Accountant Trainee

Riveka Hira

* **** ****, ***********, ************, South Africa

+27-84-080-**** / ******.*@*****.***

www.linkedin.com/in/rivekahira

Career Objective

To utilise a range of finance skills, risk knowledge, qualifications and experience as a catalyst for business growth, in an operational risk management role

Specialist Skills

Risk assessment

Remediation

Auditing

Compliance

Lateral thinker

Team leadership

Stakeholder relationship management

Effective communication

Strategic planning

Organisation

Time management

Creative problem solving

Qualifications and Certificates

Chartered Accountant, South Africa - SAICA

IRBA Part 2 Qualifying Examination - IRBA

SAICA Part 1 Qualifying Examination - SAICA

ACI - The Financial Markets Association, Operations Certificate

Qualified SAICA Assessor for CA (SA) trainee accountants

Honours Bachelor of Accounting Science - University of South Africa

Bachelor of Commerce - University of Kwa-Zulu Natal

Demonstrated Abilities

Skilled and experienced accountant, specialising in risk assessment and remediation

Strong business acumen with an excellent understanding of effective systems and processes

Proven ability to work within the scope of practice to meet organisational objectives, promote departmental efficiency and deliver operational excellence

Good written and verbal communicator with superior interpersonal, negotiation and liaison skills

Able to relate to a wide range of people from various cultural, professional and technical sectors

Solid analytical aptitude with advanced organisational, problem-solving and time-management skills

Able to work well under pressure and meet strict deadlines in a fast-paced environment

Displaying a high level of professionalism and confidentiality, with meticulous attention to detail

Professional Memberships

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)

IT Skills

EY GAM

Metrics Stream

Archer

Open Pages

MS Teams

JIRA

Power BI

MS Office including advanced Excel

Work History

Rand Merchant Bank www.rmb.co.za

Offering tailored solutions for all client banking needs; working across asset classes, industries and currencies to advise, arrange, underwrite, distribute and provide funding, while taking care of day to day transactional banking requirements

Operational Risk Manager February 2019 - Current

Second line of defence responsible for managing and monitoring the operational risk profile for the Corporate and Investment bank

Executing process reviews, risk identification, control evaluation and assessment for various banking areas including finance, operations, front-office, credit functions, legal, fraud, product areas and general banking facilities

Providing forward looking, dynamic risk management information for strategic decision making

Establishing, implementing and overseeing effective policies, processes and controls at a group level, relating to assurance activities within operational risk

Developing and evaluating key risk indicators

Delivering focused and specific internal training to business and deployed teams

Building strong working relationships and effective communication channels with key stakeholders

Risk reporting of operational events, including investigating and remediation of control breakdowns

Ensuring appropriate risk mitigation for identified deficiencies, tracking risk mitigation to completion

Conducting assurance activities including deep dives and testing key controls for areas of high inherent risk

Monthly operational risk reporting to senior management and Exco

Performing as a strong leader of a cohesive team with strict enforcement of statutory regulations, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements

Investec Bank www.investec.com

International banking and wealth management group

Internal Auditor January 2014 - January 2019

Planning, performing and leading audits including fieldwork, reporting and follow-up

Auditing various functions including credit origination and monitoring, accounting and finance, advanced internal rating based approach to capital, BCBS239 compliance, shared services, client support centre, marketing and communication, taxation and anti-money laundering review

Performing detailed walkthroughs of processes, to understand the business

Identifying key risks, controls and design gaps in processes

Assessing design adequacy and operational effectiveness of controls, through testing procedures

Managing trainee accountants and other team members on various audits

Performing a QA function within the Internal audit team, ensuring adherence to statutory regulations, quality standards, governance processes and compliance requirements

Reviewing risk assessments during governance processes

Go-to person regarding any accounting and tax audit concerns for the internal audit team

Reporting to governance committees regarding the overall risk assessment of business areas and outcomes of internal audit assignments

Ernst & Young www.ey.com

One of the ‘Big four’ financial services firms

Gaining experience in the following sectors: Retail and consumer products; semi-conductor; oil and gas; financial services; transport and distribution; mining industry and public sector

Assistant Manager - Advisory Risk May 2013 - December 2013

Overseeing internal audits and team performance

Managing projects related to external audit findings such as staff coaching and reviews

Reporting on issues and progress to upper management

Assisting government entities to implement effective controls

Developing a project plan for economic growth opportunities with the electricity and power industry

Creating and monitoring project budgets

Recipient of Induna Award for living the values of the company and going the extra mile to deliver exceptional client experience

Audit Senior - Assurance (Secondment), USA January 2013 - April 2013

Managing, training and supervising ten audit personnel

Allocating tasks, reviewing work and performing performance evaluations

Project management including coordinating tasks, resources and client needs

Reviewing individual and consolidated financial statements according to US GAAP and Sarbanes Oxley requirements

Creating and monitoring project budgets

Performing substantive test of detail relating to equity, inventory, fixed assets, complex provisions and overall analytical reviews

Liaising with clients on audit findings and recommendations

Supervisor / Trainee Accountant January 2010 - December 2012

Planning, developing and reviewing the scope and methodology of audit programmes for various audit engagements

Applying accounting standards, auditing standards and Companies Act to test high risk areas such as revenue recognition, asset impairments and business combinations

Compiling and reviewing individual and consolidated annual financial statements to ensure compliance with IFRS, IFRS for SME’s, GRAP, tax legislation, King Code of Corporate Governance and the Companies Act

Creating and monitoring project budgets

Mentoring, coaching and monitoring personnel; liaising and managing relationships with client staff at all levels, auditors and other key stakeholders

Communicating audit findings and recommendations to senior management

Referees

Vishika Reddy

+27-83-284-**** / *******.*****@********.**.**

Internal audit, Relationship Manager - Investec

Stuart Mansfield

+27-82-882-**** / ******.*********@********.**.**

Internal Audit head - Investec

David Miller

+1-443-***-**** / *****.*******@**.***

Assurance senior manager - EY Assurance

Logan Pillay

+27-82-822-**** / *****.******@*******.***

Assurance senior manager - EY Assurance

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