Amy Elizabeth Jaggard
Johannesburg
Summary
Dynamic finance professional with a proven track record at SecurityHQ, adept in Microsoft Dynamics 365 and financial management. Excelled in spearheading a major accounting system migration and delivering actionable financial insights, achieving a 40% reduction in unallocated revenue. Demonstrates exceptional analytical abilities and a commitment to enhancing financial accuracy and efficiency. Results-oriented accounting professional with several years of experience in accounting, financial analysis, and audit-related settings. Quick and eager learner with acute attention to detail and a consistent track record of identifying process improvements to drive quality, accuracy, and efficiency.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Reporting and Analytics Accountant
SecurityHQ
Johannesburg
07.2022 - Current
- Spearheaded the successful migration to a new accounting system, serving as a key resource for system configuration, testing, and employee training.
- Prepare, analyze, and deliver monthly and year-end financial reports, including revenue recognition, and cost of sales, in compliance with IFRS standards.
- Oversee payroll processing and reconciliation for all employees at month-end, ensuring accuracy and timeliness.
- Manage the recording and reporting of fixed assets, inventory, and other key accounts, including journal postings, balance sheets, and P&L reconciliations.
- Provide actionable financial insights to management by researching and analyzing accounting data, supporting strategic decision-making.
- Global reporting and consolidation, both the income statement and balance sheet,
- Diminished financial discrepancies and accurately reconciled accounts using detailed data analysis results.
- Monitored balance sheets and income statements to evaluate financial performance.
- Analyzed balance sheets for mistakes and inaccuracies.
- Monitored cash flows and prepared weekly cash projections.
- Created journal entries accurately and timely for month end close processes.
- Oversaw full accounting cycle and prepared applicable financial statements.
Promoted to Financial Accountant
Altron Nexus (Previously Bytes)
Johannesburg
07.2021 - 07.2022
- Oversee revenue recognition for projects, ensuring compliance with IFRS 15, with journal entries totaling ZAR 1 billion annually.
- Manage the organization’s PPE, fixed assets, and inventory.
- Review and prepare accounting tasks, including journal entries, balance sheets, and P&L reconciliations.
- Assist the Finance Executive in formulating the group budget.
- Review and approve supplier agreements, including leases, and pricing adjustments.
- Conduct financial analysis, and provide management with internal financial reports.
- Analyzed balance sheets for mistakes and inaccuracies.
- Decreased company costs through accurate financial modeling, which included debits and credits research, credit transactions, deposits, and budgeting.
- Analyzed financial data to identify trends and forecast future performance.
- Developed and managed budgets for multiple departments, ensuring accuracy of financial information.
- Advised managers regarding financial implications and ramifications of specific decisions.
- Liaised with other departments to ensure accurate recording of transactions in the general ledger.
- Liaised with auditors to complete annual audits and maintain compliance with local, state and federal requirements.
- Collaborated with external partners to complete audits.
- Prepared monthly management accounts and reports to senior stakeholders.
Promoted to Accountant
Altron Rest of Africa (Previously Bytes)
Johannesburg
11.2018 - 06.2021
- Prepare monthly management accounts, and assist in preparing year-end financial statements, including the preparation of all revenue of more than ZAR 500 M, cost of sales, and expenditure journals.
- Preparation of balance sheet reconciliations.
- Maintaining the company cash book, and preparing withholding tax returns.
- Assist in the preparation of audit papers and financial packs.
- Collaborated with a team of five accountants, all in different countries, training on a new accounting ERP system, conducting monthly analysis of their work and reporting, with the achievement of reducing unallocated revenue by 40%.
- Led a team of 10 in training on new policies and procedures to improve accountability and accuracy of input data, increasing revenue, decreasing expenses, and allowing for better customer service.
- Selected to be a super user on the company's new ERP system, and later trained all employees on this system.
- The Logistics and Cost of Sale function, all processing, costing, and project pricing, is reviewed, managed, and executed in a timely manner.
- Monthly Group Reporting for all 14 African countries including UAE, EMEA, Kenya, Mauritius to name a few
- Including the completion of Financial Year-end Packs for all entities.
Promoted to Junior Accountant
Altron Rest of Africa (Previously Bytes)
Johannesburg
09.2017 - 10.2018
- Accounting role, all month end closures done on time, all journal entries, analysis, and checks of other African entities figures
- All VAT has been completed, submitted, and paid for each entity in a timely manner.
