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Samuel Ragoasha

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Finance Manager-Strategy Support at Goverment Employees Medical Scheme
📍 Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, South Africa

Samuel is a Chartered Accountant with over two decades of experience in strategic finance across healthcare, banking, and insurance. At GEMS, he leads the finance strategy support function, focusing on business partnering, systems implementations, and delivering data-driven insights to leadership. He is a graduate of Stellenbosch University.

Outside of his finance career, Samuel is a dedicated long-distance runner who participates in the Comrades Marathon. He sees running as a test of mental and physical resilience, requiring discipline and dedication. He takes great pride in this achievement, both personally and for his family.

Interesting fact: Samuel is the first person in his familys history to complete the grueling Comrades ultramarathon.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Finance Manager-Strategy Support
Location
Johannesburg Metropolitan Area, South Africa
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Strategic Finance
He leads the finance strategy support function at GEMS, aligning financial initiatives with overarching business goals and delivering key insights to executive leadership.
Endurance Running
He is a multi-time finisher of the Comrades Marathon, viewing the ultramarathon as a significant test of mental resilience, discipline, and dedication.
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Career

Work history

10-2018
Finance Manager-Strategy Support
Goverment Employees Medical Scheme
8-2017 - 9-2018
Senior Financial Officer-Strategic Projects
Nedbank
11-2011 - 7-2017
Corporate Financial Manager
Iemas Financial Services
11-2009 - 10-2011
UMA Accountant
Absa Group
9-2007 - 10-2009
Technical Accountant
Constantia Insurance Company Limited
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Education
Advanced Diploma in management accounting
Association of International Certified Professional Accountants
5-2022 - 10-2022
Management Development Program
Stellenbosch University
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