Prinola Govender
@prinolagovender
Chartered Accountant driving capital mobilisation and strategic finance for gender-lens investing.
What I'm looking for
I am a Chartered Accountant (CA (SA)) with 10 years' banking experience across South Africa and London, specialising in strategic finance, Markets BP&A and fundraising for female-focused investment initiatives. I most recently led investment and funding efforts at the Invest in Women Taskforce, building partnerships with GPs, shaping capital mobilisation narratives and running investor engagement to accelerate capital into female-led and mixed businesses.
My background includes leading FP&A for Fixed Income businesses managing multi-billion pound revenues, implementing reporting efficiencies, ESG and sustainability integration, and delivering regulatory submissions and stress testing. I combine strong stakeholder management, data storytelling and team leadership to drive cost management, impact measurement and scaled fundraising outcomes.
Experience
Work history, roles, and key accomplishments
Lead investment and funding efforts to mobilise capital for female-led and mixed businesses, driving partner engagement and raising aligned funding while developing reporting to track partner impact.
Owned FP&A and reporting for Fixed Income securitised products managing £3.6b revenue and £490m costs, delivering process efficiencies, regulatory submissions, and tools that improved decision making and saved planning hours.
Managed credit risk for an SME portfolio, conducting detailed credit assessments and monitoring covenants to reduce exposure to high-risk clients and support lending decisions.
Completed rotations across financial control, product control, treasury, internal audit and leveraged finance, delivering process improvements, dashboards and audit planning that increased efficiency and audit effectiveness.
Education
Degrees, certifications, and relevant coursework
CFA Institute
Certificate in ESG Investing, ESG Investing
2023 - 2023
Completed the Certificate in ESG Investing with the CFA Institute in 2023.
South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
Chartered Accountant (CA (SA)), Chartered Accountancy
2015 - 2018
Qualified as a Chartered Accountant (SA) certified by SAICA, completing training and examinations with first-time passes in 2018.
University of Cape Town
Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting, Accounting
2014 - 2014
Completed a Post-Graduate Diploma in Accounting at the University of Cape Town in 2014.
University of Cape Town
Bachelor of Commerce, Accounting, Finance & Economics
2010 - 2013
Bachelor of Commerce degree majoring in Accounting, Finance and Economics, completed in 2013.
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