Darryl Kletz, Finance Expert in Sliema, Malta
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Darryl Kletz

Verified Expert  in Finance

Management Consulting Expert

Location
Sliema, Malta
Toptal Member Since
August 22, 2017

Darryl is a chartered accountant with 18 years of finance and business experience. He built a satellite telecommunications provider from a startup to a company with customers throughout Africa and then sold it. An entrepreneur at heart, Darryl loves to solve business challenges and inefficiencies through technology and process improvement, using dynamic models and engaging visuals to make sense of data for better business decisions.

Financial ModelingRevenue & Expense ProjectionsFinancial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)FintechAccounts ReceivableAccountingRevenue ManagementValuationFinancial SystemsBudgetingProfitability AnalysisFinancial ReportingFinancial ManagementCredit AnalysisMergers & Acquisitions (M&A)Trade FinanceDashboarding & Business Intelligence

Career Highlights

COO | CFO | Co-founder
Telstream Telecoms
Project Financial Controller
Medallist Holdings (South Africa) — Subsidiary of Macquarie Bank
Mezzanine Debt Finance and Structured Finance Consultant
Investec Bank

Education Highlights

Bachelor's Degree
University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor's Degree
University of the Witwatersrand

Certification Highlights

MCSE: Data Management and Analytics
Microsoft
MCSA: BI Reporting
Microsoft
Chartered Accountant
South African Institue of Chartered Accountants

Case Studies

Work Experience

Business Intelligence Specialist

2022 - PRESENT
DataSkye
  • Implemented a series of automated reports and dashboards to bring visibility to a client on data "hidden" in systems.
  • Created a robust automated centralized data model for a single source of truth reporting.
  • Worked on training plans to upskill and accelerate data skills within the organization.
Focus areas: Reporting, BI Reporting, Microsoft Power BI, Dashboards, Automation

Director | BI Specialist

2015 - PRESENT
Techlage Africa
  • Prepared forecast models and business plans for several startup companies.
  • Designed and developed a software solution to automate reporting processes for construction companies.
  • Created and documented specifications for an artificial intelligence chatbot assisting the recruitment industry.
  • Provided an international company with marketing and customer support in introducing and launching several high-tech security products in South Africa and Africa.
Focus areas: Dashboards, Microsoft Power BI, Software Development, Presentations, Microsoft PowerPoint, Financial Modeling, Business Planning, Data Visualization, Process Automation, Finance Process Improvement, Startups

Commercial Finance Manager | HR Insights Manager

2020 - 2023
Tipico
  • Designed, built, and implemented the People Analytics tool currently being used by the business for HR reporting and insights.
  • Implemented a series of financial reporting dashboards.
  • Implemented several projects to automate monthly reporting.
Focus areas: Forecasting, Reporting, BI Reporting, Financial Reporting Dashboards, Dashboard Design

COO | CFO | Co-founder

2009 - 2015
Telstream Telecoms
  • Co-founded and built up the satellite telecommunications provider from a startup with no external funding to a company with customers throughout Africa.
  • Negotiated the sale of the company to a larger Dutch entity.
  • Oversaw all the financial, business, marketing, website, and supplier aspects of the business, including billing, payments, contracts, exchange control and flow, and the reporting of international funds.
  • Managed a team of administrative staff as well as IT, creative, marketing contractors, and freelancers.
  • Developed and implemented all the revenue and pricing models and structures.
Focus areas: Business Intelligence (BI), Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Financial Reporting, Cash Flow Modeling, Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR), Revenue Management, Financial Modeling, Profitability Analysis, Pricing Strategy, Financial Systems, Budgeting, Customer Lifetime Value, Financial Accounting

Project Financial Controller

2006 - 2008
Medallist Holdings (South Africa) — Subsidiary of Macquarie Bank
  • Designed and implemented the processes and procedures from inception to meet the Australian bank's reporting requirements and rules (though the local operation was run as a stand-alone business).
  • Assisted in the funding processes with local banks—the effort included preparing term sheets and legal documentation.
  • Ensured compliance concerning annual audits, statutory returns, and monthly internal reporting.
  • Prepared monthly reporting packs and monthly accounts.
  • Ensured that cash flow forecasts and budgets were accurate and up-to-date.
Focus areas: External Financial Reporting, Management, Audits, Cash Flow Modeling, P&L Forecasting, Internal Financial Reporting, Financial Reporting, Funding Process, Financial Management, Financial Accounting, Financial Systems, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)

Business Analyst

2005 - 2006
Treehouse Management Information Systems
  • Designed a fully automated private equity reporting system, including the workflow and system specifications for a subsidiary of a prominent investment bank.
  • Programmed in VBA and SQL, developing reporting tools for an investment bank to automate its Reserve Bank reporting processes.
  • Managed a team of developers in the implementation and development of the designed software.
Focus areas: System Design, SQL, Visual Basic for Applications (VBA), Process Automation, Business Analysis, Project Management

Founder

2004 - 2006
MerchantVision Import Export
  • Founded an import and distribution business specializing in outdoor recreational products (later jewelry and ceramics). Supplied products to retailers and promotional companies.
  • Sourced products from the US, Europe, Asia, and South America.
  • Built a countrywide team of sales agents targeting retail chains and individual stores.
  • Oversaw the logistics, marketing, and administrative functions.
  • Negotiated the terms with both suppliers and customers.
Focus areas: Market Research, Financial Accounting, Pricing Strategy, Trade Finance, Import Costing

Mezzanine Debt Finance and Structured Finance Consultant

1999 - 2004
Investec Bank
  • Assisted in valuations, mergers, acquisitions, and a variety of other corporate finance transactions.
  • Designed and created forecasting and financial modeling tools.
  • Reviewed legal agreements, prepared term sheets and due diligence reports, and gave structured advice.
  • Prepared the management, audit and tax packs, and accounting for structured finance transactions.
  • Assisted in the purchase and design of custom reporting software.
  • Implemented and tested new back-office systems.
Focus areas: Financial Modeling, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Asset-based Lending, Fixed Asset Lending, Credit Analysis, Equity Financing, Mezzanine, Senior Secured Debt, Cash Flow Modeling, Financial Accounting
1998 - 1998

Bachelor's Degree in Accounting

University of the Witwatersrand - Johannesburg, South Africa

1995 - 1997

Bachelor's Degree in Commerce

University of the Witwatersrand - Johannesburg, South Africa

AUGUST 2019 - PRESENT

MCSE: Data Management and Analytics

Microsoft

JULY 2019 - PRESENT

MCSA: BI Reporting

Microsoft

FEBRUARY 2002 - PRESENT

Chartered Accountant

South African Institue of Chartered Accountants

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