wa Busara Consulting exists to provide business finance solutions that solve challenges.
Challenges are the essence of any business. Without challenges, all businesses would succeed and there would be no failure or disappointment. Challenges manifest through the person or team, the business model and systems or the unique transaction that arises.
People
The individual and team make or break the finance function. Do you consider that you or your finance team is effective? How reliable is your financial information? What insights are provided and acted on? Do you or your team have the skills and resources to perform?
Business model and systems process
Is the business model understood and working? Can under performance be corrected? Are there possibly smarter and more innovative ways of making it all happen?
Significant and unusual transactions
When a significant or unusual transaction occurs, do you consider the legal, tax and accounting issues to ensure an optimal outcome and avoid surprises?
The name wa Busara originates from an African word meaning wisdom. It also encompasses being discreet, using common sense and operating prudently. wa Busara Consulting is the channel for effective solutions to your business finance challenges.
The Team
Roy Campbell CA (SA)
About Roy Campbell
Roy joined Deloitte South Africa in 1985 and was appointed as a partner in 1997. He is based in the Deloitte Johannesburg practice. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
As an audit partner for 23 years and with 35 years’ service at Deloitte, Roy has developed an understanding of issues faced by a broad range of businesses. He has been involved in servicing both multi-nationals as well as owner managed businesses. He served as the global lead partner for Sappi Limited, Net 1 UEPS Technologies and Adcorp Holdings, group co-ordinating partner for Liquid Telecommunications and key partner for other listed clients namely Murray & Roberts engineering platform and Barloworld Automotive division. Roy also has investment and private equity experience in his role as lead audit partner for Sabvest Limited for 5 years.
In addition to his audit role, Roy has been involved in advising clients across a range of manufacturing and service industries to solve their complex business issues be this merger and acquisition transactions, re-financing and restructuring activities, tax issues and development and evaluation of internal control and IT systems. In his global lead auditor role at Sappi and as engagement quality review partner on a number of listed clients, Roy has experience in technical audit and accounting matters and is able to provide pragmatic on point advice to audit clients.
Roy also led the CFO Programme for Deloitte Africa for a few years before this was then moved into the Clients & Industries division. Deloitte’s CFO Programme is designed to support senior financial management through thought-ware, best practices and coaching which set up the finance executive for success. Roy has led a number of CFO Labs for selected finance executives.
Specific US audit and reporting experience
Global client service partner for Net 1 UEPS Technologies Domestic US filer. Listed on Nasdaq. Reported under US GAAP with control attestation under PCAOB audit standards.
Global client service partner for Sappi Limited. Foreign filer listed on NYSE to 2013. Reported under IFRS with control attestation under PCAOB audit standards.
Specific industry experience
- Manufacturing – specifically Pulp and Paper – Sappi Limited
- Construction and engineering – Murray & Roberts Power division
- Service industries – Adcorp Holdings, Torre Industries, Supercare Cleaning Services
- Technology, Media and Telecom – Liquid Telecommunications, Vodacom, Net 1 UEPS Technologies, e4 Strategic Group
- Automotive and leasing – Barloworld Automotive
- Investment and private equity – Sabvest Limited
New change
Roy is 57, married and resides in Johannesburg. He has two adult daughters.
He will be leaving Deloitte at the end of July 2020 as part of a planned restructure of the Audit Division. He was due to retire at 62.
Roy is interested in contributing his financial reporting and operating experience to high growth businesses and supporting the directors and key finance executives in the execution of their strategic plans.