Corporate Finance Manager

• Jun 2022 - Present

Assistant Audit Manager

• Jan 2019 - Jun 2022

Responsibilities include: - Planning and project managing all aspects of audits. - Staffing Risk assessment Systems, controls and substantive testing (including audits of consolidations and statutory accounts) - Managing teams on the ground, reporting directly to the manager on a day to day basis with experience on FTSE listed clients. - Budgeting and monitoring the financial performance of projects, focusing on optimising profitability - Demonstrating practical knowledge of UK GAAP, IFRS, and IAS. - Report writing for Audit Committees and management. - Identifying, researching and helping to resolve complex audit issues. - Supervising and coaching junior members of staff to help them realise their full potential. - Building relationships with the client staff and acting as an ambassador for the firm. - Keeping up to date with the firm's product and service offerings and identifying the cross selling opportunities that will help grow the business. - Reporting to audit managers and partners on all salient points arising from audits. Show less

Audit Senior

• Feb 2017 - Jan 2019

-Audit Senior -Financial Analysis and assurance -Financial Statements Drafting in compliance with UK FRS 102. -External auditing of clients in different industries including : Energy supply (Gas and Electricity) Retail (Distributors of equipment and short term leasing) Construction Real estate Manufacturing Solicitors -Project management including managing the team and client expectations. -Staff performance reviews -Financial management and Management Accounts review -Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft office packages -Client relations -Statutory and FRS compliance testing and making recommendations in instances of non-compliance. -Assessing fraud prevention and detection measures in place within a company and make recommendations where controls fail or are lacking. -Team leadership including coaching of the junior members of the team and review of their work. Show less

Audit Trainee Accountant at Grant Thornton Cape

• Jan 2014 - Dec 2016

-Audit Senior -Financial Analysis and assurance -Financial Statements Drafting in compliance with Full IFRS and IFRS for SMEs and the Companies Act of South Africa. -Tax computations and interpreting SARS documents including VAT due to and from SARS. -External auditing of clients in different industries including Manufacturing, Financial services, Retail, Food and beverages, Health and Public services. -Auditing Pension and Provident Funds as per the requirement of the Section 15 report -Staff performance reviews -Financial management and Management Accounts review -Client relations -Statutory and IFRS compliance testing and making recommendations in instances of non-compliance. -Assessing fraud prevention and detection measures in place within a company and make recommendations where controls fail or are lacking. -Team leadership -Microsoft Excel and other Microsoft office packages -Group consolidation. Achievements: - I was part of the team that was awarded "Team of the Quarter" in Q2 of 2015. - I was part of the team that was awarded "Team of the Quarter" in Q1 of 2016. Show less