Mellisa Moodley Ca (SA)

Regional CFO - Africa at Westfalia Fruit

Mellisa Moodley CA(SA) has a diverse work experience spanning multiple industries and roles. Mellisa currently works as the Regional CFO - Africa at Westfalia Fruit, where they are responsible for farming, packaging, nurseries, fruit production, and sales. Mellisa also serves as a director on various boards within the Westfalia Group Africa structure.

Before joining Westfalia Fruit, Mellisa worked at Danone as the Head of Finance and later as the Head of Sales and Marketing Finance. In these roles, they led a team of Business Planning Controllers and played an integral role in driving growth and profitability by providing financial visibility and recommendations. Their responsibilities included overseeing the monthly rolling forecast process, managing risks and opportunities, and presenting the results to the executive committee.

Prior to Danone, Mellisa held various senior managerial positions at BMW Group South Africa. As the Senior Manager Financial Controlling, they led a team of controllers and ensured efficient and cost-effective spending in areas such as sales, marketing, IT, finance, and human resources. Mellisa also supported the Corporate Finance Department with financial accounting, reporting, and tax compliance. Additionally, as the Senior Manager of Customer Relations, Mellisa focused on improving customer satisfaction by overseeing loyalty programs, database management, and customer call center operations.

Earlier in their career, Mellisa worked at KPMG as an Audit Supervisor, where they gained experience in auditing.

Overall, Mellisa Moodley CA(SA) has a strong background in finance and accounting, and has demonstrated their ability to drive growth, optimize costs, and improve customer satisfaction in their various roles.

Mellisa Moodley CA(SA) has a diverse education history. Mellisa started their academic journey at Wingen Height Secondary School from 1996 to 2000, where they obtained their Matric Exemption. During their time at Wingen Height Secondary, their field of study covered subjects such as English, Afrikaans, Mathematics, Physical Science, Accounting, and Computer Studies.

After completing their secondary education, Mellisa enrolled at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in 2001. In that year, they pursued a Bachelor of Accounting degree, focusing on accounting, taxation, management accounting, and auditing. Mellisa finished their studies at the university in the same year.

In 2002, Mellisa returned to the University of KwaZulu-Natal to pursue a Bachelor of Commerce Honours degree, majoring in Accounting. Mellisa continued to study accounting, taxation, management accounting, and auditing until 2004, when they completed their honours degree.

Following their bachelor's and honours degrees, Mellisa moved on to the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. It is unclear from the provided information when they studied at this institute or what specific degree or field of study they pursued.

Finally, from 2005 to 2008, Mellisa attended the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants again, obtaining their Chartered Accountant degree. Their studies at this institute focused on accounting, taxation, management accounting, and auditing.

Overall, Mellisa Moodley CA(SA) has a comprehensive education background, highlighting their expertise in accounting, taxation, management accounting, and auditing gained from their various academic pursuits.

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Johannesburg, South Africa

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Westfalia Fruit is a leading multinational supplier of fresh fruit and related processed​ products to international markets. Westfalia grows, sources and ripens, packs, processes and markets sustainably grown avocados year-round. Its vertically integrated supply chain enables Westfalia to market quality fruit from across the globe. Westfalia Fruit has a team dedicated to developing exciting new and innovative value-added products, created to delight our customers and consumers. Such initiatives include avocado oil, chunky guacamole, frozen avocado, and dried fruit - with a plethora of additional concepts nearing release. If you are interested in working with us please visit https://www.westfaliafruit.com/careers/ for the current vacancies and opportunities. Major retailers are served from sales offices located in the Netherlands, England, France, Austria, Colombia, Chile, Peru, USA, South Africa, India, Kenya and Portugal. Among Westfalia’s many accreditations are GlobalGAP, Fairtrade, Sedex, IFS, LEAF, BRC and HACCP.