Dishen Maharaj
Verified Expert in Finance
Management Consulting Expert
Johannesburg, South Africa
Toptal member since May 24, 2022
Dishen is a seasoned operations executive with over 15 years of global experience. He flourishes in environments where solving complex problems and analytical thinking are required. He fosters collaboration and high-performing teams that thrive in dynamic environments. He has also co-founded SaaS business platforms that assist over 20,000 businesses globally, has reduced operating costs by up to 25%, and has improved revenue collection by over $20 million/month for a large power distributor.
Career Highlights
Education Highlights
Certification Highlights
Case Studies
Work Experience
Managing Director
Self-employed
- Co-founded a SaaS digital business mentoring and management web platform that assists startups and SMEs grow, improve, transform, and sustain. Supported over 20,000 businesses globally.
- Managed the scoping, planning, budgeting, and delivery of various performance improvement projects resulting in a reduction in operating costs by up to 25%.
- Drove the strategic formulation and execution of organizational growth objectives for clients.
- Spearheaded the planning, design, and implementation of innovative solutions to retain clients and grow them by at least 5% annually.
- Fostered, built, and nurtured relationships both internally and externally.
Management Consultant
YVR Consulting
- Oversaw projects over $1m which resulted in on-time delivery and increased revenue by 20%.
- Collaborated with over 20 external stakeholders to scope, plan and deliver on a $5m project within a large power distributor in South Africa.
- Planned, designed, and implemented large projects over $1m for listed entities in the FMCG and Education Sectors.
- Designed a go-to-market strategy that increased revenue by up to 20%.
Management Consultant
EY
- Improved the collection of revenues by over $20 million per month for a large power distributor in South Africa.
- Reduced stockouts by up to 30% in a warehouse optimization initiative with stockholding of +- $10 million.
- Streamlined operational processes that resulted in a +-25% cost saving (+-$2 million per month) in a shared services environment for South Africa's largest state-owned freight transport organization.
- Improved revenue by +-15% for a water supplier in Ghana by designing an approach for better management around the scheduling, receiving and dispatching, and recording revenues.
- Increased revenue collections by 40% for a large power distribution organization based in South Africa.
Managing Director
YDR Sales & Marketing
- Managed the planning, budgeting, and P&L of various divisions resulting in at least a 10% minimum YoY growth.
- Consulted with private sector clients and derived and implemented the go-to-market strategy for identifying, buying, pricing, and selling various commodities.
- Collaborated with various functions to ensure the value propositions of services and products were accurately articulated and communicated to clients.
Education
Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA)
Gordon Institute of Business Science - Johannesburg, South Africa
Post Graduate Diploma in General Management (PGDip) in Business Administration
Gordon Institute of Business Science - Johannesburg, South Africa
Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting
University of South Africa - Johannesburg, South Africa
Certifications
Lean Six Sigma Black Belt
AIGPE
Master NLP Practitioner
AUNLP
Skills
Finance
Cost Efficiency, Accounting, Financial Modeling, Forecasting, Market Research, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A)
Industry Expertise
Software
Geographic Expertise
United States
Other
Microsoft Office, Projects, Consulting, Stakeholder Management, Time Management, Communication, Mentorship & Coaching, Entrepreneurship, COO, Operational Efficiency Improvement, Software as a Service (SaaS), Startups, Small & Medium-sized Enterprises (SME), Strategy, Operations, Management, Creativity, Innovation, Leadership, Empathy, Risk Management, Creative Problem Solving, Negotiation, Human Resources (HR), Finance, CEO, Wellness, Mindfulness, Lean Six Sigma, Optimization, Business Strategy, Business Models, Go-to-market Strategy, Large-scale Turnaround & Transformation, Process Mapping, Business Process Optimization, Process Improvement, Business Processes, Business Process Analysis, Business Transformation, Process Optimization, Enterprise Software, Management Consulting, Board Presentations, Business Planning, Growth Strategy, Fundraising Strategy, B2B, Business Plan Consulting, Product Licensing, SaaS
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