Experienced Internal Auditor with 10+ Years

Vijedharsan Vijendranath

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Personal Summary

Experienced Professional Internal Auditor holding an Honours in Accounting Sciences as well as a Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting). More than 10 years working experience and has the ability to implement practical solutions.

Education

2024

CPA Australia

2015

ACCA Membership in UK

Member

Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa

2011

Bachelor of Honours in Accounting Sciences- BCOMPT HONS

University of South Africa

2006

Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting)

University of Pretoria

Studying towards CIA Challenge Exam in 2025 and rewrite again in 2026.

Skills and Core Competencies

•Computer Packages MS Office, CaseWare

•MS PowerPoint

•Internal Audits

•Report Writing

•Financial reporting

•Critical thinking and problem solving

•Teamwork

•Professionalism and work ethic

•Oral and written communication skills

•Able to work under pressure

•Maintain strong integrity

•Diversity

•Continuous learning

•Strong ethical standards and high levels of integrity

Employment History

Sox Auditor Senior Consultant

Cyber Governance Solutions

Date of Employment: 26 January 2026

Current Position

Duties and Responsibilities:

Duties and Responsibilities

Updated CGS Tracker:

Maintained and regularly updated the CGS Tracker to ensure accurate documentation and tracking of all audit-related activities.

Updated Audit Procedures in CGS Tracker:

Revised and documented audit procedures within the CGS Tracker to reflect current practices and enhance audit process clarity.

Sent Requests for Information:

Coordinated the collection of necessary audit documentation by sending requests for information to relevant stakeholders.

Walkthrough Testing and Client Discussions:

Conducted walkthrough testing of business processes and engaged in detailed discussions with the client in Australia to gain a comprehensive understanding of operational workflows.

TOP Testing for SOX Audit:

Led and was responsible for Test of Process (TOP) testing within the SOX audit for CGS, ensuring compliance with established audit standards.

Key Business Process Areas:

Order to Cash

Treasury

Procurement

Financial Reporting

Actively participated in auditing these critical business process areas to ensure robust internal controls and compliance with SOX requirements.

One month's notice required; available from 1 March 2026.

DigiOutsource

Position: SOX Internal Auditor

Date of employment: 1 April 2025 to 30 June 2025

Duties and Responsibilities:

Participate in the annual US SOX audit, evaluating the adequacy of financial reporting controls.

Design, execute and complete testing of the design and operating effectiveness of SOX Business Process and ITGC Controls, IT General and Application Controls

Reviewed Change Management and Privileged Access testing for ITGC

Reviewed Treasury controls and Share-based payment controls for Business Process (SOX Financial compliance processes in terms of IFRS 2 and banking regulations)

Responsible for updating the ITGC tracker and SOX Tracker for Deloitte.

Performed Insurance Gap Analysis review and identified gaps and recommended improvements

Responsible for walkthroughs, testing, remediation, documentation and reporting for IT controls, including IT General controls, Automated Controls, Interfaces, Reports and End-User Computing controls.

Evaluate Audit findings and coordinate remediation of deficiencies - Assist in reporting of status and results to management

Improve SOX documentation and work papers (i.e work papers with process owners to refine risk control matrix, improve process flows, refine/develop test procedures, propose control language and associated risks, etc.)

Stay up to date with changes in SOX regulations and industry best practices.

Provide guidance and training to junior auditors and team members

Assist in reviewing Earnings-payout review and preparing an Internal audit memorandum to management to identify possible remediations.

Reviewed Procurement business process controls and assess key risks.

Assist in evaluation of new processes, policies and systems to determine relevance to and impact on the SOX program, including assessing design of controls based on identified risks.

Reviewed Currency Exchange management phase 1 - testing and development phase and assisted in recalculating the exchange rates was used to determine the accuracy and completeness.

ITGC Privileged access review for Betway and reviewed Spin Database, Infrastructure and privileged access in terms of control design and test of effectiveness

Reason for Leaving: Resignation.

January 2025 – March 2025

Career Gap – Actively Seeking Opportunities

During this period, I was actively pursuing new employment opportunities while staying professionally engaged through:

Applying for roles aligned with my experience and qualifications

Reviewing IFRS and GAAP standards to stay up to date with regulatory requirements

Attending CPD training for ACCA and CPA certifications.

Reviewing the Global Internal Audit standards and reviewing SOX certification courses during this period of 3 months.

