Supply Chain Management Audits, Operations Audits, Financial Audits

Objective

To work and grow in a professional atmosphere wherein most of my skills will get utilized to the fullest, and help me adapt to the dynamic environment.

Introduction

A self-motivated, great team player, result oriented, self-starter, highly proactive and hardworking Accountant with 8 years’ experience in external audit both public and private sector, internal audit, corporate governance, risk management, capital projects, location or sites audits, supply chain management audits, fleet management audits, drafting of process and control manuals.

Passionate about designing and implementation of controls, assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of financial and operational controls.

Career Achievements

Utilized reports from ACL software for various data analytics in planning the audit scope.

Reviewed, approved, and finalized audit work papers completed by audit staff and consultants. Ensured audit work papers complied with professional standards.

Performed special projects and assisted business units in evaluating and improving business processes, identifying risks, and key controls for compliance.

Assisted in the development and on-going management of the internal audit function for a multi-billion Rand freight logistics chain system.

Developed and maintained standardized audit programs to monitor, assess and analyze financial, operational as well as organizational risk and controls for the internal audit function.

Planed and conducted financial, operational, and compliance audits of the multi-billion Rand freight Logistics chain.

Demonstrated autonomous decision making and critical thinking skills in performing analytical procedures, ensuring the effectiveness of the scope of the audit.

Identified various business risks and areas for efficiency improvements and communicated directly with all levels of the organization

Documented, assessed and tested business process flows and control activities to achieve audit objectives in areas of regulatory compliance, finance, operations.

Managed audits, reviews, compilations and forecasts of privately and publicly held entities in a broad range of industries to meet client deadlines and firm budgets.

Prepared complex financial statements in accordance with IFRS (GAAP) and statutory accounting principles.

Assisted staff auditors in understanding how to plan and perform audits in accordance with firm methodology.

Recognized cross-selling opportunities, and followed up on leads with appropriate client personnel.

Participated in the Rating Committee to determine the severity of the findings.

Participating in the Continuous Audit Process.

Participated in civic and community activities to build firm reputation.

KEY COMPETENCIES:

Leadership skills

Decision making skills

Commitment to career

Trustworthiness and ethics

Team player

Analytical ability

Communication skills (Oral and Written)

Time management

Planning and organizing skills

Ability to use and adapt existing skills to meet new demands.

Good report writing skills

Good presentation skills

Ability to supervise and assist junior team members

Ability to review the working papers prepared by the team

Deadline driven

Career History

Name of Employer: Transnet Internal Audit

Period of Service: July 2016 to present

Position: Senior Consultant/ Senior Internal Auditor

Reason for wanting to leave: Contract

Position Summary:

Assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of Transnet 's internal operational controls focusing on Transnet Freight Rail (Logistics) and Transnet Engineering (Construction and maintenance of locomotives and wagons) including but not limited to Supply Chain Management Controls.

Roles and responsibilities includes the following:

Undertaking and leading engagements in the Internal Audit and Controls space reporting to Managers and Senior Managers.

Conducting preliminary reviews of system and business processes, and identify risk areas.

Compiling risk control matrix and audit program, execution of audit programs, compiling audit findings and discussing finding with management

Taking ownership of the projects, delivering high quality results, coaching and developing new team members and delivering on time and on budget.

Lead the planning and execution of audits.

Identify control weaknesses and opportunities for control improvement.

Assist in the development of the annual audit plan and provision of advice to the business around audit.

Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team environment taking responsibility for audit planning and development of the audit program, preparing all relevant audit papers and reports and presenting to the business.

Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including management and Risk & Compliance team to maximize effectiveness, identify synergies and resolve implementation issues.

Creating a positive learning culture - develop new (junior) team members and help them to develop through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring

A good understanding of core financial and operational business processes

understanding and documenting processes, identifying and evaluating risks and assessing whether controls are effective and mitigate risks

Evaluation and monitoring of corrective actions implemented.

Creating tailored recommendations to address issues, by working with management to co-develop action plans to improve processes and address control and process weaknesses

Drafting the audit findings, discussing the findings with the Process Owners and providing recommendations.

Carry out sites visits and ad hoc projects as per the requests of the Management.

