Hilendra Betchu is an experienced project manager and business intelligence developer with over 20 years of experience. He has held roles at various companies developing reports using tools like SQL, SSRS, SSAS, and Cognos. Currently he works as an IT Business Partner at MBD Credit Solutions facilitating workshops and requirements gathering. He has a diploma in accountancy as well as various technical certifications.

1. Hilendra Betchu
10 Jean Avenue, Randburg, 2194
Cell: 078 801 9165
hilendrab@gmail.com
Education & Qualifications
Matriculation Exemption, Northbury Park Secondary, Pietermaritzburg 1991
National Diploma in Accountancy, ML Sultan Technikon, Durban 1994
Certificate of Proficiency – Short Term Insurance, IISA, Johannesburg 2004
Certified Associate of Project Management, Project Management Institute, USA 2014
Achievements & Training
SQL 2005 Database Administrator, Torque IT 2008
SQL 2008 Business Intelligence, Torque IT 2011
ETL Architecture in Depth, Kimball University 2010
Cognos Report Writing, Synergy Business Intelligence 2010
ProClarity Administrator, Harvey Jones 2009
Mastering Business Analysis, PM Ideas 2015
Award for Initiative, Hollard 2006
Key Skills
Self-Starter
Presentation
Punctuality
Attention to Detail
Interpersonal
Communication
Ability to build relationships and maintain them
Employment History
IT Business Partner, 01/09/2013 – 31/05/2016
MBD Credit Solutions, Craighall Park
Project Management
Gather requirements & facilitate workshops/meetings
Evaluate user requirements in terms of scope & complexity
Develop business case & document proposed solutions in business terms
Manage & document functional requirements
Provide high level visionary business solutions specifications & account for risks as well as benefits
Document & model detailed functional requirements
Document & model informational requirements & interfaces
Map out “To Be” processes
Document needs in terms of resources, people, change management
Produce accurate & detailed specifications to enable developers to scope the initiative
List & categorize requirements in requirements matrix

2. Assign priorities to requirements
Create & Manage activity schedule
Manage change management & document detailed requirements from approved change requests
Identify & improve gaps
Manage Project communication
Follow up on outstanding issues
Change Control vetting
Query resolution for business (Using Transact SQL 2012 and In-house collections system Cheetah)
Build relationships
Business Intelligence Developer– Reporting & Analytics, 01/05/2002 – 30/04/2013
Hollard Insurance, Parktown
Development of Business Intelligence Reports and Dashboards using the Following tools:
SQL 2005/2008, SSRS, SSAS, SSIS,
Cognos PowerPlay version 7.4MR2, Cognos PowerPlay Transformer,
SharePoint Dashboards, Power Pivots, Great Plains FRX
Assisted in the design & development of a Data Warehouse and Business Intelligence Project (SQL
Platform)
Assist with unit testing and implementation
Assist business with UAT
Understanding business requirements
Documenting business requirements for development
Interacting with external developers to translate business requirements
Facilitate meetings between business & external developers
Provide business with proposed solutions in terms of development required
Managing development by external developers
Document system enhancements, new processes etc
Other Reporting Duties:
Extracting, Transforming & Loading of Financial information using Datastage Director
Updating Cognos Transformer cubes
Replicating Financial reports from Excel using Cognos Powerplay, Impromptu and Powerplay for Excel
Quality Assurance testing of Financial Reports produced
Training of Business Development Managers and Management Accountants on the use the Cognos
Reporting system
Creating new Broker/Partners on the system
Capturing opening balances on the system for new Brokers/Partners
Inputting of budgets and parameters for the new financial year
Reason for leaving: Relocation to KwaZulu Natal
Other Employment:
Owner, 21/07/2012 – 30/09/2013
Chips and Burger Delight, Pietermaritzburg
Reasonfor leaving: Relocation back to Johannesburg
Bookkeeper, 18/03/2002 – 30/04/2002
KPMG, Parktown
Checking payroll (Persal) and the Accounting (BAS) systems were correctly interfaced.