Participating in interviews, which led to a successful appointment as a SOX Internal Auditor in April 2025

Audit jet (PTY) LTD

Position: Manager Sox Internal Audit (Independent Contractor)

Date of Employment/Contracted in: 1 October 2024 to 20th December 2024.

Clients: Car Track South Africa, PICUP (Cape Town client) Car Track Portugal and Car Track Singapore

Responsible for reviewing Flowcharts for SOX Business processes including Revenue, Financial Statements and Reporting and Consolidation for SOX

Performed TOD Testing for the following business processes for CTZA and CT Portugal:

Payroll

Procure to Pay

Fixed Assets

Revenue

PPE- Fixed Assets

SEC Consolidation and Reporting for 6K Review for CT Singapore

Financial statements and Reporting

Assisted with TOE Testing for CTZA Payroll and CTPT Payroll

Responsible for Finalising and deficiencies with CTPT Portugal.

Reasons for leaving: Contract ended on 20th December 2024.

Available: Immediately in January/February 2025

Access World – Logistics, Freight and Forwarding

Position: Senior Internal Auditor

Date of Employment: 30 January 2023 – 30 September 2024.

Responsibilities:

Reviewing Shipping files compliance to Audit

Reviewed Internal Audit compliance to shipping documentation in line with Access World Policies and Procedures

Key Accountabilities include ensuring accurate and timely of audit reviews of, including but not limited to the Transport Department shipment files and producing internal audit reports to senior management.

Work closely with Local teams of entities across the group and understand the daily operations in line with the audit scope and requirements.

Prepare weekly reports on new findings and follow-up finding, for reporting to Operations Director on a weekly basis as well as ad-hoc.

Prepare progress report on audit scope achievements.

Ensure compliance with Group policies

Reviewed Transport Shipment files pertaining to 2021 financial year.

Dive deep by utilizing various forensic type methods and resources.

Identifying potential undercharges and overcharges by creditors.

Monitoring of Financial controls/SOP/Transport compliance for Shipping files Internal Audit.

Reviewed January to April 2024 Shipping files for all BU’s reviewed.

Mauritius Exports- Shipping File Reviews/SOP File compliance Review

WBCT- Walvis Bay- Shipping File Reviews/SOP File compliance Review

Johannesburg Transport- Transport SOP, Tracking and Loadcon Reconciliations

Monitoring of Controls.

Mauritius Transport- Shipping File Reviews/SOP File compliance Review

Durban Imports, Durban Exports, Durban Projects- Investigations audits/File compliance review and SOP reviews.

Dar Es Salaam Exports- File compliance Review and SOP reviews/File Analysis.

Durban Intermodals- File compliance Review and SOP reviews/File Analysis.

Investigation Audits from 1 January 2023 to 30 June 2023- Responsible for reviewing undercharges to creditors and over-recoveries for files in Core-Freight system.

Did the Executive summary for file compliance reviews/SOP/File Analysis for all BU’s covered as above.

Currently finalising samples for May and June files for final BU’s reviewed and handover to my manager for finalisation.

Reasons for Leaving: Better opportunities in SOX Environment.

SAPRO (SA Professional Consultants)

Position: Senior Consultant, Internal Audit

Date of employment: October 2021- December 2022

BDO US Audit Firm- California, US

IT Senior consultant Internal Auditor- Seconded to BDO United States in Los Angeles

Dates: October 2021 to February 2022

Responsibilities

•Reviewing ITGC - IT General controls for BDO United States

•Responsible for reviewing password security access, change management, logical access security controls for United States Company

•Responsible for Reviewing ITAC- IT application controls for company in United statements

•ITGC control review for Access, change management and Backup controls (IT Review/Alert/Failed backups)

•Reviewing IT restoration and confirming that IT restoration was successful.

•Reviewing Terminated users are terminated timeously from Xperi and Tivo

•Reviewing Logical access and Security controls, example, Password Security compliance and Change Management controls.

•Reviewing the Changes to production systems e.g., Syspro, Alliant and Active Directory.

•Reviewing Password security and access controls to confirm passwords configuration are in compliance with password security policy.

•Reviewed IT application controls for Journal entries-adequate segregation of duties in Syspro and Revenue Management.

•Reviewed IT restoration tests for Xperi and Tivo to confirm that restorations are successful.

•Reviewed Business process controls

•Tested controls for Fixed assets, revenue cycle, general ledger reconciliations

•Reviewed Financial SOX Control processes- Compliance Testing

•Reviewed cash disbursement controls.

