Experience

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  Malesh Chartered Accountants Inc

  • Managing Partner

    • Jan 2012 - Present

    Malesh Chartered Accountants Inc is a professional accounting firm, with demonstrated track record in assisting businesses with accounting records preparation & maintenance, tax compliance and business advisory services. Our vision is to be a leading accounting firm and employer of Choice. Among other milestones which we have achieved during our existence, is our accreditation as a training centre (ATC) for accounting graduates, by the South African Institute of Professional Accountants (SAIPA). We are incredibly proud of being able to provide training to aspiring professional accountants, create jobs and give back to our communities, through this accreditation.

  • Malesh Chartered Accountants Inc

    • Jan 2009 - Dec 2011

    Accountant (SAICA Articles equivalent experience)

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  City of Polokwane

  • South Africa
  • Government Relations
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • Chaiperson of Financial Misconduct Board

    • Aug 2023 - Present

    Chair meetings of the board. Carry out investigations on allegations of financial misconduct and make recommendations to Municipal Council.

  • Audit Committe Member

    • Mar 2023 - Present

    Review of quarterly financial, performance, compliance, risk management and internal audit reports. Review of draft IDP/ Budget and SDBIP documents. Review of annual financial statements (AFS) and annual performance reports(APR). Review of external auditor (AGSA)'s audit strategy, draft management report and audit report.

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  Mopani District Municipality

  • Audit Committee Member

    • Aug 2021 - Present

    Oversight over financial reporting, internal audit, external audit, compliance with key legislation, risk, IT and performance management.

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  Excellent Minds Institute (Pty) Ltd

  • Polokwane

  • Founder and CEO

    • Sep 2015 - Present
    • Polokwane

    Excellent Minds Institute specialises in public sector accounting support, preparation/ review of financial statements, audit support, assets verifications; fixed assets registers preparation, finance policies reviews, internal audit and accredited trainings. Over the past eight (8) years we have consistently rendered these services to municipalities, with high level of dedication and professionalism.For more information, visit our website www. excellentminds.co.za.

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  Lephalale Municipality

  • Lephalale

  • Chairperson of Audit Committee

    • Jan 2020 - Dec 2023
    • Lephalale

    As the leader of the Committee, I conducted effective meetings, performed reviews and advised in areas of financial reporting, external & internal audit, risk management, compliance with key laws & regulations and performance management.Through my leadership skills as Chair of audit committe, the municipality has improved its audit outcome from qualified to unqualified with findings and further managed to sustain Unqualified audit outcome in 2020/21 and 2021/22 financial year while also reducing number of audit queries significantly.

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  Molemole Local Municipality

  • Molemole

  • Audit Committee Member

    • Oct 2017 - Sep 2023
    • Molemole

    My key performance areas were provision of oversight through conducting reviews and advising on matters pertaining to financial reporting, in year reporting external & internal audit, risk, compliance with key laws & regulations and performance management.Through our reviews of AFS, APR and oversight on compliance matters, the municipality has managed to maintain Unqualified audit opinions in 2017/18, 2018/19, 2019/20 & 2020/21 audit cycles.

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  Capricorn District Municipality

  • Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa

  • Audit Committee and Performance Audit Committee Member

    • May 2020 - Apr 2023
    • Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa

    My responsibilities were to perform reviews and make recommendations in areas of financial reporting, external & internal audit, risk, compliance with key laws& regulations and performance management.Through our oversight work, advices and support, the municipality has achieved clean audit and unqualified audit outcomes from AGSA in 2019/20 and 2020/21 financial years respectively.

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  Mogalakwena Local Municipality

  • Mokopane

  • Audit Committee Member

    • Jul 2018 - Mar 2020
    • Mokopane

    Oversight over financial reporting, external & internal audit, risk management, compliance with key laws & regulations and performance management.

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  Capricorn TVET College-Polokwane Campus

  • Polokwane

  • Lecturer

    • Jan 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Polokwane

    Providing lectures in Financial & Management AccountingProviding mentorship to studentsSetting and marking tests and assignmentsModerate tests for other lecturersCompile Portfolio of Evidences for submission to HOD.

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  TAL Travels ( Pty) Ltd

  • Founder and Manager

    • Jan 2007 - Dec 2012

    TAL Travels is a travel agency business which specialises in provision of travel agent services such as hotels, flights and car hire bookings for government departments and minicipalities.The company grew to service over 10 government departments and municipalities and achieved accreditation with Association of South African Travel Agents ( ASATA).As a business manager, I was responsible for managing finances, customer service ( accommodations, flight nd car rental bookings), marketing, liaising with government departments and oversee strategy implementation.