About
Connor Whiting is a Finance Associate at Giant Ventures and a Chartered Accountant (SA). He holds a Business Science degree in Finance and Accounting from UCT and completed a postgraduate diploma in accounting, followed by three years of articles at Ernst & Young where he worked on audits for a major listed mining company and a large private consumer and digital products company. His experience spans assurance, commodities, and technology sectors, and he has been involved with two South African startups.
Experience
- Giant VenturesFinance Associatecurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Ernst & YoungAudit Supervisor2020 — 2022Johannesburg Metropolitan Area
- PreevaDistrict Head - Cape Town2016 — 2020South Africa
Skills & more
Decision-MakingAnalytical SkillsInterpersonal SkillsPeople Management1Problem Solving1Leadership2Public Speaking2Report PreparationAudit Management1Client Relations1Financial Reporting2Financial Analysis1
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Customer ServiceResearchProject Management- Oxford Private Markets Investments Programme — University of Oxford
From Connor's professional profile.
Colleagues at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Alasdair Mitchell
Portfolio Support at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Alice Steenland
CSO, Signify at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Amanda Berinson
Executive Assistant at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Barry Eggers
Co-Founder, Lightspeed at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Ben Urwin
Senior Data Engineer at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Cameron McLain
Building things that endure, and living fully along the way.
David Miliband
Former British Foreign Secretary at Giant Ventures Global Llp
Dhaval Chadha
Investor at Enzo Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Connor Whiting?
- Connor Whiting is a Finance Associate at Giant Ventures and a Chartered Accountant (SA). He holds a Business Science degree in Finance and Accounting from UCT and completed a postgraduate diploma in accounting, followed by three years of articles at Ernst & Young where he worked on audits for a major listed mining company and a large private consumer and digital products company. His experience spans assurance, commodities, and technology sectors, and he has been involved with two South African startups.
- Where does Connor Whiting work?
- Connor Whiting is Finance Associate at Giant Ventures Global Llp.
- Where did Connor Whiting go to school?
- Connor Whiting studied at University of Cape Town (Postgraduate Degree, Accounting and Finance); Saïd Business School, University of Oxford (Investments, Private Markets program); University of Cape Town (Bachelor of Business science, Accounting and Finance).
Same school
Also attended University of Cape Town162
Roelof BothaAdvisor & former Steward at Sequoia Capital; SpaceX board memberJames DetweilerVP of Investments at Felicis VenturesAvron MarcusInvestor at Index VenturesLaurel BowdenPartner at 83NorthAlan EzekowitzInvestor at Third Rock VenturesAndy VitusPartner at Scale Venture Partners
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Also attended Saïd Business School, University of Oxford253
Manuk HergnyanCo-Founder & Managing Partner at Granatus VenturesMike MoradiGeneral Partner at Cortado VenturesBrendan BakerPartner at Rackhouse Venture Management LpMorgan GerlakPartner at TCVThomasGeneral Partner at Acadian Ventures Management, LlcZachary CefarattiVenture Partner at Draper Associates
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Shared employers
Also worked at Ernst & Young1,168
Tyler WilsonSenior Accountant at Felicis VenturesSandra SchwarzerInvestor at Index VenturesLinn Hege AuneInvestor at InvestinorTorjusInvestor at InvestinorAngela ToyPartner & COO at Golden Gate VenturesMahesha SubramaniamHead of Client Relations at Golden Gate Ventures
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