3. Payroll reconciliations for the financial year 2001, as requested by the Department of Health for all
government hospitals in Gauteng.
Reasonfor leaving: Termination of Contract
Accountant, 01/04/2001 – 31/01/2002
Safrique International, Blairgowrie
Debtors, Creditors reconciliations, debt collections & payments respectively
Administration & monitoring of Rand/Dollar exchange rate for the sale of Dollars
Handling of petty cash
Preparation of monthly & forecasted sales and budgets
Preparation of monthly & weekly cash flows, cash books & bank and credit card reconciliations and
submission of VAT returns and other statutory & statistical returns
Administration of Credit Guarantee policies
Accounts to trial balance
Reasonfor leaving: Termination of Contract
Bookkeeper, 23/02/2001 – 06/04/2001
Alexander Forbes Life Ltd, Sandton
Update business financial transactions from inception
Bank reconciliations
Reasonfor leaving: Termination of Contract
Credit Controller, 15/02/2001 – 22/02/2001
AutoPage Cellular, Midrand
Credit control
Reasonfor leaving: Termination of Contract
Creditors Clerk, 16/11/2000 – 31/01/2001
Corp Capital Bank, Rosebank
Creditors to reconciliation
Reasonfor leaving: Termination of Contract
Assistant Accountant, 25/05/2000 – 09/11/2000
Colliers RMS, Illovo
Assisted with financial year-end and 2001 Financial Budgets
General Ledger and Bank reconciliations
Sorting queries (various)
Reasonfor leaving: Termination of Contract
Joint Venture Bookkeeper, 01/08/1999 – 30/04/2000
Duiker Mining Ltd, Parktown
Maintenance of Accounts of the Joint Ventures
Export Debtors, Inter-company accounts & Balance sheet accounts to reconciliation
Accounts to trial balance & preparation of Income Statements and Balance Sheets
Data Capture
General Office Administration
Reasonfor leaving: Retrenched

4. Assistant Financial Accountant, 01/01/1998 – 31/07/1999
The Pioneer Food Group, Sasko Estcourt Mill, Estcourt KZN
Supervision of 3 Creditors clerks & Signing off creditor’s reconciliations & payment
Intercompany transactions, Cashbooks & Balance Sheet accounts to reconciliation
Preparation of management month-end & audit year-end packs
Accounts to trial balance & preparation of Income Statements and Balance Sheets
Maintenance of the Fixed Assets register
Supervision & internal audit of Stock take
General office Administration
Data capture
Note: CPC Tongaat milling was taken over by the Pioneer Food Group and the period of employment is
included in the above.
Reasonfor Leaving: Restructure & Retrenchment due to takeover
Accounts Clerk, 01/01/1996 – 31/12/1997
Casuarina Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Lidgetton KZN
Creditors, Debtors, Intercompany transactions, Cashbook & Balance sheet accounts to reconciliation
Supervision of Stock take
General office Administration
Data capture
Wages (weekly)
Reasonfor Leaving: Resignation due to poor growth & development opportunities
Trainee Accountant, 05/01/1995 – 15/12/1995
P.J. Strauss & Associates, Pietermaritzburg KZN
Auditing & preparation of financial statements
Completion of client VAT, U.I.F, PAYE statutory returns & Tax queries and Client liaison
Reasonfor Leaving: Resignation due to poor growth & development opportunities
References:
Sandra Kerr (Miss), Senior Business Analyst, Hollard Insurance, Mobile: 00 64 27 225 8931, Email:
Sandra.Kerr@psn.org.nz, She has relocated to New Zealand.
Raymond Makgopa Team Leader Client Accounting, Hollard Insurance, Tel: 011 - 351 2031, Cell:
0825605472/0718925597
Krish Ramkuber (Mr), Accountant, Casuarina Holdings (Pty) Ltd, Tel: 033 – 234 4060, Cell: 082 887 7619
Jacolene Roetz (Mrs), Joint Venture Accountant, Duiker Mining Ltd, Tel: 011 – 484 8485, Cell: 083 300
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