CURRICULUM VITAE
OF
ROSE VARGHESE
Personal Details
Name : Rose
Surname : Varghese
Maiden name : Kunjumathen
Identity Number : 960**********
Email : ***********@*****.***
Contact : 072*******
Address : 54 Kingsway, Cambridge, East London, 5247 Summary
Highly motivated accounting post-graduate offering a strong work ethic and determination to complete tasks in a timely manner. Accurate and detailed orientated with extensive auditing and financial knowledge. Demonstrates good communication and interpersonal skills. Manages conflicts constructively to obtain optimal feedback.
Areas of expertise:
Financial Accounting
Auditing
Taxation
Management Accounting & Finance
Education and Training
2019 - 2020 Assessment of Professional Competence (APC, SAICA) 2018 Initial test of competence (ITC, SAICA)
2017 Bachelor of Accounting Science with Honours
Research completed in taxation (extra module)
University of Witwatersrand
2014 – 2016 Bachelor of Accounting Science (B.AccSci) University of Witwatersrand
Achievements
Dean’s List- 2014
Merit List- Taxation 2015
Golden Key Society 2015
2009-2013 Kokstad College (Grade 8 -12)
Achievements
School prefect (Grade 12)
Professional Experience
Experience : PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)
Period : Jan 2018 – Current
Position : Senior Associate 1
Business Unit : Auditing Department
Location : East London, Eastern Cape
Duties:
- Team management (resource allocation, mentorship, assessment of team progress and ensure compliance with audit deadlines)
- Planning of the audit (budget preparation, analysis of variances and audit strategy)
- Risk analysis of scope of work
- Evaluation of the financial statements prepared against the policies of IFRS/IFRS for SME’s
- Interacting with the client management throughout audits and communicating the progress of the various audit sections assigned to me.
- Providing guidance on audit objectives to colleagues on audit engagements. Page 2 of 2
- Participation in discussions regarding accounting and tax implications of certain transactions proposed by clients.
- Evaluating valuations of investment properties (occasionally).
- Reviewing of audit engagements with the audit partner and the audit manager. Skills:
- Proficient with Excel, Word, Power-point and internal PricewaterhouseCoopers applications.
- Technical competence (Accounting; Taxation, Financial management and Auditing)
- Time management
- Good communication skills
- Maintains good relationships with diversified clientele and colleagues
- Conflict management
- Deadline-orientated
- Teamwork
- Confidentiality, objectivity, professionalism, due care and integrity
- Critical thinking and problem-solving
- Business acumen and interest
- Compiling and presenting reports, budgets, work-plans, variance analysis and financial statements
- Driver’s license
- Language: English (Advanced); Afrikaans, Malayalam & Hindi (Basic) Industry exposure (over 2 years):
Industry Client
Manufacturing: Automotive Components
- TI Group Automotive Systems South Africa
Proprietary Limited
- Metindustrial Proprietary Limited (part of
Metair Investments Limited)
Trusts
- Small Projects Foundation
Non-profit organisations
- Border Cricket
Construction and Engineering
- Industrial Service Group Proprietary Limited
Consumer-service - Adventure industrial cleaning Proprietary Limited
Property Development - SKG Group
- Cyprea Sands Proprietary Limited
Equity Fund - Sanne Guernsey (Institution based in the Channel Islands, work performed remotely)
Additional Experience
- Voluntary accounting services provided for ST Mark’s, Anglican church (2018 & 2019).
- Rendered services as a marker for a period of 6 months for Fort Hare University, East London (2019).
- Assistant treasurer of Junior SAICA for a period of 1 year (2018). Professional Development
• Currently enrolled with SAICA as an audit trainee and completed both professional exams successfully. To be signed off as a Chartered Accountant by the 31st of December 2020.
• Consistently obtained good feedback from the management of PwC for the services rendered over the two years. This was based on round table discussions held by senior management on individual performance and technical competence.
Registration
• Registered with SAICA (trainee)
References
• Available on request.