Michelle Raw

‘Sharp & brilliant financial mind, with a great business acumen and a collaborative attitude’ – that is something I have been known for during my career. Hi, thank you for visiting my profile! I am an accomplished and forward-thinking executive with 20+ years’ international experience administering and setting up effective financial controls across various business levels to ensure compliance and correctness. Throughout my career, I have maintained a comprehensive application knowledge of several financial topics, such as strategic financial and operational planning, risk management, as well as P&L, cash flow, and IFRS. Some of the key career achievements include the following: • Appointed as a new executive committee member onto the Durban Automotive Cluster. • Received rapid promotions from Divisional Financial Director to Group Financial Director to Chief Operations Officer position and Chief Financial Officer by demonstrating remarkable performance. • Done articles with one of the big 4 - KPMG. In my roles, I have honed my ability to continuously implement new processes to improve financial governance and reporting. I believe that these talents of mine in ensuring continuous monitoring allows me to meet key organisational financial goals, while attaining the best outcomes from a top line and bottom-line perspective, including cash flows and working capital improvements. Furthermore, I am an expert when it comes to employing an innovative leadership style to consistently influence and nurture organisational talent toward high levels of performance across multicultural environments. All staff love working with me since I always create a positive work culture for all my colleagues, somewhere they know that their interests are valued and they are taken good care of. The areas where I really excel at include: • Accounting & Financial Management • Financial Reporting & Documentation • Communication and Presentations • Risk Assessment & Mitigation • Business Metrics & Measurement • Audit Planning & Control • Cash Flow Analysis Connect with me today to find out how I’ll make your mission my mission, to help bring all of your business objectives into focus! Please feel free to connect with me with any thoughts, comments, or questions about my work—I’m always interested in making new professional acquaintances.