Anri Pretorius Saayman

Programme Director - ARO Technology at Absa Group

Anri Pretorius Saayman (ACMA/CGMA) has a diverse work experience spanning over several years. Starting in 2006, they worked as a Vacation Student at PwC. In 2010, Anri joined Absa Bank as a Trainee Management Accountant, where they gained experience in daily profit and loss calculations and project accounting. Anri later moved to the Transfer Pricing team at Absa Bank, focusing on transfer pricing for Absa Cash Solutions.

In 2012, Anri joined Absa Group and took on various roles. Anri worked as a Cost and Profitability Analyst, managing the Transfer Pricing budget and costing of IT costs within Absa. Anri then became a Finance Business Partner, responsible for cost allocations, negotiations, forecasting, monitoring, and reporting of technology costs. Anri also held the position of IT Finance Manager and Interim Chief Operations Officer before becoming the Chief Operating Officer in the CTO department. Most recently, they worked as a Programme Director for ARO Technology.

Throughout their career, Anri has demonstrated their expertise in financial analysis, cost management, and project accounting.

Anri Pretorius Saayman (ACMA/CGMA) has a diverse education history. In 2023, they completed a program at IMD focused on transitioning into business leadership. In 2017, they obtained their Prince 2 certification from PM ideas. From 2009 to 2013, Anri pursued a degree in Charterate Management Accounting (ACMA) from CIMA. Prior to that, they completed their M.Com in Management Accounting from North-West University / Noordwes-Universiteit between 2005 and 2012. Anri's educational journey began at Louis Trichardt High School, where they received their Matric in 2004.

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Timeline

  • Programme Director - ARO Technology

    August, 2023 - present

  • Chief Operating Officer - CTO

    March, 2023

  • Interim Chief Operations Officer - CTO

    August, 2022

  • IT Finance Manager

    October, 2019

  • Finance Business Partner - Africa Technology

    April, 2016

  • Finance Business Partner - Barclays Africa Technology

    August, 2014

  • Cost And Profitability Analyst

    April, 2012

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