million dollar division servicing the commercial and industrial HVAC and fire safety and security sectors.Overall responsibility for:• Group accounting and reporting;• Shared services division (AR,AP, Payroll and corporate HO);• Cleaning up of divisional financial accounts;• Liaising with Group auditors;• Group taxation;• Working capital management.. Show less

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  ATF Services Pty Ltd

  Apr 2013 - now

  Director/Chief Financial Officer

  I am the CFO of ATF Services (www.atfservices.com.au), the market leader in temporary fencing and height safety services in Australia and New Zealand. We recently developed a world class range of solar powered intelligent security surveillance systems and have launched a new division, ATF Vision.• Responsibility for full financial, statutory, tax and information technology function;• Corporate team of 24 staff;