Currently a junior audit manager in BDO Johannesburg, I deal with various complex audits that's includes the auditing of valuations, group entities, consolidation etc.I enjoy complex problem solving, I love leading ethically and effectively and I have a drive to get things right.Main Responsibilities•Review of group consolidation accounting from accounting packs and making recommendations thereof.•Detailed review of financial statements of companies for compliances with IFRS or IFRS for SME’s.•Developing audit budgets based on standard costing on a per sample basis estimate and negotiating audit fees with clients.•Detailed review of working papers performed by trainees which include high risk sections such as revenue, taxes, related parties.•Drafting and presenting of audit committee packs.•Proposing correcting entries to clients for correction of errors for stand-alone companies or group companies.•Invoicing of clients for purposes of revenue recovery.•Liaising with IFRS technical for purposes of detailed review of financial statements and making corrections thereof.•Review of various valuations models prepared by clients and assessing the accuracy thereof.•Preparing risk analysis documentation prior to acceptance of any engagement.•Assessing risks in terms of ISA 315 raised.•Performing detailed reviews on complex valuations such as valuations of properties based on income capitalization approaches, Discounted cash flows and market values.•Reviewing high risk entries such as leases in terms of IFRS 16 , IFRS 10 Good will impairment journals proposed , elimination journals Brought forward.•Assessing related party transactions for the year and considering if elimination and disclosures are adequate.My industry experience includes the following:1)Airline2)Construction3)Pension funds 4)Media 5)Renewable energy 6)Mining 7)Commerce8)Financial services investments 9)NPO's10)Real Estate

Senior ConsultantMain responsibilities• Preparation of Month End Journals for Intercompany recharges.• Preparation of Month End Journals to reclassify prepaid expenses to assets and the release thereof.• Monthly variance analysis of actual figures to forecast and budgeted figures• Extraction of information from SAP GL accounts• Liaising with business partners regarding costs to be included in budgets and forecasts.• Approval of expenses via signing Hub and Coupa and ensuring expenses are inline with business and operational requirements.• Querying the nature of business costs and ensuring correct cost centre allocation.• Preparation of business cash flows for purposes of determine actual monies spent.

Junior Audit Manager in the Real Estate and Construction sector

Senior trainee accountant at BDO in external audit Main Responsibilities•Obtaining an understanding of the entity through its systems descriptions, and identification of risk areas.•Identifying controls and performing assessments on these controls to determine an audit approach.•Designing of audit procedures for new and ongoing clients that specifically meets the needs of the client.•Leading effective planning meetings with the engagement manager and partnerAudit Execution•Performing detailed substantive procedures, as well as test of controls on various sections such as: Revenue IFRS 15, Taxation, Related parties, Expenses, Inventory, Cost of sales, Debtors IFRS 9, creditor etc.•Attending stock counts, and ensuring all stock take documentation is timeously prepared and agreed upon by the respective parties.•Using IDEA as a means of sample selection.•Performing Consolidations to ensure all related party transactions are eliminated, and that all consolidations are correctly presented in the drafted financial statements. •Review of complex legal documentation such as IFRS16 lease and loan agreements to perform adequate audit testing.•Documentation of weaknesses detected during the testing and raising of management letter points.•Proposing of audit journals where misstatements and errors are detected.•Performing an expected credit loss calculation based on historic and forward-looking factors in terms of IFRS 9 Financial Instruments.Finalization•Performing finalization procedures such as subsequent events testing, going concern analysis.•Comparing actual hours worked as per the WIP analysis to budgeted and recommending areas of improvement.•Performing a detailed tick up of financial statements and it notes, including statement of cash flows.•Drafting of management representation letters for purposes of finalization.•Compiling and discussing the statement of audit differences with the clients.•Drafting of audit reports.

Responsible for ensuring correct marks on the matric exam papers were reflected on the control sheets.Ensuring exam papers were transported and not tempered with from the marking venue to the contorl venue.Assisting the head of center with any other work deemed necessary.

As a Vac Work employee I was responsible for the following :1) Performance of Bank Reconciliations2)Calculation of Vat Output and Input and submission of the Vat 2013)Data Capturing4)Liasing with Sars5)Admin office duties