Luiz De Gouveia

Chief Financial Officer
Edenvale Johannesburg Area, ZA

About

Budgeting and Forecasting; Management and Group Reporting; Sustainability reporting; Consolidations and reporting; Systems accounting and implementation; Business case development and Financial Modelling; Due diligence and acquisitions and greenfield startups; Exchange Control compliance and reporting; Import and export regulatory compliance; Tax compliance, submissions and reporting; Internal and external audit planning and liaison; Supplier negotiations and management; Project accounting, variance analysis and reporting; Risk management; Executive committees and Board of directors; Staff Management and development

Work Experience

Company Accountant & Administrator

EMPR Services
Jan 1997 - Dec 1997

Full accounting function of AP, AR, GL and systems and assets administration (including fleet management). Main system used was Accpac.

Temporary Accountant

Rustoleum Corporation
Jan 1998 - Feb 1998

Full accounting function of AP, AR and GL on Pastel system.

Management Information Systems (MIS) Officer

South African Scale Company (Avery Berkel)
Mar 1998 - Jul 2000

Responsible for daily reconciliation of system suspense accounts (BaaN ERP), daily inventory reconciliation, system maintenance, administration and reporting. Involved in Year 2000 project management.

Various Accounting Positions

De Beers
Aug 2000 - Jun 2007
South Africa

Cost accountant, Payroll accountant, Project accountant, Supply Chain Accountant, Internal auditor. Managed teams, budgeting, forecasting, reporting across multiple systems including Accpac, SAP ERP.

Finance Manager

First National Bank – FNB Africa
Jul 2007 - Feb 2013
South Africa

Consolidation of African subsidiaries (7 countries), budget coordination, performance analysis, financial modeling, capital management, economic research, board reporting, subsidiary management support.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce

University of Witwatersrand
Present - 1995

Bridging Certificate in Theory of Accounting

Rand Afrikaans University
Present - 2002

Bachelor of Commerce Honours/ Certificate in Theory of Accounting

University of South Africa
Present - 2004

Qualifying Examinations

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Present - 2005

Member

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants
Present - 2008

Languages

English - Native
English - Native
Portuguese - Advanced
Afrikaans - Native

Skills

Treasury

Sectors

Accounting
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