Maarten  Coetzee

Maarten Coetzee

$75/hr
Finance Executive
Reply rate:
-
Availability:
Full-time (40 hrs/wk)
Age:
46 years old
Location:
Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Experience:
22 years
Maarten Coetzee, CA (SA), CFO (SA), MBA Johannesburg, South Africa I - I-I Linkedln Date of Birth-23 February 1979 I Languages: Fluent in both Afrikaans and English Areas of Expertise & Technical Skills ■ Mergers & Acquisitions ■ Strategic Planning & Analysis ■ IFRS implementation ■ Enterprise risk management ■ Contract Negotiations ■ Financial Reporting ■ Turnaround strategies Digital Disruption Strategies Startup Development ■ Stakeholder Management Corporate Finance Critical Thinking Strategies ■ Process Improvement Budgets & Forecasts Global Leadership ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Professional Experience TOD-Z 00, Tallinn, Estonia 3/2020 - Current Remote Chief Financial Officer Tod-Z is an Estonian AI driven HR Tech startup, selected to be featured at the Web Summit 2020 & Collision Conference 2021, comprising of remote senior team members across the globe. Finance executive for Tod-Z, including finance structure design and implementation, investor & accelerator acquisition as well as meeting reporting requirements, Meridian Group, Lilongwe, Malawi 11/2021 - 10/2022 Chief Accounting Officer The Meridian Group is a fertilizer company that blends and distributes fertilizer into Malawi, Mozambique, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Finance executive for this group responsible for the whole finance function and reported to the Group CFO. OLD MUTUAL, Remote, South Africa 6/2021 - 10/2021 Corporate Finance Consultant Assisting an Old Mutual startup in assessing business cases for the acquisition of businesses as part of a strategy to roll out financial services products, as well as assisting the integration of these operations into the relevant business structure. 3/2020 RCL FOODS LIMITED, Remote, South Africa - 6/2021 Executive Financial Consultant Firstly, joined the general manager of Sunbake Benoni as part of a turnaround exercise as acting head of finance. Secondly consulted to the RCL Foods Executive in an investigative and advisory capacity into stock losses at the Pretoria-West Milling division (Largest milling operation in southern hemisphere) to enhance the control environment of the operations & advising on a S45 inter-group transfer of its milling and baking operations. DIRECTORS' SUPPORT PLATFORM, Remote, South Africa 1/2020 Current 2/2017 11/2019 Chairman Acting as chairman in an online support network for a contingent of South African CFO's. ACCENTUATE LIMITED, Johannesburg, South Africa Chief Financial Officer Joined a publicly listed company on the Alternative Exchange (Alt-X) of the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) after severely disruptive fraud was discovered. Group operations included water-treatment, chemical blending, industrial and commercial cleaning, metal treatment, and flooring market. Led four Finance Directors in financial planning, financial risks, record keeping, and financial reporting. Drive compliance to all regulations including the Companies Act of South Africa, negotiating, and closing mergers and acquisitions, and consistently executing well-developed strategies. ■ Acknowledged for ensuring company liquidity during a historical decline in the construction industry by establishing a sound cash flow turnaround plan. SAINT-GOBAIN, South Africa (Short-Term Project) 12/2016 01/2019 Project Lead Seconded via Deloitte Consulting responsible for three senior Chartered Accountants recovering fraud information for Zimbabwean Division. ■ Assessed financial results from BPB Gypsum Zimbabwe to determine reliability of 2016-year-end results LIBERTY LIFE, Windhoek, Namibia 8/2016 Interim Chief Financial Officer (Short-Term Project) Seconded via Deloitte Consulting with three direct reports managing all financial functions including crisis management, budget processes, and the development of comprehensive and impactful presentations. 10/2016 Maarten Coetzee, CA (SA), CFO (SA), MBA SAFRAN TURBOMECA, Africa 12/2015 - 7/2016 Interim Chief Financial Officer (Short-Term Project) Seconded via Deloitte Consulting with five direct reports managing all financial, information technology, the implementation of a fraud prevention plan, enabling the divestment from an international joint venture. SABBATICAL 8/2015 SASOL LIMITED, South Africa Finance Manager: Consolidations (Sasol Energy) - 12/2015 11/2007 7/2015 1/2015 7/2015 Managed all financial reporting and technical accounting processes as it applies to IFRS. Finance Manager: Projects and Regulatory (Sasol Oil) 11/2010 - Balanced several projects simultaneously throughout tenure. Entity size (2014): 2 - 200 personnel, Turnover -R80 billion, Assets - R23 billion. Key Projects: ■ National Refiners of South Africa (Pty) Ltd (Natref) Impairment Calculations ■ Co-ordinate Implementation of Sasol Oil Financial Scenario Tool (FST) on CognosTMl: ■ National Refinery of South Africa Business Improvement Plan: ■ Black Products (Bitumen) Business Improvement Plan: ■ Depot Joint Venture Establishment Project & Joint Venture Implementation: ■ Exel Petroleum Lesotho and Exel Petroleum Swaziland Divestment ■ Sasol Oil Legal Structure Clean-Up ■ Discounted cash flow valuation methodologies for internal use by Group Corporate Finance including Sasol Oil, PeSS (Mozambique), Tosas Group (South Africa), and Exel Petroleum (Southern Africa). ■ R6 billion Refinancing Project - Successfully brought project from a deficit of six months up to speed. ■ Established bond and loan application processes by setting evaluation criteria and information, determined deliverables, and worked collaboratively with mandating committee, Moody's and shareholders. Ad Hoc: ■ Provided technical input on accounting practices, prepared summary of strategy, performed clean fuel incentive calculations, and performed Sasol Oil WACC calculations leveraging external expert advice. Senior Accountant-Corporate Reporting (Sasol Oil) ■ Reviewed and prepared IFRS position papers, administered reporting processes for statutory reporting periods, prepared reporting packs, attended audit queries, and addressed technical accounting matters. ■ Ensured compliance to accounting disclosures, classifications performed according to accounting policies, reviewed impairment calculations, prepared annual financial statements, and established an IFRS functions. ADDITIONAL ROLES: Financial Consultant, Deloitte Consulting, (1/2006 - 11/2007) Accountant, Coetzee & Company Accountants, (6/2004 - 1/2006) Trainee Accountant, Meintjes, Vermooten & Partners, (6/2001 - 6/2004) Education & Certifications ACA (Chartered Accountant), Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW), Milton Keynes, United Kingdom, 2021 The Data Science Course 2021: Complete Data Science Bootcamp, Udemy, San Francisco, USA, 2021 Certified Financial Officer (SA), South African Institute of Business Accountants, Johannesburg, SA, 2020 Digital Disruption, Digital Disruption Strategy, Cambridge Judge Business School, Cambridge, United Kingdom, 2019 1/2015 Maarten Coetzee, CA (SA), CFO (SA), MBA Education & Certifications (Continues...) Master of Business Administration, Gordon Institute of Business Science, University of Pretoria, Johannesburg, SA, 2014 Master of commerce, South African & International Tax, North-West University, Potchefstroom, SA, 2006 Registered Chartered Accountant, South African Institute of Chartered Accountants, Johannesburg, SA, 2006 Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science, University of South Africa, Pretoria, SA, 2004 Baccalaureus computations, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, SA, 2000
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