- Chartered Accountant
- Business Generalist and Financial Specialist
Mr Siphuma is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants. He has over 17 years of financial management and accounting experience, 11 of which in senior leadership roles, Phumudzo Reuben Siphuma is a well-rounded executive, with a proven record of success in directing broad-ranging finance disciplines and operations across key government and state-owned entities.
He draws together and nurtures diverse stakeholder groups into concerted focus that reinforces mutual value creation, sustainable funding agreements and disciplined expenditure. Through extensive exposure to business planning, detailed analytics, interpretation and recommendations successfully put forward at Board and Parliamentary Committee levels, Phumudzo has proven his worth as trusted Senior Counsel and change agent, who enables business continuity and growth based on solid fact and forward thinking.
From strategy development and gaining management buy-in, through execution to performance review and continuous improvement, Phumudzo holds the Business Generalist and Financial Specialist skills to advance interdependent and collaborative progress across business functions and roles. His navigation of risk and procedural governance, project leadership and failsafe reporting translates into well-run, future-focused organisations in good standing with all shareholders and interest groups.
Throughout his career, he has redeemed multiple millions of rands in cost savings by combating waste and through proactive rationalisation without compromising service delivery – rendering Phumudzo as an invaluable resource in fostering effective lean and fiscally astute operations.
He also serves as a board member and audit & risk committee at BANKSETA.