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Bongani Mabizela

Pretoria

Summary

As a driven and detail-oriented professional, I bring extensive experience in legal assistance, dispute resolution, and compliance. My work at SARS has honed my expertise in pre-litigation processes, drafting legal documents, preparing counsel instructions, and managing court procedures. I possess strong communication and analytical skills, further developed through mentoring, research projects, and compliance audits. Certified in Lean Six Sigma, risk management, quality assurance, and data analytics, I am eager to leverage my skills and knowledge to tackle new, exciting challenges.

Overview

5
5
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification

Work History

COORDINATOR: DISPUTE RESOLUTION

South African Revenue Service
07.2023 - Current
  • Demonstrate the knowledge of pre-litigation notices, and the process to follow after receiving such notice.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of the Legal Costs Memo, and how to draft one for the appointment of counsel and a private attorney.
  • Demonstrate the ability to prepare the state/private attorney instruction file.
  • Attending to the settling of affidavits, pleadings, and heads of arguments.
  • Provide statistical support by maintaining case databases, reports, and judgment summaries.
  • Demonstrate knowledge of preparing a brief for counsel and briefing counsel.
  • Demonstrate the ability to facilitate consultation with counsel.
  • Demonstrate the knowledge of the court process.
  • Preparation of court records and indexes.

Graduate Trainee

South African Revenue Service
07.2021 - 06.2023

Customs and Excise Litigation: Demonstrate knowledge of pre-litigation notices and the process to follow after receiving such a notice.

• Demonstrated knowledge of pre-litigation notices, and the process to follow after receiving such notice.

• Demonstrated the ability to prepare the state/private attorney instruction file.

• Demonstrated knowledge in preparing a brief for counsel and briefing counsel.

• Communications and Media: Assisted in preparing a book for the 25th anniversary of the South African Revenue Service, participated in interviews, transcribed interviews, conducted research, and wrote reports.

• Compliance Audit: Gained experience and expertise in auditing and verification processes in the personal income tax type.

ACADEMIC MENTOR

Vaal University of Technology
01.2020 - 10.2020
  • Responsible for guiding first-year students in their transition from secondary education to tertiary education.
  • Provide academic advice and guidance for first-year students.
  • Be a point of contact for first-year students on issues that are academically and psychosocially related.

Education

BACHELORS OF LAW - Law

University of South Africa
Pretoria

DIPLOMA - Legal Assistance

Vaal University of Technology
Vanderbijlpark
12.2020

Skills

  • Analytical thinking
  • Attention to detail
  • Communication skills
  • Customer service
  • Highly organized
  • Law
  • Lean Six Sigma
  • Legal studies
  • Maintains a professional attitude
  • Risk management
  • Works well independently

Certification

  • Developing and Implementing Policies and Procedures to Strengthen Financial Investigations UNODC eLearning 02/2025
  • Foundation to AML/KYC KYC Lookup 02/2025
  • Dealing with US Anti-Money Laundering (AML) Regulations International Trade Council Academy 02/2025
  • Identifying and Preventing Trade-Based money Laundering International Trade Council 02/2025
  • Career Boost with Power BI Exodus Experts 01/2025
  • Diploma in Data Analytics UniAthena 01/2025
  • Fundamentals of Quality Assurance Alison 01/2025
  • Introduction to Prompt Engineering Simplilearn Alumni 01/2025
  • Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certification Six Sigma Academy Amsterdam 01/2025
  • Lean Six Sigma Black Belt 6sigmastudy - The global certification body for six sigma certifications 01/2025
  • Professional Certificate of Agile and Scrum Business Analyst Udemy 01/2025
  • Import and Export For Beginners Alison 12/2024
  • Introduction to Compliance and Risk Management Alison 12/2024
  • Quality Assurance (QA) - Techniques and Methodologies Alison 12/2024
  • Introduction to CIP OPSWAT Academy 12/2024
  • Six Sigma Green Belt (CSSGB) Advanced Innovation Group Pro Excellence (AIGPE)

Timeline

COORDINATOR: DISPUTE RESOLUTION

South African Revenue Service
07.2023 - Current

Graduate Trainee

South African Revenue Service
07.2021 - 06.2023

ACADEMIC MENTOR

Vaal University of Technology
01.2020 - 10.2020

DIPLOMA - Legal Assistance

Vaal University of Technology

BACHELORS OF LAW - Law

University of South Africa
Bongani Mabizela