Nicholas Harold Friedman

Responsibilities:

• Played a key role in a team which researched and found strategic partners, investors, agents and distributors for Israeli companies investing in South Africa.
• Analysing the market according to the needs of individual companies and exporters and assisting them in finding the businesses on the ground to match their requirements.
• Networking – built a network of contacts which enabled me to connect Israeli companies with South African markets and partners… Show more

Responsibilities:

• Played a key role in a team which researched and found strategic partners, investors, agents and distributors for Israeli companies investing in South Africa.
• Analysing the market according to the needs of individual companies and exporters and assisting them in finding the businesses on the ground to match their requirements.
• Networking – built a network of contacts which enabled me to connect Israeli companies with South African markets and partners.
• Market analyst providing concise reports on the SA market with regard to players and government regulation.
• Promotion, marketing and organisation of trade conferences and roadshows.
• Managing social media feeds such as Facebook and Twitter and communication on behalf of the embassy trade office.

Significant Achievements:
• Facilitated an Israeli satellite company to start a pilot project in South Africa, using my sales skills and my network of contacts. The pilot led to a $300, 000 project for SA’s largest water utility company. I built relationships with stakeholders on the ground to help them secure this deal.
• Responsible for facilitating official Israeli delegations to visit Southern Africa to assess business opportunities. I networked with and invited government officials and private companies to trade meetings which resulted in many deals, including a 70 million dollar deal between an Israeli homeland security company and a prominent local enterprise.
• Organised trips for GIBBS business school MBA graduates to visit Israel, which resulted in partnerships and deals being struck between Israeli and South African companies.
• Introduced an Israeli company to a local engineering procurement company where together they won the tender for a largescale national desalination plant in Mozambique. This was based on many years of networking among my contacts in Israeli and South African companies. Show less

Scope of Work Done:
• Responsible for accounts payable processes.
• Ensured Pastel Evolution input and timely payment of vendor invoices and preparation for VAT month end.
• Capturing all monthly sales from point of sale system into Pastel.
• Processing of bank statements into Cashbook and credit cards into General Journals.
• Preparation of books for monthly and year-end financial reports.
Significant Achievements:
• Detected a significant material error in the… Show more

Scope of Work Done:
• Responsible for accounts payable processes.
• Ensured Pastel Evolution input and timely payment of vendor invoices and preparation for VAT month end.
• Capturing all monthly sales from point of sale system into Pastel.
• Processing of bank statements into Cashbook and credit cards into General Journals.
• Preparation of books for monthly and year-end financial reports.
Significant Achievements:
• Detected a significant material error in the books of the company which occurred prior to employment. Show less

Scope of Work Done:
• Liaised and assisted businesses featuring on the Wicount Website.
• Managed and responded to emails sent to the [email protected] account.
• Supported customers telephonically who purchased deals on the Website.
• Communicated with businesses and customers by means of mail mergers and other channels.
• Promoted and marketed the Wicount website on Facebook.
Significant Achievements:
• Played a leadership role at the office during a cyber attack… Show more

Scope of Work Done:
• Liaised and assisted businesses featuring on the Wicount Website.
• Managed and responded to emails sent to the [email protected] account.
• Supported customers telephonically who purchased deals on the Website.
• Communicated with businesses and customers by means of mail mergers and other channels.
• Promoted and marketed the Wicount website on Facebook.
Significant Achievements:
• Played a leadership role at the office during a cyber attack and when servers crashed in Nando’s marketing campaign Show less

Industry: Cellular Telecommunications

Scope of Work Done:
• Cold called potential clients and managed them during the entire sales process including invoicing.
• Set up clients on the backend system and assisted with technical problems solving.
• Trained new employees on the overall aspects of the backend system and business processes.
Significant Achievements:
• Was involved with the launch of inspirational mobile SMS campaign and managed it voluntarily for about 8… Show more

Industry: Cellular Telecommunications

Scope of Work Done:
• Cold called potential clients and managed them during the entire sales process including invoicing.
• Set up clients on the backend system and assisted with technical problems solving.
• Trained new employees on the overall aspects of the backend system and business processes.
Significant Achievements:
• Was involved with the launch of inspirational mobile SMS campaign and managed it voluntarily for about 8 years. Show less

Scope of Work Done:
• Co-presented a daily talk show called Soul Talk, controlled technical aspects of the broadcast as a studio engineer.
Significant Achievements:
• Complimented by management for making myself available at critical times when the station required
assistance and was given positive feedback from listeners about my performance on air.

• Advised on streamlining of website, setting up general business structures and processes.
• Assisted with setting up accounting systems and tested the website for flaws.
Achievements:
• Responsible for introducing a large Motor Dealership as their first customer.

Scope of Work Done:
• Bookkeeping, accounting and auditing
Significant Achievements:
• Part of a team that completed large company audits for EOH, RAM Couriers and Meltz Wholesalers.
• Grasped the Caseware Auditing Software quickly.

Scope of Work Done:
• Worked within the Fraud Department and compiled a one year study of internal customer service.
Significant Achievements:
• First class passes in business report and overall qualification.

Industry: Health Care

Scope of Work Done:
• Introduced accounting processes to improve the company’s financial standing.
Significant Achievements:
• Improved financial controls.
• Computerised bookkeeping with the use of Pastel Express.
• Registered the home care nurses as contributors to the Unemployment Insurance Fund.

• Assisted with posting and accounting function, assisted with general office duties, deliveries of.
• Legal documents and providing I.T. support.
Achievements:
• Responsible for relieving Bookkeeper with work backlog.

Scope of Work Done:
• Call screening & Controlling technical aspect(mixing desk) for talk shows
• Producing “At Your Service” Computer Show.
Significant Achievements:
• Was jointly responsible for making the Computer Show a highly popular component of the station’s programming. The number of listeners increased dramatically and advertising increased.

• Assisted customers with accounts queries, payments and opening of new accounts.
Achievements:
Significant Achievements
• Given full responsibilities of a CSR in a short time span without any formal training.