- All foreign withholding taxes have been completed and reconciled for each entity according to government legislation.
- Spearheaded the flawless registration of over seven new entities in seven new African countries.
- Achieved 99% accuracy in executing all reporting and bookkeeping operations, per established policies and procedures.
- The role included being the head of all credit controllers and accounts payable clerks in all seven countries, reporting to me. Analysis and monthly reporting were done by me and submitted to the head office.
Accounts Payable and Receivable Controller
Altron System Integration (Previously Bytes)
Johannesburg
09.2016 - 08.2017
- Full Accounts Payable role, including analyzing and reconciling invoice discrepancies, ensured all periods are correct.
- Reviewed and verification details of all purchase orders, invoicing, payment checks for all African countries each month
- Full Credit Controller function, collections, reconciliation, and all head office reporting on working capital of Africa as a whole.
- Logistics and Cost of Sale function, all processing, costing, and quotations.
- Project pricing is reviewed, corrected, and managed; purchasing and invoicing are all done in a timely manner, as well as reporting.
- Treasury responsibilities, management of 20 bank accounts in 10 different countries.
- Dealings with Forex on purchases, banking, projects, etc.
- All audit work and requirements.
- Monthly Group Reporting for all 14 African countries including UAE, EMEA, Kenya, Mauritius to name a few
- Including the completion of Financial Year-end Packs for all entities.
Assistant Accountant
Hicks Holdings
Johannesburg
03.2015 - 09.2016
- Managed tenant portfolios and ensured accurate monthly billing for all tenants in company-owned shopping centers.
- Ensured timely invoicing, payment receipt, and professional handling of tenant queries and discrepancies.
- Oversaw overhead expenses and assisted in managing owner's personal wealth.
Education
CIMA Level 2 -
Charted Institute of Management Accounting
01.2025
BCom - Honours
Regent Business School
01.2020
Regularity Exam for Representatives - RE5
FSB
01.2016
Bachelor Commerce - Financial Management
Varsity College
Sandton, Johannesburg01.2015
Matriculated -
Leeuwenhof Acadimie
01.2011
Skills
- Advanced Excel
- Microsoft Dynamics AX
- Microsoft Dynamics 365
- SAP Business Planning and Consolidation
- Atlas
- ASTEA
- Account reconciliation
- Financial management
- Payroll processing
- Auditing
- Variance analysis
- Time management
- Problem solving
- Attention to detail
- Critical thinking
- Adaptability
Accomplishments
- Super User for Africa implementation of dynamics system.
- Voted to be a change Champion for Africa.
- Selected to be part of the Group Tiger Team (Focused working Capital Group).
- Full Bursary and scholarships for both High school and Varsity.
Personal Information
- Date of Birth: 06/26/93
- Gender: Female
- Nationality: South African
Languages
English
First Language
Afrikaans
Proficient (C2)
C2
References
SecurityHQ
- Manager - Gillian Tappuni +971 50 724 0076 -please only call upon discussion
Altron Nexus
- Financial Director – Zunaid Akoojee 072 384 2681
- Managing Director – Kennedy Chinganya 083 200 5018
- Financial Manager – Yoosuf Khan 082 769 4922
- Financial Manager – Annelee De Vries 074 305 7442
Hicks Holdings
- Lorraine Faccio – 082 789 4869
Timeline
Reporting and Analytics Accountant
SecurityHQ
07.2022 - Current
Promoted to Financial Accountant
Altron Nexus (Previously Bytes)
07.2021 - 07.2022
Promoted to Accountant
Altron Rest of Africa (Previously Bytes)
11.2018 - 06.2021
Promoted to Junior Accountant
Altron Rest of Africa (Previously Bytes)
09.2017 - 10.2018
Accounts Payable and Receivable Controller
Altron System Integration (Previously Bytes)
09.2016 - 08.2017
Assistant Accountant
Hicks Holdings
03.2015 - 09.2016
CIMA Level 2 -
Charted Institute of Management Accounting
BCom - Honours
Regent Business School
Regularity Exam for Representatives - RE5
FSB
Bachelor Commerce - Financial Management
Varsity College
Matriculated -
Leeuwenhof Acadimie
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