•Reviewed taxation controls, tax provision calculations controls

•Planning of Audit Engagements

•Execution of Internal audit and working papers for ITGC controls

•Reviewed Independent controls for UOO controls for ITGC reviews and Business Process controls

Rehmann US, Michigan USA – US Audit Firm

Position: Senior Consultant, IT Audit

Dates worked- 1 June 2022 to 30th September 2022

Responsibilities

•ITGC reviews- Reviewed single-sign-on applications for Rocket Mortgage

•Tested ITGC review controls for Access Review and privileged access review

•Tested ITGC controls for change management controls and review for all software applications for Rocket Mortgage.

•Attended Client Meetings to discuss the ITGC walkthroughs for ITGC backups for QRM and ATL applications.

•Planning of Audit Engagements and updating ITGC tracker for outstanding information.

•Busy Reviewing Business process controls review for Rocket Mortgage to test Financial and operational review processes.

•Tested ITGC Backups reviews for AMP, SRD and QRM applications.

•Documented ITGC backup reviews for AMP, SRD and QRM applications.

•Documented ITGC working papers for planning to execution of audit engagement with minimal supervision and review.

Hancock Askew US- US audit Firm

Position: Senior Consultant, Business Process

Dates worked 10th October 2022- 31 December 2022

Responsibilities

Reviewed Payroll controls, Revenue controls and Reviewed Invoicing Controls for client- Americold Reality Trust

Responsible for documenting controls testing and testing Payroll cycle, Revenue Cycle and Inventory cycle controls testing- SOX Compliance and Internal Control testing.

Reviewed Fixed assets cycle- tested fixed assets additions, depreciation calculations and compliance controls testing for Cycle Round 2 testing.

Reviewed Payment process controls and payments compliance testing- SOX controls testing.

Reviewed Payroll compliance testing and payroll controls calculations- SOX Controls testing.

Reviewed Warehouse compliance testing – SOX Controls testing.

Reviewed non-reliant controls testing for Cumulus Media testing- Revenue, Fixed assets, and payments process – Sox Controls Testing.

Reviewed payroll cycle controls testing- SOX Controls Testing.

Reviewed HR and payment cycle processes – SOX Controls testing.

Reviewed business process controls testing for Cumulus Media and Americold reality trust.

Additional Experience and responsibilities

Reviewed Business processes for HR, Payroll, Revenue, Fixed assets and Billing, Cash disbursement and SOX compliance.

Reviewed ITGC Reviews – passwords, access security, program changes and access to applications, backup.

Reviewed ITGC Follows up reviews.

Responsible for requesting information and testing worksheet and working papers and responsible for planning phase for Internal Audit reviews.

Attended client meetings with US remotely discussing business processes and ITGC reviews for business process reviews and follows up.

Reasons for Leaving- Company downsized, no clients- Retrenchment.

Available.

Employment History

Lonrho MES

Date of Employment: July 2021- October 2021

Position: Debt Collection Consultant

Responsibilities

•Responsible for collecting overdue debts for LonAgro Tanzania, LonAgro Angola and LonAgro Mozambique

•Responsible for having meetings with Finance managers for collection of overdue debt and follows up

•Debt Collection role for 4 months

Reason for leaving contract role ended in October 2021

Employment History

Motor Industry Bargaining Council Date of Employment: April 2021 – July 2021

Position: Internal Auditor

Responsibilities

•Reviewed Payroll processes, performed Internal audits for Finance in terms of General ledger reconciliations, review and tested the controls

•Responsible for Effective Audit program

•Responsible for Identifying Internal control weaknesses

•Execute Internal audit testing

•Communicate Internal control weaknesses to the client

Employment History MIBC

•Reviewed business processes for HR Payroll, HR Leave, Finance, Returns and Credit control.

•Performed RACM for HR Payroll, Salary payment, HR leave, Finance, Returns and Credit Control.

•Performed a follow up on IT Review to review the general controls, cybersecurity risks which includes the following:

•Password Security Controls

•Access Controls in Sage 300 Application

•Controls to review user access and terminations

•Reviewing the Business continuity plan and Disaster recovery plans on site

•Reviewing Backups of Sales Logix system and Sage 300 applications

•Reviewing the IT review includes the follow up of IT strategy and IT Governance.

