1. January 2012 – October 2015
PricewaterhouseCoopers - Sunninghill
Internal Audit - Senior Associate
Client related responsibilities and functions I have performed included:
Performing internal audit reviews at key clients in accordance with the IIA Performance
Standards. These included Technical IA review, Financial IA review, Asset IA review,
SOX review, IT review and compliance reviews;
Consulting at various clients within Telecommunications industry and Public Sector ;
Working effectively in teams to add value and building sustaining and effective
relationship to the clients;
Team lead/supervise junior consultants;
Report on audit test results and provide recommendations;
Show commitment through long periods and strict deadlines;
Easily adapt to a changing environments and working on multiple tasks at a time.
Non-Client related responsibilities and functions I have performed included:
Served on the social committee;
Assisted with proposals;
Attended the IIA conference each year; and
Further studies to become certified CIA.
Key clients (and main responsibilities) included:
Vodafone (Telecommunications Industry)
The review involved an end- to-end SOX and Assurance review. My responsibilities included the
following:
Conducting interviews with key stakeholders within the business;
Walk-throughs of underlying processes;
Process flowcharts of underlying processes;
Risk and Control matrices for underlying processes;
Sample testing in-scope processes and verified the completeness and accuracy of data;
and
Identifying gaps and opportunities for improving confidence over reporting of
performance.
The following financial cycles were reviewed:
Revenue & Receivables;
Payments;
Treasury & Cash management;
Record to Report;
Fixed Asset Processing;
Develop and Maintain Financial Master data; and
Payment security.
Furthermore this engagement also included me to take responsibility for the following:
Communicate effectively with the client’s senior management;
2. Work collaboratively within a team;
Deliver quality work in order for the Assurance team to rely on internal audit support;
Continuously and effectively report to my managers and the partner;
Coordinate efforts between my team members.
Phumelela Gaming & Leisure (Entertainment Industry)
I have performed end-to-end internal audit activities on the complex processes, from
performing and documenting control walkthroughs in order to gain an understanding of how
the industry works, through to reporting on results of audit testing. I also assisted with team
planning and peer reviewing on this project.
The following processes were reviewed:
Fixed Asset Management;
Compliance;
Cash management; and
Contracting management review.
Telkom (Telecommunications Industry)
Functions performed with this assignment, as one of my first at PwC:
Building team and client relationships;
Work with superiors and address assignments accordingly;
Gain knowledge in various types of reviews at this client.
Identifying the risks, objectives and controls of a process;
Formulating and performing the audit procedures;
Formulate findings and report to my superiors;
Perform internal technical review on the progress of planned projects for the team and
the capitalisation of assets as the project progresses;
The following processes were reviewed:
Management of Contract;
Compliance of Contracts; and
Fit for the future retrenchment monitoring review
Telkom Business Connexion (BCX) (Telecommunications Industry)
I have performed end-to-end internal audit activities on the complex processes. These included:
Human Resources;
Payroll.
Lonmin (Mining Industry)
During the course of this engagement I have worked fully independently on a very complex
process and system. My functions included performing:
End-to-end walkthroughs and documenting the Fuel management process of Lonmin;
Identifying controls and drafting audit procedures;
Reporting on the audit procedures and test results; and
Re-performing a reconciliation of the Fuel Management system.
Macsteel (Construction Industry)
During this review, I assisted with the planning part of an engagement. I was responsible for:
Drafting and planning of the engagement;
3. Documenting the Objectives, Risks, controls and audit procedures (ORCA).
Life Healthcare (Health Industry)
I have performed and documented process and system walkthroughs, and also reported the
results for various GITC’s and application controls.
Attacq Investment service (JSE listed) (Investments and Property Development Industry)
During this review I showed commitment within strict deadlines. My responsibilities included
walkthroughs with the client and performing audit procedures in order to ensure that previous
reporting issues have been resolved. Furthermore, I have compiled audit reports for each of
these areas under review:
Human Resources;
Health & Safety;
Ethics & Governance;
Asset Management;
Treasury; and
Financial Reporting.