Ajad van WykFinance systems & RegTech
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Experience / 2017–now

Built in the operation. Improved through systems.

I learned the business from the inside before changing its systems. That sequence matters: useful automation begins with a clear view of the work, the risk, and the people involved.

Current
Financial Controller
Scope
Finance · Risk · Software
Team
Five direct reports

Selected impact

Evidence over adjectives.

0125%

faster month-end close

Reporting cadence
025%

profitability improvement

KPI analysis
0310%

lower operating costs

Cost control
04~R50k

saved annually on insurance

Commercial review

Career progression

Responsibility earned from the ground up.

Each role added a new layer: operational context, financial control, then the authority to improve the system itself.

  1. 2022–now

    Forbatt SA · Cape Town

    Financial Controller

    Own financial reporting, budgeting, compliance, audit readiness, and cost optimisation while leading a five-person team.

    • Control
    • Leadership
    • Analysis
  2. 2019–2022

    Forbatt SA · Johannesburg

    Financial Clerk

    Built the operational foundations of the finance function across payables, receivables, budgeting support, and audit preparation.

    • Reconciliation
    • Reporting
    • Audit
  3. 2017–2019

    Forbatt SA · Johannesburg

    Executive Assistant

    Worked close to the day-to-day operation and learned how information, decisions, and accountability move through the business.

    • Operations
    • Coordination
    • Context

Operating system

Three disciplines. One working method.

The strongest systems connect financial reality, legal boundaries, and executable logic.

  1. 01

    Financial control

    Make the numbers dependable.

    Reporting, close, budgeting, forecasting, audit preparation, and the operating discipline behind each result.

  2. 02

    Risk & compliance

    Make decisions defensible.

    IFRS, regulatory framing, governance, controls, and an LLB in progress at the University of South Africa.

  3. 03

    Systems building

    Make good work repeatable.

    Python, SQL, TypeScript, data analysis, automation, and interactive tools built around real operating constraints.

Education

Law as an execution layer.

Formal study adds legal reasoning to the operational and technical work.

In progress

LLB

University of South Africa

Part-time study alongside the Financial Controller role, focused on the foundations behind commercial and regulatory systems.

2022

BCom Law

Monash South Africa

Magna Cum Laude · GPA 3.54 · WAM 81.05%

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