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David Grobler, Retail Credit Manager

David Grobler

Retail Credit Manager·Media24

South Africa

Master's degree, Project Management

Work experience

Total years of experience: 18 years, 5 months

Retail Credit Manager

March 2014 - Present

Media24

South Africa

March 2014 - Present

Retail Collections
Monthly reporting on Age Analysis
Forecasting
Screening New Accounts
Setting Targets
Reviewing Reconciliations
Customer Visits
Leading and motivating team leaders to strive for excellence
Staff management
Process design

Achievements
Ensured that FY 2013-2014 completed with a 3% increase in collections, despite an ERP implementation and declining industry circulation.

Reduced arrears balance from 78% in FY 13/14 to 11% in FY 14/15.

Ensured that FY 2014-2015 completed with a 4% increase in year-on-year collections despite ERP stabilization and declining industry circulation.

Reduced audit deficiency ratio from 73% to 0%.

Through process improvements and natural attrition we gained a 20% saving on budgeted actual staff costs.

Recovered R103m bad debt of invoices which we did not have PODs for, mainly by using retailers own data as a substitute for POD.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Debtors Manager

January 2008 - February 2014

Media24

South Africa

January 2008 - February 2014

Retail collections
Monthly reporting on age analysis
Setting targets
Reviewing reconciliations
Customer visits
Leading and motivating team
Settlement negotiations
Special investigations
Recovery of bad debt
Process design
Establish audit controls

Achievement
On the Dot Excellence Awards 2009 Internal Trainer of the year.
On the Dot Excellence Awards 2010 Team of the Year Cycad.
Recovered 30 million potential bad debts.

Company industry:
FMCG
Job role:
Accounting and Auditing

Education

MANCOSA

June 2015

June 2015

Master's degree, Project Management

South Africa

1st Year Subjects: Result: Human Resource Management (Passed with Distinction) Management Information Systems (Passed) Marketing Management (Passed with Distinction) Economics (Passed) Operations Management (Passed with Distinction) Quantitative Methods (Passed with Distinction) 2nd Year Subjects: Result: Corporate Strategy (Passed with Distinction) Accounting for Decision Making (Passed with Distinction) International Business (Passed with Distinction) Managerial Finance (Passed with Distinction) Managing Strategic Change (Passed with Distinction) Project Management (Passed with Distinction) Dissertation - Analysis of the Cost Savings Strategies at On The Dot and its impact on Organisational Effectiveness

Damelin

December 2007

December 2007

Bachelor's degree, Marketing and Business Management

South Africa

Awarded as the best student in 2006. Graduated as top student in class 2007 Semester 1 Semester 2 Marketing 1A Marketing 1B Business Management 1A Business Management 1B Economics 1A (Microeconomics) Economics 1B Business Communication Financial Accounting 1B Financial Accounting 1A Business Law Year 2 Semester 1 Semester 2 Marketing 2A Marketing 2B Business Management 2A Business Management 2B Economics 2A Economics 2B Financial Accounting 2A Financial Accounting 2B Market Research Research Methodology Year 3 Semester 1 Semester 2 Marketing 3A Marketing 3B Business Management 3A Business Management 3B Cost and Management Accounting Project Management Research Project Business Ethics

Welkom High School

December 2003

December 2003

High school or equivalent, English

South Africa

Results Afrikaans B English A Physiology A Mathematics A Science D Accounting C

Skills

Team Leadership
Expert
Team Leadership
Expert
Team Motivator
Expert
Team Motivator
Expert
Debt Negotiation
Expert
Debt Negotiation
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
ERP design
Expert
ERP design
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
Microsoft Excel
Expert
SAP Super-User
Expert
SAP Super-User
Expert
Oracle Super-User
Expert
Oracle Super-User
Expert
Exceptional Leader
Expert
Exceptional Leader
Expert
Problem Solver
Expert
Problem Solver
Expert
Team Leadership
Expert
Team Leadership
Expert
Team Motivator
Expert
Team Motivator
Expert
Debt Negotiation
Expert
Debt Negotiation
Expert
Project Management
Expert
Project Management
Expert
ERP design
Expert
ERP design
Expert

Languages

Afrikaans

Intermediate

English

Expert

Hobbies and interests

Martial Arts
Reading
Socializing
Movies