Evert Potgieter CA (SA)

Chief Financial Officer

About

A seasoned finance executive with a wealth of commercial experience accumulated over the past 20+ years across highly competitive and specialist industries. Considered to be a turnaround specialist (improvement in audit opinions, resolving accounting backlogs, enhancement of existing revenue streams, managing under severe cash flow constraints etc.) Additional to the turnround process, being heavily involved in stakeholder management including HR relations and capacity building necessary to restore the business to profitability. Highly adaptable and able to work within and manage corporate cultures with diverse teams of staff with technical specialties. Key career successes have been primarily owed to building collaborative partnerships and the ability to align and streamline business operations. A strong corporate governance spirit ensures the ability to support and understand transitioning companies while offering high-level strategic guidance to the Board and Shareholders. 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗦𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 ✔Internal & External Audits ✔Financial Controls ✔Annual Financial Statements ✔Financial & Legislative Compliance ✔Partnership Building ✔Stakeholder Management ✔Continuous Governance Improvement ✔Business Process Improvement ✔Asset Governance ✔Financial Operations Management ✔Strategic Planning & Management ✔Project Management ✔Human Resource Management ✔Cashflow / Liquidity Management ✔Recommendations/Advise C-Suite Level ✔Capacity Building / Training ✔IFRS Accounting Standards ✔Budget Management ✔Management Accounts ✔GRAP Accounting Standards ✔Negotiating ✔Consulting ✔Change Management ✔Supply Chain Management ✔Gap Analysis ✔Presentations & Workshops ✔Financial Systems Implementation 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗰𝘁 ✆ +27 82 806 8860 ✉ evert@doripix.co.za

Country

South Africa

City

City of Johannesburg

Industry

Accounting

Skill

International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), Process Improvement, Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), Business Process Improvement, Management Consulting, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, Internal Controls, Finance, Managerial Finance, Financial Planning, Financial Modeling, Financial Statements, Change Management, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Consolidation, Internal Audit, Financial Accounting, Corporate Finance, Supply Chain Management

Experience

Chief Financial Officer

Doripix

2025-3 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

City of Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa

Consultant

Doripix

2021-2 - Present · 5 yrs 8 mos

Provide tailor made solutions to the advisory needs of clients. Services include secondment arrangements, financial statement compilation, liquidity analysis and management, business process and governance improvements and risk management.

Chief Financial Officer

Mpumalanga Economic Growth Agency (MEGA)

2015-10 - 2021-1 · 5 yrs 4 mos

Nelspruit Area, South Africa

Management of the Finance Division including being the primary audit contact and providing strategic input/ analysis to the CEO and the Board. Oversee the SCM function. (System used: Pastel) Member of Mega Exco Team. Reported to the CEO and Board Members. Managed 27 reporting staff (Senior Managers / Managers). Internal stakeholders included the Board and EXCO, External Stakeholders included Mpumalanga Department of Economic Development & Tourism, National & Provincial Treasury, Auditor General, Financial Institutions, Various Regulatory & Legislative Reporting Structure, Various Clients.

Principal Advisor

KPMG

2001-8 - 2015-10 · 14 yrs 3 mos

Appointed on a contract basis by a KPMG predecessor company (KMMT), to perform work as the Financial Controller at the Competitiveness fund (August 2001 – August 2002). At the end of the contract period, offered a permanent position at KPMG as Senior Audit Manager (September 2002 – February 2005). Joined KPMG Advisory Division in February 2005 and remained in the Advisory Division until resignation in October 2015. Seconded as Acting CFO to MEGA for the period of March – August 2015. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗱𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝘁 𝘃𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 ⇒ Strategic Management & Partnership Building ⇒ Change Management / Continuous Governance Improvement ⇒ Resource Management ⇒ Supply Chain Management/ Management of Financial Systems & Asset Governance ⇒ Capacity Building / Training ⇒ IFRS & GRAP