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CAROL HAPPINESS NOKWANDA NGWENYA

Senior Auditor
Die Hoewes

Summary

Aspiring CA(SA) with at least 4 years of experience in auditing and having successfully completed the first SAICA Board Exam (ITC). Currently studying towards the final SAICA Exam (APC) and having completed SAICA Articles. Currently a senior auditor at KPMG South Africa, within the financial services audit division, primarily working with clients in the banking sector listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange.

Overview

3
3
years of professional experience
9
9
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Language

Work History

Senior Auditor

Afrocentric Investment Corporation Limited
Johannesburg
05.2024 - Current

Company Overview: Sector/Industry: Healthcare

  • Assessing the use of managements experts for the reassessment of useful lives
  • Performed data analytics on the fixed asset register with over 200 000 assets using IDEA software
  • Performed asset verifications with different asset custodians across the Gauteng province
  • Assessed compliance with laws and regulations through client inquiry and legal external confirmation
  • Completed the engagement which included drafting management representation letters and audit opinions
  • Sector/Industry: Healthcare

Senior Auditor

IHS Management entities
Bryanston
09.2023 - 05.2024

Company Overview: Sector/Industry: Real Estate/Investment Advisors

  • Responsible for the planning of the group companies and the setting up of audit files
  • Responsible for liaising with data analytics experts, tax specialists and deal advisory on the calculation on the income tax, valuation of the intangible assets
  • Responsible for the statutory, litigation and contingency section of the engagement where supervision was provided to the team members and liaise with the group company secretary for all the compliance requirements
  • Responsible for reviewing the client statement of Cash Flow.
  • Responsible for the going concern assessment of the client
  • Responsible for allocating work and deadlines for the team members, this involves taking them through the client processes, risk assessment per the assertions, audit plan and audit strategy
  • Meeting with the client management for risk assessment purposes, fraud discussions, status updates etc
  • Reviewing of the audit work performed by the team members
  • Guiding the team members in areas or sections they needed assistance
  • Execution and finalization of audit work
  • Responsible for checking the accounting policy notes against the standards Issued but not yet effective listing and determine whether the accounting policy notes are still appropriate given the changes in the standards
  • Analyses, forms a critical opinion and documents the financial position of an entity and evaluates the appropriateness of the statement of cash flows prepared by the client in terms of operating/financing/ investing activities
  • Sector/Industry: Real Estate/Investment Advisors

Senior Auditor

Assupol
Pretoria
04.2023 - 09.2023

Company Overview: Sector/Industry: Insurance

  • Audited the significant part of revenue which was the premium and group schemes.
  • Completed the engagement which included drafting management representation letters, audit opinions and reviewing the signed financial statements.
  • Responsible for the planning phase of the audit which included risk assessment of all financial statement line items to be audited.
  • Responsible for allocating work and deadlines for the team members, this involves taking them through the client processes, risk assessment per the assertions, audit plan and audit strategy
  • Meeting with the client management for risk assessment purposes, fraud discussions, status updates etc.
  • Mentored junior auditors, contributing to their professional development and enhancing team performance.
  • Sector/Industry: Insurance

Senior Auditor

The Feenix Trust Group
Johanessburg
01.2023 - 09.2023

Company Overview: Sector/Industry: Trust

  • External Bank confirmations
  • Risk assessment procedures and engagements with the client
  • Responsible for the audit of the Donations, distributions, operating expenses, VAT and Bank
  • Sector/Industry: Trust

Senior Trainee Accountant

KPMG
Sandton
10.2021 - 12.2022

Company Overview: ABSA STOCKBROKERS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Sector/Industry: Banking/Investment Advisors

  • Responsible for the audit of the revenue and operating expenses
  • Assessing the impact of current news and latest pronouncements in the audit
  • Assessing accounting policies against IFRS requirements
  • Assessing the independence of the engagement team in relation to the client
  • ABSA STOCKBROKERS AND PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT Sector/Industry: Banking/Investment Advisors

Education

Initial Test of Competence (ITC) -

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
01.2021 - 01.2021

Bachelor of Commerce Honors - Chartered Accounting

University of The Western Cape
Cape Town
01.2020 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of The Western Cape
Cape Town
01.2016 - 01.2019

Matric Certificate -

Khondlo Secondary School
Mondlo, KZN
01.2011 - 12.2015

Skills

  • Budget Management

  • Friendly, courteous, and service oriented

  • Poised under pressure

  • Financial statement analysis

  • Annual audit plans

  • Team leadership qualities

  • Client relationship management

  • GAAP

Timeline

Senior Auditor

Afrocentric Investment Corporation Limited
05.2024 - Current

Senior Auditor

IHS Management entities
09.2023 - 05.2024

Senior Auditor

Assupol
04.2023 - 09.2023

Senior Auditor

The Feenix Trust Group
01.2023 - 09.2023

Senior Trainee Accountant

KPMG
10.2021 - 12.2022

Initial Test of Competence (ITC) -

South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA)
01.2021 - 01.2021

Bachelor of Commerce Honors - Chartered Accounting

University of The Western Cape
01.2020 - 12.2020

Bachelor of Commerce - Accounting

University of The Western Cape
01.2016 - 01.2019

Matric Certificate -

Khondlo Secondary School
01.2011 - 12.2015
CAROL HAPPINESS NOKWANDA NGWENYASenior Auditor