Lindelani Ligidima

Results-driven finance and treasury professional with extensive experience in treasury management systems, corporate treasury operations, financial reporting, reconciliations, foreign exchange risk management, accounts payable, project administration, and client support. Proven ability to bridge the gap between business and technical teams.

Treasury Support Specialist - Treasury Management Systems - Johannesburg, South Africa

(2023-08)

• Liaison with corporate treasury professionals
• Implemented new clients by scoping specific requirements from treasury systems, facilitating project handover and conducting training.
• Provided day-to-day support for existing clients, including administration tasks to enhance service delivery.
• Maintain effective client relationships to ensure successful service delivery and support
• Assist developers in translating the business's requirements (new client projects) and functional specifications into detailed technical requirements.
• Maintained client relationships to ensure successful service delivery and ongoing support.

Assistant Treasury Accountant - Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions SA

(2021-03 - 2022-12)

• Supplier payments – Loading payments on the banking system
• Executed month-end reconciliations to ensure accurate financial reporting
• Processing of supplier invoices
• Processing of Journals
• Intercompany Cost allocations
• Processing of expense claims on SAP

Graduate Commercial - Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions SA

(2019-09 - 2020-12)

• Maintaining FEC (Forward Exchange Contracts) register
• Monthly mark to market calculations for the FEC's
• Preparation of monthly reconciliations for FECs gains/losses
• Monitored purchase orders for hedging gaps, ensuring compliance with company policy
• Analysis of Foreign bank accounts to ensure limited exposure to currency risks
• Conducted asset reconciliations and managed asset scrapping processes
• Assisting in audit and liaising with the auditors
• Maintain monthly bank data on FRS for corporate reporting
• Maintain quarterly derivatives data on FRS for corporate reporting
• Resolving issues relating to discrepancies between reporting systems
• Conducting KYC and FICA for the company and other ad hoc duties
• Managed invoicing and budgeting for new contracts, generated monthly cost reports, loaded new project numbers on SAP, performed reconciliations, and supported administrative tasks.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Graduate Strategic Business Development - Thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions SA

(2020-01 - 2021-02)

• Conducted monthly project analysis, competitor analysis, and research to inform strategic decisions.
• Self-motivated, with a strong sense of personal responsibility.
• Worked effectively in fast-paced environments.
• Skilled at working independently and collaboratively in a team environment.

Postgraduate Diploma - Financial Management - University of Johannesburg (2018-01 - 2018-01)

B Com - Finance - University of Johannesburg (2017-01 - 2017-01)

National Senior Certificate - NSC - Vhafamadi Secondary School (2014-01 - 2014-01)