Name of Employer: Mazars Incorporated (Pretoria)

Period of Service: March 2016 – June 2016

Position: External Audit Supervisor

Reason for leaving: Contract ended

Position Summary:

Responsible for the full audit supervisory function using Caseware and TeamMate working papers workflow for my allocated portfolio of clients. Client portfolio includes various private sector and state owned entities reporting on both IFRS and GRAP.

Client portfolio includes: Public sector : CHIETA – Performance Audits.

Main Responsibilities:

Audit planning

- evaluation of internal controls, risk assessment, design of audit procedures using the appropriate audit workflow, audit budgeting and staff allocation.

Tests of controls

- testing design and implementation of controls as well as testing operating effectiveness of controls on which reliance is possible under the circumstances, fraud audit procedures.

Substantive tests

- analytical procedures and tests of detail, includes analysis of transactions and events, vouching transactions to source documents and external confirmations with financial institutions and legal counsel, fraud audit procedures.

Concluding and reporting

- evaluation of audit misstatements, drafting management letter and resolving perceived deficiencies and misstatements with clients, reporting audit differences and internal control deficiencies to those charged with governance, formulating audit opinion, file close out and roll forward.

Coaching

Includes on the job coaching of junior staff and rating their performances.

Name of Employer: SizweNtsalubaGobodo Incorporated (Pretoria)

Period of Service: (01/08/2015 – 29/02/2016)

Position: Senior Internal Auditor

Reason for leaving: Contract ended

Position Summary:

Assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of Clients' internal controls including but not limited to: Critical Financial Reporting Controls (CFRCs), Supply Chain Management Controls, Fleet Management Controls, Minimum Controls, Ad hoc projects (Process and Control Manuals) and Locations/ sites Controls.

Client portfolio includes: Commissions, Property companies and Public entities.

Main Responsibilities:

Undertaking and leading engagements in the Internal Audit and Controls space reporting to Assistant Managers, Managers and Senior Managers.

Taking ownership of the projects, delivering high quality results, coaching and developing new team members and delivering on time and on budget.

Lead the planning and execution of audits.

Identify control weaknesses and opportunities for control improvement.

Assist in the development of the annual audit plan and provision of advice to the business around audit.

Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team environment taking responsibility for audit planning and development of the audit program, preparing all relevant audit papers and reports and presenting to the business.

Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including management and Risk & Compliance team to maximize effectiveness, identify synergies and resolve implementation issues.

Creating a positive learning culture - develop new (junior) team members and help them to develop through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring

A good understanding of core financial and operational business processes

understanding and documenting processes, identifying and evaluating risks and assessing whether controls are effective and mitigate risks

Creating tailored recommendations to address issues, by working with management to co-develop action plans to improve processes and address control and process weaknesses

client relationship management skills

Drafting the audit findings, discussing the findings with the Process Owners and providing recommendations.

Name of Employer: Mazars Incorporated (Pretoria)

Period of Service: May 2015 to July 2015

Position: External Audit Supervisor

Reason for leaving: Contract ended

Position Summary:

Responsible for the full audit supervisory function using Caseware and TeamMate working papers workflow for my allocated portfolio of clients. Client portfolio includes various private sector and state owned entities reporting on both IFRS and GRAP.

Client portfolio includes: health sector and public sector.

Main Responsibilities:

Audit planning

- evaluation of internal controls, risk assessment, design of audit procedures using the appropriate audit workflow, audit budgeting and staff allocation.

Tests of controls

- testing design and implementation of controls as well as testing operating effectiveness of controls on which reliance is possible under the circumstances, fraud audit procedures.

Substantive tests

- analytical procedures and tests of detail, includes analysis of transactions and events, vouching transactions to source documents and external confirmations with financial institutions and legal counsel, fraud audit procedures.

Concluding and reporting

- evaluation of audit misstatements, drafting management letter and resolving perceived deficiencies and misstatements with clients, reporting audit differences and internal control deficiencies to those charged with governance, formulating audit opinion, file close out and roll forward.

Coaching

Includes on the job coaching of junior staff and rating their performances.

Name of Employer: Transnet Internal Audit

Period of Service: July 2013 to April 2015

Position: Senior Consultant/ Senior Internal Auditor

Reason for leaving: Contract ended

Position Summary:

Assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of Transnet Freight Rail's internal controls including but not limited to: Critical Financial Reporting Controls (CFRCs), Supply Chain Management Controls, Fleet Management Controls, Minimum Controls, Ad hoc projects (Process and Control Manuals) and Locations/ sites Controls.

