Nonto Ngcobo
Acting Director: Financial Accounting at Office of the Premier KZN- Claim this Profile
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English Full professional proficiency
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Experience
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Office of the Premier KZN
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Government Administration
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200 - 300 Employee
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Acting Director: Financial Accounting
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Jan 2022 - Present
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Director Internal Control
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Sep 2020 - Present
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The Institute of Internal Auditors South Africa
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South Africa
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Civic and Social Organizations
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1 - 100 Employee
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Regional committee member
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May 2019 - Dec 2021
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KZN Provincial Treasury
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Pietermaritzburg
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Internal Audit Specialist
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May 2014 - Aug 2020
Preparation and execution of internal audit strategic and operational plans for auditees. Planning an audit: •Researching the activities and environment of the auditable entity and discussing specific management concerns with operational management. •Formulating the audit objective and scope for an audit engagement. •Preparing an initial evaluation of audit scope for operational systems by analysing environmental risk factors relating to the business, effect of information systems, reporting lines and control environment. •Preparing an audit planning memorandum and incorporating the nature, scope and approach of the audit assignment and the necessary resource allocation. •Analysing the results of the overall analytical review of management data and concluding on the impact of risk and materiality. •Preparing the budget, including the projecting hours at the component level for an audit. •Deciding on the correct mix staff based on their skills and experience as well as the perceived complexities of the task assigned. Execution an audit engagement •Prepare audit programmes for testing. •Review work performed by audit staff. •Provide guidance to audit staff through mentoring and coaching. •Ensure efficient and effective utilization of resources and proper management of audit assignments within the budgetary and time parameters. Finalising an audit engagement •Prepare draft audit report and discussing the content with management. •Source management comments. • Recommending action plans for the implementation of corrective procedure. • Designing with client management the most appropriate and cost effective internal controls. • Finalise and distribute audit report . Financial Statements • Formulating audit procedures and conducting interim financial statements and annual financial statements review for public entities to assess if the entities are audit ready for external audit. Show less
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Acting Director internal audit
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May 2015 - Mar 2016
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Road Accident Fund
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South Africa
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Government Administration
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700 & Above Employee
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Regional Accountant
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Dec 2013 - Apr 2014
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Auditor-General of South Africa
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South Africa
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Financial Services
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700 & Above Employee
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Trainee Auditor
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Jan 2010 - Nov 2013
-Auditing Annual Financial Statements in accordance with International Auditing Standards (IAS). - Planning an audit, including but not limited to: · identifying risk related to the industry and entity specific risk, · determining planning materiality, · developing an overall audit approach and · developing audit programmes. - Execution of the audit by performing and supervising the performance of risk assessment procedures, tests of control, analytical procedures and detailed substantive procedures. -Finalising an audit including: · determining final materiality, · consideration of the appropriate type of audit report, · performance of a final analytical review, · obtaining written management representations, · performance of a subsequent events review, · consideration of the entity’s going concern ability, · evaluating the results of audit testing to determine if sufficient, appropriate audit evidence was obtained, · evaluating the effect of unadjusted audit differences on the Annual financial statements, and · determining if the audit opinion is supported by the audit evidence. Show less
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Nexia SAB&T
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South Africa
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Accounting
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400 - 500 Employee
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Trainee Accountant
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Feb 2009 - Dec 2009
-Preparation and submission of Income return for Individuals and companies -Compilation of the of Annual Financial Statements for Sole Proprietors,Trusts and Close Corporations -Compilation of Annual Financial Statements in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) and SA GAAP. - Preparation of bank, debtor and creditor reconciliations. - Preparation and submission of returns to the South African Revenue Services (Income tax, VAT, Employees tax). -Auditing Annual Financial Statements in accordance with International Auditing Standards (IAS). Show less
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Education
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University of South Africa/Universiteit van Suid-Afrika
Postgraduate Degree, Financial Accounting -
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Bcom Accounting, Financial Accounting,Managerial Accounting,Auditing,Taxation -
Northmead Secondary
High School, Matriculation