Richard Matambo

Background

About Richard Matambo

I am a skilled and experience finance management professional with a solid background in controlling and directing financial services. Advanced business and technical acumen, along with excellent qualifications, ensure a firm understanding of effective processes and systems including resolving issues and implementing appropriate improvements, while enhanced liaison and negotiation skills allow for successful collaboration with stakeholders from many professional, technical and cultural backgrounds. Highly developed analytical expertise and problem solving, time-management and organisational skills guarantee precise attention to detail, exemplary performance under pressure and the ability to achieve tight deadlines in fast-paced environments. QUALIFICATIONS: • Bachelor of Accounting Sciences, University of South Africa • Certified Chartered Accountant (ACCA) • Management of Business Administration (MBA), Regenesys Business School, ZA • Diploma in Business Accounting, Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA), UK PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS: • Fellow Member - Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA)- United Kingdom • Institute of Professional Accountants (MIPA)- Australia • Associate Financial Accountant (AFA)- United Kingdom • Institute of Directors South Africa (IODSA)- South Africa IT SKILLS: • Microsoft Office Suite - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams • ACCPAC and SAGE VIP Payroll • Pastel • CaseWare • Assetware • KEY ACHIEVEMENTS: • Spearheading new business ventures that are now in operation, 2022 • Preparing backdated financial reports (dating back 20 years) in forensic audit engagements, 2020 • Achieving seven unqualified audits with the Human Sciences Research Council with five outcomes being clean audit opinions, with the HSRC receiving a trophy for these achievements 2013 - 2019 • Implementing strong internal controls at the HSRC that have been verified and assessed as effective and efficient by the auditors, with the organisation obtaining a Green dashboard assessment on the internal controls for the years when clean audits were attained - US$50 million, 2011 - 2019 • Managing cash flow of the HSRC effectively ensuring that operational expenses were always funded, managing a budget of US$50 million, 2011 - 2019 • Training HSRC Finance staff to manage all financial processes, in the processes saving the organisation costs that were being paid to consultants, 2011 - 2019