Planning phase of Internal audit reviews:

•Drafted the Audit planning memorandum

•Performed walkthrough procedures for all reviews as per Internal audit plan

•Performed RACM and tested the audit procedures for Finance, IT, HR – Salary payment and allowances, HR leave and Credit control

•Performed risk-based Internal audits for HR, HR Leave, Credit Control and Finance

•Drafted Internal audit reports for Finance, HR- Salary payment, HR leave and Credit control.

•Discussion of Internal audit Findings with Management.

•Performed all internal audit reviews in terms of Internal audit charter and Audit Methodology.

•Discussion of Internal audit scope and audit plan with the Audit committee

•Prepared the Audit committee pack for meetings held with the Audit committee

•Presented the Internal audit findings for Credit control, Finance, Salary payment and allowances, HR leave and reported feedback to management during the audit period.

•Drafted Final Internal audit reports for Credit Control, Finance, Salary payment and allowances, HR leave and provided audit

•Prepared the Audit working papers for Salary Payment, HR leave, Credit Control and Finance and create an audit file per audit plan.

•Currently following up on all IT Audit findings and reviewing the cybersecurity risks

Reason for Leaving – Resignation

Employment History

Lonrho Group Date of Employment: May 2019 – Feb 2021

Position: Group Internal Auditor

Main Clients

-Lonrho Africa holdings

Planning of Audit Engagements

Execution of Internal Audit and working papers

Reporting of Internal Audit results

Ad-hoc investigation work performed

Consulting and advisory work performed

Completed Internal Audit reports

Issued the draft Internal Audit reports

Reviewed Financial audit review.

General ledger reconciliations including financial reporting.

Lonrho Johannesburg

Planning of Audit Engagements

Execution of Internal Audit and working papers

Reporting of Internal Audit results

Ad-hoc investigation work performed

Consulting and advisory work performed

Completed Internal Audit reports

Issued the draft Internal Audit reports

Reviewed Financial audit review.

General ledger reconciliations including financial reporting.

LonAgro Tanzania

Planning of Audit Engagements

Execution of Internal Audit and working papers

Reporting of Internal Audit results

Ad-hoc investigation work performed

Consulting and advisory work performed

Completed Internal Audit reports

Issued the draft Internal Audit reports

Reviewed Financial audit review.

General ledger reconciliations including financial reporting.

LonAgro Malawi

Planning of Audit Engagements

Execution of Internal Audit and working papers

Reporting of Internal Audit results

Ad-hoc investigation work performed

Consulting and advisory work performed

Completed Internal Audit reports

Issued the draft Internal Audit reports

Reviewed Financial audit review.

General ledger reconciliations including financial reporting.

LonAgro Angola

Planning of Audit Engagements

Execution of Internal Audit and working papers

Reporting of Internal Audit results

Ad-hoc investigation work performed

Consulting and advisory work performed

Completed Internal Audit reports

Issued the draft Internal Audit reports

Reviewed Financial audit review.

General ledger reconciliations including financial reporting

Responsibilities

•Initiate improvements to the financial control and auditing process

•Perform inquiries and testing as needed to identify and resolve vulnerabilities

•Discussion of Internal audit scope and audit plan with the Audit committee and management

•Performed IT Reviews for all Lonrho Divisions and Lonrho Head office

•Develop new audit programs to ensure adequate financial controls

•Make recommendations to financial management about software, policies, and audit triggers.

•Performed risk-based Internal audits for HR, HR Leave, Credit Control and Finance

•Prepared audit working papers and created an electronic audit file for all business processes

•Finance, Stock, Debtors, Creditors, HR and Payroll, Cash and Bank, Payment and including receipts, Month-end General ledger reconciliations

•Presented Internal audit findings to Management in terms of following Stock, Debtors and Finance.

•Presented the Business risk management risk registers for all Lonrho Divisions to the Audit committee.

•Perform the full audit cycle including risk management and control management over operations’ effectiveness, financial reliability and compliance with all applicable directives and regulations

•Act as an objective source of independent advice to ensure validity, legality, and goal achievement

•Document process and prepare audit findings memorandum

Employment History Lonrho Group

•Drafted Final Internal audit reports for all Lonrho Divisions and LAH- Lonrho Africa Holdings and presented audit findings to improve the adequacy and effectiveness of controls and corrective action taken.

