Job Title: CFO
Company: LeapFrog
Grant Karolus is a qualified Chartered Accountant (SA) with more than 20 years of experience in accounting and risk management. Prior to joining LeapFrog, Grant was the Chief Financial Officer at Bowmans, a pan-African legal services group, where he was also a board member and a member of the Africa steering committee. In this role, Grant led financial due diligence for the group’s successful expansion across Africa. Prior to this, Grant was a Senior Financial Advisor at Peregrine, an alternative asset management investment firm. He also previously held finance and risk roles at the International Bank of Southern Africa, Brait, Investec Bank and PwC. Grant holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Johannesburg and a Bachelor of Accounting Science from the University of South Africa. Grant also holds a Diploma in Auditing from UJ. He is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Work
2016 – Present Financial Director, LeapFrog Investments
2011 – 2016 Chief Financial Officer, Bowman Gilfillan
2008 – 2009 Senior Financial Advisor, Peregrine Holdings Ltd
2004 – 2007 Group Finance Manager, Brait
2002 – 2004 Group ALCO, Investec
2000 – 2002 Treasury Accountant, International Bank Of Southern Africa
Education
2002 CA(SA), SAICA
1992 – 1994 B.Com, Accounting, UJ
Diploma in Auditing, UJ
B.AccSc, UNISA
1991 Matric, East Rand Secondary High
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