Albie van der Walt

Founded a forensic accounting and financial advisory practice providing forensic investigations, financial reconstruction, and fractional CFO advisory services. Structured a R160 million Land Bank blended finance application for a commercial grain operation.

Led finance for a cross-border logistics group with R200 million monthly turnover, reporting to the Global CFO in China. Managed a department of 16 staff and oversaw reporting and consolidation for 13 group companies.

Managed all accounting on NetSuite including AP, AR, general ledger, and payroll, along with budgets, internal controls, and BBBEE audits for an energy storage manufacturer. Position was made redundant in a company-wide retrenchment.

Led the full finance function for two legal entities and five business units, reporting under IFRS to France and US GAAP to the US group. Cleared a R24 million receipts backlog, introduced stocktakes that found R7 million in variances, and cut audit fees from R3 million to R120 thousand.

Directed group finance across multiple African jurisdictions for a group of over 5,000 staff, consolidating the holding company structure and advising the Group CFO. Also served as Acting General Manager of the South African entity with full P&L accountability.

Managed finance for logistics and procurement operations in Johannesburg.

Managed financial operations for Savvy Enterprises in Johannesburg.

Managed a USD 13 million government fertilizer subsidy contract across 125 outlets, leading a team of 22. Designed a duplicate-detection control that recovered over USD 1 million and turned a USD 2.2 million VAT assessment into a USD 657,000 refund.

Built an outsourced CFO service to 20 concurrent clients, delivering monthly management and board reporting.

Completed an MBA in December 2017.

Admitted as a Professional Accountant (SA) in January 2014.

Completed a BCom in Accounting and Informatics in November 2009.