Roles and responsibilities includes the following:

Undertaking and leading engagements in the Internal Audit and Controls space reporting to Assistant Managers, Managers and Senior Managers.

Taking ownership of the projects, delivering high quality results, coaching and developing new team members and delivering on time and on budget.

Lead the planning and execution of audits.

Identify control weaknesses and opportunities for control improvement.

Assist in the development of the annual audit plan and provision of advice to the business around audit.

Ability to work autonomously as well as in a team environment taking responsibility for audit planning and development of the audit program, preparing all relevant audit papers and reports and presenting to the business.

Build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders, including management and Risk & Compliance team to maximize effectiveness, identify synergies and resolve implementation issues.

Creating a positive learning culture - develop new (junior) team members and help them to develop through effectively supervising, coaching, and mentoring

A good understanding of core financial and operational business processes

understanding and documenting processes, identifying and evaluating risks and assessing whether controls are effective and mitigate risks

Creating tailored recommendations to address issues, by working with management to co-develop action plans to improve processes and address control and process weaknesses

client relationship management skills

Drafting the audit findings, discussing the findings with the Process Owners and providing recommendations. Carry out sites visits and ad hoc projects as per the requests of the Management.

Name of Employer: SizweNtsalubaGobodo Incorporated (Johannesburg)

Period of Service: (01/01/2012 – 30/06/2013)

Position: External Audit Supervisor

Reason for leaving: To join Transnet Internal Audit

Position Summary:

Responsible for the full audit supervisory function using caseware working papers workflow for my allocated portfolio of clients. Client portfolio includes various private sector and state owned entities reporting on both IFRS and GRAP and in the following sectors:

- manufacturing, health sector, public sector and Media.

I was responsible for reviewing and / executing sections of the audit file as detailed below:

Audit planning

- evaluation of internal controls, risk assessment, design of audit procedures using the appropriate audit workflow, audit budgeting and staff allocation.

Tests of controls

- testing design and implementation of controls as well as testing operating effectiveness of controls on which reliance is possible under the circumstances, fraud audit procedures.

Substantive tests

- analytical procedures and tests of detail, includes analysis of transactions and events, vouching transactions to source documents and external confirmations with financial institutions and legal counsel, fraud audit procedures.

Concluding and reporting

- evaluation of audit misstatements, drafting management letter and resolving perceived deficiencies and misstatements with clients, reporting audit differences and internal control deficiencies to those charged with governance, formulating audit opinion, file close out and roll forward.

Coaching

Includes on the job coaching of junior staff and rating their performances.

Trainee Accountant at SizweNtsalubaGobodo Incorporated

January 2009 to December 2011

Completed Articles

Position Summary:

On the job training of external audit process using Caseware and TeamMate, mainly

Audit planning (evaluation of internal controls, risk assessment, design of audit procedures using the appropriate audit workflow, audit budgeting, staff allocation and negotiation of timing with clients).

Tests of controls (testing design and implementation of controls as well as testing operating adequacy and effectiveness of controls on which reliance is possible under the circumstances, fraud audit procedures).

Substantive tests (analytical procedures and tests of detail, includes analysis of transactions and events, vouching transactions to source documents and external confirmations with financial institutions and legal counsel, fraud audit procedures).

Concluding and reporting (evaluation of audit misstatements, drafting management letter and resolving perceived deficiencies and misstatements with clients, reporting audit differences and internal control deficiencies to those charged with governance, formulating audit opinion, file close out and roll forward).

Membership

International Institute of Auditors (IIA)

Qualifications

Tertiary Education

Institution: University of South Africa (UNISA)

Qualification Obtained: Bcompt Honours in Accounting

Year: 2012

Institution: University of Fort Hare

Qualification Obtained: New Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

Year: 2008

Professional Training

SAICA Articles

Company Name: SizweNtsalubaGobodo Incorporated

Year Completed: 2009 - 2011

Computer Literacy

Proficient in Word, Excel, Access Power Point, Internet and Email.

Pastel accounting.

Caseware

TeamMate

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