Gary Colling

Background

About Gary Colling

PROFILE » Head Settlements and reconciliations at Stellr South Africa » Experienced Business Management Professional VISION To utilise my skills and experience in enhancing shareholder value. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY I am a competent and multi-skilled business management professional with 23 years’ experience working in challenging and diverse roles delivering bespoke business solutions for industry leaders in the prepaid card distribution, recruitment/staffing and banking industries. I began my career as a Manager at WesBank in I excelled on the role and grew along the company’s ranks becoming a Field Agents Manager, Credit Manager, Senior Manager and Senior Project Manager Asset Recovery and Sales. I joined the recruitment industry in 2009 as Business Unit Head at Logical Staff Loan Solutions (part of the Kelly Group). Over the proceeding years I occupied key roles that have included being General Manager: National Credit Vetting and Administration Hub at Kelly Group, Operations Support Manager for Innstaff, Zest Hospitality & Innstaff Swaziland Hub and Account Manager: Applications at ADCORP Group. I possess solid Credit Management skills and all-round business skills covering, Strategic Management, Business Operations Management, Sales and Marketing Management, Key Account Management, Project Management, Change Management, Stakeholder Relationship Management, Human Resources, Finance and Procurement Management. I consider myself to be a modern day globally enlightened business leader possessing excellent insights into numerous strategic and operational business aspects. I possess strong acumen in aligning vision and strategy and building organisations that deliver. Proven track record of assisting companies in developing and implementing effective commercial strategies, building teams and consistently game changing opportunities through innovation, strategy and leveraging professional relationships. Compliance Competencies • Fully licensed with the Institute of Bankers to complete financial transactions, for all finance banks • FAIS compliant – 120 credits • FICA - Know your Customer / Compliant Level MEMBERSHIPS • Member, American Image News Service • Former Chairman, HelderKloof Neighborhood Watch STEERING COMMITTEES • SAGE X3 migration STEERCO • Invoicing STEERCO • Compliance implementation – FAIS & FICA • Islam Finance • SANTACO • Implementing the National Credit Act in the FirstRand Bank Group • The ID to CORE Conversion • HPI Liaison with WesBank • Representing the Collection Division on OPSCO’s, MANCOs & EXCO’