Accountant Assistant

Geeshma Nuckchadee, FCCA

***, **** ****** **, *******, GA 30363

*******.**********@*****.***, +1-678-***-****

Professional Summary

** ***** ** ******** ***** experience, to include 8.5 years from Big 4 firm, including manufacturing and snacking, transport and logistics, insurance, financial services, hospitality, airlines (South African Airways), conglomerates, telecommunications and public sector.

5 years of internal and SOX audits for a snacking and beverage company (Mondelez International).

4 years of managerial experience in transport and logistics group with operations in South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Malawi and Zambia.

5 years of donor fund audits with UNICEF, UNODC, UNDP, European Union, COMESA, SADC.

Renewed ‘core EY team member’ status for 5 years under co-sourcing audit contract for Mondelez International in Europe, Middle East and Africa regions.

History of yearly promotion in EY that offered increased responsibilities, broader project management responsibility and extensive customer interaction.

Well-travelled with extensive industry and market experience in Africa, Europe, Middle East and to some extent North America.

Work history

J&J Africa - Head of Internal Audit

Johannesburg, South Africa

04/2016 - 12/2019

Formed the internal audit department, develop audit charter, completed team recruitment and introduce audit operations for successful running of the department within the group.

Perform risk assessment, audit planning and audit execution.

Developed and maintained annual audit plan using risk-based approach for the group.

Develop internal audit reporting and audit rating system for enhanced communication of audit results.

Uncovered and resolved operational issues impacting business operations, reducing diesel costs and improving profit by 15% for the group.

Developed standard operating processes for cash processes which resulted into savings of $250K across the group.

Prepared and presented quarterly audit committee reports outlining financial and operational issues to assist company Directors and Executives with making strategic plans and operational decisions.

Managed a team of 3 in a virtual set up based in Mozambique and Zimbabwe for day to day running and completion of the audit plan.

Coached, developed and evaluated team members.

Ernst & Young (EY) - Assistant Manager

Ebene, Mauritius

09/2007 - 03/2016

Led audit engagements for teams of 3-10 on both local and international project. Main role comprises of project staffing, budgeting, planning, and executing day to day operations.

Discussed audit findings and proposed recommendations with clients/ process owners and finalization of audit report.

Team member in systems and financial audits for projects from UNICEF, UNODC and European Union with transactions totalling over $100M.

Team leader for SOX audit covering revenue, inventory, payroll, procurement and reporting cycles.

Performed internal controls 'health check' at COMESA (Common Market of Eastern Southern Africa), African Union and SADC (South African Development Community) and report to European Union to facilitate donation decision making.

Engineered existing operational (claims) and financial departments of an insurance company which filed for bankruptcy to reinstate solvency and financially 'healthy' statuses.

Ensured compliance with applicable regulations (operational and reporting), rules, and policies and procedures.

Identify accounting, financial statement, and reporting issues; based on professional guidelines covering IFRS reporting.

Conducted technical training sessions for new joiners and Supervisor level staff.

Education

Skills

02/2010

London College of Accountancy

United Kingdom

Qualified Accountant: advanced finance and auditing

Membership #- 1164960

Qualified Chartered Certified Accountant, which is an international equivalent of a master's degree in advanced finance and auditing from the London College of Accountancy, United Kingdom.

Completed all the professional and advanced papers to become Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), UK – August 2009.

Completed 3 years of practice with Ernst and Young (EY) to achieve the associate Chartered Certified Accountant (ACCA).

After practicing for more than 10 years, achieved the fellowship status of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA) with the UK.

Licensed to be a Certified Accountant with an active status worldwide except for the US.

11/2019

Member of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA)

Membership #- 115797

Auditing and internal controls expert.

Risk assessment and financial system reviews of ERP systems.

SOX audit.

Process improvement and fraud investigation.

SAP, Oracle and Sage ERP systems.

TeamMate experience for filing and submission of deliverables on audit projects.

Outstanding skills in excel, word and power point and proficient in data analytics.

Excellent critical thinking and analysis.

Outstanding written and oral communication skills.

Proactive, flexible and problem solving.

Ability to multi task and handle complex audit.

Fluent in spoken and written English and French

Market/ culture experience: Country specifics: South Africa, Kenya, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Ghana, Nigeria, Guinea Bissau, Egypt, Lebanon, Dubai, United Kingdom, Belgium, Austria, Poland, Fiji, India.

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