Anati Mabentsela

Results-driven Audit Senior with over four years of external audit experience in planning, executing, and reviewing audit engagements for clients across a diverse range of industries. Dedicated to delivering high-quality work with accuracy, integrity, and professionalism. A proactive professional with strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills, adaptable to changing environments and committed to continuous learning, professional growth, and delivering value to clients and teams.

Audit Senior - CROWE_JHB - JHB

(2025-07 - 2026-12)

• Lead and manage external audit and independent review engagements from planning through to completion, ensuring compliance with International Standards on Auditing (ISA) and firm methodology.
• Plan audit engagements by identifying significant risks, developing audit strategies, and allocating work to audit team members based on experience and engagement requirements.
• Supervise, monitor, and review the work performed by junior auditors, providing timely feedback, coaching, and technical guidance to ensure high-quality deliverables ensuring work is completed within budget and agreed deadlines.
• Review audit working papers, financial statements, and supporting documentation to ensure accuracy, completeness, and compliance with IFRS and the Companies Act.
• Perform and review risk assessments, analytical review procedures, and audit testing over significant account balances and transactions.
• Resolve complex accounting and auditing issues through consultation with managers and partners.
• Liaise with clients to discuss audit findings, obtain supporting documentation, and resolve audit queries throughout the engagement.
• Prepare and present engagement progress updates and significant audit matters to audit managers and partners.
• Review annual financial statements and ensure appropriate financial statement disclosures in accordance with applicable financial reporting standards.
• Identify internal control deficiencies and provide practical recommendations to improve governance, risk management, and operational efficiency.
• Ensure audit files meet firm quality standards and are ready for manager and partner review.
• Foster strong client relationships through effective communication, professionalism, and the delivery of high-quality audit services.

SAICA Articles Trainee - Bakertilly Tiffias - JHB

(2022-07 - 2025-06)

Planning, executing and finalizing the audit

• Performing risk assessment, understanding of the entity and documenting system descriptions
• Present in planning meetings to the audit partner and manager of file identified risk for the audit and also the approach that we will be taking in addressing the risks identified.
• Performing substantive analytical procedures and test of details
• Coaching junior trainees by reviewing their work writing review notes for them.
• Preparing cash flow statements, going concern assessment, subsequent event enquiries
• Drafting audit opinion
• Preparing and reviewing statement of financial position, statement of changes in equity and statement of profit or loss and other comprehensive income

Tutor for 2nd year BCom Accounting (Financial Accounting) - University of the Free State

(2017-01 - 2020-12)

• I was responsible for facilitating 2-hour class sessions per week with students.
• Giving feedback to the lecturer on how students performed in a given task.
• Attending weekly meetings with the lecturer before meeting students where we would plan as tutors how we will deliver the content for that week to the students and assist students obtain clarity on any questions on the tutorial work that students have to do.

Post Graduate Diploma - General Accountancy - University of the Free State, Bloemfontein (2019-01 - 2019-12)

BCom Honours - Accounting - University of the Free State, Bloemfontein (2018-01 - 2018-12)

BCom - Accounting - University of the Free State, Bloemfontein (2015-01 - 2017-12)

Sage PASTEL training - University of the Free State, Bloemfontein (2016-08 - 2016-08)

National Senior Certificate - Edenglen High School, Johannesburg (2014-01 - 2014-12)