Mlandvo Kunene

I am a Senior Audit Associate in my final year of SAICA articles at PwC South Africa with nearly three years of Big 4 experience across JSE-listed and PCAOB engagements. My experience includes PCAOB SOX controls, IFRS financial reporting audits across mining, oil and gas, healthcare, manufacturing, hospitality and non-profit sectors. I hold a Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting and a Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting, and I have passed the SAICA ITC exam.

Senior Audit Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) (2026-01 – Present)

• Led audit teams by delegating work, monitoring progress and reporting matters to managers and partners.
• Performed external audits and independent reviews, including risk assessments, walkthroughs, controls testing and substantive procedures on ISA and PCAOB engagements.
• Contributed to group and component audits for mining clients within the African continent in Tanzania, Egypt and Madagascar as part of the AngloGold Ashanti Plc audit.
• Conducted SOX controls testing and reviewed annual financial statements, annual reports and regulatory reports.
• Reviewed junior team members’ working papers, provided coaching and collaborated with specialists on complex audit matters.
• Used Power BI, Alteryx and Microsoft Copilot to support audit analytics, process analysis and engagement workflows.

Audit Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) (2024-01 – 2025-12)

• Performed external audits and independent reviews, including walkthroughs, risk assessments, controls testing and substantive procedures across ISA and PCAOB engagements.
• Conducted SOX internal controls testing for AngloGold Ashanti Plc and reviewed annual financial statements, annual reports and regulatory reports.
• Performed the group audit of AngloGold Ashanti Plc and the component audit of Geita Gold Mine in Tanzania.
• Gained experience auditing an entity applying IFRS for SMEs through the Nelson Mandela Children’s Fund engagement.

Tutor and Marker at University of Kwa-Zulu Natal (2023-02 – 2023-12)

• Delivered weekly tutorials in Taxation, Management Accounting and Finance to third-year students, including students in the Thuthuka program.
• Marked third-year Auditing exam.
• Conducted student consultations on complex technical topics.

Initial Test of Competence (ITC) – South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA) (2024)

Postgraduate Diploma in Accounting (CTA) in Accounting – University of KwaZulu-Natal (2023)

Bachelor of Commerce in Accounting – University of KwaZulu-Natal (2022)

National Senior Certificate – Avonford Secondary School (2018)