Audit Senior - Masakhane Accountants & Auditors - Durban
- Supervise, coach, and mentor junior auditors and audit assistants.
- Review work performed by audit team members and provided constructive feedback.
- Assist in staff training and development initiatives.
- Monitor engagement progress and ensure deadlines are met.
- Lead audit engagements from planning through completion.
- Develop audit strategies and detailed audit programs based on risk assessments.
- Perform and review audit testing procedures in accordance with applicable auditing standards.
- Evaluate internal controls and identify areas of risk and improvement.
- Ensure audit work is properly documented and supported by appropriate evidence.
- Prepare and review financial statements and audit reports
- Prepare internal budget guidelines to facilitate budgeting process.
- Provide business units with Treasury Guidelines to ensure compliance.
- Assist business units in preparation of budgets.
- Provide business units with previous expenditure to assist with budgeting process.
- Consolidate annual budgets based on input from business units.
- Monitor and control expenditure against budgets monthly.
Trainee Accountant (SAICA Articles) - Masakhane Accountants & Auditors - Durban
(2023-05 - 2026-06)
- Conducted audits for clients across various industries, including construction, education, and retail, ensuring compliance with accounting standards and regulations.
- Prepared financial statements, including balance sheets, income statements, and cash flow statements, aligning with IFRS.
- Performed detailed account reconciliations and identified discrepancies to ensure accuracy in financial records.
- Audited and documented business processes, including trade payables, PPE, investments, and cash management
- Engaged in tax compliance activities, including VAT reconciliations and submissions
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams to streamline operations and improve financial process efficiency
- Managed client communication, gathered information, and documented audit evidence for risk assessments
- Demonstrated attention to detail in testing for unrecorded liabilities and verifying employee details for audits
- Gained exposure to various accounting software and tools, enhancing proficiency in Case Ware, Teammate, and Connect.
Finance Intern - Umhlosinga Development Agency
(2022-05 - 2023-04)
- Purchases of commodities, materials, and other services as required by the business
- Purchases goods, materials, and services in line with the specified cost, quality and delivery targets
- Communicates any supply problems, which may affect the business, while problem solving where possible
- Ensure compliance to the company guidelines, purchasing policies and procedures -which includes but is not limited to -obtaining quotes, price checks and price negotiations, raising purchase orders, expediting deliveries and sourcing alternative suppliers
- Implements and maintain support services programs and initiatives in the procurement of goods, materials and services
- Takes a practical role in the optimization of systems and resources in the procurement process
- Monitors process conditions, systems conditions and trends to improve productivity and efficiency relating to procurement
- Liaises with relevant stakeholders such as suppliers, management and other departments
- Resolves price and invoice issues with Suppliers when required
- Prepares reports and updates as and when required
- Optimises cost saving initiatives in procurement, analyse data and compiles reports
ICT Assistant - Magugu Primary School
(2022-01 - 2022-04)
- Ensure proper filling and safe keeping of records for future purposes
- Administer petty cash adherence to petty cash guidelines
- Assisting in Capturing school financial information
- Assisting in schoolwork e.g. Photocopying, typing and emailing
- Prepare expenditure report, clear suspense accounts & unallocated accounts
Financial Assistant - Inkazimulo Consulting
(2020-04 - 2021-12)
- Submission of monthly schedule for third party payments
- Input relevant data against individual fields referring to source documents
- Ensure that payroll meets the internal and statutory obligations
- Interpreting the awards, agreements and contracts in relation of overtime, acting allowance and any other queries
- Print and distribute income tax certificate
- Ensure safeguarding of payroll records
Finance Intern - Bethesda Hospital
(2016-06 - 2017-12)
- Process payments to vendors using SAP and BAS system within 30 days
- Capture invoices on BAS and do filling of records
- Recording all the stock received and label accordingly
- Capture payments and journals on Basic Accounting System (BAS)
- Record accounts payable and accounts receivable and Reconcile bank statements
