David Steele CPA, CIMA

Responsible for managing budgetary, forecasting, financial analysis, and capital expenditure requirements for the Vickery mine site and GBH road haulage. Implementing cost-saving measures and optimizing operations to increase profitability and operational efficiency while effectively partnering with operations to enhance business outcomes.

Successfully managed the annual budget and forecasting process and the delivery of monthly financial results to the CEO and Executive team. Serving as a business partner to key stakeholders, providing valuable financial insights to support strategic decision-making and optimize financial performance.

Managed the monthly export sales forecasting and export accounting month end closure for Sales, Marketing and Logistics. Collaborated closely with the EGM to provide commercial insights, maximise export sales and identify risks and opportunities to revenue and cash flow.

Led the preparation of monthly divisional dashboards highlighting P&L, cashflow statements, and KPI performances for executive team, monitored and tracked executive action items and KPI’s and prepared the Group Financial Overview Dashboard containing key financial ratios and results for the monthly CEO report.

This position sat within the commercial division and primarily accountable for developing and maintaining group budget and forecast, using complex financial and operational models to report the company’s financial performance and cash flows. Reported directly to the Commercial Manager and Head of Commercial.

Business Controller for Rabobank Australia and New Zealand, providing value add advisory services to Executives and Senior Management on effective cost management, budgeting and forecasting.

Finance business partner to the Head of Operational and Management Assurance divisions to deliver monthly financial insights, drive performance, and provide cost analysis for business units. Conducted year-end planning, budgeting, and forecasting to ensure alignment between bottom-up and top-down approach.

Led the development of pricing and costing models to enhance profitability for the sales teams. By providing detailed financial analysis and insights, I supported strategic decision-making and optimized pricing strategies to drive revenue growth. • Financial modelling • Profit & loss reporting and analysis • Financial reporting • Finance business partner to sales and product development • Pricing – product, customers, and tenders • Costing - including services and utilization • Product cash flow forecasting • Budgeting & forecasting analysis • Stakeholder management • Risk analysis

Successfully led a team overseeing the accounting function of 21 retail stores and 3 services departments as well as providing monthly management reporting to internal departments. • Managed sales and trade receivables process • Performance reporting and analysis • Finance business partner • Stock control • Budgeting & forecasting analysis • Internal control review and implementation • Month and year-end reconciliations

Successfully completed 4-year articles under the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants training programme for professional competence and technical knowledge: • Prepared audit budgets and engagement letters; • Documented and performed risk assessment, evaluated fraud and formulated the audit plan; • Evaluated and concluded on the effectiveness of controls; • Designed, evaluated and performed substantive audit procedures; • Finalised audits, prepared audited financial statements and management reports; • Evaluated company policies and accounting cycles making recommendations for improvement; • Performed, reviewed and calculated income tax, indirect taxes and deferred tax; • Responsible for performing stock takes and leading stock take teams; • Processed clients financial records to trial balance and produced management reports on profit/loss;

Majoring in Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Taxation and Audit.