Maalani du Plessis
Senior Manager, FPA at XPO Logistics, Inc.
- Role
- Senior Manager Financial Planning Analysis at XPO
- Location
- Charlotte, NC, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Maalani du Plessis
I am an outgoing, confident, independent person, a self-starter with competitive drive, a sense of urgency, and the ability to make decisions and take responsibility for them. I can react and adjust quickly to changing conditions or new situations and deal with them on my own initiative. I apply myself willingly and thoughtfully to a goal or project. I blend my commitment and dependability with my joy and enthusiasm. With precision, I streamline the flow of my activity. With wisdom, I delegate to others what is best done by them. Poised and extroverted, I am capable of expressing myself forcefully in either a persuasive or authoritative style. I speak fluently and briskly, with assurance and conviction, and am a stimulating influence on others while being firm and direct in dealing with them. My drive is purposeful, directed at getting things done and utilizing the ability and cooperation of others in the process. I respond positively and actively to pressure and have confidence in my ability to handle problems and people. My work pace is faster-than-average, and I learn quickly and thoroughly. With my interest in and understanding of other people, I will encourage their development by delegating authority to them, with pressure for results. Competitive and ambitious, I set high standards of achievement for myself and others and am more concerned with the accomplishment of goals than I am with the details of how things get done. I am personally stimulated by variety and challenge in my work and responsibilities and am ambitious both for myself and for the business which employs me
Experience
Senior Manager Financial Planning Analysis
Dec 2022 — Present · Charlotte, NC, US
Oversee The Corporate IT & FSS P&L• Tenured FP & A professional, experienced in managing P/L • Manages Financial Planning budgeting & Forecasting • Creates Variance analysis reports & Financial models • Leads Various Corporate/IT functions, manages real time financial performance • Escalate any financial risks & opportunities to leadership • Ability to communicate/articulate numbers to senior leadership • Presents detailed financial results to leadership • Collaborate with Corporate team, senior members in overarching support • Independent thinker, Hardworking, willing to take ownership of areas assigned• Developed an Alteryx workflow to automate monthly P&L reporting, including vendor level spend and variance analysis (budget vs actual), improving forecasting conversations and decision support.• Created standardized outputs and validation checks to increase accuracy and reduce rework during close and forecast cycles.
Education
University of the Witwatersrand
Business coaching, Business Executive Coaching
2013 — 2013
IIE Varsity College
Diploma in Bookkeeping, Accounting and Finance
2000 — 2000
Southern New Hampshire University
Bachelor of Science - BS, Accounting and Business/Management
2019 — 2021
University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Master of Business Administration - MBA, Data Analytics
IIE Varsity College
Diploma In Financial Accounting, Accounting and Finance
2001 — 2001
University of Pretoria
Senior Management Programme, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
2006 — 2006
University of the Witwatersrand
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.), Management & Psychology
2016 — 2021
Skills
- Business Process Improvement
- Debtors
- Financial Systems
- Forecasting
- Managerial Finance
- Budget Analysis
- Management
- Erp
- Banking
- Internal Audit
- Strategic Financial Planning
- Business Analysis
- Expenses
- Budgets
- Finance
- Costing
- Balance
- Financial Modeling
- Income Statement
- P&L
- Financial Analysis
- Consolidation
- Asset
- Monthly Reporting
- Account Management
- Change Management
- Cost
- Financial Reporting
- Account Reconciliation
- Fixed Assets
- Payments
- Financials
- General Ledger
- Cost Accounting
- Revenue Recognition
- Financial Control
- Data Analysis
- Financial Audits
- Financial Management
- Internal Controls
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