•Engage to continuous knowledge development regarding sector’s rules, regulations, best practices, tools, techniques, and performance standards

•Seconded to Logistics division – debtors department and successfully followed up with long outstanding debtors

•Seconded to head office finance function to fill in for junior accountant while on maternity leave. Responsibilities included:

•Cash book processing, Journal entry, Loading on payments on banking portals

•Ensuring invoices were authorised and paid in a timely manner

•Completed cash flow forecasting templates

Achievements

•Successfully collected R1, 2m from long outstanding debtors when seconded to debtors’ function

Reason for Leaving - Retrenchment, Company downsized due to strategy change

Employment History

Car Track Management Services

Date of Employment: Sept 2018 – March 2019

Position: Senior Internal Auditor

Responsibilities

•Planning of Audit Engagements

•Execution of Internal Audit and working papers

•Reporting of Internal Audit Results

•Ad-hoc investigation work performed

•Consulting and Advisory work performed

•Completed Internal Audit reports

•Issued the Draft Internal audit reports

•Performed risk assessments for Debtors, Sales, Inventory, Procurement Audit.

Achievements

•Performed audit reviews at Car Track Head Quarters, Rosebank, and Johannesburg with close attention to detail on inventory risks

Reason for Leaving – Career Growth Opportunity at Lonrho

Employment History

Hudaco Trading Date of Employment: July 2014 – July 2018

Position: Group Risk and Internal Auditor

Responsibilities

•Policy drafting for the following areas - Salary and risk assessments, Dispatch and risk assessments General ledger and balance sheet items, VAT, Bank, and cash, (IPA payments and foreign order and liability schedules), Overseas costing

•Reviewed IT Security risks for Head office and Hudaco Divisions

•Identification of risk areas and Compliance testing

•Maintenance of internal stake holder relationships

•Reviewed Payroll processes, performed Internal audits for Finance

•Prepare for Effective Client Interviews and documentation of Interview results via narratives, flowcharts, and process maps under the guidance of the client.

•Analyse process documentation to evaluate the adequacy and design effectiveness of controls

•Responsible for Identifying Internal control weaknesses

•Communicate Internal control weaknesses to the client.

•Performed RACM for all business processes at Hudaco Divisions

•Excellent report writing and discussion of Internal audit Findings with Management.

•Performed all Internal audit reviews in terms of Internal audit charter and Audit Methodology.

•Discussion of Internal audit scope and audit plan with the Audit committee and management

•Daily calls and emails with Internal audit manager on the progress on audit activities.

•Presented the Internal audit findings and reported feedback to management during the audit period

•Drafted Final Internal audit reports for all Hudaco Divisions as part of Internal audit planning and presented audit findings to improve the adequacy and effectiveness of controls and corrective action taken.

•Prepared electronic working papers for all Finance, Operational and IT reviews for all Hudaco divisions.

Achievements

•Performed audit reviews on multiple divisions with close attention to detail on inventory risks

Reason for Leaving – Seeking career growth and was promoted as Senior Internal Auditor at Car Track Management Services (Pty) Ltd

Employment History

Calculus Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors

Date of employment: January 2014 – June 2014

Position: Consulting Manager

Responsibilities

•Performed PFMA audits for SASSA

•Completion of financial statement audits for local municipality in CaseWare

•Ensuring best practices were followed

•Maintained professional working relationship with clients

Reason for Leaving – Career Progression at Hudaco Group.

Date: 1 August 2013 to 30 September 2013:

Career Break

1 August 2013 – 30th September 2013

Took a planned two-month career break for personal reasons, including marriage. Returned to South Africa in October 2013 and resumed professional employment at Morar Incorporated as an External Audit Consultant.

Morar Incorporated:

Date of employment: 1 October 2023 to December 2013:

Position: Consultant, External Audit:

Responsibilities:

Reviewing MFMA External Audit

Reviewing Fixed Assets compliance and MFMA Regulations

Assisted with Fixed Assets verification during this period.

Responsible for reviewing all procedures and regulations for Fixed Assets.

Auditing External Audit on Teammate and was seconded to work at ModiMolle Municipality.

Employment History

Auditor General Date of Employment: June 2010 – Aug 2013

Position: Trainee Accountant

Responsibilities

•Review of work completed by audit juniors

•Extensive knowledge of PFMA and National treasury regulations and departmental reporting framework

•Review of complex transaction

Reason for Leaving – Completion of Articles and SAICA Training Contract at the Audit Firm, Registered Government Institution.

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