Cecile Eaglestone Email & Phone Number

SummaryAfter completing my articles and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant (SA) at PriceWaterhouseCoopers, I left the audit practice and started my career as a Finance Manager at a Property/Mortgage firm. After 2 years I decided it was time to spread my wings and I moved to Geneva (Switzerland). Here I obtained my qualification in Offshore Trusts with distinction. I assisted private wealth customers with your accounting and investment portfolios.After 2 years in Geneva, I moved to London where I joined one of the biggest insurance companies, Aviva.I was part of their Group Internal reporting team where we prepared the monthly managements accounts, budgets and forecasts for the Group. I stayed with Aviva for 3 years and then moved to Cape Town (South Africa) where I started my current position as Financial Controller for Flickswitch.ExperienceFlickswitchFinancial ControllerSeptember 2011 - PresentWe are the leading managed IoT connectivity provider in Africa. Our SaaS platform, SIMcontrol, simplifies the process of monitoring and managing IoT SIM cards from multiple mobile operators through a single, user-friendly online platform. SIMcontrol, with an NPS of over 70, is trusted by leading M2M/IoT solution providers across Africa and beyond. I have played a key role in starting the company's finance function.I helped to company to implement Xero accounting as a software package. It is an ever changing environment and I always have to stay on top of new products and revenue streams.I am responsible for the daily accounting, preparing monthly management accounts, liaising with auditors, managing working capital and everything else within a finance function.AVIVA PLC (July 2005 to April 2011)Senior ManagerAviva plc is a British multinational insurance company headquartered in London, England. In the United Kingdom, Aviva is the largest general insurer and a leading life and pensions provider.•Part of a very dynamic Group internal reporting team•Reporting to the Group Finance Director•Critical to meet tight monthly deadlines•Responsible for preparing the group consolidated budgets•Analyze monthly group results and comment on variances against budgets•Work with various stakeholders across the world to get the answers for variances between actual results and budget•Prepare the group management accounts for board of directors

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  University Of The Free State

  Accounting And Business/Management