Elmari Van Deventer

Experience

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  Expo Centre - Nasrec

  Jan 1992 - Dec 1994

  Conference organiser assistant

  Organising and booking of conferences, setups, menu's, client liaison etc.

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  SA Druggist Distributors

  Jan 1994 - Jun 1996

  Retail Operations Advisor

  Calling on Link Pharmacies, Staff Training, stocktaking, ownbrand, Merchandising, Decals, Signage etc.

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  Absa Bank Ltd

  Jun 1996 - Jul 2012

  Risk Validation, Governance and Oversight, Control issues monitoring, IT audit issue consolidation and tracking. Keeping repository of audit issues. Reports and Dashboards Specialised Risk Support within Services Cluster Risk Management; Project Management – Africa IT Control issues remediation and validation. Delivery Assurance, Risk Governance and Business Risk. IBAM tracking and consolidation Executive Assistant to Group Chief Operating Officer & Group Executive Director Mr Nkateko Peter Mageza at Absa Bank LtdPreviously also EA to Dr S F Booysen (in capacity as GCOO) - 5 yearsPreviously also EA to the HR Director of Absa Bank - Allan Fielder. - 2 years

  • Risk Governance, Validation and Oversight Consultant (Africa IT)

    Feb 2012 - Jul 2012

  • Risk Specialist : Specialised Operational Support

    Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

  • Business Risk Administrator/Delivery Assurance

    Apr 2009 - Dec 2009

  • Executive Assistant

    Jun 1996 - Mar 2009
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  Barclays Africa Group Limited

  Aug 2012 - Jun 2014

  Consultant Governance & Reporting RCS

  Risk Governance, Validation and Oversight. IT Audit Issue consolidation, reporting and testing. Control Issues oversight and validation, IT Projects, RSAM implementation project management. Audit progress tracking. Project Health ChecksRisk Specialist, Audit Remediations,Governance and validation, Oversight of remediations on audits, Risk Control Assessments, Control Issues, Client relationships, Project Management and Co-ordination; Process mapping and implementation, business risk analysis Show less

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  Barclays Africa Group Limited : Africa Technology

  Jul 2014 - Sept 2015

  Business Analyst

  Change/Demand Management.Review and tracking of Stakeholder Management Assisting PM’s with driving the delivery of components within programs (FlexCube, Brains, MasterPass, Aedo, etc )Managing consultants billing vs. their delivery. Tracking and keeping card portfolio budget updated Assisting with prioritisations and the management of the demand work slate.Tracking and management of Card changes within releases, to ensure that our changes are aligned with the release management process . Management of small changes and enhancements.Chairing Card Cab change meetingsReview and Quality Assurance of BRD’s received from countriesBusiness requirements Documents for projectsStakeholder meetingsSecondment to Absa Card - to assist with Business Analysis work Show less

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  Barclays Africa Group Limited : RBB : Absa Card, Change and Transformation

  Oct 2015 - Apr 2016

  Senior Business Analyst

  Senior Business Analyst | Barclays Africa Group Ltd: RBB-Absa Card: Change and TransformationFrom Oct 2015 – April 2016 Nature of Business: Absa Card: Change and TransformResponsibilities:Business Analysis for Absa CardStakeholder Management and MeetingsAssisting PM’s with driving the delivery of components within programs - including Authenticated Collections, FBSS Migration to BDP and other small enhancement projects)Assisting with prioritisation and the management of the demand work slate.Review and Quality Assurance of BRD’s received from BU's for Regulatory ProjectsCollection of Business Requirements and Documentation for projects and facilitating BRD Workshops and JAD sessionsAssisting with Regulatory Projects across RBB and Card:Duties:Business Analysis, (including Systems Analysis -where applicable), Business Process re-engineering, Reports and Dashboards for the Team of Business Analysts within the Change and Transform team, including PowerPoint presentations. Compile Business Requirement Documentation, non-functional requirements, gap analysis as well as impact and risk assessments. Organise and facilitate BRD Workshops, Scope Validation sessions, BRD Walkthrough, JAD Sessions and write and compile User Stories. Client relationships, stakeholder management and working with development teams as well as cross-functional teams. Working knowledge of business practices. Policies and Procedures and Problem-solving. Business improvement across all projects using business analyst discipline and methodologies (Waterfall and Agile) at a programme and project level, Group and Division level, using strong communication and excellent presentation skills. Networking, Project Management and Co-ordination experience; Process mapping and implementation, and Project Health Checks. Reason for leaving : (Stayed on at Card) - PromotionReference: Line Manager – Bardien Pienaar, Head: Change and transform Show less

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  Absa Group

  May 2016 - Mar 2023

  Lead Business Analyst

  Lead Business Analyst for Absa Card, Team lead for 8 Business Analysts, leading cross-functional project teams, through improvement initiatives resulting in the improved efficiency, governance and management and processes. Adress business problems and propose and manage the implementation of business solutions and ensuring sustainability of solutions post implementation across functional areas.Responsible for the careful identification of all key stakeholders to the process acrossall relevant functional areas, Investigate selected area for improvement in order to define the improvement scope, involving all relevant role players. Confirm improvement opportunity and scope with key role players. Escalate project issues and resource involvement to business owners and obtain overview status of projects/initiatives delivering solution.Provide subject matter input to the definition, design and development of the improvement solution for a specific transaction or group of transactions, by considering and evaluating the following:o The appropriateness of the designo The efficiency of the current solutiono The sustainability of the solutiono The effectiveness of the solutiono The quality of the outputsPortfolio and change leadship support.Business Analysis, (including Systems Analysis -where applicable), Business Process re-engineering, Reports and Dashboards for the Team of Business Analysts within the Change and Transform team, including PowerPoint presentations. Compile Business Requirement Documentation, non-functional requirements, gap analysis as well as impact and risk assessments. Organise and facilitate BRD Workshops, Scope Validation sessions, BRD Walk- through, JAD Sessions and write and compile User Stories. Managing 6-8 Business Analysts, Capacity Planning, Project Allocation, Resourcing & interviews, strategic planning, normal HR duties (leave, claim approvals, etc).Change MasterClass presenter for Card Professional Training. Show less

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  Absa Retail Business Banking Group

  Apr 2023 - now

  Senior Programme/Project Manager

  Senior PM within Consumer Products Change Card and Payments