I was in employment with Grant Thornton Ltd, which is a sister company of Grant Thornton (Advisory) Services Ltd. I was involved in the audit of various clients in the financial, hospitality, manufacturing and distribution automobile and banking sector, including conglomerates registered in Mauritius, both listed and unlisted. • Plan and perform operational and financial audits to ensure that financial statements are fairly presented in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), requirements of the Mauritius Companies Act 2001 and Financial Reporting Act 2004;• Assess the design and effectiveness of internal control systems and test whether they are operating effectively;• Ensure procedures, policies, legislation and regulations are correctly followed and complied with;• Gauge levels of financial risk within organisations;• Perform substantive testing of account balances and class of transactions;• Prepare reports, commentaries and financial statements; and• Liaise with managerial staff and present findings and recommendations.

Advisory services• Gain insights on business conditions and trends to perform feasibility study;• Review businesses in the context of mergers and acquisitions and perform due diligence exercise;• Prepare business plans and forecasts for companies;• Assist in performing valuation exercise for companies/assets; and• Perform business process review and formulate business process manual for companies.Internal audit services• Assist in conducting risk assessment performed by management of companies;• Plan, test and execute internal audit activities;• Examine and review companies’ system of internal controls to ensure that governance and compliance requirements are met; and• Perform internal audit assignments of various clients which mainly comprise the following:o a Mauritius-based fund in real estate sector.o a manufacturing company involved in the Mauritius Freeport Zone.o a group of companies in offshore management company business.

I am currently in employment with Grant Thornton (Advisory) Services Ltd and have been involved in the advisory works of various clients in a variety of sectors. Inter alia, I am also involved in internal audit assignments.Advisory services• Gain insights on business conditions and trends to perform feasibility study;• Review businesses in the context of mergers and acquisitions and perform due diligence exercise;• Prepare business plans and forecasts for companies;• Assist in performing valuation exercise for companies/assets; and• Perform business process review and formulate business process manual for companies.Internal audit services• Assist in conducting risk assessment performed by management of companies;• Plan, test and execute internal audit activities;• Examine and review companies’ system of internal controls to ensure that governance and compliance requirements are met; and• Perform internal audit assignments of various clients which mainly comprise the following:o a Mauritius-based income fund focusing on African real estate assets with various listing arrangements.o a manufacturing company involved in the Mauritius Freeport Zone.o a group of companies in offshore management company business.

I was responsible to providing financial services to various corporations to ensure effective, efficient and accurate financial operations. Along with the preparation of financial statements, I had to ensure the compliance with established accounting policies and procedures. The client base included major companies registered in Mauritius, both on-shore and off-shore. Major tasks• Prepare and post final bookkeeping entries required for producing financial statements and management accounts;• Prepare and post accounts payables/receivables, loans and bank transactions for portfolio of clients; • Perform bank and any other reconciliations;• Prepare clients’ VAT returns and other basic Income Tax Returns;• Prepare and submit various returns through MNS;• Maintain fixed assets register;• Prepare and monitor budgets;• Prepare annual financial statements and monthly management accounts from the accounting records of the clients’ entities in accordance with appropriate accounting standards and policies; and• Prepare correspondence to liaise with banks and local authorities on behalf of clients.