CFO Talks - Idea Sharing for CFOs

Lehana Nel - How a Namibian accountant is embracing technology to the benefit of her farming clients

Lehana Nel grew up in Limpopo on a strawberries and cattle farm. She moved to Namibia when she met her husband 9 years ago. Since 2013, she started her practice in Gobabis, near the Botswana border. She might be in a remote part of Africa, but technology lies at the core of her accounting practice.

Surviving Covid-19 – A game plan for CFOs

Can South African Airways survive?

A CFO at the forefront of nature conservation

A CFO at the forefront of nature conservation

Finding a niche in financial consulting

Finding a niche in financial consulting

Crafting finance and equipping advisors with data

Crafting finance and equipping advisors with data

Crafting finance and equipping advisors with data

Risky business

Being an auditor could be regarded as a high-risk occupation these days, Marthie Claassens provides some insight as to why our pool of auditors is dwindling. 

The queen of clean audits

Endless opportunities and possibilities

With 11 000 bursaries issued each year, CFO of the Education, Training and Development Practices SETA, Nonhlanhla Mona, is at the forefront of closing the critical skills gap in SA.

Software to empower financial professionals

From banking to working at the cutting edge of data analytics, Jodi Joseph, is a CA who has proven that versatility leads to a dynamic career. 

Driving rapid expansion across Africa

Driving rapid expansion across Africa

Rectifying the reputational crisis in the accounting profession

CA turned serial entrepreneur

CA turned serial entrepreneur

At the forefront of a fintech revolution

Becoming conscious of the traits that will improve your career

The dangers of a government flouting the rule of law

Mitigating risk to maximise value

Mitigating risk to maximise value

Demand for quality education fuels Curro’s growth

Demand for quality education fuels Curro’s growth

A new era of currency

Insuring the formerly uninsurable

Insuring the formerly uninsurable

Balancing risk and cost efficiency

Balancing risk and cost efficiency

Rolling forecasts – a better way to budget

With a greater degree of instability in the world, financial executives can no longer rely solely on budgets, John Stretch explains the benefits of rolling forecasts. 

Rolling forecasts – a better way to budget

With a greater degree of instability in the world, financial executives can no longer rely solely on budgets, John Stretch explains the benefits of rolling forecasts. 

Companies losing up to 20% of revenue through fraud

Fraud examiner, Jacques van Wyk, outlines various scenarios where fraud commonly occurs in business and highlights the necessity to look for red flags, especially from the most trusted employees. 

Companies losing up to 20% of revenue through fraud

Fraud examiner, Jacques van Wyk, outlines various scenarios where fraud commonly occurs in business and highlights the necessity to look for red flags, especially from the most trusted employees. 

New IFRS standards impact companies

The murky water that is garnishee orders

The murky water that is garnishee orders

New IFRS standards impact companies

An unorthodox approach to economics

A self-professed Austrian economist, Russell Lamberti, provides fascinating insight into how a recession is a necessary and healthy process.

Necsa – a profitable national asset

Necsa – a profitable national asset

How bean counters broke capitalism

Unlocking organisational intelligence

Hiten Keshave, the chief financial officer with PRP Solutions, a cloud-based people management software company. PRP is a management enabling tool that is based around understanding the staff complement that you have. PRP's product is it’s entirely South African developed but is distributed throughout Africa and throughout South Africa. The software is to do with people management. Hiten is also a contender for the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Top 35 Under 35 and at the...

Eskom efficiences and savings over R100 billion

Unlocking organisational intelligence

Hiten Keshave, the chief financial officer with PRP Solutions, a cloud-based people management software company. PRP is a management enabling tool that is based around understanding the staff complement that you have. PRP's product is it’s entirely South African developed but is distributed throughout Africa and throughout South Africa. The software is to do with people management. Hiten is also a contender for the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants Top 35 Under 35 and at the...

A game changer in financial reporting

Earl Steyn is the managing director and founder of a company called Draftworx. Draftworx is operating now in 22 countries worldwide and is a great South African success story. Draftworx essentially automates financial statements the preparation of financial statements and audit compliance. Draftworx is a software suite that is to provide IFRS automation and assist an auditor or accountant in their audit compilation.

A game changer in financial reporting

Earl Steyn is the managing director and founder of a company called Draftworx. Draftworx is operating now in 22 countries worldwide and is a great South African success story. Draftworx essentially automates financial statements the preparation of financial statements and audit compliance. Draftworx is a software suite that is to provide IFRS automation and assist an auditor or accountant in their audit compilation.

Driven by purpose and impact

Jo-Ann Pohl, CFO at African law firm Bowmans,discusses a day in the life of a CFO: it's about spending time with people rather than just checking emails and crunching numbers. Oh, and emails are often not the best way to get things done. A phone call or a face-to-face meeting is far more effective. And then get your staff on training - it's a life-long process.

Driven by purpose and impact

Jo-Ann Pohl, CFO at African law firm Bowmans,discusses a day in the life of a CFO: it's about spending time with people rather than just checking emails and crunching numbers. Oh, and emails are often not the best way to get things done. A phone call or a face-to-face meeting is far more effective. And then get your staff on training - it's a life-long process.