Ashleigh Catherine Langton
Johannesburg
Summary
I am a recently qualified CA(SA), with a strong foundation in both academia and auditing. I bring a unique blend of technical expertise and communication skills, having spent a year as an Academic Trainee in Accounting at a Postgraduate level at the University of Johannesburg. My auditing experience includes serving on high-profile financial services clients in South Africa, such as Nedbank and Investec, where I consistently received top internal performance ratings. I also served as a sub-contractor for PwC in the USA, gaining exposure to asset and wealth management audits in the US market. I am eager to leverage my diverse experience, both local and international, in a role that values technical excellence, strong client service, and continuous growth..
Overview
4
4
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work History
Senior Consultant - Risk Advisory
CrossCountry Consulting
06.2024 - Current
- SOX Compliance testing: responsible for walkthroughs, designing test plans & tests of operating effectiveness of controls for processes such as AP & Expenses, AR & Revenue, HR & Payroll, Acquisitions and Treasury.
- Responsible for SOX readiness projects by providing remediation's to existing controls, recommending new controls and creating business process flowcharts for processes such as Treasury, Equity and Entity Level Controls (ELCs).
- Assisted in executing internal audits for the Accounts Payables and HR & Payroll processes by creating test objectives, designing testing attributes, identifying key internal control processes, assessing internal controls frameworks and testing controls.
- Responsible for designing a business risk assessment process and template for clients use based on their business needs, which included preparing user instructions, identifying applicable risks to the company, designing risk measurement scales and presentation outputs.
Senior Consultant
CrossCountry Consulting
01.2024 - 05.2024
- Responsible for the supervision audit of medium-large companies in the US Asset and Wealth Management sector in terms of the US GAAP accounting standards and US GAAS auditing standard
- Extensive experience in assessing valuations of investments within funds and testing fund specific accounts including capital relating to fund partners, management fees and income tax
- Evaluating appropriateness of forecasts and assumptions used to determine estimates of investments and considering market related risks which impact assumptions used in valuation models
- Experience in reviewing and finalising financial statements as well as interpretations to clients on accounting matters
- Coaching junior team members, project management in terms of planning completion of work deadlines and reviewing the work performed by junior team members
Supervisor
Ernst & Young
01.2022 - 01.2023
- Responsible for the supervision audit of large corporates in the South African Banking and Capital Market in terms of the IFRS accounting standards and ISA auditing standards
- Responsible for the supervision of a regulatory audit in terms of the Banks Act which required interpretations and recalculations of BA returns in terms of the regulations posed for the preparation of BA returns, as well as Basel III disclosures.
- Experience in reviewing and finalising financial statements and drafting technical accounting memorandums for audit files as well as interpretations to clients on accounting matters
- Exposure to testing of complex accounting and auditing matters such as valuations of investments, income tax and deferred tax, revenue, leases, IFRS 17, evaluating IT environments that impact financial statements
Academic Trainee – Postgraduate Accounting
University of Johannesburg
01.2021
- Responsibilities included lecturing, assisting with setting up of lecturing material, exam setting, performing research on accounting matters and course structuring for Postgraduate CA stream Accounting
- Experience in reviewing financial statements as part of the JSE Proactive Monitoring programme which required an in-depth review of financial statements as per IFRS standards
- Effectively collaborating with students to provide detailed explanations on the understanding of IFRS principles and the application thereof
Education
Bachelor of Accounting (Cum Laude) -
University of Johannesburg
01.2020
Bachelor of Accounting Honours - undefined
University of Johannesburg
01.2021
Master of Commerce - International Accounting
University of Johannesburg
03-2026
Skills
- Communication and presenting
- IFRS technical accounting and reporting
- Project management
- Problem solving
- Data analysis
- Compliance regulations
Certification
Chartered Accountant (South Africa)
Training
Kubicle Advanced Excel Training
Awards
Top performing matriculant (2016), Ujenius (Top 1% in the university) (2018 – 2019), 2nd Place SAICA Student Leadership Summit (2018), 2nd highest average in Postgraduate Class (2020), Highest Tax Mark in Postgraduate Class (2020)
Timeline
Senior Consultant - Risk Advisory
CrossCountry Consulting
06.2024 - Current
Senior Consultant
CrossCountry Consulting
01.2024 - 05.2024
Supervisor
Ernst & Young
01.2022 - 01.2023
Academic Trainee – Postgraduate Accounting
University of Johannesburg
01.2021
Bachelor of Accounting Honours - undefined
University of Johannesburg
Bachelor of Accounting (Cum Laude) -
University of Johannesburg
Master of Commerce - International Accounting
University of Johannesburg
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