Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2016 Winners Edition

www.finance-monthly.com Dumisani Dlamini CFO at National Arts Council of South Africa About Dumisani Dlamini Holding a firm belief that ‘no matter how hard things can be, your time will come and no one can stop anything that is meant to be’, Dumisani Dlamini is a living example of dedication and commitment to his cause. An alumnus of the University of Kwa-Zulu Natal, Dlamini is a qualified professional accountant, member of SAIPA with a Masters of Commerce Degree, Certificate in International Financial Reporting Standards, Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management, and Bachelor of Technology in Taxation and a Diploma in Accounting. The road to success has been long and windy for the Durban boy ‘but life has its own way dealing with things’ Dlamini recollects today. In 1999 he started his career journey as Temporary Bookkeeper at Ithala Finance Development Corporation Ltd in Durban, where he was subsequently appointed as the Bookkeeper for Creditors. “In August 2002 I joined SARS as an Accountant for Customs Operations in Richards Bay and then moved to Finance at the Head Office, as a Divisional Financial Accountant.” It was not long until Dlamini was appointed as the SARS Finance Manager, then Senior Manager heading Finance Operations in one of biggest divisions at SARS - the Business Enablement and Delivery Services. This division was responsible for Assessment Centres, Contact Centres, Compliance, Enterprise Business Enablement and Business Resource Services. “Accountancy is not an easy profession,” says Dlamini. As a Finance Manager he had to strategically support the General Manager: Finance and manage the organization’s finances with caution. This included a host of responsibilities such as, expenditure accounting, revenue accounting, management accounting, procurement, financial transformation, and activity based management. Recognised for his hard work and dedication, Dlamini was involved with various municipalities as a Chairperson of the Audit Committee, assisting them to apply effective financial management and good governance. Currently employed as the Chief Financial Officer of the National Arts Council, Dlamini continues to evolve the accounting profession. “The accounting profession is always evolving; one has to keep up with ever changing accounting standards and other information to ensure that one applies the latest in information in my occupation”, says Dlamini. As CFO, Dlamini believes in improving the quality of governmental accounting high standards. In 2014, when he joined the NAC, he took the organisation from 56 findings to a clean audit, assisted in correcting faulty administrative processes, revised and simplified documents, as well as improved the skills confidence of his finance team. He strongly believes in assembling great teams to do great things by professionalising the finance team and ensuring continued professional development. SOUTH AFRICA Finance Monthly CFO Awards 2016 Firm Profile National Arts Council South Africa: was established in April, 1997 through an Act of parliament (Act No.56 of 1997). The NAC is a national agency mandated by the Department of Arts and Culture, with the responsibility of developing South Africa’s creative industry by awarding grants to individuals and organisations in the arts. This is embedded the organisation’s mission which is to develop and promote excellence in the arts. Contact Details Dumisani Dlamini CFO at National Arts Council of South Africa Web: www.nac.org.za 62