195: Aziz Hardien
has found government to be the ideal environment in which to fulfil his desire to serve people while providing innovative solutions to resources and capitalising on opportunities.
3 Tips for achieving a clean audit from public sector CFOs
Clean audits in the public sector are rare. Only 41 municipalities in South Africa achieved a clean audit for 2020-21. However, there are CFOs in the public sector that are getting it right. Here are their top tips. 1.Get everyone on the same page “I think what was quite important at the DTI was […]
194: Sandiso Gcwabe
Sandiso Gcwabe is relentlessly solution-driven and he has held various finance leadership roles within the public sector, now as the CFO at the Western Cape Liquor Authority he has led the entity to three successive clean audits.
What South African CFOs learnt from twelve days in Italy
Written by Staff writer South African CFOs spent twelve days in Italy attending the annual CFO Alliance Summit, learning from international peers, and bouncing ideas off each other. These are their takeaways The value of spending time with like-minded people “What we take for granted is that it becomes quite lonely near the […]
193: Tsungiriro Rukanda
Tsungiriro Rukanda has over 15 years of progressive experience within the public, private and non-profit sectors and here she shares how the most important skills that a modern finance executive can have are not technical.
192: Macdonald Takundwa
‘I’ve always wanted to be an entrepreneurial person’ Welcome to the CFO Club Africa podcast, where we interview leading CFOs from Africa and beyond. CFO Club Africa is a division of the Chartered Institute of Business Accountants, the professional body for business accountants, financial managers and chief financial officers. Go to www.cfoclub.co.za and j
Three ways a CFO can meet the board’s expectations
By Staff writer The relationship between CFOs and the board of directors is crucial to the long-term success of any company. Studies and experts point to these three factors as core to meeting the board’s expectations. Internal controls are key “CFOs experience higher turnover rates after their firm has received an adverse opinion by [&
191: Engela Van Loggerenberg
‘I fell in love with accounting and it’s still my passion’ Welcome to this CFO Club Africa podcast, in this podcast series I speak to leading CFOs to highlight their professional journeys, their perspectives on the industry and their perceptions regarding the skills a modern CFO must have to lead a successful organisation. My guest […]
When should CFOs delegate?
The demands placed on CFOs are ever increasing. No longer limited to pure finance functions, CFOs are being drawn into everything from artificial intelligence adoption to ESG. Many CFOs are choosing to delegate more. A 2021 survey found that 61% of South African and European CFOs have delegated more in pursuit of pace over perfection. […]
How CFOs are responding to the supply chain crisis
Whether it’s a stuck ship in the Suez, sanctions or a factory shutdown in Shenzhen, CFOs are shackled by supply chain issues. Purchase order lead times in South Africa reached a multi-decade high in the first quarter of 2022, according to a survey by the Bureau for Economic Research. They found that almost seven […]