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Tarryn Shepherdson

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Finance Accounting Manager at Cognigy
📍 Germany

Tarryn Shepherdson is a Senior Finance and Accounting Manager with over 18 years of global experience, specializing in SaaS, AI, and high-growth scale-ups. With a B. Compt from UNISA, she is known for transforming financial chaos into clarity by managing international accounting functions, implementing systems, and ensuring clean execution in fast-paced environments.

A South African-born professional currently based in the EU, Tarryn has adapted to different international work cultures, including working in Germany. Her professional interests include major tech companies like Google and NVIDIA, indicating a passion for the broader technology and AI landscape beyond her direct financial role.

She uniquely describes her core skill as "Turning Finance Chaos into Clarity, " highlighting her expertise in creating structure and process.

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Experience
23 Years
Current Role
Finance Accounting Manager
Job Level
Middle
Location
Germany
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Scaling Financial Operations
Her profile emphasizes being a "Scale-Up Specialist, " focusing on building a strong finance backbone to help SaaS and AI companies grow successfully.
Global Ops Management
As a South African based in the EU, she has a proven track record of managing accounting functions across international subsidiaries and dealing with multi-jurisdictional compliance.
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Career

Work history

4-2023
Finance Accounting Manager
Cognigy
6-2022 - 4-2023
Finance & Accounting Manager
HiveMQ
10-2021 - 11-2021
Financial Controller
Interim Management Placements
2-2021 - 9-2021
Senior Finance Manager (Interim)
HelloFreshGO
5-2020 - 1-2021
Financial Controller
Elastomer Solutions Group
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Education
2011 - 2011
SMME Management
UNISA
2000 - 2010
B.Compt (Bachelor of Accounting Science)
UNISA
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